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Main party rivals woo LibDems
PM paves the way for possible coalition with election likely in May.
Knifing threatens ties with India
Australia's fragile relations with India have taken another serious blow.
If Haiku Herman's the EU pointman, what's the point?
Europe prolonging leadership crisis with choice of low-profile consensus candidate as frontman
Govt pushes on with leaky homes plan
The Government is moving on with its plans to help leaky home owners and says it is up to councils whether they participate or not.
Leaky homes will cost $11.3b to fix - report
Between 22,000 and 89,000 properties are affected by the leaky homes problem. The estimated cost of fixing them is $11.3 billion, a report released today says.
Govt defends proposed changes to Holidays Act
Acting Prime Minister Bill English says the changes make calculating holiday pay rates more transparent.
Eleventh hour climate deal not enough - Key
A deal for rich countries to slash emissions by 80pc by 2050 "falls well short of expectations and aspirations", says NZ's Prime Minister. But Barack Obama hails the 'Copenhagen accord' as a "meaningful and unprecedented breakthrough".
Climate deal 'meaningful, unprecedented' - Obama
The US and four other countries, including China, reach a climate agreement to reduce and measure emissions reductions. But Barack Obama says a "fundamental deadlock in perspectives" exists with developing nations.