Julia Gillard has hit back the Queensland premier’s rejection of her education reforms. Campbell Newman insists he’s unlikely to support the Gonski reforms unless they substantially change. The Prime Minister says Newman is putting Liberal political interests ahead of Queensland children.

 

Military prosecutors say US soldier Bradley Manning systematically harvested a vast troll of secret documents to pass onto Wikileaks. Manning is accused of the biggest leak of secret documents in US history. He’s pleaded guilty to ten charges but not the most serious charge of aiding the enemy.

 

A factory fire in China has killed at least 119 people and injured more than 50 others. The blaze broke out in a poultry processing plant in the northeast province of Jilin. Investigators are examining claims that the front gate of the factory was locked, trapping some of the workers.

 

Turkey’s prime minister has condemned the anti-government protests as they continue for a fourth day. / says the protests don’t constitute a Turkey’s spring and he’s accused protestors working arm and arm with terrorism. The US Secretary of State John Kerry says he’s concerned about the government’s crackdown on protestors.