Melbourne, Sept 16: Sex workers in Sydney enjoy the best health and welfare, according to a new report.

And it is so because, prostitutes in the city are well protected by decriminalisation of the industry, the report found.

On the other hand, the survey of 600 sex workers has also suggested that prostitutes in Melbourne fare the worst.

However, the experts have warned that if the new Liberal state government sticks to regulate the industry, the sex workers in Perth will eventually get the "rawest deal"

Sydney - Liberal Party lawmakers arrived Tuesday at Canberra's Parliament House for a leadership ballot that pits struggling incumbent Brendan Nelson against his treasury spokesman Malcolm Turnbull.

Nelson, 51, declared the position vacant in the hope that in a new vote he could improve on the 45-42 winning margin he achieved nine months ago.

Nelson, a former general practitioner, is woefully behind Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in the opinion polls. His party is further behind Rudd's Labor than it was when losing the general election in November under John Howard.

Sydney - An Australian kayaker gritted his teeth and snapped his own leg to avoid drowning when his upturned craft became lodged under a tree, news reports said Monday.

Sydney - Australia Liberals squared off for another bruising round of infighting Monday when Brendan Nelson shocked them by putting his leadership on the line.

Liberal lawmakers meet Tuesday and are expected to either vote Nelson back into office or endorse economics spokesman Malcolm Turnbull as the new party leader.

Nelson has been leader since John Howard's coalition fell in a Labor landslide in November and Kevin Rudd became prime minister.

Sydney - Australian shares tumbl

Sydney, Sept 15 : By going ahead with the Indian tour in the aftermath of Saturday’s serial blasts in New Delhi, Cricket Australia (CA) has shown double standards about the security situation, especially after a few months of canceling the Pakistan series and then Champions Trophy (CT) citing ‘security reasons”, said an article in Pakistani daily The News.

“It was feared that Australian tour to India would also be postponed after the blasts or at least Australian cricketers would express some security concerns. But, nothing such happened and Cricket Australia decided to go ahead with the tour setting aside any affect of recent blasts,” said the article.