Battle over four term school year continues (ABC)
Tasmania's education union and the State Government are heading to the industrial commission to do battle over changes to the structure of the school year.

Child strip-searched twice in Hobart (ABC)
Tasmanian police have confirmed they twice strip-searched a 12-year-old girl during a drug raid on Hobart's eastern shore.

Man's body found in St Kilda street (AAP)
The body of a man which appears to have suffered wounds to the abdomen has been discovered in a street in Melbourne.

Cold case success leads to calls for unit's comeback (ABC)
The arrest of a man in connection with a murder that happened nearly 20 years ago has reignited calls for the police cold case unit to be reopened.

More cargo ship oil washing up on Christmas Island (ABC)
Oil from a stricken cargo ship has again started washing up at Christmas Island's Flying Fish Cove.

Central Queensland on flood alert (ABC)
Authorities are on alert in central Queensland where a monsoonal low is expected to cause heavy rain this weekend.

Gabon win thriller to reach Nations Cup last eight (Reuters)
LIBREVILLE, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A stunning last-gasp freekick from substitute Bruno Zita Mbanangoye sent co-hosts Gabon into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals after a dramatic 3-2 win over Morocco on Friday.

Van der Vaart lifts Spurs, Everton through (Reuters)
Spurs come through tough tie

Handball-Serbia, Denmark reach European championship final (Reuters)
BELGRADE, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hosts Serbia reached their first European handball championship final as an independent nation after an absorbing 26-22 win over bitter Balkan rivals Croatia in a charged atmosphere on Friday.

Ochocinco content outside of Super Bowl spotlight (Reuters)
Jan 27 (Reuters) - Once the centre of attention, Chad Ochocinco has become the forgotten weapon in the New England Patriots' offensive arsenal as the AFC champions prepare for their Super Bowl showdown with the New York Giants.

Van der Vaart strike sends Tottenham through (Reuters)
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Rafael van der Vaart's speculative long shot just before halftime sent Tottenham Hotspur into the FA Cup fifth round with a fortunate 1-0 win over Watford on Friday.

Murray buoyed by form (Sportal)
Andy Murray leaves Melbourne with his head held high despite bowing out of the Australian Open at the semi-final stage of Friday night. The fourth seed lost a marathon clash to world No.1 Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 1-6 5-7 in one of the greatest ever matches at Melbourne Park...