Australia has expressed "grave reservations" about Burma's plan to hold its first
election in 20 years on November 7.
The country's ruling military junta named the date on Friday.

Teachers, technology and trade training are targeted under a series of education
policies unveiled by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, but one union has already

Two people have been killed in a second shooting on a bloody day in Melbourne.
Hours after crime family boss Macchour Chaouk was shot to death at his home in

Collingwood have taken a no-risk policy ahead of the AFL finals by resting four
players from Friday night's round-20 clash against Essendon at the MCG.

Couples who say "I do" should receive federal government cash bonuses but the union
of same-sex couples should not be legally recognised, pro-marriage lobby groups say.

The Queensland government has conditionally approved a $4 billion coal mine in the
Bowen Basin which could create 1700 jobs.

The largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere is to be built in Victoria's
southwest.
The 140-turbine, $1 billion Macarthur wind farm, which will produce enough energy to

A woman claiming to have special powers found the torso of an adult in bushland in
western Sydney while trying to "sense" the whereabouts of missing six-year-old
Kiesha Abrahams.

Seven people involved in a skydiving jump have survived a light plane crash in
central Queensland.
The Cessna 206 plane was experiencing engine troubles upon take-off before it

A technical fault has delayed an airlift of $1 million worth of AusAID emergency
relief equipment to victims of Pakistan floods.