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Residents are wondering how no one saw or heard anything in the lead-up to the murder of a McDonald's worker on her way to work south of Brisbane.

Treasurer Wayne Swan has promised to help workers at Ford who may lose their jobs.

Ford is expected to make major cuts to its Australian operations from 2016.

A former senior bureaucrat says there's actually been a steady decline in public sector numbers as a proportion of the total workforce.

Police across Australia want to get illegal weapons off the streets and are asking the public to help.

Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has been urged to be "up-front" with Australians about federal funding he may be planning to cut.

Two men have been wounded in separate shootings in Sydney with four men in custody, including one of the victims.

Victoria Police's latest weapon against hoon drivers involves teams targeting speeding, illegal drag racing and overloaded vehicles.

The federal government must develop a "Sydney first" agenda as the NSW capital's importance to the national economy increases, a lobby group says.

Amnesty International's latest report card on global human rights takes aim at Australia's treatment of asylum seekers.