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Friday Sep 3 11:01 AEST

No disrespect, 'spiderman' says

6 mins ago

French "spiderman" Alain Robert has denied he is disrespectful of Australian law and says his latest climb of a Sydney building did not endanger lives.

Friday Sep 3 10:40 AEST

Anger over hurdle racing decision

28 mins ago

Horse welfare group disappointed but not surprised by decision to extend hurdle racing for three years.

Friday Sep 3 10:38 AEST

Brown, Wilkie will see PM more than Swan

30 mins ago

Bob Brown and Andrew Wilkie now have better access to the prime minister than Treasurer Wayne Swan, Liberal frontbencher Peter Dutton says.

Friday Sep 3 10:34 AEST

Windsor still undecided about govt

34 mins ago

Regional NSW independent MP Tony Windsor is adamant he has not yet decided which party to support in a minority government.

Friday Sep 3 10:32 AEST

Leaders pay tribute to fallen soldier

36 mins ago

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have attended the funeral of a Brisbane soldier who was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

Friday Sep 3 10:30 AEST

Injured girls left in car, boy charged

38 mins ago

Police believe they have found the 16-year-old boy who ran away and left three injured girls in a crashed car after a high speed police chase in Sydney.

Friday Sep 3 10:25 AEST

Hobart hospital falling down: Dutton

43 mins ago

Opposition health spokesman Peter Dutton has defended the coalition's $1 billion Hobart hospital rebuild offer to independent MP Andrew Wilkie.

Friday Sep 3 10:17 AEST

Another boat intercepted

51 mins ago

A group of 59 suspected asylum seekers and two crew have been intercepted near Christmas Island.

Friday Sep 3 10:15 AEST

Labor hospital plan responsible: Wilkie

53 mins ago

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie rejected the coalition's offer of $1bn to rebuild a Hobart hospital because he couldn't see where the money would come from.

Friday Sep 3 08:45 AEST

Australian attacked by shark in Solomons

2 hours 23 mins ago

A shark attack in a remote area of the Solomon Islands has left an Australian man with severe cuts to his face and neck.

Friday Sep 3 08:21 AEST

Men threaten police with knife and car

2 hours 47 mins ago

A group of plainclothes officers arrest two men south of Sydney who threatened them with a knife after they identified themselves as police.

Friday Sep 3 08:19 AEST

Train commuters nabbed over drugs

2 hours 49 mins ago

Police have nabbed train commuters on drug offences and for carrying weapons during a special operation.

Friday Sep 3 07:55 AEST

Acquisition not 'colonialism': Barnett

3 hours 13 mins ago

Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has continued to defend the compulsory acquisition of Kimberley land for a gas precinct.

Friday Sep 3 07:25 AEST

More Aussies switching to solar power

3 hours 43 mins ago

Australians are increasingly using sustainable energy sources to address rising gas and electricity prices.

No 'Wilkies' in Katter's wishlist:Queensland independent Bob Katter says he has not made big demands in his wishlist to Labor and the coalition to win his support to form government.

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Man bashed by six youths at stationA 38-year-old man was bashed by six youths on a train in Melbourne's east.

Sydney man attacked by sharkA Sydney man has suffered severe cuts to his face and neck after being bitten by a shark while holidaying in the Solomon Islands.

And then there were three: againThe nation will have to wait until Monday at the earliest before knowing whether it will have a Labor or coalition government.

Coalition 'will honour $1b promise'Opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb says the coalition stands by its $1 billion offer to build a new hospital in Hobart, despite independent Andrew Wilkie having sided with Labor.

Academic asked students for sex: CCCA former Perth university academic invited a foreign student to his house and asked her to "satisfy him" for higher marks, WA's corruption watchdog says.

Train commuters nabbed over drugsPolice have nabbed train commuters on drug offences and for carrying weapons during a special operation.

Stranded whale blown up in WAAn explosive charge will be used to euthanase a humpback whale stranded off Albany in Western Australia's southwest.

Men threaten police with knife and carA group of plainclothes officers arrest two men south of Sydney who threatened them with a knife after they identified themselves as police.

Keli Lane denied giving birth to TeganKeli Lane denied giving birth to the baby she is now accused of murdering, her trial has been told.

Armed men rob adult store in MelbourneTwo men armed with a knife and a hammer stole cash and cigarettes from an adult store in Melbourne's south-east.

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Brown, Wilkie will see PM more than SwanBob Brown and Andrew Wilkie now have better access to the prime minister than Treasurer Wayne Swan, Liberal frontbencher Peter Dutton says.

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