The federal government is expected to decide today who will be on the board of the national broadband network.All but one member of the existing board resigned at the request of Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.Former Telstra and Optus Chief Ziggy Switkowski is tipped to be the..the newly-appointed chairman.Best-sellingAmerican author Tom Clancy has died at the age of 66.Mr Clancy is best known for his military thrillers featuring CIA agent Jack Ryan.Several of his books inspired blockbluster Hollywood films.

 

Construction giant Leighton Holdings is being accused of corruption and cover-ups. A Fairfax mediareport says inter...internal company files expose plans to pay alleged multi-million dollar kickbacks in Iraq,Indonesia,Malaysia and elsewhere.It says the documents also reveal a culture of awarding ...ah...corruption and incompetence.

 

Police in Sydney have arrested a man after three people were stabbed at a backpackers' hostel in the CBD.The man allegedly stabbed one woman and two men with a piece of glass after a fight broke out.He fled the scene,but was apprehended a short time later. The three people were taken to hospital with wounds to their faces, necks and arms.