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Swan up to his neck in Rudd plot
WAYNE Swan was in discussions with Kevin Rudd's most senior backer about the deputy prime ministership days before the coup against Julia Gillard.
Gillard 'going fine' after axing
FORMER cabinet minister and Julia Gillard confidant Craig Emerson says the ex-PM is "going fine" after her political axing.
I wish I was more faceless: Howes
UNION heavyweight Paul Howes says he wishes he had been more of a "faceless man" in the lead up to the leadership coup against Kevin Rudd in 2010.
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Woman pleads guilty to killing daughter
10:58AM A NSW Central Coast woman has pleaded guilty to killing her two-year-old daughter Tanilla Warrick-Deaves at their home two years ago.
Murchison astronomy project in full swing
10:51AM DATA produced in the first few days of the Murchison Widefield Array project in WA's Mid West has already excited astronomers.
Jogger grabbed and indecently assaulted
10:51AM A WOMAN has been assaulted by a 40-year-old man who dragged her into a car park after grabbing her while she was running.
Howes backs Rudd on ALP reforms
10:46AM AWU national secretary Paul Howes says Kevin Rudd has his support on proposed changes to key Labor Party leadership rules.
Taxi conversations to be recorded in Qld
10:44AM QLD taxi passengers will soon have their conversations recorded under a plan the government says will help deter attacks on drivers.
Hamish & Andy's Gap Year tops the class
10:29AM THE Nine Network dominated the overnight ratings with five of the Top-10 most-watched shows, with Hamish & Andy's Gap Year topping the chart.
Decision delayed on Qld port dredging
10:25AM THE federal environment minister has given himself an extra month to decide if a dredging project should proceed at a Qld port, amid concerns for the reef.
Leader plan will "modernise" ALP: Shorten
10:03AM ALP powerbroker Bill Shorten says planned changes to the way the Labor party selects its leader will modernise the party.
Elderly Sydney man dies under bobcat
10:03AM A MAN in his 70s has died after being crushed by a bobcat in the southern Sydney suburb of San Souci.
Suspicious activity before fatal drive-by
9:57AM UNUSUAL visitors have been seen near the Sydney unit block where two men were shot in what police believe was a targeted drive-by attack.
Labor reforms a matter of survival: MP
9:43AM FEDERAL Labor MP Daryl Melham says the party must embrace reform if it wants to survive and rank-and-file participation is the way to go.
Multiple fire victim dies in Vic blaze
9:31AM A 52-YEAR-OLD man who had moved in with his neighbour when his own house went up in flames has died in a house fire overnight.
Rudd can debate himself: Turnbull
MALCOLM Turnbull reckons Prime Minister Kevin Rudd can always debate himself if Tony Abbott doesn't turn up to the press club on Thursday.
Rudd opens up lead over Abbott
KEVIN Rudd has opened up a huge 22-point lead over Tony Abbott as the better PM, Newspoll reveals. | Great Senate circus | Rudd can debate himself - Turnbull
Garrett says Labor damaged politics
THE behaviour of Labor caucus members during the leadership coup has undermined the integrity of Australian politics, Peter Garrett says.
'Self harm' asylum seeker row
THE Indonesian Navy had planned to meet a cargo ship carrying asylum seekers who threatened self harm to convince the crew to take them to Christmas Island.
Abbott to stop boats in single term
TONY Abbott insists he will end the influx of asylum-seeker boats completely in a single term of a Coalition government.
Rudd to dethrone 'faceless men'
PRIME MINISTER Kevin Rudd has announced ‘grassroots’ Labor members could help elect the leader, stripping power from “faceless men”.
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Cop 'stole' drug cash from safe
EXCLUSIVE: A POLICE officer in NSW allegedly stole thousands of dollars in cash from an evidence safe he was supposed to be guarding, a court has heard.
Darling Harbour revamp labelled ugly
DARLING Harbour's $1 billion revamp has been redesigned after a scathing public called the original designs ugly, offensive and totally unbearable.
Plum job for Barry's mate at SCG
PREMIER Barry O'Farrell has appointed his friend and Liberal Party donor Nihal Gupta to the board of the SCG Trust on the eve of his holiday departure.
Peru Six's 'proof of innocence'
SIX young Australians wanted over the death of a doorman in Peru have a report that says it "wasn't physically possible" for them to be involved.
Man executed in drive-by shooting
10:14AM UPDATE: One man is dead and another injured after a targeted drive-by shooting in Sydney's south east overnight.
