Despite steep falls that have taken the dollar to new 4.5 year lows, leading foreign exchange specialists say the currency needs to fall much further to relieve mounting pressure on the Reserve Bank to cut rates.

Comment: One student got an early Christmas, I lost out at auction again. I blame negative gearing.

At least 10 protesters and a policeman have been killed in unrest in Egypt as the country marks the fourth anniversary of its 2011 uprising, officials say.

NRL player Shaun Kenny-Dowall has been found not guilty of 11 domestic violence charges.

A girl, 4, has saved her mother after a serious Taree quad bike crash.