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If Labor was expecting a boost from its budget, hopes have been dashed with the latest Newspoll showing nothing has changed.

A 12-year-old girl who went missing on Saturday night has been reunited with her family.

HMAS Leeuwin intercepted a boat on Saturday believed to have 83 asylum seekers and two crew on board.

A five-year-old boy is critical after falling 10 metres from an amusement park ride set up at a school fete in southern Queensland.

Police will resume their search on Monday for a paraglider who went missing in Victoria's southwest. The body of another paraglider was found on Sunday.

Federal transport minister Anthony Albanese says it is time for WA Premier Colin Barnett to find the funds to keep his election promises.

An inquiry will identify who is responsible for the deaths of 46 cows at a Queensland government research station, the state's agriculture minister says.

After eight years and over 77 million units sold, Microsoft looks set to announce the successor to the Xbox 360 video game console next week.

A federal coalition government will face pressure from state Liberal leaders over its budget plans to find revenue.

Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart will this week face a state parliamentary inquiry into child sexual abuse.