| Labor rail plan sends transport boss 'ballistic' Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has seized on reports that a top bureaucrat went "ballistic" when he was told by the media about Labor's decision to help fund a rail link in western Sydney. abc.net.au |
Teen, 15, fights off shark in dusk surf A TEENAGER almost had his leg bitten off by a 2m shark after a close encounter in northern NSW. heraldsun.com.au |
29 killed in Baghdad car bombs Two near-simultaneous car bombs rocked Baghdad on Sunday, killed 29 people and wounded 111 in the Iraqi capital's deadliest day in a month, an interior ministry official said. abc.net.au |
62 asylum seekers intercepted off Christmas Island A boat carrying another load of asylum seekers has been intercepted off Australia. abc.net.au |
Yuendumu group to head home soon A group of Aboriginal people from the remote Northern Territory community of Yuendumu is expected to leave Adelaide next month for home. abc.net.au |