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Top Stories Queensland election result likely to remain unknown for days No clear winner is likely to emerge from the Queensland election for several days, amid the possibility that neither Labor nor the LNP will be able to guarantee a majority vote in Parliament. Nobody won because Queenslanders turned on the major parties One in three Queenslanders sent a message to Labor and the LNP by directing their vote elsewhere, muddying the waters and leaving the state with the prospect of a hung parliament. One Nation left without state leader as key Hanson candidates tank Pauline Hanson's bid to parachute former senator Malcolm Roberts into a Queensland seat at the eleventh hour has failed, while One Nation is looking for a new state leader as Steve Dickson loses Buderim. Flights cancelled as Bali volcano erupts for second time in a week International airlines including Jetstar and Qantas cancel flights to and from Bali after Mt Agung erupts again, even though Indonesia's disaster management authorities say it's safe to fly to the island. 'If you raised your head you got shot': Survivor recalls Egypt mosque horror as death toll hits 305 A man who witnessed the bloodiest attack in Egypt's modern history says children were screaming in horror as the gunmen opened fire, and he feared he was "only seconds away from certain death". Transplanting coral could be key to regenerating 'battered' Great Barrier Reef There is fresh life on the Great Barrier Reef, where a team of scientists is regrowing coral from larvae to restore damage that may not recover naturally. Smith century puts Australia in box seat after day three A captain's knock from Steve Smith has put Australia in a strong position after day three at the Gabba, with the home side making inroads into England's top order before stumps. Camouflaged NT Police with assault weapons to combat youth crime Specialised police armed with powerful assault weapons will patrol Northern Territory streets in an effort to reduce summertime crime. England into World Cup final after thrilling win over Tonga The Tongan fairytale is over at the Rugby League World Cup, after England scored a dramatic 20-18 win in Auckland to set up a final against Australia. Two men questioned over altercation linked to mass panic in central London Authorities believe confrontation between the men on the Oxford Circus Tube platform sparked panicky, false reports that guns had been fired. Military action against Mugabe was legal, Zimbabwe judge rules As Zimbabwe's military seeks to show its moves against Robert Mugabe were not a coup, a High Court judge rules its actions were legal. But experts say the decision sets a dangerous precedent. Medical supplies, UN aid workers reach Yemen after blockade eased Flights carrying more than 15 tonnes of vaccines and humanitarian aid workers arrive in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, UN officials say, after the easing of a nearly three-week-old military blockade that caused an international outcry. Trump says he turned down Time's Person of the Year — but the magazine denies asking him There's been a fresh twist in Donald Trump's long and complicated relationship with Time magazine — the US President says he's the frontrunner to take out 2017 Person of the Year but he "took a pass". Man charged after alleged naked rampage with pitchfork A Perth man is charged after allegedly going on a naked rampage in which he doused a contractor at a day care centre with petrol, and attacked two women in their homes with a brick and a pitchfork. A mystery and a breakthrough: Is it the final chapter in the Hayley Dodd case? A breakthrough may finally bring an end to one of Western Australia's most baffling missing persons cases, as the trial of Francis Wark comes to an end, writes Joanna Menagh. Giant freshwater crayfish find prompts calls for Tarkine forest protection Giant freshwater crayfish find prompts more calls for the Tasmanian Government to protect the vulnerable species by revoking logging in 30,000 hectares of rainforest. Cat hair identifies woman accused of mailing bomb to Obama A woman accused of mailing potentially deadly homemade bombs to Barack Obama and the Governor of Texas is arrested, in part, due to cat hair and an almost-destroyed shipping label bearing her address. Young woman dies after being struck by lightning in Melbourne A woman in her 20s dies after she and a man were struck by lightning during a storm in Melbourne's north-east on Friday night. Advocates improvise to get pill-testing kits to Spilt Milk festivalgoers Advocates for pill-testing at music festivals resort to their plan-B in order to make test kits available to punters at Canberra's Spilt Milk festival, after a derailed attempt to use the event for Australia's first trial of the controversial practice. 'Striking variations' in Murray-Darling Basin Plan compliance, review finds New South Wales and Queensland are slapped with a scathing assessment of compliance with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, after a review finds poor levels of enforcement and a lack of transparency in the states' water management. Analysis and Opinion Gabbatoir loses some menace as Poms refuse to be lambs to the slaughter By Catherine McGregor The WA Liberals have shot themselves in the foot. Again By Jessica Strutt How England's triumph of planning created the perfect Ashes set-up By Geoff Lemon at the Gabba The Navy's shipbuilding deal is more complicated and costly than it looks By national affairs correspondent Greg Jennett World Million tonnes of radioactive water still in storage after Fukushima disaster   Spinning ice circle attracts tourists to Inner Mongolia city   Search for missing submarine to continue as families give up hope of rescue   Business Frydenberg keeps energy ministers from nixing Turnbull's NEG   Chinese markets showing stress as debt worries build   Blackmail — the business plan for cheaper wages   Politics Nobody won because Queenslanders turned on the major parties   Queensland election result likely to remain unknown for days   Military action against Mugabe was legal, Zimbabwe judge rules   Sport Smith century puts Australia in box seat after day three   Smith puts the ego away in top-notch knock to deny England   England into World Cup final after thrilling win over Tonga   Science and Technology Transplanting coral could be key to regenerating 'battered' Great Barrier Reef   How a love of sailing helped Einstein explain the universe   Can tattoos or back hair protect you from the sun?   Environment 'Striking variations' in Murray-Darling Basin Plan compliance, review finds   Spinning ice circle attracts tourists to Inner Mongolia city   Frydenberg keeps energy ministers from nixing Turnbull's NEG       Follow Us     The ABC sent this message to starnewsposting@gmail.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC. 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