Main stories in Tuesday's 1200 ABC news

AAP General News (Australia)
08-24-2010
Main stories in Tuesday's 1200 ABC news

SYDNEY, Aug 24 AAP - Main stories in Tuesday's 1200 ABC news:

- Independent MP Rob Oakeshott has said he will do whatever it takes to prevent Australians
going back to the polls and has called for more cooperation between Labor and the Coalition.

- Anthony Albanese, federal infrastructure minister, says its too soon to speculate
on the possibility of a power-sharing agreement between Labor and the Coalition.

- Four seats remain in doubt as the Electoral Commission continues to count votes on Tuesday.

- The unsuccessful Liberal candidate for the Sydney seat of Banks, Ron Delezio, has
complained that his campaign was under-resourced and he was pre-selected too late.

- The High Court has begun hearing a challenge to Australia's offshore processing centres
from two Tamil refugees whose applications for asylum status were denied.

- South Sydney's Eddy Pettybourne has accepted a one-match ban from the NRL judiciary
for a careless high tackle in his side's loss to Panther's on Friday night.



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