| Religious tension marks 9/11 anniversary A series of solemn ceremonies at Ground Zero in New York, the Pentagon and a crash site in Pennsylvania have marked an unusually tense ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. abc.net.au |
New floods in Pakistan as Rudd flies out As Kevin Rudd heads to Pakistan, on his first trip as Australia's new Foreign Affairs Minister, there are signs the country's flood crisis could be deepening. abc.net.au |
Asylum seeker families to be freed HUNDREDS of families of asylum seekers will be released into the community due to overcrowding in detention centres. heraldsun.com.au |
US soldier charged with killing comrades in Iraq A US soldier has been charged with killing two fellow American troops and wounding a third during a shooting spree last month in the restive city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, a military statement said. abc.net.au |
GP wants free whooping cough vaccine for families Cases of whooping cough have risen sharply despite repeated health alerts being issued by government departments. abc.net.au |