The Australian
- + Griffin's move opens up frontbench spot—VETERANS Affairs Minister Alan Griffin is to move to the backbench, giving Julia Gillard more options for her new-look Labor ministry. [Link to media]
- + Robb weighs challenge for Bishop's job—LIBERAL frontbencher Andrew Robb has confirmed he is sounding out colleagues for a possible tilt at deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop's job tomorrow....
- + AFP officers 'forgot' basics, says judge—A SOLOMON Islands judge has thrown out evidence in a murder trial because investigating Australian Federal Police “forgot” basic procedure...
- + Greens stopped short of asking for ministry—BOB Brown has revealed the Greens did not ask for a cabinet spot in the Gillard Government for fear the request could tip negotiations the Coalition's...
- + Clan 'murdered to halt political rival'—A POWERFUL Muslim politician has gone on trial in the Philippines accused of murdering 57 people in the country's worst massacre. [Link to media]
- + Coalition MPs vent over duo's decision—COALITION MPs have taken to the airwaves and Twitter to attack the Gillard government as illegitimate and the independents as traitors.
- + Tearful Rice offers public apology—A tearful Stephanie Rice has made an emotional public apology over her homophobic slur on Twitter, saying she has learned a huge lesson. [Link to medi...
- + Google TV goes global—GOOGLE plans to launch its Google TV platform globally next year, in the company's latest move to expand its reach outside its core US market. [Link t...
- + Oakeshott hints at big Abbott offer—ROB Oakeshott has indicated that Tony Abbott made a last-ditch attempt to woo the independent MP by offering him a senior Coalition position. [Link to...
- + Police disciplined for naked romp—SIX elite Queensland police officers caught taking part in an off-duty nude romp on a public road have been disciplined. [Link to media]
- + Chicago mayor retirement stuns White House—CHICAGO'S mayor has announced his retirement, prompting a possible White House reshuffle as Barack Obama's top aide has expressed interest in the job....
- + Big banks eye politics for rate rises—THE big Australian banks are forecast to independently lift key mortgage rates, to take advantage of the current political environment. [Link to media...
- + Dance moves that prove a hit with women—MEN who want to attract women on the dance floor should learn moves that answer the female mating drive, rather than bother with the moonwalk. [Link t...
- + Deadly end to sports quarrel in Iraq—TWO American soldiers were killed when an Iraqi army comrade opened fire after an argument over a sports match. [Link to media]
- + Summit won't review mining tax: Swan—WAYNE Swan has ruled out the inclusion of the mining tax in the tax summit offered to key independents in return for them supporting Labor. [Link to m...
- + Obama congratulates Gillard on victory—BARACK Obama has personally offered Julia Gillard his congratulations on her election victory, and said he looks forward to meeting her later this yea...
- + Church vows Koran burning will go ahead—A FLORIDA evangelical church says its plan to burn the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11 will go ahead, despite fears it may endanger US troops in Afgh...
- + PM's media chief to face hacking probe—POLICE are set to question Prime Minister David Cameron's media chief after a claim he knew about illegal phone hacking at a newspaper he edited. [Lin...
- + Dog remark may come back to bite Obama—BLEAK new polls for Barack Obama have prompted forecasts of an historic Republican rout in the midterm elections. [Link to media]
- + Short, sharp shock jolts Christchurch—THE New Zealand city of Christchurch has been hit by its most damaging aftershock since the devastating 7.0 earthquake, causing further damage. [Link ...
- + Take the centrist path, Blair tells PM—TONY Blair has urged Julia Gillard to stick to the "Third Way" centrist path of recent Australian and British Labor governments. [Link to me...
- + Julia Gillard's second chance—JULIA Gillard has negotiated her way to victory in the election by agreeing to funnel $10bn into regional Australia, to lock in backing from two indep...
- + Julia Gillard's second chance—JULIA Gillard has negotiated her way to victory in the election by agreeing to funnel $10bn into regional Australia, to lock in backing from two indep...
