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- Brazil's Ronaldo helps launch football tournament in Rio de Janeiro favela - video
- Chris Kenny refuses to withdraw his defamation case over ABC skit
- Frances Abbott's classmates angry that they could not apply for scholarship
- Chinese museum closed down over 'fake' exhibits
- Child killers' 'inadequate' jail sentences 'have shocked public conscience'
- Southern Australia's heatwave shows no signs of abating
- Queensland rejects push to make Muslim women remove burqas
- Coalition MP tells voters to stop budget complaints and visit Asia
- Pakistan's Geo News becomes latest target in blasphemy accusation trend
- Budget changes mean pensions will be $80 a week less within a decade: Acoss
- Gonski school funding reforms: Abbott says cost is 'pie in the sky'
- Deadly bombing in Xinjiang, China
- Sex hotline pensioner labels Abbotts wink at her call sleazy and slimy
- US test-fires Aegis missile defence system destined for Europe
- Thirteen asylum seekers to be settled in Nauru after winning refugee status
- Tony Abbott's daughter was courted for scholarship
- David Gonski's Jean Blackburn Oration the speech in full
- US vice-president Joe Biden pushes energy cooperation in visit to Cyprus
- California kidnap victim rescued after 10 years
- Bomb scare seals off Monash freeway as truck driver surrenders to police
- First world war diaries reveal 'sports' played in the trenches
- Education regulator cuts may let in 'fly-by-night operators', fears Kim Carr
- Fruitvale Station trial ends as Bart settles with Oscar Grant's friends
- US Senate clears way for drone memo author's judicial nomination
| Brazil's Ronaldo helps launch football tournament in Rio de Janeiro favela - video Posted: 22 May 2014 01:18 AM PDT Former Brazilian striker Ronaldo plays football at a favela in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2014 World Cup. Ronaldo helps launch a tournament organised by the Fifa Football for Hope Festival, which looks to bring social change through football. The tournament will run along side the official World Cup, which begins 12 June. Continue reading...       |
| Chris Kenny refuses to withdraw his defamation case over ABC skit Posted: 22 May 2014 01:15 AM PDT News Corp columnist will pursue appeal despite broadcaster's offer to settle, pay costs and apologise again Continue reading...      |
| Frances Abbott's classmates angry that they could not apply for scholarship Posted: 22 May 2014 01:08 AM PDT Students say no one knew that financial help given to prime minister's daughter was available from Whitehouse Institute Continue reading...      |
| Chinese museum closed down over 'fake' exhibits Posted: 22 May 2014 12:35 AM PDT Police shut down Lucheng museum in Liaoning after finding a third of 8,000 items on display are not genuine, report says Continue reading...       |
| Child killers' 'inadequate' jail sentences 'have shocked public conscience' Posted: 21 May 2014 11:45 PM PDT South Australia's director of public prosecutions urges appeals court to increase jail terms Continue reading...      |
| Southern Australia's heatwave shows no signs of abating Posted: 21 May 2014 11:24 PM PDT South-eastern states feel the warmth as autumn refuses to give in to winter's approach Continue reading...      |
| Queensland rejects push to make Muslim women remove burqas Posted: 21 May 2014 11:22 PM PDT Independent MP's bill would have empowered police to require people to remove any face covering to establish their identity Continue reading...      |
| Coalition MP tells voters to stop budget complaints and visit Asia Posted: 21 May 2014 11:08 PM PDT Plain-speaking George Christensen tells Twitter followers that budget austerity measures are, essentially, a first world problem Continue reading...      |
| Pakistan's Geo News becomes latest target in blasphemy accusation trend Posted: 21 May 2014 11:00 PM PDT Widespread calls for popular TV channel to be shut down after using Sufi song on broadcast of mock celebrity wedding Continue reading...       |
| Budget changes mean pensions will be $80 a week less within a decade: Acoss Posted: 21 May 2014 10:59 PM PDT Advocacy group says low- and middle-income families will be hardest hit by spending cuts and tax increases Continue reading...      |
| Gonski school funding reforms: Abbott says cost is 'pie in the sky' Posted: 21 May 2014 10:01 PM PDT David Gonski says Coalition's plan to limit education funding 'simple' and 'not adequate' Continue reading...      |
| Deadly bombing in Xinjiang, China Posted: 21 May 2014 08:29 PM PDT Explosions as vehicles plough throw market in city of Urumqi, where Uighur separatists have been blamed for other attacks       |
| Sex hotline pensioner labels Abbotts wink at her call sleazy and slimy Posted: 21 May 2014 08:09 PM PDT PM says he regrets his reaction to the call from 67-year-old grandmother Gloria as he defends his role as minister for women Continue reading...      |
| US test-fires Aegis missile defence system destined for Europe Posted: 21 May 2014 07:58 PM PDT Test takes place in Hawaii of interceptor that will be stationed first in Romania as part of US-Nato system criticised by Russia Continue reading...      |
| Thirteen asylum seekers to be settled in Nauru after winning refugee status Posted: 21 May 2014 07:55 PM PDT Scott Morrison says detainees will get help adjusting to life on the island as talks continue on deal with Cambodia       |
| Tony Abbott's daughter was courted for scholarship Posted: 21 May 2014 06:16 PM PDT New Matilda website reports leaked documents show Frances Abbott was awarded $60,636 during first and only interview Continue reading...      |
| David Gonski's Jean Blackburn Oration the speech in full Posted: 21 May 2014 05:47 PM PDT The head of the landmark education funding review says an effective funding freeze after 2017 threatens to cement educational disadvantage Continue reading...       |
| US vice-president Joe Biden pushes energy cooperation in visit to Cyprus Posted: 21 May 2014 05:14 PM PDT Discovery of oil and natural gas deposits in the Mediterranean highlights the growing importance the US has given to the region Continue reading...       |
| California kidnap victim rescued after 10 years Posted: 21 May 2014 04:14 PM PDT A woman who was 15 when she disappeared 10 years ago from her California home has come forward to police Continue reading...      |
| Bomb scare seals off Monash freeway as truck driver surrenders to police Posted: 21 May 2014 04:06 PM PDT Man with a suspect device strapped to his head strips naked before giving himself up to police after early morning standoff Continue reading...      |
| First world war diaries reveal 'sports' played in the trenches Posted: 21 May 2014 04:05 PM PDT 'Games programme' including pillow fights and other diversions among documents now published online by National Archive Continue reading...       |
| Education regulator cuts may let in 'fly-by-night operators', fears Kim Carr Posted: 21 May 2014 03:46 PM PDT Coalition 'will court disaster' if standards agency budget is slashed at time when scores of new providers may join industry Continue reading...      |
| Fruitvale Station trial ends as Bart settles with Oscar Grant's friends Posted: 21 May 2014 02:56 PM PDT Friends of Oscar Grant, who was shot by a Bart police officer in 2009, will split $175,000 from San Francisco transit agency Continue reading...      |
| US Senate clears way for drone memo author's judicial nomination Posted: 21 May 2014 01:52 PM PDT David Barron, Harvard law professor who drafted key memo authorizing controversial targeted killing program, poised to become federal judge after 52-43 vote Continue reading...      |
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