National Breaking news

THE Queensland government plans to build 10 new schools with private enterprise despite announcing "unviable" schools are set to close.    

THE federal budget's underlying position has been in decline since the early 2000s, the independent Parliamentary Budget Office says.    

THE Victorian government wants to stop strike action at power stations that has the potential to threaten the state's energy supply.    

WORKCOVERSA says total work days lost due to claims for workers' compensation last year equals more than 1500 years of lost productivity for businesses.    

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says she comes from a long line of truly awful singers.