- + A recipe for gridlock—SUBLIME chaos after a 17-day delay has seen two rural independents save Julia Gillard's prime ministership and rescue Labor's political neck. [Link to...
- + Labor forced to face tax changes—TAX reform will dominate Labor's second term of government after the independents forced a tax summit to revisit the Henry tax review. [Link to media]
- + Bush earns $10bn package—THE PM has given the rural independents a $9.9bn package that provides country Australia exclusive access to hospitals funding and lower broadband pri...
- + Greens at odds with Wong on climate—SA Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says federal politics requires a climate change minister more consultative than Penny Wong. [Link to media]
- + PM offers Oakeshott position in cabinet—JULIA Gillard has offered independent rural MP Rob Oakeshott a role as a minister on her new front bench. [Link to media]
- + Right decision, says Brown—GREENS leader Bob Brown has hailed as the "right decision" the decision of two key independents to return Labor to power. [Link to media]
- + Arbib's exit as faction boss his call—CONTROVERSIAL Labor powerbroker Mark Arbib is taking a step back from factional affairs to concentrate on his ministerial duties. [Link to media]
- + Victor visits G-G in next step to Lodge—JULIA Gillard has visited Governor-General Quentin Bryce. [Link to media]
- + Abbott achieved feat not seen since 1931—TONY Abbott is the first Opposition Leader in 80 years to take the parliamentary majority away from a government at the end of term one. [Link to medi...
- + Peter Carey up for third Booker Prize—TWO-TIME Booker Prize winner Peter Carey is a finalist again for one of literature's most prestigious and contentious awards. [Link to media]
- + One-vote buffer will make reforms hard—JULIA Gillard has won the tightest election in Australia's political history by the smallest possible margin. [Link to media]
- + Abbott pledges to hold Labor to account—A DISAPPOINTED Tony Abbott has promised to hold the returned Labor government "ferociously to account". [Link to media]
- + Parliament to go full term: Wilkie—TASMANIAN independent MP Andrew Wilkie says the new federal parliament will be one of the "richest and most productive" in Australian histor...
- + Labor victory triggers ASX rebound—THE sharemarket finished flat today after rebounding from intraday lows following news that the Labor Party would remain in government. [Link to media...
- + ALP victory fuels sharemarket rebound—THE sharemarket finished flat today after rebounding from intraday lows following news that the Labor Party would remain in government. [Link to media...
- + Shares rebound off lows after ALP win—THE sharemarket finished flat today after rebounding from intraday lows following news that the Labor Party would remain in government. [Link to media...
- + $10bn for regions a fair share: PM—JULIA Gillard today declared Labor ready to govern after a $9.9 billion package for the region won the votes of two key independents. [Link to media]
- + ALP win 'bad news' for regions: Truss—NATIONALS leader Warren Truss says the decision of the two regional independents to side with Labor is “incredibly disappointing”. [Link t...
- + Dollar slips on RBA move, Gillard win—THE dollar dipped in Asia today after the Reserve Bank left interest rates unchanged and the Labor Party retained power. [Link to media]
- + Brown says parliament will be beautiful—AUSTRALIAN Greens leader Bob Brown expects the next parliament to be more "beautiful" than "ugly". [Link to media]
- + It's going to be beautiful: Brown—AUSTRALIAN Greens leader Bob Brown expects the next parliament to be more "beautiful" than "ugly". [Link to media]
- + Independents' decision 'right': Brown—GREENS leader Bob Brown has hailed the backing of the independents that has handed government to Labor, saying it was "the right decision". ...
- + $10bn regional package seals Labor win—JULIA Gillard has secured government with a $10 billion package for regional Australia. [Link to media]
- + Broadband, regional package sway duo—INDEPENDENTS Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor have thrown their support behind Julia Gillard to form the next government. [Link to media]
- + Independents rescue Labor from ruins—JULIA Gillard has crafted an improbable win after an unthinkable loss. [Link to media]
- + RBA signals rates may rise by year end—THE RBA indicated today it could still move interest rates higher this year, after it kept rates on hold for the fourth straight month. [Link to media...
