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The Australian Labor Party yesterday warned its political rivals in the seat of Mount Gambier that it was planning to run the best possible candidate in next year's state election.

Luke Ronchi and Mitchell Marsh have guided Western Australia to a five-wicket one-day win over Victoria at Hands Memorial Oval in Bunbury.

The Liberals have taken an early lead in two key federal by-elections, with Higgins candidate Kelly O'Dwyer expected to claim victory shortly.

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THE Liberal Party is almost certain to retain the blue-ribbon seats of Higgins in Melbourne and Bradfield in Sydney in the two by-elections contested today.

Liberal candidate Paul Fletcher declares victory in Bradfield after another strong result.

The Liberals are almost certain to retain the Melbourne seat of Higgins with more than one-third of the votes counted in today's by-election. Liberal candidate Kelly O'Dwyer has suffered a 0.6 per cent swing against her, but has polled 51.7 per cent of the primary vote.

Liberal candidate Kelly O'Dwyer declares victory in Higgins with a strong result. Bradfield looking strong for Liberals too.

One-up...but the Dutch needed a four-goal advantage to advance over Germany to the final.

A Christmas blitz on unsafe toys has resulted in retailers across Queensland being fined thousands of dollars and 17 items being removed from sale.

The Liberals have taken an early lead in two key federal by-elections, with Higgins candidate Kelly O'Dwyer expected to claim victory shortly.

SYDNEY has welcomed in the summer festival season with Homebake, led by rock heavyweights Powderfinger and Jet.

Serbia have a great opportunity to reach the last 16 of the 2010 World Cup finals after they were drawn in Group D with Germany, Australia and Ghana, coach Radomir Antic said.

THE Liberals have taken an early lead as the count begins in the by-election for the Melbourne seat of Higgins Liberal candidate Kelly O'Dwyer has polled 48.19 per cent of the primary vote with 200 votes, against 38.67 per cent from her closest contender, Dr Clive Hamilton of the Greens.

The Australian Defence Force conducted two inquiries into the incident The Defence Department says no charges have been laid against Australian soldiers involved in a deadly raid in Afghanistan earlier this year.

The contest for former opposition leader Brendan Nelson's blue-ribbon northern Sydney seat of Bradfield is nearly over, with polling booths now closed and the count underway.

Pakistan teased New Zealand with their own batting calamity before comfortably reasserting control of the second cricket test on day three at the Basin Reserve.

Ten years ago a social services worker stumbled on an anomaly in Keli Lane's case file that last week saw the former schoolteacher charged in a Sydney court with the murder of her daughter. Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/features/article_1517185.php/Missing-Australian-mite-finally-prompts-murder-trial-News-Feature#ixzz0YnbAFnQP

King Bhumipol Adulyadel marked his 82nd birthday celebrations with a call for peace and national unity.

Shane Watson has powered to within a whisker of his first Test century to lead an emphatic Australian response to a rare display of West Indian dominance in the second Test.