Pm Gives Senator A Grilling On His Links With Burke

THE West Australian Liberal senator David Johnston has been elevated to the ministry, but not before the Prime Minister, John Howard, questioned him extensively about his previous contacts with the disgraced lobbyists Brian Burke and Julian Grill.

Windang Death Goes Unnoticed By Neighbours

LAKE Illawarra police have called on the elderly to form closer contacts with neighbours after a 61-year-old man's body lay undiscovered for more than a week in a Windang caravan park.

Burke Invitation Boasted Of Rudd's Presence

KEVIN Rudd "supped with the devil" and lied about his conversations with Brian Burke, the Government claimed yesterday, as it sought to turn his contacts with the disgraced former WA premier into a "character issue".

Ministers Put Blowtorch To Rudd On Burke

KEVIN Rudd has "supped with the devil" and lied about his conversations with Brian Burke, the Government claimed yesterday, as it sought to turn his contacts with the disgraced former WA premier into a "character issue".