- + Man pleads guilty over boy's death—A MAN who's pleaded guilty over the death of Indian boy Gurshan Singh did not seek medical help after knocking him unconscious, documents reveal. [Lin...
- + RBA keeps rates on hold at 4.5pc—THE Reserve Bank left official interest rates on hold at 4.5 per cent for the fourth consecutive month today. [Link to media]
- + Who forms government still not resolved—BOB Katter's decision to go it alone and publicly support the Coalition has barely helped to clarify whether Australia will have a new government. [Li...
- + Who forms government still not resolved—BOB Katter's decision to go it alone and publicly support the Coalition has barely helped to clarify whether Australia will have a new government. [Li...
- + Katter backs Abbott as trio splits—BOB Katter has split with the two other regional independents, confirming he cannot back Julia Gillard as prime minister.
- + Independents prepare to reveal decision—ROB Oakeshott has emerged from fellow independent MP Tony Windsor's office and confirmed that a press conference will be held at 3pm. [Link to media]
- + Floodwaters swamp 300 Victorian homes—ABOUT 300 properties have been inundated in north and western Victoria as rivers peak after the worst flooding in 15 years. [Link to media]
- + Body found amid search for missing skier—BUSHWALKERS have found a body believed to be that of a Sydney teenager who went missing yesterday while skiing in the NSW Snowy Mountains. [Link to me...
- + Macquarie begins cutting staff—MACQUARIE has stepped up the staff cuts already, with market chatter suggesting redundancies started last night after the profit downgrade. [Link to m...
- + France in new move against foreigners—FRANCE will strip nationality from immigrants if they kill or try to kill police or public officials, in a controversial law and order drive. [Li...
- + Guilty plea over Indian's boy death—A MAN has pleaded guilty over the death of Indian boy Gurshan Singh Channa, whose body was found in grass by a Melbourne road in March. [Link to media...
- + Obama to cut business taxes by $218bn—BARACK Obama will propose that companies be allowed to write off 100 per cent of their new investment in plant and equipment through 2011. [Link to me...
- + From couch potato to power source—AN "energy scavenging" consortium in Japan aims to fill homes, offices and cars with electronic devices that can power themselves. [Link to ...
- + Coalition MPs find reasons to believe—THERE is a sense of renewed hope in Coalition ranks that the three independents may defy expectations and support Tony Abbott as prime minister. [Link...
- + Aftershocks rattle quake-hit Christchurch—A SERIES of about 20 aftershocks rocked the earthquake-hit city of Christchurch overnight, amid warnings of another big tremor in coming days. [Link t...
- + New quake shakes New Zealand—A MAGNITUDE-5.2 earthquake has hit New Zealand's North Island, just three days after a major tremor damaged the South Island city of Christchurch. [Li...
- + Leaders hand final offers to key MPs—THE trio of country independents have received final offers from Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott and will finally announce their decision later today. [...
- + Nine pledge after Newman 'monkey' slur—THE next time controversial football media personality Sam Newman goes too far it will cost his employer, the Nine Network, $200,000. [Link to media]
- + New flood threat to hundreds of homes—UP to 200 homes around the Victorian town of Shepparton may be threatened by floodwaters today as rivers peak after the worst flooding in 15 years. [L...
- + Putin - the man who never quits—VLADIMIR Putin has come closer than ever to suggesting he will run for president in 2012, raising the prospect he could rule Russia for four terms. [L...
- + Retirement age rise angers French unions—STRIKES have broken out in France as unions gear up for a nationwide stoppage to protest plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62. [Lin...
- + New poll still an option, Windsor warns—TONY Windsor has warned the independents might not be able to deliver 76 votes to Labor or the Coalition, raising the possibility of another election....
- + Obama launches new job creation plan—BARACK Obama has promised more than $55 billion to create jobs rebuilding roads, railways and airports and targeting huge unemployment. [Link to media...
- + Independents secure overhaul of parliament—INDEPENDENT MPs have flexed their political muscle to force Labor and the Coalition to accept parliamentary reforms as a pre-condition to their verdic...
