The skills of Quade Cooper were not enough to guide the Wallabies to a win over the Springboks. Picture: Getty
Julia Gillard gives an update on negotiations with the crossbenchers at Parliament House yesterday. Picture: Kym Smith
Lance Franklin (centre) leads the Hawthorn victory song at the MCG but the Hawks still missed a home final Picture: Alex Coppel
Ten years on, has the legacy of the Sydney Olympics lived up to the hype?
Brad Norington reports from New York on the growing controversy over the plan to build an Islamic centre near Ground Zero.
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Gillard walks fine line on Greens
Sid Maher, Justine Ferrari THE prospect of a formal Labor-Greens alliance is putting Julia Gillard on a collision course with the key regional independents.
Voters in key seats say: elect Abbott
Dennis Shanahan, Political Editor VOTERS in the seats of the three incumbent independent MP overwhelmingly want them to support the Coalition.
Wilkie sees decision on support in days
3:08PM Staff reporter INDEPENDENT candidate Andrew Wilkie says he will make a decision on who he'll support in federal parliament early to mid next week.
Wallabies waste stunning start
8:21AM THE Wallabies have failed again at altitude in South Africa, throwing away a blistering start in Pretoria to go down to the Springboks 44-31.
Fallen Aussie soldier on his way home
10:14PM By Staff Writers AUSTRALIAN soldier Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney, killed in Afghanistan this week, has begun final his journey home.
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Wall St rallies on Bernanke's promise
7:42AM Kristina Peterson US stocks soared today as nervous investors were reassured by Ben Bernanke’s vow to do whatever it takes to revive the shaky economy.
Fed chief short of ammunition
9:43AM ANALYSIS: Kathleen Madigan THE problem for the Federal Reserve is its ammo is not well designed to bring down the US recovery's two biggest enemies.
Microsoft co-founder in patent war
10:51AM Dionne Searcey A FIRM run by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is suing Apple, Google, Facebook and 8 other companies alleging they are violating patents.
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Wilkie sees decision on support in days
3:08PM Staff reporter INDEPENDENT candidate Andrew Wilkie says he will make a decision on who he'll support in federal parliament early to mid next week.
Coalition backs down on costings
Sid Maher TONY Abbott has agreed to submit the Coalition's election promises for costing by Treasury
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9:54PM POLICE have arrested celebrity Paris Hilton on cocaine possession charges after stopping a car she was in on a Las Vegas street.
Wallabies waste stunning start
8:21AM THE Wallabies have failed again at altitude in South Africa, throwing away a blistering start in Pretoria to go down to the Springboks 44-31.
Divided we stand
George Megalogenis Our economy and confidence are relatively strong but the election has delivered political gridlock and revealed a society fractured along lines of state, age and sex
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What I've learnt
2:04PM Jimmy Barnes ADELAIDE was a fun place in which to grow up, boxing is overrated and love is the most important thing in the world.
Aussie ski fields record huge snow dumps
By Kate Schneider SKI fields around the nation are reporting huge snow dumps and are encouraging skiers to make the most of the ideal conditions.
Microsoft co-founder in patent war
Dionne Searcey A FIRM run by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is suing Apple, Google, Facebook and 8 other companies alleging they are violating patents.
Digital convert has the numbers this time
James Chessell NEWSPAPER publishing is a fraught business nowadays but Fairfax boss Brian McCarthy allowed himself a joke at the results briefing.
Uni funding crisis a 'time bomb'
Andrew Trounson A POLICY expert has warned of a time bomb ticking over education, with demand for places likely to lead to students being turned away.
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Response points to lessons learnt
VICTORIA says that while it will try to stop another Black Saturday, it will not challenge peoples' to live in potential fire zones.
Gillard poised at a tipping point
THIS week Julia Gillard revealed her toughness in appeasement.
Hung parliament could break us
THE economic cost of Australia's lurch into political instability will not bite quickly. But that makes it more, rather than less, dangerous.
Bill Shorten isn't exactly waiting in the wings
FOR one of Labor's "faceless men", Bill Shorten has a knack for generating headlines.
Palin presents mediocrity as a virtue
SARAH Palin was once a contender: a no-nonsense mum and a serious politician. Now she's just a greedy celebrity.
Blame this imbroglio on voters
The voters have spoken, but not in a language easy for politicians to interpret this week
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