CYCLONE Ului has ripped roofs off scores of homes, driven boats ashore and cut power to thousands of houses in Queensland.

Todd Carney's mate, who was treated in hospital for burns on New Year's Day after what the troubled Sydney Roosters star claims was a practical joke gone wrong, has leapt to the defence of the 23-year-old playmaker. Brad Smith, who was celebrating the end of last year with Carney and..read more

The NRL will await a report from Sydney Roosters officials before considering whether any action is warranted against Todd Carney over what the troubled playmaker claims was a New Year's Eve prank gone wrong. Carney, who was sacked by Canberra in 2007 over a series of off-field incidents and spent..read more

Qantas has proved it is not so heartless in its dealings with former employees. The Flying Marsupial for once showed some compassion for its former chief executive Geoff Dixon, who was hit by some nasty changes in the tax treatment of his superannuation.

RUSSELL CROWE and Cate Blanchett have filmed a sex scene for the new Robin Hood blockbuster, with Crowe revealing the on-set chemistry between the pair is very merry indeed.