| Why sleep? Abbott makes last-ditch pitch Tony Abbott is halfway through his last-minute blitz of the airwaves as the final day of campaigning draws near. abc.net.au |
15 killed in Pakistan mosque blast A blast inside a mosque in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border killed at least 15 people on Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said. abc.net.au |
Queen wanted charity to pay palace heating bill Queen Elizabeth II asked the British government for money from a fund for poor people to help pay heating bills on her palaces, a newspaper reported. abc.net.au |
David Miliband quits frontline politics Britain's ex-foreign minister David Miliband has quit frontline politics, saying he does not want to be a distraction after his brother beat him in the race to lead the opposition Labour party. abc.net.au |
Big boots to fill as croc man farwelled A public memorial service has been held for crocodile hunter Malcolm Douglas at his Wilderness Wildlife Park near Broome. abc.net.au |