澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-10-26

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The former Prime Minister John Howard's return to the public eye has brought him a confrontation¹ with David Hicks and saw him come under fire from footwear. On the ABC's Q & A program, a man threw a shoe at Mr Howard in protest at Australia's involvement in Iraq. The former PM also faced questions via video from former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has compared the Coalition²'s economic policy to that of Pauline Hanson's. Ms Gillard used a speech to business leaders to question the Opposition³'s commitment to long-term economic reform. She singled out Shadow Treasurer⁴ Joe Hockey's call to control interest rates, saying that'd put Australia's prosperity at risk.

A new poll shows the Government has dropped behind the Coalition in the two-party vote. Today's Newspoll gives the Opposition 52 per cent of the vote compared to Labor's 48 per cent.

A 16-hour standoff between an armed man and police ended in Brisbane overnight. The 54-year-old New Zealander set himself and his boat alight and then jumped into the Brisbane River. He was quickly rescued and taken to hospital.

And a leading economic forecaster is predicting that Australia is on the cusp of a second resources boom. The Access Economics' quarterly outlook says the boom would also drive up interest rates. But it's also warned that a lack of migration⁵ will lead to a skills shortage.