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A push is on from within Labor to boost tariffs and put more money into the automotive industry in the wake of Ford's plant closure announcement.

Australian police admit they're powerless to stop the spread of a new computer file which gives instructions on how to make a cheap and lethal gun.

Construction on a long awaited link road between Sydney and the Central Coast will begin next year, Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese says.

Police are negotiating with a man dressed in medieval-style armour and wielding a sword, whom is holed up in a caravan in Victoria's north.

Aboriginal deaths in custody are on the rise again, but the figures are driven by natural causes and an ageing prison population.

A 24-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering a man in South Perth and a string of robbery offences.

An ice addict who assaulted two police before being hit over the head with a torch was so drug-affected that he thought he was taking part in a reality TV game show, a Geelong court has heard.

Unions and business group leaders will discuss the Ford closure fallout with Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan on Friday.

Queensland Liberal backbencher Wyatt Roy, 23, says he wants coalition MPs to have a conscience vote on gay marriage.