TWEETERS struggle to keep posts to 140 characters - but a western Sydney council plans to limit public inquiries to just 25 words.

JULIA Gillard has called on her colleagues to stop talking about themselves and "deliver results". Ms Gillard said she was job-focused.

THE Government is facing renewed pressure over asylum seekers after two mid-ocean boat disasters in which eight people drowned.

IMMIGRATION detainees made almost 60,000 doctor visits last year, pushing the cost of health care for asylum seekers to $120m a year.