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Iraq crisis: Isis militants make new gains live updates
Tony Abbott is no action man on climate change
Voices from Iraq: 'We have lived enough years of revenge and tyranny'
Selfie culture a new battleground for the Iranian regime
George Bush Sr celebrates 90th birthday with skydive video
Children detained on Christmas Island to attend Catholic-run education centre
Queensland Bar Association chief resigns over chief justice appointment
'Inoffensive' new Black Pete causes offence
Clive Palmer pays outstanding $2.73m on carbon tax bill
Victoria's swelling prisoner numbers cause housing, transport problems
Bowe Bergdahl arrives back in the US
Ukraine launches dawn raid on rebel-held Mariupol
Witnesses tell inquiry of harrowing conditions at Manus detention centre
Japan and China trade insults over latest East China Sea encounter
Fears for Australians in Iraq as Isis insurgents near Baghdad
Interim Thai government in place by August, says junta leader
Children break into radio station, put on show, eat chicken nuggets, dye hair
Republican chief whip Kevin McCarthy on course to replace Eric Cantor
Barnaby Joyce backs farmers in Jamie Oliver campaign row with Woolworths
Australia is responsible for control of Manus detention centre, inquiry hears
Abbott urged to rescue school-business network after praising US programs
Ganja free: Jamaica decriminalises marijuana for personal use
Offshore fracking fight washes up on the pristine shores of Arnhem Land
Postecoglou on the Socceroos: I really think they are ready video
Lost Australian soldiers buried with full military honours after nearly 70 years

Iraq crisis: Isis militants make new gains live updates

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 03:17 AM PDT

Jihadists take eastern towns of Saadiyah and Jalawla
Obama says US 'looking at all the options'
Isis reported to have captured a helicopter

Tony Abbott is no action man on climate change

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 03:05 AM PDT

Veteran US lawmaker Henry Waxman said this week of policies like Direct Action: 'That never worked anywhere'

Voices from Iraq: 'We have lived enough years of revenge and tyranny'

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:53 AM PDT

Residents of Mosul and Samarra, and a spokesman for a militant group, speak about their experience of the latest conflict Continue reading...

Selfie culture a new battleground for the Iranian regime

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:51 AM PDT

Self photography is gaining in popularity in Iran and whilst some relish the opportunity to been seen on the Internet, others worry it's contributing to the culture of narcissism

George Bush Sr celebrates 90th birthday with skydive video

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:37 AM PDT

Former US President George Bush Sr marked his 90th birthday with a skydive in Maine on Thursday, with the help of a group of army veterans. The All Veteran Parachute Team released video of Bush jumping from 1920 meters with his family looking on. Bush previously celebrated his 75th and 80th birthdays with jumps Continue reading...

Children detained on Christmas Island to attend Catholic-run education centre

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:35 AM PDT

Scott Morrison signs deal to provide full-time education to up to 150 asylum-seeker children

Queensland Bar Association chief resigns over chief justice appointment

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:02 AM PDT

Peter Davis writes to association members citing concerns about process of Tim Carmody's supreme court appointment

'Inoffensive' new Black Pete causes offence

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:00 AM PDT

Netherlands tries to rescue Christmas character from accusations of racism but fails to satisfy critics, says Siji Jabbar

Clive Palmer pays outstanding $2.73m on carbon tax bill

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:55 AM PDT

Queensland Nickel debt cleared as Palmer United party prepares to take up crucial Senate seats

Victoria's swelling prisoner numbers cause housing, transport problems

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:45 AM PDT

Auditor general finds prison populations have increased by 66% over 12 years

Bowe Bergdahl arrives back in the US

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:10 AM PDT

Pentagon says Bergdahl will 'continue the next phase of his reintegration process' at a Texas army base Continue reading...

Ukraine launches dawn raid on rebel-held Mariupol

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:02 AM PDT

Five pro-Russian rebels killed as government forces surround strategically important port city in operation to regain east Continue reading...

Witnesses tell inquiry of harrowing conditions at Manus detention centre

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 12:39 AM PDT

Senate inquiry into detention centre's fatal violence hears stories of chaos, harassment and frustration

Japan and China trade insults over latest East China Sea encounter

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 12:32 AM PDT

China claims Japanese F-15 warplanes came 'dangerously close' to Chinese Tu-154 in latest flareup over disputed waters Continue reading...

Fears for Australians in Iraq as Isis insurgents near Baghdad

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:46 PM PDT

There are 90 Australians registered as being in Iraq despite advice not to travel there, but the true figure is likely higher

Interim Thai government in place by August, says junta leader

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:22 PM PDT

No elections for at least a year, General Prayuth Chan-ocha announces, and rice subsidy scheme to fold

Children break into radio station, put on show, eat chicken nuggets, dye hair

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:20 PM PDT

Wangki Yupurnanupurru community station manager said she was angry to begin with, but she was seeing the funny side

Republican chief whip Kevin McCarthy on course to replace Eric Cantor

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 11:01 PM PDT

McCarthy increasingly confident as succession of rightwingers including Pete Sessions quit race to lead House majority

Barnaby Joyce backs farmers in Jamie Oliver campaign row with Woolworths

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:58 PM PDT

Supermarket giant defends levy for advertising campaign, but agriculture minister says 'it's a bit rich'

Australia is responsible for control of Manus detention centre, inquiry hears

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:40 PM PDT

Lawyers and human rights advocates say Australia has a non-delegable duty to asylum seekers on Manus

Abbott urged to rescue school-business network after praising US programs

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:08 PM PDT

Federal funding for similar Australian scheme, costing $47m a year, runs out in December

Ganja free: Jamaica decriminalises marijuana for personal use

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:05 PM PDT

'Being caught with a spliff' will no longer mean a criminal record, says justice minister, with fines given instead for small amounts

Offshore fracking fight washes up on the pristine shores of Arnhem Land

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 10:04 PM PDT

As a US gas company eyes the potential in the shallows around Maningrida, the traditional owners have vowed to protect their ancestral land and theyre prepared to go to the high court

Postecoglou on the Socceroos: I really think they are ready video

Posted: 12 Jun 2014 09:33 PM PDT

As Australia prepares for its opening World Cup match against Chile on Saturday morning (AEST), coach Ange Postecoglou says he wants the team to become a force in the competition. "I don't want to keep coming to world cups and have people saying, 'You've got no chance,' " he said on Thursday at the match venue, the Pantanal arena in the western city of Cuiaba. Continue reading...