| Over 1.8 million votes already cast Polling booths open around the country at 8:00am on Saturday, but there has already been a record number of early votes. abc.net.au |
Siege underway at Canberra apartment A police siege is underway near the centre of Canberra where a man resisting arrest is barricading himself inside an apartment. abc.net.au |
NRL grand final sold out Sunday's NRL grand final between St George Illawarra and the Sydney Roosters is officially a sell-out, with 82,000 people to head to the Olympic stadium. abc.net.au |
Greens urge rethink of nuclear dump site The Greens have urged the Federal Government to scrap plans to build a nuclear waste dump at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory. abc.net.au |
Pearson slams Wild Rivers inquiry The Federal Government has commissioned a wide-ranging parliamentary inquiry into Queensland's controversial Wild Rivers legislation. abc.net.au |