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Kevin Rudd plans another tilt at the Labor leadership in June following his change of heart on gay marriage, says Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne.

Fair Trading should compel a Sydney dance studio to refund fees to parents after one of its directors was charged, the NSW opposition says.

A man has been found dead after his car veered off the road and into water near Albany on WA's south coast.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has warmed up for a community cabinet meeting in western Sydney by meeting local school children.

An Indonesian man found guilty of people smuggling has been cleared by a NSW court due to a lack of evidence.

Former union official Dean Mighell is the new national president of the Sporting Shooters' Association of Australia.

NSW Finance Minister Greg Pearce says seven government buildings have been sold for $405 million, with the money to go to new housing.

Mining magnate Clive Palmer says a Queensland government under his party's rule would buy back any state asset that's been sold.

Queensland's Health Minister Lawrence Springborg says a new automated system will be introduced to the health system to ensure overpayments are recovered.

The Transport Workers' Union has staged a noisy rally at Darwin International Airport to highlight the industrial policies of Qantas.