Canberra, June 17 (AAP) - A distraught Nick D'Arcy says he has accepted the fact that he will not swim at the Beijing Olympics but admits it is "one of the harder things I've had to do".

A man has died from burns after an explosion at service station in central western
NSW, emergency services say.

(AAP) - The federal government should establish a "healing fund" to pay for services to members of the stolen generations, a Senate committee has recommended.

Nick D'Arcy's fight to be included in the Australian Olympic team for the Beijing Games is officially over.

Canberra, June 13 (ANTARA) - More than 700,000 coastal homes are at risk from wild storms and rising sea levels caused by climate change, the federal government says.

(AAP) - Telstra has threatened legal action against rival Optus, claiming the Singapore-owned telco has made misleading comments about the Apple iPhone's compatibility with its new network.

(AAP) - A sixth person has been charged over the alleged plot to help Tony Mokbel escape during his drug smuggling trial in 2006.

(AAP) Nicola Roxon is staking her success as federal health minister on getting Australia to invest in preventing mental health problems.

(AAP) - The Sydney Kings are out and the Brisbane Bullets are on the brink but chief executive Chuck Harmison insisted the NBL would still have a strong 2008-09 competition.

Canberra, June 12 (AAP) - Police are investigating who is lying about a row at a NSW Central Coast nightclub involving federal MP Belinda Neal and her husband, NSW education minister John Della