| Australia Leader Points to Economy Ahead of Vote With less than a week remaining before elections, Prime Minister Julia Gillard used a speech to party loyalists on Monday to highlight her economic credentials. nytimes.com |
Men jailed over tourist's bashing death The mother of a Canadian tourist who died after being bashed outside a Yarraville hotel in Melbourne's west has slammed the sentences imposed on his attackers. abc.net.au |
Protest 'won't stop deportation' A ROOFTOP protest by 11 asylum seekers sparked by a suicide won’t stop their deportation, the federal government says. heraldsun.com.au |
Elderly man drowns in public pool An elderly man has died after drowning in a public pool in Sydney's west on Saturday afternoon. abc.net.au |
Lobsters cheap, but industry on rocks PRICES for rock lobsters have plummeted after China mysteriously imposed a ban on imports. heraldsun.com.au |