Prime Minister Julia Gillard says claims a member of her office contacted the tent embassy in Canberra to tell protesters the location of Opposition Leader Tony Abbott minutes before a scuffle broke out are news to her

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott were rushed to safety by riot squad police after 200 protesters stormed a Canberra restaurant this afternoon

LABOR powerbroker Eddie Obeid could face an ICAC investigation after it seized an independent report which questioned whether he was involved in insider trading over the purchase of a $3.65 million property covered by a coal licence

AFTER almost two years of gloom, house prices in Sydney and Melbourne are showing some signs of improvement and real estate agents hope lower interest rates will accelerate the trend

THE troubled new Waratah trains will not undergo certain safety tests as part of a deal to bail out the struggling company which built them

THE entire Labor caucus has been ordered to an unprecedented weekend brainstorming session before parliament resumes, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard moves to keep her party on side