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Oscar Pistorius trial live coverage Tuesday 13 May
Icac: head of alleged Liberal slush fund says corruption claims are a vendetta
Leeza Ormsby charged for cannabis after four months in Bali police cell
Boko Haram rebels parade 'liberated' Nigerian girls in propaganda video
Ralph Blewitt tells inquiry he didn't write statement he gave to police
Canadian runaway train disaster firm faces criminal charges
Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert handed six-year jail sentence
Germany to aid Ukraine talks with separatists
Budget 2014: Tony Abbott describes expected cuts as pain with a purpose
UN appoints first female commander of peacekeeping force
Syria used chemical weapons on rebels, claims human rights group
Mike Baird unveils his reform package to clean up New South Wales politics
Santos accused of using cynical strategy to lift gas price in Australia
Australias housing boom is slowing down, economists say
Swiss school rejects Russian teacher over Putin's foreign policy in Ukraine
Glenn Greenwald: from Martin Luther King to Anonymous, the state targets dissenters not just "bad guys"
Budget 2014: 'pain with a purpose' as it happened
Peter Garrett denies knowing about rush job on insulation scheme costs
Icac: former Hartcher aide says boss asked him to lie about donation
Former Manus Island guards design 'survivor' T-shirt to mark unrest
Adam Goodes wants constitution 'fixed' to prevent racial discrimination
South Korean building leans 20 degrees video
South Korean building leans 20 degrees video
Nathan Tinkler 'in airport departure lounge' days before Icac appearance
Australia asked Americans for more help to spy on Australian citizens

Oscar Pistorius trial live coverage Tuesday 13 May

Posted: 13 May 2014 01:32 AM PDT

Live coverage as court decides whether Pistorius should be sent for mental health assessment after diagnosis of anxiety disorder

Icac: head of alleged Liberal slush fund says corruption claims are a vendetta

Posted: 13 May 2014 01:31 AM PDT

Inquiry told that federal senator and property developer were bitter over losing preselection

Leeza Ormsby charged for cannabis after four months in Bali police cell

Posted: 13 May 2014 01:05 AM PDT

Sydney woman detained in a drug raid in February will not face MDMA and hashish charges

Boko Haram rebels parade 'liberated' Nigerian girls in propaganda video

Posted: 13 May 2014 12:59 AM PDT

Leader Abubakar Shekau suggests the girls could be exchanged for jailed Boko Haram members Continue reading...

Ralph Blewitt tells inquiry he didn't write statement he gave to police

Posted: 13 May 2014 12:47 AM PDT

Former Australian Workers Union official apologises to the inquiry for any perjury he may have committed

Canadian runaway train disaster firm faces criminal charges

Posted: 13 May 2014 12:46 AM PDT

Railway company and three employees face negligence charges after 47 died in worst railway accident in Canada in 150 years Continue reading...

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert handed six-year jail sentence

Posted: 13 May 2014 12:45 AM PDT

Olmert, 68, found guilty of taking bribes in a real estate deal that took place during his time as mayor of Jerusalem Continue reading...

Germany to aid Ukraine talks with separatists

Posted: 13 May 2014 12:34 AM PDT

Foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier aims for quick launch of dialogue after two eastern regions declare independence Continue reading...

Budget 2014: Tony Abbott describes expected cuts as pain with a purpose

Posted: 13 May 2014 12:32 AM PDT

Widespread reduction in welfare provision and government jobs predicted in an effort to tackle debt and deficit

UN appoints first female commander of peacekeeping force

Posted: 13 May 2014 12:04 AM PDT

Norwegian Major General Kristin Lund, who has served in Bosnia and Afghanistan, to lead 1,000 peacekeepers in Cyprus Continue reading...

Syria used chemical weapons on rebels, claims human rights group

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:58 PM PDT

Claim adds to growing concerns that Assad's government is still using chemical weapons after hundreds killed in attack last year Continue reading...

Mike Baird unveils his reform package to clean up New South Wales politics

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:17 PM PDT

Ministers have to publish diary summaries of scheduled meetings with lobbyists; Electoral Commission gets more power

Santos accused of using cynical strategy to lift gas price in Australia

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:14 PM PDT

Anti-coal seam activists present pricing tribunal with 'internal industry report' from Credit Suisse backing their claim

Australias housing boom is slowing down, economists say

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:06 PM PDT

Home loan and house price data points to more sustainable growth in the property market after a euphoric 2013

Swiss school rejects Russian teacher over Putin's foreign policy in Ukraine

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Rejection letter to woman in Neuchatel accuses Russia of provoking a civil war in Ukraine and abusing international law Continue reading...

Glenn Greenwald: from Martin Luther King to Anonymous, the state targets dissenters not just "bad guys"

Posted: 12 May 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Don't believe the argument that mass surveillance is only a problem for wrongdoers. Governments have repeatedly spied on anyone who challenges their power, says Glenn Greenwald in an extract from his book about Edward Snowden and the NSA, No Place to Hide

The explosive day we revealed Edward Snowden's identity
How the NSA tampers with US-made internet routers
Glenn Greenwald: 'I don't trust the UK not to arrest me'
Continue reading...

Budget 2014: 'pain with a purpose' as it happened

Posted: 12 May 2014 10:35 PM PDT

Parliamentarians gather in Canberra for the Abbott government's first budget. All the developments, live.

Peter Garrett denies knowing about rush job on insulation scheme costs

Posted: 12 May 2014 10:32 PM PDT

Former environment minister also contradicts statements by former parliamentary secretary Mark Abib

Icac: former Hartcher aide says boss asked him to lie about donation

Posted: 12 May 2014 10:22 PM PDT

Ray Carter tells inquiry of alleged slush fund for concealing contributions to the Liberal party from prohibited donors

Former Manus Island guards design 'survivor' T-shirt to mark unrest

Posted: 12 May 2014 10:05 PM PDT

Facebook conversation suggests calling the February riots, which left one asylum seeker dead, a 'rock fest'

Adam Goodes wants constitution 'fixed' to prevent racial discrimination

Posted: 12 May 2014 09:16 PM PDT

AFL legend calls for Indigenous Australians to be fully recognised in the document, which came into force in 1901

South Korean building leans 20 degrees video

Posted: 12 May 2014 08:31 PM PDT

A seven-story building, still under construction in South Korea, started to tilt on Monday and is in danger of collapse, local officials said. Construction of the building, a multiple-purpose structure with residential and commercial units, began in August last year and was expected to be complete by the end of this month. Continue reading...

South Korean building leans 20 degrees video

Posted: 12 May 2014 08:31 PM PDT

A seven-storey building has started to tilt alarmingly while still under construction in South Korea. Construction of the combined residential and commercial building began in August 2013 and it was due to be complete by the end of May 2014 Continue reading...

Nathan Tinkler 'in airport departure lounge' days before Icac appearance

Posted: 12 May 2014 08:29 PM PDT

Former mining billionaire due to face commission to answer questions over political donations from his property company