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Tony Abbott faces Senate budget impasse - politics live
Egypt's presidential election begins
Bronwyn Bishop accused of 'outsourcing' Speaker's suite for dinner
Thai king endorses army chief as new leader
Manus unrest: no single party to blame for violence, review finds
Sorry Day rallies call for changes to state child-protection regimes
Salvos doorknock donations drop nearly 20% in wake of abuse inquiry
East West Link: infrastructure adviser faces conflict of interest claims
Japanese girl band AKB48 attacked with a saw at fan event
Morwell mine fire outbreak affected by lack of aircraft, inquiry hears
John Faulkner voices spying fears after parliament CCTV captures meeting
White House inadvertently reveals name of top CIA officer in Afghanistan
Is Aussie slang dying out?
Tony Abbott adds family gifts to pecuniary interest register
Abbott government spends $85,000 on videos to promote infrastructure spend
Labor agrees to family benefits freeze as Clive Palmer stonewalls Coalition
Liberal senator brandishes hoax pipe bomb at Senate estimates
Bill Heffernan reveals fake pipe bomb in Senate estimates video
Colombia election goes to run-off after rightwing opposition tops poll
Broken gargoyles: the disfigured soldiers of the first world war
Former detective charged with murdering missing student Jamie Gao
Spain: People's party triumphs while smaller parties make gains
Far-right takes victory in Danish European elections
Germany: Merkel's CDU wins European election despite worst ever result
Marine Le Pen's confidence vindicated by Front National election triumph

Tony Abbott faces Senate budget impasse - politics live

Posted: 26 May 2014 01:34 AM PDT

Parliament has returned with the Abbott government hoping to negotiate its budget measures through a hostile senate as senate estimates quiz ministers. Follow it live

Egypt's presidential election begins

Posted: 26 May 2014 01:26 AM PDT

Former army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi expected to win after most candidates pull out and many dissenters opt to boycott vote Continue reading...

Bronwyn Bishop accused of 'outsourcing' Speaker's suite for dinner

Posted: 26 May 2014 01:21 AM PDT

Labor calls use of private dining room for Liberal fundraiser on budget night an 'appalling precedent'

Thai king endorses army chief as new leader

Posted: 26 May 2014 12:53 AM PDT

King Bhumibol Adulyadej backs General Prayuth Chan-ocha as military detention of coup dissenters continues to rise Continue reading...

Manus unrest: no single party to blame for violence, review finds

Posted: 26 May 2014 12:51 AM PDT

Robert Cornall makes recommendations aimed at boosting security all of which Scott Morrison says he has accepted

Sorry Day rallies call for changes to state child-protection regimes

Posted: 26 May 2014 12:14 AM PDT

Number of Indigenous children removed from their families has increased fivefold since Bringing Them Home report of 1997

Salvos doorknock donations drop nearly 20% in wake of abuse inquiry

Posted: 25 May 2014 11:17 PM PDT

Fewer volunteers came forward to help in annual Red Shield Appeal campaign that raised less than half of target amount

East West Link: infrastructure adviser faces conflict of interest claims

Posted: 25 May 2014 11:14 PM PDT

Officials confirm $1bn earmarked for stage two of Melbourne project, despite lack of business case and late 2015 start date

Japanese girl band AKB48 attacked with a saw at fan event

Posted: 25 May 2014 10:41 PM PDT

Two members of the hugely successful band, Rina Kawaei and Anna Iriyama, taken to hospital with hand and head injuries

Morwell mine fire outbreak affected by lack of aircraft, inquiry hears

Posted: 25 May 2014 10:41 PM PDT

Firefighting aircraft did not arrive in Gippsland until late morning because they were needed in the state's west

John Faulkner voices spying fears after parliament CCTV captures meeting

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:50 PM PDT

Senator seen in parliamentary footage being used to discipline government department employee

White House inadvertently reveals name of top CIA officer in Afghanistan

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:33 PM PDT

Name was on a list of participants in briefing with Barack Obama and subsequently sent to the media, Washington Post reports

Is Aussie slang dying out?

Posted: 25 May 2014 09:02 PM PDT

After flourishing in the 20th century, slang is going through a quiet phase. Is it merely dormant or are Australians taking themselves more seriously?

Tony Abbott adds family gifts to pecuniary interest register

Posted: 25 May 2014 08:37 PM PDT

Twenty-three new entries relate to prime minister's wife and daughters and include details about Margie Abbott's charity work

Abbott government spends $85,000 on videos to promote infrastructure spend

Posted: 25 May 2014 08:17 PM PDT

Senate estimates committee told that main promotional video viewed just 2,358 times at an average cost of $37 per view

Labor agrees to family benefits freeze as Clive Palmer stonewalls Coalition

Posted: 25 May 2014 07:33 PM PDT

Savings measures worth $2.6bn should pass Senate but GP co-payments and pension changes face uncertain future

Liberal senator brandishes hoax pipe bomb at Senate estimates

Posted: 25 May 2014 07:16 PM PDT

Bill Heffernan reveals fake explosive device that he smuggled into parliament in stunt intended to expose flaws in security

Bill Heffernan reveals fake pipe bomb in Senate estimates video

Posted: 25 May 2014 07:12 PM PDT

Liberal senator Bill Heffernan reveals fake pipe bomb and another explosive that he smuggled in to Parliament House to highlight what he claims are security flaws in the screening process Continue reading...