| Torres Strait gears up for cultural festival The Torres Strait's biggest cultural festival gets underway on Thursday Island this week. abc.net.au |
Drill reaches trapped Chile miners A drilling operation has reached 33 miners trapped in a Chile mine since early August, but the 630-meter deep hole now must be widened to bring the men out safely. abc.net.au |
Mayor distressed after police raid home Darwin Lord Mayor Graeme Sawyer says he is distressed about a police raid on his house earlier this week. abc.net.au |
Rudd would have won - Howard LABOR made a "colossal blunder" dumping Kevin Rudd, former prime minister John Howard says. heraldsun.com.au |
Gunman takes class hostage in US An armed student has taken a class of high school students hostage in the small town of Marinette in the US state of Wisconsin. abc.net.au |