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Barbara Williams, the mother of convicted killer Carl Williams, has been found dead in her Melbourne home.

The Federal Opposition has criticised the Government's decision to axe the general knowledge quiz about Australia in its overhaul of the citizenship test.

A severe weather warning has been cancelled for south-east Queensland.

Emergency Services are gearing up for what could be a hectic weekend in south-east Queensland, with more storms forecast to hit the battered region.

Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has told the Telstra board it should reconsider its decision on executive pay.

Welfare advocates want some of the Federal Government's moves to end discrimination against same-sex couples to be brought in gradually.

The clean-up bill following south-east Queensland floods and storms is tipped to go into the hundreds of millions of dollars, as more wild weather is predicted to hit the region this afternoon.

An end of Year 12 celebration for a group of mothers in Brisbane has ended in tragedy with about 26 being injured when a balcony collapsed.

The Australian share market has crashed to half its value since peaking a year ago, after United States stocks hit a five-and-a-half year low overnight.

The small tourist town of Tathra on the south coast of New South Wales is mourning the death of three members of the one family who drowned last night.