Parties scramble to win over new voters
Courtesy of the High Court, an estimated 100,000 Australians have now been added to the electoral roll ahead of Saturday's vote. abc.net.au |
Mourners to gather for death in custody funeral
A 27-year-old Indigenous man who died after being restrained by police and security at a north Queensland hospital will be buried in Ayr, south of Townsville, this morning. abc.net.au |
Locust swarms span 3km
SURVEILLANCE aircraft have captured images of bands of locusts in New South Wales that are more than 3km in length. heraldsun.com.au |
Bulldozers begin work as settlement freeze ends
Israel has let a moratorium on new building in settlements expire, but Palestinians held back from carrying out a threat to quit peace talks, giving the US more time to try to save the negotiations. abc.net.au |
Traditional owners lobby in support of Wild Rivers
A group of Indigenous leaders and traditional owners are in Canberra today to lobby against Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's plan to disband the Queensland Government's Wild Rivers Act. abc.net.au |