Punters are being encouraged to checked their slips, with two players scooping the loot for separate draws.

Big Freeze 11 has gone off without a hitch as some of Australia’s highest-profile athletes and personalities took the plunge in honour of AFL champion Neale Daniher and fighting Motor Neurone Disease.

A theory of who may be responsible for robbing one of Australia’s greatest athletes of $150,000 worth of watches and jewellery has emerged.

The “global authority on gold” believes the price of the precious metal may have hit a ceiling, while short sellers train their sights on the second largest gold miner domiciled in Australia.

Police are seeking information about a hit and run incident when a car leaving a driveway hit a cyclist in the CBD.

West Coast are targeting out-of-contract Fremantle young gun Neil Erasmus, who sources say is a high priority for the Eagles recruiting team.

Australians looking for a quick pay rise should think about these roles after salaries jumped more than 25 per cent in the past year.

Men allegedly linked to organised crime have been extradited to Queensland over what police say was an attempt to extort a man and a woman.

A 37-year-old man has admitted shooting a young father in the head on Perth’s outskirts, changing his plea on what was to be the first day of his murder trial.

A top energy consultancy has squared off against Resources Minister Madeleine King over claims that Australians are paying higher gas prices than other developed nations.