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Coalition gets poll bounce as Abbott prepares carbon tax repeal - politics live

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 01:04 AM PDT

Tony Abbott will serve up the carbon tax repeal bills for a third time as his government prepares for the new Senate while key budget legislation is still in limbo. Follow it live...

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Kerry arrives in Baghdad as Isis take Iraq border towns - live updates

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 12:58 AM PDT

  • US secretary of state to call for inclusive Iraqi government
  • Insurgents seize crossings along border with Syria and Jordan
  • Mounting concern about Britons joining jihad
  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Iran opposes US intervention in Iraq
  • Civilians killed in air strikes on Tikrit, residents claim
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Violence breaks out in Kosovo's ethnically-divided town of Mitrovica - video

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 12:56 AM PDT

At least 23 people were injured after ethnic Albanians clashed with police on Sunday in the ethnically-divided town of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo. Protesters were objecting to a newly-reinforced barricade on a bridge over the river which divides the predominantly ethnic Albanians and ethnic Serbs Continue reading...

Malaysia's highest court backs Allah Bible ban

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 12:52 AM PDT

Catholics say that Allah had been used for centuries in Malay-language Bibles to refer to God outside of Islam Continue reading...






Coalition plan for temporary protection visas may hit roadblock in Senate

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 12:48 AM PDT

Crossbench senators likely to put conditions on their support of the reintroduction of TPVs

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Fugitive South Korean soldier captured after failed suicide attempt

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 12:30 AM PDT

22-year-old sergeant who fled after allegedly killing five colleagues is taken to hospital in Goseong having shot himself Continue reading...

Australian spy agencies in line for new digital surveillance powers

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 11:31 PM PDT

Coalition also planning a mandatory data collection regime in which telcos store customers' metadata

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Storm-battered South Australia braces for more wild weather

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 11:29 PM PDT

SES responds to more than 170 incidents after 90km/h winds buffet state, cutting power to homes and bringing down trees

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Labor set to oppose school chaplaincy revival if religious links remain

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 11:04 PM PDT

Bill Shorten accuses the government of trying to 'micromanage' schools by insisting on the 'wrong priorities'

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Somaliland's leading lady for women's rights: 'It is time for men to step up'

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 11:00 PM PDT

Edna Adan has dedicated her life to building her country's first maternity hospital, and campaigning against FGM. Now she is looking for new allies in the fight against gender violence Continue reading...






From the archive, 23 June 1978: Bishop proposes abortion prayer

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 11:00 PM PDT

The Bishop of Winchester argues that the basis of such a prayer should be the recognition that abortion may sometimes be justified Continue reading...






Brick wall collapse kills building worker in Melbourne

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 10:34 PM PDT

Police say the man died on the construction site in Brighton East when the wall fell on him at 9.30am on Monday

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South Korean troops corner fugitive soldier wanted over shooting spree

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 09:37 PM PDT

Parents plead with sergeant who killed five comrades to surrender after manhunt tracks him down to forest hideout

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Refugee who had resettled in Nauru drowns along with rescuer

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 09:20 PM PDT

Nauruan president says it would be inappropriate to try to gain 'political mileage' from the deaths

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Barangaroo workers return to site after bomb scare

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 09:18 PM PDT

Workers go back to the harbourside site at noon, two hours after being evacuated as a 'precautionary measure'

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Carbon tax repeal: Clive Palmer set to demand lower household power bills

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 08:39 PM PDT

Abbott government presses new crossbench senators to 'axe the tax' within two weeks of taking their seats

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Soprano Tamar Iveri released by Opera Australia for anti-gay comments

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 08:06 PM PDT

Public angry after posting on the Georgian singer's Facebook page appears to describe gay people as 'faecal masses'

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Unidentified boat off north-west Australia called NZ twice for help

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 07:39 PM PDT

New Zealand search and rescue gave boat's position to Australia but had no details on its type, condition or occupants

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Ukraine ceasefire under pressure as fighting flares again

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 07:25 PM PDT

Ukraine presses Putin for unqualified support for peace plan as both sides report violence despite Friday's truce

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Budget welfare reforms delayed pending new Senate

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 07:03 PM PDT

Changes to Family Tax Benefit, dole and the removal of seniors supplement had been due to take effect from July 1

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Jodhi Meares to face court on drink driving charges

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 05:34 PM PDT

Fashion designer had to be rescued from her Range Rover, which rolled after crashing into three parked cars

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Australia has a phobia about Indonesia, says presidential candidate

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 05:31 PM PDT

Prabowo Subianto says Jakarta must convince its neighbour that it is not a military threat in order to improve relations

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Israeli air strikes hit Syrian military targets

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 04:53 PM PDT

Israeli military confirms it has carried out attacks on Syrian positions in retaliation for explosion that killed teenager Continue reading...






Abbott government's popularity improves but budget still out of favour

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 04:42 PM PDT

Fairfax-Nielsen poll registers small rise in voter support but only one-third of people regard budget measures as fair

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Bowe Bergdahl discharged from US military hospital

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 04:35 PM PDT

The US army sergeant has left the hospital he was admitted to after being released by the Taliban last month Continue reading...








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