| Millions of Pakistani kids at risk of disease The United Nations estimates that up to 3.5 million children are at high risk from deadly water-borne diseases in Pakistan as a result of the country's devastating floods. abc.net.au |
Oxfam hands over health scheme in Gulf Human rights organisation Oxfam is scaling back its operations in north-west Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria. abc.net.au |
Police move in on rooftop protest A stand-off is intensifying between immigration officials and a group of asylum seekers protesting on the roof of Sydney's Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. abc.net.au |
3 on the run after Sydney shooting Three people are on the run after a shooting in Sydney's south-west. abc.net.au |
Inquiry to hear of Wild Rivers economic impact A parliamentary committee will consider the impact of Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's proposed changes to the Wild Rivers legislation at hearings today in Cairns in far north Queensland. abc.net.au |