Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been in touch with East Timorese authorities on
Thursday in her bid to establish a regional refugee processing centre in the island
enclave.

Preliminary plans to expand the Curtin Detention Centre in Western Australia's far
north are proof the government is expecting more boats, the coalition says.

Internal Labor party polling conducted this week suggests the government could win
the popular vote on Saturday but lose office on the back of a rout in NSW and

Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are moving at warp speed in the final hours of the
election campaign, throwing everything they can at undecided voters in an attempt to

(AAP) - Tennis Australia admits not granting in-form Jelena Dokic wildcard entry for the US Open was a tough call, but say they are hamstrung by strict deadlines.

(AAP) - Recalled Wallaby Lachie Turner admits he lost his desire for rugby before fighting his way back into contention for a Tri-Nations Test spot.

Almost 60,000 extra Australians will be able to vote at Saturday's federal election
following a landmark court decision, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) says.

Australian rowers Emma Basher and Olympia Aldersey battled through rough weather and
a kidney infection, to take silver in the coxless pairs at the Youth Olympics in

The federal government has come under attack over "secret" plans to expand Western
Australia's Curtin detention centre to house 3000 asylum seekers.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has told 200 undecided voters he's in the "race of my
life" at a people's forum in Brisbane.