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WA Premier Colin Barnett says there will be "winners and losers" under the federal government's disability insurance scheme.

An elderly greyhound keeper who shot a man dead when he saw him holding a knife to a woman's throat acted reasonably, a NSW Supreme Court judge has found.

Police have charged a man with the home invasion of an elderly couple in Sydney's north-west after DNA evidence allegedly linked him to the crime.

A TV lobbying body says it, and not the government, drew up the codes to allow betting companies to keep advertising during sports broadcasts.

A series of rallies are being planned around the country to push for the states to sign deals with the Gillard government on school funding.

Hospitality Minister George Souris has introduced a bill to impose a levy on Sydney's Star casino to help cover the cost of regulating its operations.

Three men have been injured in a collision between two vehicles at a Victorian army base.

Police are investigating whether drugs were the motive for the shooting of an amateur rugby league player in south Sydney.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he has no plans to increase the dole because he doesn't want to encourage people to stay on welfare.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says his criticisms have always been directed at the federal government and not the Treasury department.