Two Australians are in possession of a piece of paper worth $50 million after the equal-largest division one lottery prize pool in Australian history was shared by them.

Two homes have been destroyed and another damaged as dozens of out-of-control winter bushfires continue to burn across NSW.

Trent Barrett wants to remain an NRL coach but it appears increasingly unlikely that will be at Manly after he couldn't comment on whether he was negotiating a release.

AMP will pay $5 million to compensate almost 50,000 superannuation fund members who ended up paying more in fees than the money they earned on their cash investments.

Exposing the excessive costs charged by some medical professionals will help prevent people being dealt hefty fees by surprise, the federal government says.

Melbourne supercoach Craig Bellamy says the drama of the current NRL coaching merry-go-round shows a lack of leadership from senior figures in the game.

Canberra players have backed coach Ricky Stuart, saying there is nothing more he could have done this season.

Australians are outliving their British and American cousins.A study of how long men and women are living in 18 wealthy countries has found that life expectancy is on the rise in Australia but declining in Britain, the United States and several other nations.

US border officers have foiled an Australian woman's plan to sneak her Mexican fiance illegally across the US-Canadian border.

Struggling crop farmers who feel forgotten amid NSW government handouts to drought-stricken graziers have been assured help is on the way.