Smith to discuss refugees in Sri Lanka (AAP)
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will visit Sri Lanka to discuss the growing asylum seeker issue on Monday.

Police charge third man over shooting (AAP)
Police have charged a third person with the murder of a man shot dead in Geelong in October.

Warragamba Dam reopened to the public (AAP)
Families can again enjoy picnics at Sydney's picturesque Warragamba Dam, which has been reopened to the public for the first time in more than a decade.

Man killed in Victorian gliding accident (AAP)
A man has plunged to his death in a gliding accident in northern Victoria.

NSW govt launches graffiti crackdown (AAP)
Tough laws designed to crack down on graffiti vandals will give judges the power to make offenders clean up the damage they cause, the NSW government says.

NSW flood victims to get federal funds (AAP)
The federal government will provide emergency grants and loans to those affected by recent flooding on the NSW mid-north coast.