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Labor bracing for poll hit
ISOBEL Redmond is today on the cusp of one of the most remarkable election victories in Australian political history, with the Liberals edging ahead of Labor in SA.

Unions grab $80m slice of building funds
UNIONS have exploited a loophole in schools stimulus upgrades in Victoria to pocket site allowances estimated to total at least $80 million.

Police chief carried live bullets on to plane
VICTORIAN police chief Simon Overland should face the full force of the law for carrying bullets on to a plane, one of the nation's most senior crime investigators says.

Operation Blue Gum gets the chainsaw
THE codename chosen for a secret policing operation to protect US President Barack Obama during his visit to Australia sounds innocuous enough.

Surf lifesaver dies at national titles
A 19-year-old national titleholding surfer has died after being hit by his own ski while competing in rough conditions off the Gold Coast.

Overland reprimanded for plane bullets
VICTORIAN police chief Simon Overland has been reprimanded after the top cop was caught carrying bullets on a domestic flight.

Stocks rise as investors spurn Rio
THE sharemarket closed marginally higher on thin trading volume as investors switched out of Rio Tinto and into the energy sector.

QT tactic was my move: Albanese
ANTHONY Albanese has taken responsibility for the government's tactic to suspend question time yesterday, a move the Opposition claims backfired on the Prime Minister.

Clarke scores sublime century upon return
MICHAEL Clarke's self-imposed week long absence from Australia's tour of New Zealand may have had a positive effect on his cricket.

Top cop faces OPI inquiry over bullets
VICTORIA'S police chief has referred his own conduct to the anti-corruption watchdog after he was found carrying live ammunition on a domestic flight.