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Government accused of trying to gag Kevin Rudd at royal commission
Glorious Leader! US developers to launch North Korea, the video game
Oscar Pistorius must have psychiatric assessment live trial coverage
Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey each experience some senior moments
Turkey mine explosion: rescue operation live updates
Budget 2014: the fallout
Ukraine agrees to talks on Moscow-backed plan for eastern regions
Theresa May urged to investigate police request for blogger to remove tweets
Budget changes translate to $7bn cut in foreign aid over five years
Chelsea Manning may be transferred to civilian prison for gender treatment
Budget 2014 in numbers
Turkey mine explosion: more than 200 dead and hundreds trapped
Migration Act amended to exclude refugees with bad security assessment
Peter Garrett denies home insulation scheme was 'flooded with shonks'
Budget cuts cause concern among Australia's arts community
Cutting off dole to young people 'could lead to surge in crime'
Vietnamese workers torch foreign factories over Chinese sea claims
US government grants for North Korea could endanger lives, say experts
Criticising US government grants for North Korea is 'ignorant and insulting'
Seniors pledge to campaign in marginal seats to reverse budget cuts
Turkey mine explosion kills hundreds - video
Coalition has delivered a budget for higher unemployment
Factcheck: the world's 'biggest medical research endowment fund'
Budget: 80 ABC staff out of work in 90 days as Australia Network closes
Budget 2014: CSIRO will be forced to shed 420 more jobs after cuts

Government accused of trying to gag Kevin Rudd at royal commission

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:40 AM PDT

Former prime minister's appearance sparks furious legal argument over redacted parts of his statement

Glorious Leader! US developers to launch North Korea, the video game

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:38 AM PDT

Controversial new game invites players to take up Kim Jong-un's fight against "American imperialist hordes"

Oscar Pistorius must have psychiatric assessment live trial coverage

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:35 AM PDT

Live coverage as judge rules Pistorius must spend time in mental health hospital following diagnosis of anxiety disorder

Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey each experience some senior moments

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:34 AM PDT

Older Australians speak out loud and proud: one critical, the other full of praise

Turkey mine explosion: rescue operation live updates

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:29 AM PDT

Energy minister says 205 miners have been killed
Hundreds of miners still trapped underground
More than 360 evacuated
PM Erdogan announces three days of mourning
Erdogan's AKP accused of ignoring safety warnings

Budget 2014: the fallout

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:13 AM PDT

With the budget published, the Coalition faces a backlash from its own Liberal-led states, the opposition, pensioners and the ABC

Ukraine agrees to talks on Moscow-backed plan for eastern regions

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:01 AM PDT

Prime minister to chair discussions on OSCE peace proposals day after six Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel ambush Continue reading...

Theresa May urged to investigate police request for blogger to remove tweets

Posted: 14 May 2014 01:00 AM PDT

Green party peer Jenny Jones writes to home secretary after officers asked activist to delete posts about Ukip Continue reading...

Budget changes translate to $7bn cut in foreign aid over five years

Posted: 14 May 2014 12:54 AM PDT

Government to index the figure to inflation rather than calculate it as a percentage of gross national income

Chelsea Manning may be transferred to civilian prison for gender treatment

Posted: 14 May 2014 12:39 AM PDT

Defence secretary has given approval for army to try to work out transfer plan with Federal Bureau of Prisons, officials say Continue reading...

Budget 2014 in numbers

Posted: 14 May 2014 12:25 AM PDT

20m trees to be planted, 100,000 couples to receive free marriage counselling and 60 orangutans to be released in Indonesia here are some of the key numbers in the budget Continue reading...

Turkey mine explosion: more than 200 dead and hundreds trapped

Posted: 14 May 2014 12:25 AM PDT

Disaster management agency says authorities are preparing for possibility that death toll in Soma disaster could rise sharply
Follow the Turkish mine rescue operation live Continue reading...

Migration Act amended to exclude refugees with bad security assessment

Posted: 14 May 2014 12:20 AM PDT

Coalition and Labor combine forces in Senate to pass bill while Greens rage against it

Peter Garrett denies home insulation scheme was 'flooded with shonks'

Posted: 14 May 2014 12:05 AM PDT

Former environment minister tells royal commission he underestimated number of people who would enter the industry

Budget cuts cause concern among Australia's arts community

Posted: 13 May 2014 11:57 PM PDT

Film and TV funding body Screen Australia will lose $38m over four years, forcing a review of all programs

Cutting off dole to young people 'could lead to surge in crime'

Posted: 13 May 2014 11:45 PM PDT

Welfare groups sound alarm about six-month waiting period, saying change also leaves workers open to exploitation

Vietnamese workers torch foreign factories over Chinese sea claims

Posted: 13 May 2014 11:19 PM PDT

State media in Vietnam says up to 20,000 people involved in attacking factories, not all of which were Chinese-owned

US government grants for North Korea could endanger lives, say experts

Posted: 13 May 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Analysts say funding projects that encourage people to break the law is irresponsible and counter-productive. NK News reports

Debate: Criticising North Korea grants is 'ignorant and insulting'

Criticising US government grants for North Korea is 'ignorant and insulting'

Posted: 13 May 2014 11:00 PM PDT

To suggest those working for change in North Korea are driven solely by money is missing the point, says Christopher Green

Debate: US grants putting people at risk, say experts

Seniors pledge to campaign in marginal seats to reverse budget cuts

Posted: 13 May 2014 10:41 PM PDT

Groups will campaign at the next federal election to push Coalition to change its mind

Turkey mine explosion kills hundreds - video

Posted: 13 May 2014 10:28 PM PDT

A huge rescue operation was launched in Turkey after an explosion and fire at a coal mine killed hundreds of workers. Almost 800 people were believed to have been working underground at the time of the blast Continue reading...

Coalition has delivered a budget for higher unemployment

Posted: 13 May 2014 10:12 PM PDT

Treasury is forecasting the jobless rate to rise to 6.25% by June 2015 and to stay there for at least a year

Factcheck: the world's 'biggest medical research endowment fund'

Posted: 13 May 2014 10:11 PM PDT

Guardian Australia weighs the treasurer's eye-catching claim for the money raised by the $7 Medicare co-payment

Budget: 80 ABC staff out of work in 90 days as Australia Network closes

Posted: 13 May 2014 10:10 PM PDT

ABC chief suggests Abbott government had decided to axe the network while still in opposition