| Hostages taken in Greece bank robbery A man has taken hostages in a bank robbery in Athens' port of Piraeus, police say. abc.net.au |
Gillard to woo Wilkie face to face The Prime Minister Julia Gillard will hold her first face to face meeting with the Independent candidate Andrew Wilkie today. abc.net.au |
Turnbull and Conroy face-off over NBN The Federal Opposition's Communications spokesman has stopped short of saying whether he would support the National Broadband Network if a cost-benefit analysis backed the project. abc.net.au |
Bligh pitches Gold Coast bid to Games federation The Queensland Government has put forward its case to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. abc.net.au |
White House dismisses critical report on oil spill response The White House has rejected a preliminary report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which accuses the government of hiding worst-case estimates on the disaster. abc.net.au |