Liberals told to 'keep cool' after poll slump
Liberal Senate Leader Nick Minchin says he is counselling colleagues to "keep their cool" in the wake of bad poll results for Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull.
Mr Turnbull has taken a battering in three major opinion polls after a week dominated by the OzCar affair.
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Swine flu deaths
Scientists are working rapidly to find a swine flu vaccine as the deadly virus claims another two victims.
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Jackson honoured
Stars and family pay tribute to Michael Jackson at the annual Black Entertainment Television Awards.
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Tributes for Michael Jackson have dominated the Black Entertainment Awards in Los Angeles.
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An artist has accused a gallery in Sydney's Olympic Games precinct of censoring her drawing of a naked woman.
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Stars have gathered at the Black Entertainment Awards show in LA to pay tribute to Michael Jackson, including his father and sister.
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Michael Jackson fans in Sydney have celebrated the pop star's life, dancing until the early hours of the morning.
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The ABC looks at the political showdown known as 'Ute-gate', involving an email, a bureaucrat, and a second hand ute.
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An Australian man allegedly fights with his taxi driver before a fatal crash, then tries to drive off in the car.
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Dance off: Almost 1,000 competitors have descended on the national capital for the annual Dancesport Championship.
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Marches have been held across India, calling for the decriminalisation of homosexuality.
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Call waiting: As a mobile phone number directory launches in the UK, questions are being asked about when one will be introducd here.
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Reverend Jesse Jackson: Michael Jackson's family wants a private autopsy
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The Filipino inmates who shot to fame with a Youtube video have recreated Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' dance again.
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No foul play: Michael Jackson autopsy results released
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Police have released a tape of the call put through to 911 about Michael Jackson.
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HIStory: The ABC looks back at the three decades when Michael Jackson shaped the music industry.
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The World Today: Australian researchers think exercise might be useful in jogging people's memories. Rachael Brown reports.
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News Online: Return to sender: Australia Post's Alex Toomey speaks to Geraldine Doogue about the postal service's problems with mail redirection.
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Sunday Profile: Underbelly: Crime journalist John Silvester talks to Sunday Profile about his role as the 'go-to' man on all matters underworld.
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AM: The release of a call to 911 reporting Michael Jackson's cardiac arrest has shed more light on the pop star's mysterious death.
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PM: Fans and other celebrities around the world have paid tribute to Michael Jackson.
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PM: America has lost a talented but conflicted musician: a boy who never wanted to be a man, an African American who wanted to be white.
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PM: A group of homeless men have got a reprieve in the Supreme Court after being threatened with eviction from a squat behind the Bondi Beach Pavilion.
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AM: The father of East Timorese independence, Xanana Gusmao, is at the centre of a new corruption scandal.
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PM: The organisers of the Academy Awards have doubled the best picture field to 10 nominations.
Features and Analysis
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Doomed journey
Four Corners details the litany of errors that led to the Malu Sara sinking.
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'So hot'
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appears on Rove Live, winning the heart of fashionista Bruno.
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Stonewall anniversary
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Tehran orders probe of 'suspicious' Neda death
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for a judicial probe into the "suspicious" death of a young Iranian woman who has become an icon of opposition protests against his re-election.
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Knights defeat Souths
A blinding second-half performance led the Knights to a 25-20 victory over South Sydney, despite a late Rabbitohs charge.
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