Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue has been honoured by Britain for her services to the music industry with an OBE. Fellow Australian entertainer Rolf Harris also received a gong.

The Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne will be a twilight race for the next seven years, the Victorian Government has announced. Premier John Brumby said the Government had agreed to push back the start time of the race to 5pm in order to secure the event until 2015. Read more »