| Leaders chase crucial votes as final week dawns The Prime Minister begins the final week of the election campaign in Melbourne, while the Opposition Leader is visiting marginal seats in New South Wales. abc.net.au |
Council warns 140 jobs in doubt The Northern Peninsula Area Council on Cape York, in far north Queensland, says it has been short-changed more than $4 million by the federal and state governments. abc.net.au |
Lack of training behind sacred site desecration: NLC The Northern Land Council (NLC) says education is the key to stopping further damage and desecration of sacred Aboriginal sites in the Northern Territory. abc.net.au |
Nuclear submarine runs aground off Scotland A British Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine has run aground off the coast of north-west Scotland, a British ministry of defence (MoD) spokesman said. abc.net.au |
Haiti cholera epidemic 'yet to peak' The World Health Organisation's cholera chief has warned that the epidemic in Haiti, which has so far killed 284 people, had not been contained and had yet to pass its peak. abc.net.au |