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Much of Coalitions budget at risk as Labor opposes most welfare cuts
Fuel excise comes under the spotlight politics live
Iraq crisis: Baiji refinery 'falls' as Kerry visits Irbil live updates
Azerbaijan rejects trial by jury
Job cuts: BHP Billiton may shed up to 3,000 more workers in WA
Parents of jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste speak of their devastation - video
Sales of pregnancy tests rising in North Korea
Malaysian police say Australian activist faces 'up to two years' jail'
Queensland sandmining: corruption watchdog asked to investigate donation
Australian facing two years' jail for protesting in Malaysia - video
Polish government expletive tapes lead to snap election rumours
Storm floods Melbourne as high winds push the river Yarra back upstream
Australia Post makeover: stamps up, deliveries down, but no privatisation
PNG aid under scrutiny as corruption taskforce head arrives in Australia
South Korea struggles to find a prime minister
US police departments are increasingly militarised, finds report
Beirut suicide bombing wounds 19
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Much of Coalitions budget at risk as Labor opposes most welfare cuts

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 01:05 AM PDT

But Labor does support lowering income threshold for family tax benefit B and cutting youth allowance for travellers

Fuel excise comes under the spotlight politics live

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 01:01 AM PDT

Tony Abbott unveils work for the dole starting in some areas from next week as fallout continues over Peter Greste sentence. Follow it live...

Iraq crisis: Baiji refinery 'falls' as Kerry visits Irbil live updates

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 01:00 AM PDT

Kerry to urge Kurds to help prevent break up of Iraq
Isis 'take' Iraq's main oil refinery after days of fighting
Iraqi leaders agree to set up new government by 1 July

Azerbaijan rejects trial by jury

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 12:22 AM PDT

Ruling party says jury systems are a Western phenomenon that would not work in Azerbaijan. EurasiaNet reports

Job cuts: BHP Billiton may shed up to 3,000 more workers in WA

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 12:15 AM PDT

Miner confirms new round of redundancies as falling iron ore price forces it to look for cost savings

Parents of jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste speak of their devastation - video

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 12:07 AM PDT

Juris and Lois Greste, the parents of Australian al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste who was sentenced to seven years in an Egyptian prison, say their son's verdict has left them 'shattered'. Greste's father says 'this is a dark time, not only for our family, but for journalism generally'. Greste and his two colleagues were convicted for aiding a 'terrorist organisation' which they deny Continue reading...

Sales of pregnancy tests rising in North Korea

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 12:02 AM PDT

In a country where contraception and abortion are illegal, smuggled test kits are allowing women to make more informed decisions about their pregnancies. Daily NK reports

Malaysian police say Australian activist faces 'up to two years' jail'

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 11:41 PM PDT

Natalie Lowrey arrested on Sunday with 15 other environmentalists at protest against rare earth plant

Queensland sandmining: corruption watchdog asked to investigate donation

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 11:32 PM PDT

Mining company spent $90,000 helping Campbell Newman win his seat off Labor to become premier in 2012, Labor says

Australian facing two years' jail for protesting in Malaysia - video

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 11:16 PM PDT

Australian citizen Natalie Lowrey is facing two years in a Malaysian jail after she was arrested while protesting against an Australian-owned mining company on Sunday. People gathered for a protest at the processing plant owned by Lynas and about 16 people were arrested after violence broke out between police and demonstrators. Continue reading...

Polish government expletive tapes lead to snap election rumours

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 11:01 PM PDT

President Bronislaw Komorowski distances himself from the PM, Donald Tusk, over embarrassing transcripts published in Wprost Continue reading...

Storm floods Melbourne as high winds push the river Yarra back upstream

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 10:57 PM PDT

Footpaths and cycle routes were flooded and the swollen river came close to touching the bottom of the Queen Street bridge

Australia Post makeover: stamps up, deliveries down, but no privatisation

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 10:53 PM PDT

Malcolm Turnbull seeks public support for big changes as Australia Post faces deficits of $6.6bn over next 10 years

PNG aid under scrutiny as corruption taskforce head arrives in Australia

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 10:24 PM PDT

Sam Koim, ousted head of Taskforce Sweep, says 'writing is on the wall' for prime minister Peter O'Neill

South Korea struggles to find a prime minister

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 09:43 PM PDT

Incumbent resigned over ferry disaster and the president's two subsequent nominees have quit because of scandals

US police departments are increasingly militarised, finds report

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 09:01 PM PDT

ACLU cites soaring use of war zone equipment and tactics
Swat teams increasingly deployed in local police raids
Seven civilians killed and 46 injured in incidents since 2010

Beirut suicide bombing wounds 19

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 08:12 PM PDT

Driver blows up car in mainly Shia district of Lebanese capital as conflict in Syria causes unrest across border