- + Greens alliance threatens Aborigines: Pearson—ABORIGINAL leader Noel Pearson has urged key independent Rob Oakeshott to back Tony Abbott. [Link to media]
- + Mine tax 'to deliver $8bn less than forecast'—REVENUE from the Gillard government's proposed mining tax faces an $8 billion shortfall, according to a confidential report. [Link to media]
- + Report card spins BER failure to success—THE NSW government has issued itself a glowing report card over its handling of the $16.2 billion schools stimulus program. [Link to media]
- + Skydiver died the way he had feared—PROFESSIONAL skydiver Adam Bennett, from Wollongong, was always more worried about boarding a plane than jumping out of it. [Link to media]
- + State boss tried to stall start dates—THE top official overseeing the $16.2bn schools stimulus in South Australia has admitted trying to stall the start date of projects. [Link to media]
- + Piggery video to test copyright—A VIDEO in a test case over who owns copyright of an illicitly filmed tape at a piggery will be played in a Sydney court today. [Link to media]
- + Anger over glowing BER assessment—NSW is either "delusional" or taking taxpayers "for fools" by claiming its handling of the BER is a success, says Craig Turner. [L...
- + Crook backing clears way for Abbott—WEST Australian Nationals MP Tony Crook publicly confirmed tonight he would support an Abbott government on supply and no-confidence motions. [Link to...
- + Independents press Abbott over Crook—WA National MP Tony Crook has emerged as a potential deal-breaker for Tony Abbott in his final bid to form government. [Link to media]
- + Parliament to have independent Speaker—FEDERAL parliament will have an independent Speaker and question time will be overhauled under changes agreed to by Labor and the Coalition. [Link to ...
- + Deal reached on parliamentary reforms—THREE key independents have struck a deal for parliamentary reforms with both parties, following an agreement with the Coalition today. [Link to media...
- + Shares rally, All Ords fires past 4600—THE sharemarket closed stronger today as the All Ordinaries broke past the 4600-point psychological barrier and the dollar edged higher. [Link to medi...
- + Coalition deal near on parliament reforms—THE Coalition is expected to sign off today on a deal for parliamentary reforms to question time and appointing the Speaker, says Tony Windsor. [Link ...
- + Stosur battles into Open quarters—SAMANTHA Stosur has advanced to the US Open quarter-finals with a historic victory over Elena Dementieva in the grand slam that never sleeps. [Link to...
- + Qantas in lights as BA talks targets—QANTAS became the centre of M&A speculation today when the CEO of British Airways said he had a list of 12 potential targets. [Link to media]
- + Kim Jong Il succession plan rumoured—NORTH Korea's communist party members are gathering amid predictions Kim Jong Il will soon hand a key ruling party position to one of his sons. [Link ...
- + Activists avoid jail for whaling 'expose'—A JAPANESE court has handed two Greenpeace activists suspended jail terms for stealing whale meat they said proved rorting in "research whaling&q...
- + Activists evade jail for whale meat theft—A JAPANESE court has sentenced two Greenpeace activists to suspended one-year jail terms for stealing a box of whale meat during an investigation. [Li...
- + Worst passes as floods spare town—FLOODWATERS in Victoria's northeast appeared to be nearing their peak today after swamping parts of some towns but leaving other homes dry. [Link to m...
- + RBA on hold despite inflation risks—INFLATIONARY concerns are rising in Australia, two surveys showed today, but the RBA is not expected to raise interest rates tomorrow. [Link to media]
- + NZ city's heart eerily quiet after quake—THE centre of Christchurch resembled a ghost town today as the army took control to enforce a no-go zone after Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake. [L...
- + Final count still weeks away—THE final count in the federal election can be expected within three weeks, the electoral commission has said. [Link to media]
- + Joyce appeals for MPs to back Abbott—NATIONALS Senator Barnaby Joyce today issued a last-ditch plea for the support of rural independents as he conceded Labor was in the box seat. [Link t...
