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War criminal Charles Taylor claims UK depriving him of rights to family life
Iraq crisis: US 'urging Maliki to resign' live updates
Iraqi asylum seeker forcibly repatriated one day before outbreak of violence
Coalition may have to split welfare reforms or lose both in hostile Senate
Bill Shorten seeks to censure PM over budget 'honesty' politics live
Monks' bad behaviour hotline launched by Thai Buddhist authorities
Mass grave containing 28 bodies discovered in eastern Mexico
Alpaca named Cleo rescued from Sydney motorcycle clubhouse
Virgin Australia and Jetstar face legal action over 'drip pricing'
MP calls anti-chaplain campaign an 'alliance of Greens, gays and atheists'
The Chinese multinational making millions out of vulnerable Ugandans
A week in PNG politics, kicked off by an arrest warrant served on the PM
Gerard Baden-Clay asked MP for $300,000 loan, murder trial told
Ministers set to condemn decision to call East Jerusalem disputed
From the archive, 19 June 1944: Rest-home in the Crimea
Politician falls asleep during question time - video
School chaplains funding struck down by high court
Scott Morrison: 'six months and no boats' video
Bendigo mosque opponents will appeal against council's decision to approve
Ukraine separatists vow to fight on as president unveils ceasefire plan
China jails transparency activists
Clive Palmer agrees to meet Tony Abbott days before new Senate sits
Troy Buswell crash night police response inadequate, says report
Kathy Jackson denies union took workers money for slush fund
Immigration Department's 'creeping culture of secrecy' alarms Labor senator

War criminal Charles Taylor claims UK depriving him of rights to family life

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 02:09 AM PDT

Former Liberian president, currently serving 50 years in prison near Durham, in legal bid to be removed to an African jail Continue reading...

Iraq crisis: US 'urging Maliki to resign' live updates

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 02:01 AM PDT

US reported to have told Iraqi PM to step down
Maliki's office rejects calls for resignation
More fighting for control of Baiji oil refinery
Iraq formally requests US air strikes
Chinese oil firms prepare to evacuate Iraq

Iraqi asylum seeker forcibly repatriated one day before outbreak of violence

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:42 AM PDT

Removal notice shows an Iraqi arrived in Basra the day Isis militants began their advances

Coalition may have to split welfare reforms or lose both in hostile Senate

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:28 AM PDT

Labor, Greens and Palmer United party oppose elements of reforms, including changes to family tax benefits and pensions

Bill Shorten seeks to censure PM over budget 'honesty' politics live

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:57 AM PDT

Tony Abbott to unveil $5m in humanitarian assistance for Iraq as parliament wraps up its budget business for the week. All the developments from Canberra, live

Monks' bad behaviour hotline launched by Thai Buddhist authorities

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:48 AM PDT

National Office of Buddhism says hotline idea emerged after Thai coup leader expressed concern about the religion's image Continue reading...

Mass grave containing 28 bodies discovered in eastern Mexico

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:47 AM PDT

Investigators are still excavating grave found on ranch in state of Veracruz, which has been plagued by drug cartel violence Continue reading...

Alpaca named Cleo rescued from Sydney motorcycle clubhouse

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:38 AM PDT

Two guns, 700 rounds of ammunition and 200 tablets recovered and Cleo will examined by the RSPCA

Virgin Australia and Jetstar face legal action over 'drip pricing'

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:33 AM PDT

Consumer watchdog says the pricing tactic of adding or 'dripping' extra costs onto a quoted airfare is misleading and deceptive

MP calls anti-chaplain campaign an 'alliance of Greens, gays and atheists'

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:06 AM PDT

Queensland Coalition backbencher Andrew Laming says high court challenge to the schools scheme was 'frivolous and futile'

The Chinese multinational making millions out of vulnerable Ugandans

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:00 AM PDT

In the west, Tiens markets its products as food supplements and 'wellness equipment'. In Uganda, they are sold as treatments for everything from HIV to cancer. James Wan reports from Kampala for Think Africa Press

A week in PNG politics, kicked off by an arrest warrant served on the PM

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:42 PM PDT

The warrant is stayed, the taskforce which led to it disbanded and the PM threatens those who 'undermine' the government

Gerard Baden-Clay asked MP for $300,000 loan, murder trial told

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:18 PM PDT

Former Queensland Liberal leader's assistant tells court of loan request made a month before Allison Baden-Clay vanished

Ministers set to condemn decision to call East Jerusalem disputed

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Foreign ministers of Organisation of Islamic Co-operation to call on their governments to 'take necessary action' in response

From the archive, 19 June 1944: Rest-home in the Crimea

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Tired and overstrained political workers enjoy the good life in 1930s Soviet Russia Continue reading...

Politician falls asleep during question time - video

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:59 PM PDT

The afternoon after the night before. Following the Australian parliament's midwinter ball, the Liberal party member for Moore, Ian Goodenough, feels the need to rest his eyes while his colleague, Melissa Price, asks a question about the carbon and mining taxes. Continue reading...

School chaplains funding struck down by high court

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:31 PM PDT

Second challenge by Queensland father Ron Williams finds the commonwealth has no executive power to fund the program

Scott Morrison: 'six months and no boats' video

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:04 PM PDT

The immigration minister, Scott Morrison, announced that Thursday marked "a significant milestone" for the federal government in that it has been six months since there has been a successful people smuggling venture to Australia. However, "The threat continues; we remain ever vigilant but we have always believed in these policies, that they would work" Continue reading...