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Paid parental leave scheme could be exploited by small business: tax expert
Royal commission into child sex abuse 'a moment of truth' for Australia
Eric Cantor loses primary to Tea Party challenger Dave Brat
Melbournes housing density more extreme than Hong Kong, council says
Whistleblower contradicts G4S account of night of fatal violence at Manus
Researchers and scientists may protest if $20bn fund is abandoned
PM advised to seek clear answers about Australia's role in US-Asia 'pivot'
Job placements under JSA program plunge by a quarter in three years
Maules Creek surveillance of activists may have breached licensing laws
Catholic church has 'sociopathic disregard for sex abuse victims'
John Hewson criticises 'obvious inequity' of budget measures
AWU employee banked 'wad of notes' in Julia Gillard's account, hearing told
Allison Baden-Clay died of unknown causes, pathologist tells court
Why Pyongyang's restaurant scene is thriving
Anzac reverence creates defences too strong for any ADF sex assault inquiry
Leo Seemanpillai's family seeks permission to attend his funeral in Australia video
Indigenous landowner claims she was threatened over Muckaty nuclear dump
David Brat's victory over Eric Cantor gives pause to Republican mainstream
Mother jailed for poisoning daughter, 4, with chemotherapy drugs
How Barack Obama and Tony Abbott differ on climate change
Abbott responds to Hillary Clintons comment on Julia Gillard and sexism
Australia Post chief predicts demise of paper mail within 10 years
Baden-Clay trial: police found jumper around victims head and shoulders
Boy's warning of Marist brother sex abuse ignored, commission hears
Tony Abbott backs international moves to stop corporate tax minimisation

Paid parental leave scheme could be exploited by small business: tax expert

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 01:20 AM PDT

Employees' incomes could be increased before they were pregnant, lifting PPL payments

Royal commission into child sex abuse 'a moment of truth' for Australia

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 12:53 AM PDT

Witness says Catholic church enabling his abuser to keep working with children was 'like putting an alcoholic in charge of the alcohol cabinet'

Eric Cantor loses primary to Tea Party challenger Dave Brat

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 12:49 AM PDT

Economics professor Dave Brat wins in shock result in Virginia's 7th congressional district

Melbournes housing density more extreme than Hong Kong, council says

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 12:35 AM PDT

New apartments are too small and are pricing potential homeowners out of the market, according to draft housing policy

Whistleblower contradicts G4S account of night of fatal violence at Manus

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 12:14 AM PDT

Security officer tells Senate inquiry he heard G4S radio traffic confirming security provider's staff had left centre

Researchers and scientists may protest if $20bn fund is abandoned

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 12:06 AM PDT

Simon McKeon says research fund has been embraced and a funding peace package must be reached

PM advised to seek clear answers about Australia's role in US-Asia 'pivot'

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 11:25 PM PDT

Veteran diplomat Richard Woolcott says Australia needs precise information so it can decide on its strategic stance

Job placements under JSA program plunge by a quarter in three years

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 11:17 PM PDT

Audit report highlights 'significant decline' but was unable to point to specific causes

Maules Creek surveillance of activists may have breached licensing laws

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 10:54 PM PDT

NSW Police launch investigation into whether private undercover agents held valid security licences

Catholic church has 'sociopathic disregard for sex abuse victims'

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 10:10 PM PDT

Victim of Marist brother speaks out at royal commission after church's counsel tries to discredit him over past drug use

John Hewson criticises 'obvious inequity' of budget measures

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 10:05 PM PDT

Former Liberal party leader scathing of Coalition's approach as new report points to rising income inequality

AWU employee banked 'wad of notes' in Julia Gillard's account, hearing told

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 09:59 PM PDT

Royal commission hears Bruce Wilson gave $5,000 to union employee to bank in former PM's account

Allison Baden-Clay died of unknown causes, pathologist tells court

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 09:11 PM PDT

Post-mortem inconclusive because body had undergone decomposition changes

Why Pyongyang's restaurant scene is thriving

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 09:00 PM PDT

A recent boom in semi-private eateries in North Korean capital means good food is easy to find for those who can afford it and know where to look, says Andrei Lankov

Anzac reverence creates defences too strong for any ADF sex assault inquiry

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 08:51 PM PDT

The tendency to give those in uniform the benefit of the doubt will stifle any judicial inquiry into decades of abuse

Leo Seemanpillai's family seeks permission to attend his funeral in Australia video

Posted: 10 Jun 2014 08:41 PM PDT

The family of Tamil refugee Leo Seemanpillai has sought permission from Australian authorities to attend his funeral in Melbourne. His family, who live in the Abdullapuram refugee camp in India's southern district of Vellore, took its petition to the Australian consulate general in Chennai, asking for a visa to go to Australia to perform the last rites. Continue reading...