- + Joyce appeals for MPs to back Coalition—NATIONALS Senator Barnaby Joyce today issued a last-ditch plea for the support of rural independents as he conceded Labor was in the box seat. [Link t...
- + BA sparks Qantas merger speculation—BRITISH Airways has reignited merger speculation with Qantas after the UK carrier's CEO revealed he had a list of 12 potential targets. [Link to media...
- + Germany to prolong use of nuclear power—GERMANY is to extend the life of its nuclear reactors by 12 years on average until renewable sources of energy can produce more power. [Link to media]
- + Macquarie cuts outlook in GFC shadow—MACQUARIE Group today confirmed the lingering ramifications of the financial crisis when it slashed its profit outlook by 25 per cent. [Link to media]
- + Job adverts jump 2.6pc in August—JOB advertisements in newspapers and on the internet rose 2.6 per cent in August, taking the annual increase to 36.1 per cent. [Link to media]
- + Windsor champions climate action—TONY Windsor introduced a private member's bill to radically cut Australia's carbon emissions before the Garnaut report was even released. [Link to me...
- + Rolling hay bale kills former ELO member—A FORMER member of the rock group Electric Light Orchestra has been killed by a giant hay bale that rolled down a hill and struck his van. [Link to me...
- + Troops seal off centre of quake city—NEW Zealand has extended a state of emergency in earthquake-hit Christchurch as troops enforce a no-go zone in the centre of the city. [Link to media]
- + Quake-hit city centre remains sealed off—NEW Zealand authorities have extended a state of emergency in earthquake-hit Christchurch and say the centre of the city remains a no-go zone. [Link t...
- + Evacuation alert after Victorian deluge—MANY residents of flood-hit areas of Victoria are still waiting to learn whether they will be evacuated, as water washes through their towns. [Link to...
- + Key MPs flag compromise to avoid draw—TWO of the three independents who will decide who governs are talking openly about voting in the "national interest" to avoid a 75-all deadl...
- + Macquarie warns profit to fall 25pc—MACQUARIE Group warned today it expected its first-half net profit to fall by about a quarter as global market conditions remained weak. [Link to medi...
- + Hundreds feared dead in Congo capsizes—TWO river boat capsizes in Congo have left 70 people dead and 200 others feared dead, both involving heavily loaded boats with few safety measures. [L...
- + Rooney 'cheated on wife with prostitute'—WAYNE Rooney is fighting to save his marriage after allegations about £1,200-a-night sex sessions with a prostitute during his wife's pregnancy ...
- + Labor law forcing up executive pay—A FRESH row has erupted over executive remuneration. [Link to media]
- + Coalition's hopes for power sink—THE Coalition is increasingly pessimistic about its chances of winning the support of the three rural independents it needs to take power. [Link to me...
- + Floods in one state, winds batter two more—VICTORIA is bracing for further flood damage today and tomorrow. [Link to media]
- + New must-haves for would-be teachers—ASPIRING teachers will have to meet tough entry standards in English and maths. [Link to media]
- + Labor law forcing up executive pay— A FRESH row has erupted over executive remuneration [Link to media]
- + Souths fail to take late chance—CANTERBURY gave the Rabbitohs a chance to sneak into the top eight but they weren't good enough to take it, beaten by St George Illawarra. [Link to me...
- + Swans pip the Blues in a thriller—SYDNEY overcame Carlton in a titanic battle to win their AFL elimination final by five points at ANZ Stadium. [Link to media]
- + Craigslist shuts erotic ads section—CRAIGSLIST appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section. [Link to medi...
- + Victorian towns brace for floodwaters—THE Victorian towns of Shepparton and Horsham are on high alert today as emergency authorities warned floodwaters would hit them next. [Link to media]
- + Christchurch in lockdown amid tremors—CENTRAL Christchurch remains in lockdown today after New Zealand's worst earthquake since 1931 devastated parts of the city. [Link to media]
- + Labor signs up to parliament reforms—LABOR had agreed to the independents' parliamentary reforms, but the coalition was “dragging its feet”, government house leader Anthony Al...
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