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- Joe Hockey issues new warning of razor gang's cuts to pensioners
- The great North Korean picture show video
- William and Kate get hip in the city of churches
- Legal community has grave concerns over new push for mass data collection
- US warns Russia over Ukraine as Moscow announces military exercises
- Begging ban: Perth city council pushes to outlaw beggars in city centre
- NSW gas bills set to flare up, adding $224 a year to average household bill
- Queensland government wants to hear from you on debt (as long as you agree)
- Strike fighters give Australia ability to project massive air power
- North Korean health system crumbling as shortages and sanctions bite
- South Korean ferry disaster company targeted in raids
- MH370: more powerful sonar needed in plane search, says Australia
- Australia's asylum policies repeatedly criticised by UN officials at conference
- Pirates hijack oil tanker and steal millions of litres
- No-fly list used by FBI to coerce Muslims into informing, lawsuit claims
- Ukraine president blames pro-Russian separatists for killing of politician
- Pakistan army demands TV channel closure over assassination dispute
- Does US evidence prove Russian special forces are in eastern Ukraine?
- Fighter planes: Australia 'already has' the $12.4bn to pay for stealth jets
- Indians say criminal justice system cannot cope with rape cases
- President Obama tours Washington mudslide area pictures
- Israel will have to run Palestine if peace talks fail, Mahmoud Abbas warns
- Elizabeth Warren reopens White House wounds in new book
- North Koreans shown Kim Jong-un childhood photos - video
- Mongolian herds
Joe Hockey issues new warning of razor gang's cuts to pensioners Posted: 23 Apr 2014 01:04 AM PDT Bill Shorten accuses the government of 'cynically trying to soften the ground for massive cuts to pensions' Continue reading... |
The great North Korean picture show video Posted: 23 Apr 2014 01:00 AM PDT Behind the scenes of the propaganda movie industry: documentary film-makers Lynn Lee and James Leong followed the making of an anti-Japanese propaganda movie meant to glorify North Korea's 50 year-old Songun or 'military first' campaign. These excerpts from their documentary, The Great North Korean Picture Show, reveal the determination of cast and crew to please the Pyongyang regime. Watch the full film here Continue reading... |
William and Kate get hip in the city of churches Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:55 AM PDT Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, focused on youth during a visit to Adelaide in South Australia on Wednesday. The couple, without baby George, visited the suburb of Elizabeth, where they were hosted by Northern Sound System, a youth development facility Continue reading... |
Legal community has grave concerns over new push for mass data collection Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:47 AM PDT Senate inquiry told extensions to surveillance powers should be rebuffed unless they are 'necessary and proportionate' Continue reading... |
US warns Russia over Ukraine as Moscow announces military exercises Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:31 AM PDT US secretary of state John Kerry expresses deep concern over 'lack of positive Russian steps to de-escalate' crisis Continue reading... |
Begging ban: Perth city council pushes to outlaw beggars in city centre Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:22 AM PDT Criminalising panhandlers is not the answer, says peak housing body for the homeless Continue reading... |
NSW gas bills set to flare up, adding $224 a year to average household bill Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:36 PM PDT Independent pricing tribunal blames rising export demand and carbon tax for price rises, while Labor pushes for domestic reservation policy |
Queensland government wants to hear from you on debt (as long as you agree) Posted: 22 Apr 2014 10:53 PM PDT An online questionnaire canvassing options for reducing the state's debt has received 16,000 submissions, but none of those will question the underlying premise Continue reading... |
Strike fighters give Australia ability to project massive air power Posted: 22 Apr 2014 10:50 PM PDT Maintaining superiority in the air was behind the governments decision to spend $12.4bn on the F-35 jets Continue reading... |
North Korean health system crumbling as shortages and sanctions bite Posted: 22 Apr 2014 10:31 PM PDT Patients said to be taking methamphetamine as medicine because drugs are too expensive despite promise of universal healthcare Our new North Korea network: follow the Guardian and our partners for unique reporting and analysis Continue reading... |
South Korean ferry disaster company targeted in raids Posted: 22 Apr 2014 09:41 PM PDT Authorities investigate head of Yoo family, which ran Sewol service, as recovery of bodies enters second week |
MH370: more powerful sonar needed in plane search, says Australia Posted: 22 Apr 2014 08:52 PM PDT Defence minister says system that found Titanic may be brought in as robot mini-sub finds no sign of wreckage so far Continue reading... |
Australia's asylum policies repeatedly criticised by UN officials at conference Posted: 22 Apr 2014 08:20 PM PDT UNHCR criticises boat turnbacks and Cambodia resettlement plan, and claims Australia is not cooperating with investigation Continue reading... |
Pirates hijack oil tanker and steal millions of litres Posted: 22 Apr 2014 07:58 PM PDT Japanese ship boarded in Malacca Strait and diesel pumped into waiting vessels before raiders fled taking three crew with them |
No-fly list used by FBI to coerce Muslims into informing, lawsuit claims Posted: 22 Apr 2014 07:00 PM PDT Case highlights plight of people wrongfully added to database who face lengthy, secretive process to clear their names Continue reading... |
Ukraine president blames pro-Russian separatists for killing of politician Posted: 22 Apr 2014 05:44 PM PDT Oleksandr Turchynov says 'terrorists' killed Vladimir Rybak, while self-styled mayor of Sloyvansk says it is work of ultra-nationalists Continue reading... |
Pakistan army demands TV channel closure over assassination dispute Posted: 22 Apr 2014 05:32 PM PDT Geo News accused of libel, after allegations the military's main intelligence agency had ordered its star journalist killed Continue reading... |
Does US evidence prove Russian special forces are in eastern Ukraine? Posted: 22 Apr 2014 03:55 PM PDT The state department seems convinced by photographs collected by Ukraine's government that analyse the weapons, dress and beards of 'green men' appearing with paramilitaries in eastern cities Ukraine's acting president calls for relaunch of anti-terror operation Continue reading... |
Fighter planes: Australia 'already has' the $12.4bn to pay for stealth jets Posted: 22 Apr 2014 03:50 PM PDT PM to announce purchase of 58 US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, which he says will bring 'significant economic benefits' |
Indians say criminal justice system cannot cope with rape cases Posted: 22 Apr 2014 03:32 PM PDT Survey finds nine in 10 say the crime is a 'very big problem', while three in four say laws too lax and police not strict enough Continue reading... |
President Obama tours Washington mudslide area pictures Posted: 22 Apr 2014 03:15 PM PDT Tuesday marks the one-month anniversary of the Oso mudslide that killed a confirmed 41 people. Two are still on the missing persons list Continue reading... |
Israel will have to run Palestine if peace talks fail, Mahmoud Abbas warns Posted: 22 Apr 2014 02:55 PM PDT Stark warning follows reports Palestinian president may disband Palestinian Authority if talks end by 29 April without extension Continue reading... |
Elizabeth Warren reopens White House wounds in new book Posted: 22 Apr 2014 01:37 PM PDT Massachusetts senator reveals frustration with Obama over Wall Street reforms and describes clashes with Tim Geithner Continue reading... |
North Koreans shown Kim Jong-un childhood photos - video Posted: 22 Apr 2014 01:27 PM PDT A crowd of North Koreans was treated to a rare viewing of photographs of their leader Kim Jong-un as a child. At the end of a concert airing the first meeting between Kim and the country's air force, the big screen showed a chronological documentary of the family dynasty including a child Kim Jong-un, met by rapturous applause from the audience Continue reading... |
Posted: 22 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT |
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