Surfers warned of whale risks
SURFERS have been warned that getting too close to a whale is not only illegal, but potentially fatal, after a surfer was smacked unconscious at Bondi.
Taxis to record everything you say
UPDATE: DON'T share secrets in the back of a cab - soon, every word uttered in a taxi will be recorded, but human rights campaigners say it's going too far.
Fatal crash closes Warrego Highway
A PERSON has been killed in a crash involving two trucks and a car in Dalby this morning that has closed the Warrego Hwy in both directions.
Childproof cases follow battery death
CHILDPROOF packaging will be introduced for button batteries following the death of Queensland girl Summer Steer.
Gonski deal looks unlikely
STATE Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek will discuss the Gonski reforms with Bill Shorten just days before the deadline to sign up.
Woman critical after crash with truck
A WOMAN is in a life-threatening condition after a car collided with a b-double truck in Logan this morning.
M1 turns into early morning carpark
MOTORISTS travelling north on the Pacific Motorway face a tough run this morning after overnight road works created a 2km traffic jam.
Miserly millionaire ordered to pay up
A MAN who became a multi-millionaire after divorcing his profoundly disabled wife refused to pay for renovations to make her home wheelchair-accessible.
North Adelaide nurses' parking fix
THE Torrens Parade Ground is the latest site being pushed as a temporary parking solution for North Adelaide nurses.
Murder suspect's compo claim over
FORMER Messenger photographer Derick Sands' fight for compensation from police over outing him as a murder suspect may be over.
Holden workers to keep up pressure
HOLDEN factory workers have voted to maintain public pressure to support automotive manufacturing in Australia, in a series of mass meetings held today at Elizabeth.
Stolen car crashes during police pursuit
POLICE have charged three men after a stolen Holden sedan crashed into another car during a pursuit through the southern suburbs overnight.
Cars torched in northern suburbs
VANDALS have torched cars at Brahma Lodge and Salisbury East, one of the fires spreading to a garage.
Woman, 61, attacked, robbed in toilets
A 61-YEAR-old woman was assaulted and robbed by two young women in Maylands last night.
Forrest reveals FMG's critical moment
THERE is a story billionaire iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest loves to tell, and it involves his great, great uncles, explorers John and Alexander Forrest.
Man hit by truck as he ran from cops
A MAN who was running away from police has been hit by a truck and seriously injured on Leach Highway in Brentwood.
Countdown: Hasleby seals thriller
PAUL Hasleby's sealer late in the 2006 clash makes it into Kim Hagdorn's Top Five Derby moments.
Deli worker bashed with pole
POLICE are trying to identify a man captured in CCTV footage assaulting a Kardinya deli attendant with a pole.
Woman kept 70 animals in squalor
A WOMAN has been found guilty of 24 counts of animal cruelty after the RSPCA found more than 70 animals living in deplorable conditions.
Equipment failure causes train chaos
PASSENGERS are experiencing major delays on the Upfield train line, due to a track equipment fault at North Melbourne station.
Texting teacher claims 'good intent'
A TEACHER who sent inappropriate messages to two students - telling one he "couldn't resist" trying to look up her dress - is guilty of serious misconduct.
Time running out for farms in crisis
DROUGHT-stricken farmers in Victoria's southwest are being forced to cull hungry herds or watch them starve to death, as they can't afford fodder.
A feast of fun for Ashes fans
VICTORIAN sport fans are set for a marathon session as our Australian cricket side prepares to do battle against arch rival England.
Club denies moving overdose victim
A KING St club has denied dragging an overdose victim into an alley before calling an ambulance to avoid endangering its licence.
Rescuer gives horses second chance
KIRRILEY Scanlon doesn't horse around when it comes to helping neglected thoroughbreds from the racing industry.
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Rudd opens up lead over Abbott
KEVIN Rudd has opened up a huge 22-point lead over Tony Abbott as the better PM, Newspoll reveals. | Great Senate circus | Rudd can debate himself - Turnbull
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50 Cent: 'I don't have a son anymore'
A STRING of vile text messages from 50 Cent to his son have been uncovered, with the rapper telling the 16-year-old he wants "nothing to do with him."
Woman found living at airport
POLICE in Mexico are trying to locate the family of a woman who has been living at the Cancun airport since June 30.
Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch resigns
CEO of book seller Barnes & Noble loses its CEO after weak sales, big losses and the failure of its Nook e-reader.