Jackie Bargas

The national Labor Leadership ballot has revealed Julia Gillard being the winner. She has gained 71 votes compared to Mr. Rudd's 31 votes according to the announcement made by Chris Hayes, party returning officer.

Captain Michael Clarke went out of the team due to back pains. Shane Watson, who has fully recovered, is back in the game to captain team Australia during the finals.

Photographers were certainly very much alert during the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Everyone's getting ready to capture a photo of some of the biggest stars wearing their most elegant and stylish outfit.

A superhero is in town. A granddad trapped under a car that weighs more than 900kg was saved by his teenager grandson from Michigan by lifting up the car.

Brisbane City Council's refusal to construct safety barriers along the Story Bridge saddened many of the state's residents particularly a man who lost his 19-year-old son half a year ago.

A girl from NSW was sexually assaulted by a group of boys at the park in central-western Orange early morning Sunday.

"Kill any journalist who set foot on Syrian soil," a pledge made by the army of President Bashar al-Assad. Their pledge demonstrated desperateness in keeping every reporter, who will attempt to tell the world about the merciless killing of civilians in the city of Homs, silent.

The biggest train crash in 40 years in Argentina happened early morning of Feb. 22. Around 49 people died, 600 injured and several others trapped when a smashed into a wall as it entered the Buenos Aires station in the morning rush hour.

Police regained control over Bali Kerobokan prison after inmates took over jail staff on Tuesday nigh. The overcrowded jail that holds around 1,000 detainees is home to notorious drug traffickers from Australia, namely Bali Nine and Schapelle Corby.

Today marks the anniversary of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that killed 185 people a year ago. John Key, New Zealand's Prime Minister, together with five other senior ministers will be commemorating the tragic incident at Christchurch today.

A man was rescued in the Yarra River in Melbourne and was sent to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. The ambulance spokesperson said the man suffered hypothermia and was now being treated in the facility.

Raging prisoners have created a high alert in the overcrowded Kerobokan detention center in Bali, where 12 Australian drug traffickers are held including the Gold Coast's Schapelle Corby, Bali Nine, Michael Sacatides from Sydney and Graeme Pollock from Darwin.

Finally, it was confirmed that Jason Lees, who committed suicide after killing his own son by throwing him off of the Brisbane's Story Bridge, was facing relationship problems.

A woman in New Zealand accidentally lost her baby after she took a medicine given to her by the staff at the hospital. The accidental abortion of her pregnancy was believed to be caused by that drug, otherwise known as Misoprostol.

Vijay Singh, father of the Singh siblings who were murdered at their home in the north of Brisbane, denied threesome claims, a mistress allegation and accusations of skeletons found in the closet.

Outraged Zialloh Abrahimzadeh turned into a murderer after his wife left him. He was accused of domestic violence towards his spouse and children causing him to receive a restraining order from the court less than two weeks ago before the crime happened.

The rain this week has caused a major flood that overflowed across the NSW western district. Huge contributors of the raging floodwater were three overflowing rivers namely Bokhara, Birrie and Culgoa. Authorities expected the incident to be similar to what happened last year.

Pointing was finally dropped from the team after demonstrating a poor form while completing the series against Sri Lanka and India. Australia's one-day side wasn't enough for Pointing to recover from a poor performance.

The death of the admired 40-year old private school teacher, Jason Lees, and his 2-year old son, has left a mystery to everyone who knows him. Jason was a highly respected instructor in the Anglican Church Grammar School, which is popularly known as "Churchie."

Derek Chisora, a British heavyweight boxer, was invited by the police after his boxing brawl against former WBA champion David Haye during the post-fight news conference. He was questioned by Munich police regarding an assault that caused harm and threat to Haye.

The Medical Journal of Australia published an article on Monday regarding rat kissing. The article tells a story of a 26-year-old woman from Adelaide, who was hospitalized a year ago because of a pounding headache.

Klitschko is known for his iron fist. Over time he became famous with his granite jaw. Chisora, who fought with him, proved that after throwing some heavy punches that hit his very flexible chin. The fight between Klitschko and Chisora ended up with a 118-100 from the two judges and 119-111 from the third judge.

The tragic incident that happened at Brisbane's Story Bridge this morning was regarded as a murder suicide according to police.Someone walking across the bridge saw the two dead bodies at around 3 a.m. and immediately reported to the authorities.

John Walsh, former teacher at Oberon High School, regrets making a sexual video online with a former student, Sarah Bradford.The video was posted to a restricted porn site that earned them $1,500.

The test series that were conducted last month against India has rediscovered the skills of the acting Australian captain, Ricky Pointing. Now he must get up and make a good fight to get rid of being rested as what happened to wicket-keeper Brad Haddin.

The controversial story behind Meredith Kercher and Amanda Knox will now be written on a book by HarperCollins.

Sex offender, Terry Martin, was attacked by two women as he walked outside the Hobart Supreme Court. Attackers were recognized as the grandmother and aunt of the 12-year-old girl, who was sexually abused by Martin.

Flights to Bali, Thailand and Hawaii via Budget airline Air Australia have been cancelled after the airline has gone into voluntary administration. About 4,000 passengers were stranded and advised to make alternative arrangements.

A 50-year-old man was sent to trial at the Brisbane's Supreme Court after helping his 76-year-old friend commit suicide. Merin Nielson, received a guilty verdict for the crime..