MOST Australians are now demanding a resolution to the federal election deadlock and would prefer another election over a hung parliament, regardless of which party the independents decide to back

 INDEPENDENT MP Bob Katter looks unlikely to announce today who he will back to form government, with his office stating he has "no press conference scheduled"

A DECISION on who forms government could be delayed with a squabble breaking out over parliamentary reform

BLUSTERY weather conditions have eased in Canberra, allowing emergency crews to mop up after a busy 24 hours of pelting rain and strong winds

A SAVAGE windstorm has battered the New South Wales south coast, cutting power to tens of thousands of homes, toppling trees and stripping roofs over a wide area

SYDNEY dentist and medical innovator David Penn is the mystery buyer of the $52 million Point Piper harbourfront property Villa Veneto, real-estate sources say