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The Newman government is continuing its fight with the commonwealth over Cross River Rail funding as Tony Abbott refuses to guarantee the project's future.

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has defended calling for changes to GST, saying it will allow the government to scrap other "inefficient state taxes".

The immigration department has been urged to outline the time asylum seekers can expect to be held in detention under Labor's "no advantage" principle.

The Liberals have objected to a minor party, the Liberal Democrats, registering a new abbreviation for the 2013 election.

There is growing support across Australia for the ban of live betting odds during sports broadcasts, with South Australia trying to lead the way.

A five-year-old Queensland boy who suffered life-threatening injuries when he was flung from a carnival ride is now breathing unassisted.

Unions and business groups are pushing for different rises in the minimum wage before the Fair Work Commission.

Organisers of a nude swim in Tasmania say they may need to cap numbers after it was given the go ahead.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says he's been on a "personal journey" and now backs changing the law to legalise gay marriage.

Treasurer Wayne Swan is adamant that tinkering with the GST is not the way to improve the tax system.