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Katrina Dawson was lying face down in a back corner of the Lindt cafe, her hands covering her head. Man Haron Monis was standing almost directly above her when police shot down the glass front door. Hostage Louisa Hope stood close by him as the gun battle erupted.

These were the conclusions of a NSW police forensic specialist who presented a three-dimensional reconstruction of the Martin Place cafe to an inquest on Wednesday.

Cinthia Elias is one of the first victims to have had their car repossessed after purchasing a vehicle from the now-liquidated Gasoline Machine, for which the company allegedly had not paid.

A powerful Labor Right union faces prosecution in the Federal Court after the workplace tribunal found it had massively rorted its membership numbers.

Senator Richard Di Natale later clarified on Twitter: "Greens position is non-negotiable. We want to see an end to offshore detention & will do everything we can to close the camps."

Elections are where we get given things, right? That's true, for the voters who matter. The rest are treated appallingly, writes Peter Martin.

Former Ten Network boss Grant Blackley, the head of investment bank JP Morgan, Rob Priestley, and former Wallaby Steve Lidbury are among investors linked to the Keystone hospitality group, which has collapsed owing nearly $80 million.

The country's biggest operators of landfills have pocketed almost $200 million from the Abbott-Turnbull government's Emissions Reduction Fund without having to prove the funds reduced their greenhouse gas production.

Despite embracing the whole "stability" argument, the government has figured that the week before the polls is the perfect time to illustrate the mighty schism that is threatening to tear the Coalition to shreds: the enormous difference between its small-l liberals and enormous-c conservatives.

Your news of the election, reduced to a snarky rant by Andrew P Street.

"When people say to me that I should just do whatever I like as though I'm some kind of dictator, they don't get it."

He ain't nothin' but a fur seal, and less than two weeks after being rescued by Taronga Zoo, 18-month-old Elvis is back in the water.

Throw in a Rolex for him; and for the missus, $US20,000 worth of designer dresses from Oscar de la Renta and Louis Vuitton, and there's more than a whiff of corruption – yes?

Comment: It's a neat trick indeed: a government that claims certainty over its 10-year tax plan but refuses to give certainty for a vote it intends to conduct this year. Why?

Consumers are being urged to scrutinise the fine print because even grabbing the most expensive policy doesn't guarantee the best coverage for services such as major dental.

The deadly Istanbul terrorist attack shows that busy international airport terminals are now a "soft target" of choice for the so-called Islamic State, a leading terrorism expert says.

Have Tony Abbott and Julie Bishop MP had a face-to-face sit-down since his toppling?

"Well, I rarely did when he was leader, so no, I haven't," she answers.

The analysis shows that health inequalities are strongly associated with voting preferences.

"In our party, it will be a free vote," Malcolm Turnbull said. "So how members respond to the plebiscite is a matter for them."

Brenton Walsh's Woolworths co-workers said he was the victim of relentless workplace bullying.

The difference is perhaps best illustrated by the $270,000 difference in median house prices.