Play nice, Tony tells Lib MPs
OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has told his MPs to stop harassing the three independents who could make him prime minister. heraldsun.com.au |
Birdwatchers banned from Aboriginal land
Traditional owners in central Australia are denying birdwatchers access to Aboriginal land after twitchers allegedly broke the law by entering a private trust without a permit. abc.net.au |
Parks and Wildlife oks Brighton bypass
Cultural heritage authorities in Tasmania have recommended a bridge be built over an aboriginal heritage site in the path of a road bypass near Hobart. abc.net.au |
Hungary in race against clock to stop sludge
Workers are racing to build an emergency dam in western Hungary as cracks in a reservoir widen, threatening to unleash a second torrent of toxic sludge on the village of Kolontar and nearby rivers. abc.net.au |
Emotional Chile rescue a media phenomenon
The nail-biting and ultimately joyful rescue of 33 men from deep in a Chilean mine gripped the world's imagination like few events of the past decade with wall-to-wall media coverage drawing comparisons to the September 11 attacks and the 2008 US presidential election. abc.net.au |