The Australian share market has hit a six-month low, wiping $32 billion off the All Ordinaries Index, as investors headed for the exits amid fears about ongoing instability in the eurozone.

Indian police have arrested Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach for allegedly molesting a woman and assaulting her fiance in a New Delhi hotel.

The Federal Court has heard Speaker Peter Slipper is deeply distressed over sexual allegations made by former adviser James Ashby.

Justice Stephen Rares has started hearing the civil case that political adviser James Ashby lodged against Mr Slipper and the Commonwealth.

Mr Ashby alleges Mr Slipper only hired him in order to pursue a sexual relationship.

The Australian share market has hit a six-month low, wiping $32 billion off the All Ordinaries Index, as investors headed for the exits amid fears about ongoing instability in the eurozone.

Indian police have arrested Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach for allegedly molesting a woman and assaulting her fiance in a New Delhi hotel.

The Federal Court has heard Speaker Peter Slipper is deeply distressed over sexual allegations made by former adviser James Ashby.

Justice Stephen Rares has started hearing the civil case that political adviser James Ashby lodged against Mr Slipper and the Commonwealth.

Mr Ashby alleges Mr Slipper only hired him in order to pursue a sexual relationship.

Australian research has found that an experimental cancer drug could prolong survival for sufferers of advanced melanoma.

The Family Court in Brisbane has excluded the media from its proceedings over an international custody dispute involving four Italian-Australian girls.

ANZ Bank chief executive Mike Smith says European wholesale funding markets for banks have effectively frozen as financial markets panic amid ongoing instability in the eurozone.

A report has found people who live in the city fare better in terms of health, education, employment and wealth than their rural counterparts.

A former political staffer and reality television show contestant has been jailed for up to 16 years for attempted murder in New South Wales.

A New Zealand jury has found one of the so-called accidental millionaires guilty of 30 charges of fraud and money laundering.