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Oscar Pistorius trial live coverage Friday 9 May
ANC claims 'overwhelming mandate' in South African elections
Picture of health or political exercise?
In their own words: why the students protested on Q&A video
Cleaner who found $100,000 in toilet can keep $80,000
Victorian taxi regulator issues fines to drivers using ride-sharing app Uber
Insider trading: Two men arrested over $7m foreign exchange scheme
Peter Slipper loses bid to have fraud charges dropped
Marie Ficarra denies gives false evidence to Icac investigators
Scott Morrison says decisions on Manus refugee applications recommendations
Bangkok protests call for dismissal of Thailand's caretaker government
Victorian MP Geoff Shaw travels to US to research abortion law
Major political parties agree on voting changes targeting micro-parties
Union apologises for comparing Eric Abetz to Nazi war criminal relative
Children to mark WWI's 'Christmas Truce' with plays and football
Coroner clears police over death of man subdued by capsicum spray
Customs and border operations to be merged into Australian Border Force
Wedding groomsmen rescue fisherman from capsized boat - video
Oil and gas companies open new front in Northern Territory
Florida detectives investigate 'unusual' deaths of family in Blake mansion fire
Anthony Albanese says outer suburban commuters to suffer under budget plans
Gladstone dredging project 'not consistent with best practice'
Voting overhaul needed to stop micro-parties 'gaming' system MP
Budget 2014: how would you cut Australia's deficit? - interactive
Christopher Pyne flags major changes to higher education in budget

Oscar Pistorius trial live coverage Friday 9 May

Posted: 09 May 2014 01:23 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius denies murdering Reeva Steenkamp
Defence ballistics expert to continue evidence on gunshots
Athlete says he thought an intruder was in the bathroom

ANC claims 'overwhelming mandate' in South African elections

Posted: 09 May 2014 01:14 AM PDT

With about 95% of ballots counted, the ANC has 62.5% of the popular vote, putting Jacob Zuma on course to retain presidency Continue reading...

Picture of health or political exercise?

Posted: 09 May 2014 12:54 AM PDT

Political leaders know in an image obsessed society physical health is as important as a sharp mind. While none of Australia's leaders has gone so far as to pose in Putinesque shirtless hunting and riding portraits (yet), Tony Abbott has led a renaissance in the worship of the body. With Joe Hockey and Mathias Cormann emanating high cheese factor with their chummy walk in Canberra this morning, The Guardian takes a look at past and present political leaders as they exercise for health, fun, friendship, and maybe even a photo opportunity!

In their own words: why the students protested on Q&A video

Posted: 08 May 2014 11:57 PM PDT

On Monday night a group of students forced ABC's Q&A off the air temporarily after they launched a protest. They unfurled a banner and chanted loudly on the live program, criticising proposed changes to university funding by education minister Christopher Pyne. Here the student protestors explain why they protested and respond to media criticism Continue reading...

Cleaner who found $100,000 in toilet can keep $80,000

Posted: 08 May 2014 11:52 PM PDT

Magistrate rewards honesty of man who discovered money at Channel Nine's Docklands building in Melbourne

Victorian taxi regulator issues fines to drivers using ride-sharing app Uber

Posted: 08 May 2014 11:39 PM PDT

Commissioner Graeme Samuel says the service is putting people in danger because of the lack of driver training

Insider trading: Two men arrested over $7m foreign exchange scheme

Posted: 08 May 2014 11:34 PM PDT

An Australian Bureau of Statistics employee is alleged to have given market-sensitive information to a bank employee

Peter Slipper loses bid to have fraud charges dropped

Posted: 08 May 2014 11:31 PM PDT

Former parliamentary speaker to face trial in July over dishonest use of a taxpayer-funded Cabcharge card

Marie Ficarra denies gives false evidence to Icac investigators

Posted: 08 May 2014 11:17 PM PDT

NSW upper house MP again denies arranging for a developer to give a banned donation to an alleged Liberal party slush fund

Scott Morrison says decisions on Manus refugee applications recommendations

Posted: 08 May 2014 10:45 PM PDT

Immigration minister concedes refugee visas cannot be granted until Papua New Guinea finalises resettlement arrangements

Bangkok protests call for dismissal of Thailand's caretaker government

Posted: 08 May 2014 10:41 PM PDT

Dismissal of prime minister fails to satisfy royalists who want reforms to rid politics of Shinawatras' influence

Victorian MP Geoff Shaw travels to US to research abortion law

Posted: 08 May 2014 10:36 PM PDT

Independent MP is preparing a private members bill to make wide-ranging changes to Victorias abortion laws

Major political parties agree on voting changes targeting micro-parties

Posted: 08 May 2014 10:10 PM PDT

Joint standing committee recommendations supported by Coalition, Labor and Greens but not by incoming crossbench

Union apologises for comparing Eric Abetz to Nazi war criminal relative

Posted: 08 May 2014 10:07 PM PDT

ETU member magazine stated any similarities in the callous inhumanity of Eric and Otto ... must be coincidental

Children to mark WWI's 'Christmas Truce' with plays and football

Posted: 08 May 2014 10:00 PM PDT

Football Remembers will commemorate in schools the famous fraternisation in 1914 between enemy troops in no man's land Continue reading...

Coroner clears police over death of man subdued by capsicum spray

Posted: 08 May 2014 09:45 PM PDT

Victorian deputy coroner rules police did not contribute to Gregory Caulfields death, and makes no recommendations

Customs and border operations to be merged into Australian Border Force

Posted: 08 May 2014 09:24 PM PDT

New agency 'will pick up where Operation Sovereign Borders leaves off', Scott Morrison says

Wedding groomsmen rescue fisherman from capsized boat - video

Posted: 08 May 2014 08:58 PM PDT

A wedding videographer captures the moment groomsmen on a beach jump into the ocean after a boat capsizes close to shore. The wedding party were having photos and videos taken on the beach at Palm Cove in Queensland when they spotted the fisherman in trouble Continue reading...

Oil and gas companies open new front in Northern Territory

Posted: 08 May 2014 08:38 PM PDT

Consortium comprising Central Petroleum and Santos set to explore Amadeus basin, as close as 75km to Uluru

Florida detectives investigate 'unusual' deaths of family in Blake mansion fire

Posted: 08 May 2014 08:13 PM PDT

Experts find fireworks at scene and trauma on two victims
Former tennis pro James Blake rented house to family of four

Anthony Albanese says outer suburban commuters to suffer under budget plans

Posted: 08 May 2014 08:13 PM PDT

Reintroduction of fuel excise indexation is carbon pricing on steroids, says Labors transport spokesman

Gladstone dredging project 'not consistent with best practice'

Posted: 08 May 2014 07:58 PM PDT

Independent review ordered by Greg Hunt finds flaws in design and construction of bund wall and a lack of oversight

Voting overhaul needed to stop micro-parties 'gaming' system MP

Posted: 08 May 2014 07:40 PM PDT

Committee makes six recommendations for Senate elections, including changing vote procedures and abolishing group tickets

Budget 2014: how would you cut Australia's deficit? - interactive

Posted: 08 May 2014 07:34 PM PDT

Drag and drop the boxes from out to in to include a budget measure. Hit the submit button when you're done to send us your choices. The deficit is an estimated cumulative deficit figure over the four-year forward estimates period, as are the savings. Each item shows an estimate of how much it would save in total over four years. Continue reading...