MPs scramble as new electorate boundaries change political landscape and other top stories.

• MPs scramble as new electorate boundaries change political landscape

  

  The Liberal MP Angus Taylor has played down the prospect of defecting to the Nationals, amid manoeuvring and number-crunching by all political parties after new political boundaries changed the electoral landscape across New South Wales.Related:Ian Macfarlane signals frontbench ambition after defecting to NationalsLabor’s shadow treasurer, Chris Bowen, has ruled out moving seats but frontbench colleagueAnthony Albaneseis considering his options and Joel Fitzgibbon is negotiating with MPs from ne..

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• Schools failing students with disabilities, teachers need more training ...

  

  Schools failing students with disabilities, teachers need more training: Senate committee findsUpdatedJanuary 15, 2016 19:22:30 A Senate committee has released a scathing report on the state of school education for children with disabilities.The cross-party Education and Employment References Committee chaired by Labor Senator Sue Lines recommended more funding to assist students with a disability and the schools that they attend, better teacher training and a more coordinated, national appr..

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• Family calls for help to find teen, Caleb Hough, missing from Melbourne's ...

  

  Family calls for help to find teen, Caleb Hough, missing from Melbourne's south since DecemberPostedJanuary 15, 2016 21:56:08 The family of a teenager missing from Melbourne's south since before Christmas have called on the public for any information they might have to help find him.Victoria Police said Caleb Hough was last seen on December 20 near The Cresent, Highett.He was seen travelling as a passenger in a blue 2003 Ford Falcon XR6 sedan, with registration SOG 812.Caleb, who lives in Ch..

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• 'Bring the gang!': St Kilda Australia Day party goes viral on Facebook

  

  St Kilda Beach can't be the party beach any morePhoto: Chris HopkinsAn Australia Day party planned for St Kilda beach has been shut down after tens of thousands of people indicated on Facebook they might attend, attracting the attention of police.Titled Triple J Hottest 100 Party 2016 at St Kilda Beach, it invited people to "bring a buddy, bring your beers ... this is an open event, spread the word and bring the gang!".More than 6000 people said they would attend the event, while a further 20,00..

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• Victoria Police quiz rapist over disappearance of Whorouly woman Karen Chetcuti

  

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• Road rage behind Melbourne freeway smash

  

  VideoRoad rage blamed for head-on smashRoad rage is being blamed for a head-on smash on Melbourne's Monash Freeway, with a car crashed through a barrier, hitting another vehicle in oncoming traffic this morning.A driver in an alleged "a road rage" incident who was yelling out his window and swerving between lanes was behind a head-on crash on the major Melbourne freeway, a witness claims.Three men were injured when a Holden Commodore lost control and crashed through the wire barrier of the Monas..

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• Shorten confirms he stepped in on Clements

  

  Shorten confirms he stepped in on Clements

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• Police believe they have found the body of South Australian man Dale McCauley ...

  

  Dale McCauley as last seen at his Willunga home, south of Adelaide, in January 1998. The remains of missing South Australian man Dale McCauley have likely been uncovered by police just days after his sister pleaded for his body to be found.Mr McCauley went missing on January 16, 1998, and was last seen at his Willunga home, south of Adelaide.Adrian Mahony, 65, was recently charged with Mr McCauley's murder following a cold case review by major crime detectives. Police found th..

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• Crocodile attack victim's arm found in reptile's stomach

  

  Crocodile attack victim's arm found in reptile's stomachBy Elliana LawfordUpdatedJanuary 15, 2016 19:00:47 A woman's hand and forearm were found during a dissection of a crocodile that was captured and killed after an attack in Western Australia's Kimberley region.Parks and Wildlife authorities in Wyndham cut the saltwater crocodile open to confirm it was responsible for Wednesday's attack at Three Mile Creek.Karen Prior, 68, lost her arm below the elbow in the attack and is in a stable cond..

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• Greens MP Mehreen Faruqi stopped and interrogated at LAX

  

  Pakistani-born NSW Greens MP Mehreen Faruqi was detained at Los Angles airport for an hour by immigration controlPhoto: Ben RushtonNSW Greens MP Mehreen Faruqi says she was racially profiled at Los Angeles International Airport after she was detained and interrogated by immigration officials before being permitted to enter the country.Dr Faruqi, who was travelling to the United States on self-funded trip to investigate drug law reform, said she and her husband were passing through immigration co..

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Man with knives arrested at Canberra Centre .	Ebden vows to move on after first-round Canberra loss .