The Battle for Rooty Hill
Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard will converge on Sydney tonight after starting the day in Adelaide and Melbourne.
Defence
Bashir terror link to embassy
Peter Alford, Jakarta correspondent INDONESIAN officials say Australia's Jakarta embassy was targeted by a terrorist group allegedly associated with cleric Abu Bakar Bashir.
Warning on Digger deaths
Jeremy Kelly AUSTRALIAN forces in Oruzgan can expect more casualties as Taliban insurgents move there from more violent areas of Afghanistan.
Doubts on $90m defence air deal
Mark Dodd
CONCERNS have been raised about a stalled $90 million defence air logistics contract.
'Spy' turned to stealth
Michael McKenna MONEY worries after Australia canned a contract led the father of the B-2 to sell expertise to China.
Jail risk for Iraqi
Debbie Guest HADI Ahmadi's self-described "unfortunate life" could have become a comfortable existence in suburban Australia.
Russia fires force weapons evacuation
10:52AM WILDFIRES around Moscow have reportedly forced the Russian defence ministry to order the evacuation of munitions from a military depot near the capital.
MP3 players back for detainees
Paige Taylor ASYLUM-SEEKERS can again buy MP3 players while in detention on Christmas Island
Labor changes tack on boats
Paul Maley, Paige Taylor LABOR says it received formal advice warning that the practice of towing asylum boats back out to sea was dangerous and unworkable.
No-show by subs slammed
Mark Dodd A NAVY decision not to send a submarine to the world's largest maritime war game off Hawaii has raised national security concerns.
Call for search for Korea MIAs
Mark Dodd THE discovery of human remains has spurred calls to resolve the fate of the 44 servicemen listed as missing in action in the Korean War.
US happy with Afghan contribution
Cameron Stewart THE US Joint Chiefs of Staff do not believe they are "carrying Australia" in Afghanistan.
Alliance 'at risk' over bodyguard's role
Brad Norington, Washington correspondent JULIA Gillard's decision to let a former bodyguard to attend security meetings could have put at risk Australia's alliance with the US.
Aussies get senior roles in Afghan HQ
1:09PM Mark Dodd AUSTRALIANS have been given senior positions in a headquarters shake-up by NATO after the withdrawal from Afghanistan of the 2000-strong Dutch force.
Aussie sorrow at NZ death in Afghanistan
12:52PM Mark Dodd JULIA Gillard has expressed sorrow and offered condolences to New Zealand after the country suffered its first combat fatality in Afghanistan.
NZ's first combat death in Afghanistan
11:21AM UPDATED NEW Zealand has suffered its first combat death in Afghanistan since deploying troops there in 2003, with a soldier killed while on patrol.
High Court ruling could be in vain
10:07AM Christian Kerr ONLY a fraction of voters able to cast a vote after last week's High Court ruling may have their votes counted, an expert on electoral law has warned.
Mighell maintains rage over $500,000
Ewin Hannan, Industrial editor LEFT-WING unionist Dean Mighell will proceed with Federal Court action to try to force Labor to return a $500,000 union donation.
ALP stimulus claim challenged by audit
10:14AM LABOR'S claim the economic stimulus package added 2.75 per cent to economic growth has been challenged by a national audit report.
State rails against health plan
Milanda Rout A LEAKED email written by a top bureaucrat reveals Victoria's continued resistance to the federal government's national health reforms.
Gillard goes back to school
JULIA Gillard isn't giving away secrets about any passionate dashes behind the sports shed when she was at school.
Arab League seeks influence with Pacific
Rowan Callick, Asia-Pacific editor THE Arab world has launched a generous charm offensive in the Pacific region, most of whose 14 states have been supporters of Israel.
Abbott unveils plan for Murray-Darling
9:02AM UPDATE: Nicola Berkovic TONY Abbott has unveiled his plan to save the Murray-Darling river system, with a $750 million investment in infrastructure and basin communities.
Julia Gillard
Member for Lalor (ALP). Julia Gillard deposed Kevin Rudd to become the country’s first female Prime Minister.
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Abbott defends broadband knowledge
10:10AM Joe Kelly TONY Abbott has defended his stumble over the finer details of his broadband policy, arguing you don't need to know exactly how a car works to drive one.
CBA's $5.7bn profit a Big Four record
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