| Australia Leader Points to Economy Ahead of Vote With less than a week remaining before elections, Prime Minister Julia Gillard used a speech to party loyalists on Monday to highlight her economic credentials. nytimes.com |
Democrats candidate admits to child sex offence Posters for an Australian Democrats candidate in the federal election are being taken down across the Adelaide seat of Sturt after he admitted to attempting to procure a child for sex. abc.net.au |
Prison van victim's cousin to face inquiry The cousin of an Aboriginal elder who died after being transported in the back of a prison van across the Western Australian Goldfields will appear before a parliamentary inquiry today. abc.net.au |
Indigenous suicide 'a silent epidemic' The Northern Territory's Country Liberals senator will push for a Senate inquiry into Indigenous suicide, after learning seven young people killed themselves in remote NT communities in the last month. abc.net.au |
Wrong winner announced in Top Model finale Amanda Ware has been crowned Australia's Next Top Model, but not before a major blunder on live TV which saw host Sarah Murdoch announce the wrong winner. abc.net.au |