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LIVE: Abbott addresses the media
4:53 PM AEST | LIVE: Abbott addresses the media. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott responds to the decision by independent MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott to back Julia Gillard in a minority government.
Gillard says let the sun shine in
3:54 PM AEST | Julia Gillard responds to the decision by independent MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott to back her as Prime Minister in a minority government.
Gillard to govern
3:34 PM AEST | Windsor and Oakeshott hand power to Gillard.  | CommentsComments (7)
3:32 PM AEST | Prime Minister Julia Gillard has given almost $10 billion in incentives to regional Australia to help win the support of two key independent MPs and keep Labor in power.  | CommentsComments (10)
3:18 PM AEST | Independent MPs would have greater flexibility to miss a vote in the House of Representatives and not be penalised under changes agreed to yesterday for proposed parliamentary reforms.
Windsor supports Labor: broadband the key
3:09 PM AEST | Tony Windsor has decided to support Labor, but the remaining independent MP Rob Oakeshott is yet to make public his decision.  | CommentsComments (6) | Katter supports Abbott ... for now | GALLERY: Independents' Day
No gays in your village, Mr Katter? Step outside your office
2:45 PM AEST | No gays in your village, Mr Katter? Step outside your office
Missing boy's body found at ski resort in Snowy Mountains
2:37 PM AEST | The body of a teenager - believed to be that of Evan Greenwood, 15 - has been found by bushwalkers near a NSW ski resort.
Interest rates on hold
2:34 PM AEST | The Reserve Bank has left interest rates on hold, giving borrowers another month to breathe easy over mortgage repayment costs.
Independents' announcement
2:28 PM AEST | From 3pm AEST: Independent MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott decide who will form government
Victoria's flood emergency
2:15 PM AEST | Comprehensive coverage of the floods in north-eastern Victoria.
2:11 PM AEST | Almost 300 homes in Shepparton and Horsham face an increased risk of flooding with swollen rivers yet to peak in the towns.  | GALLERY: Flood watch
Nation's secret scrawled on folder
2:03 PM AEST | Could the secret to the nation's future be contained in the scrawl on independent MP Rob Oakeshott's negotiation folder?   | CommentsComments (1) | Day of truth for Abbott and ... | Oakeshott, Windsor to make a ... | GALLERY: Independents' Day
Katter supports Abbott ... for now
1:46 PM AEST | The three independent MPs with the responsibility of choosing the next government appear to have split.  | Oakeshott, Windsor to make a ... | Nation's secret scrawled on folder | GALLERY: Independents' Day
10:45 AM AEST | Two female police officers have been taken to hospital after being caught up in a three-car crash in Sydney's south-west this morning.
Oakeshott, Windsor to make a call at 3pm
10:38 AM AEST | Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor are expected to reveal whether they will support a Labor or Coalition minority government during a press conference in Canberra at 3pm today.  | CommentsComments (11)
Day of truth for Abbott and Gillard
10:25 AM AEST | More than two weeks after the election that produced the first hung Parliament in 70 years, the three country independent MPs who now hold the key to power are expected to reveal today who they will back.  | Oakeshott to lose votes either wayExternal Link | Group hug seals bearpit reform ... | GALLERY: Aussie troops abroad cast their ...
Stephanie Rice told to give back Jag
10:11 AM AEST | Sponsor burns Rice:Anti-gay tweet costs queen of the pool.   | CommentsComments (4)
Canadian Lakes man charged with kidnapping ex-fiancee
9:37 AM AEST | A MAN will face Ballarat Magistrates Court today charged with kidnapping his ex-fiancee from her Canadian Lakes home last night.
9:36 AM AEST | VICROADS this morning updated road closures caused by floods across the North East.
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Mayor's week: Preparing for Jiaxing

7:17 PM AEST | On Tuesday I attended a Mandarin and Chinese cultural lesson in preparation for the Bunbury delegation to Jiaxing, China, one of our two Sister Cities.
  MIA FREEDMAN | When girl meets girl
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The Age


Labor over the line: Windsor and Oakeshott hand power to Gillard

Independent MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott have backed Labor into power.
  Katter supports Abbott ... for now
  Abbott: I want to stay leader
  Now it's time to let the sun shine in: Gillard
  <b>Mark Davis</b> Oakeshott's cruel theatrics
  <b>Katharine Murphy</b> Now what?
  <b>Tony Wright:</b> 17 days later, a winner
  <b>Katharine Murphy</b> Now what?
  Now for the formalities: PM visits GG

The Sydney Morning Herald


'Let the sun shine in': Julia Gillard

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, says her minority government will be held to higher standards of accountability as a result of the deal struck with the independents.
  We'll be ferocious opponents, says Abbott
  Now for the formalities: Gillard visits GG
  Held hostage by self-indulgent theatrics
  Broadband 'major influence'
  17 days ... and we have a winner
  No gays in your village, Mr Katter?
  Kiwis win fiery clash against Australia
  Teen forcibly tattooed on forehead in sustained assault: police

The Brisbane Times


Labor to form government

Labor has won the support of the two remaining independent MPs to form a minority government.
  Labor to form government
  <b>Safer:</b> Windsor backs likely loser
  <b>Indulgent:</b> Oakeshott holds us hostage
  <b>Analysis:</b> No woulda coulda shoulda

WA Today


The truth is in the doodles

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