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D-day landings 70th anniversary live coverage
David Eastman inquiry opens fresh can of worms as murder mystery deepens
Greste prosecution demand maximum sentence - video
Egypt criminalises sexual harassment for first time
Nauru cleaner 'sexually assaulted' asylum seeker boy
Canadian police arrest suspect over shooting of three Mounties
Taxonomist shortage means newly discovered animals are unclassified
American tourist detained in North Korea
Labor rejects tobacco industry claim of plain packaging policy failure
Water tower demolished with jackhammer - video
Muckaty station compensation no bucket of money, court told
D-day remembered: from Dee-Day to Norma, a day never to forget
Save the Tarkine group appeals against iron ore mine ruling
Eddie Obeids sons investigated for alleged cartel conduct over coal deal
George Brandis's take on 'occupied east Jerusalem' comes under Labor fire
China to deport artist Guo Jian, detained for Tiananmen anniversary
Nauru sexual assault investigation final report and witness accounts in full
Native title dispute goes to court after Queensland mining lease extended
Deadly shooting at Seattle university
Navy vessels to be built offshore, with Australian shipbuilders not able to bid
Forgotten graffiti sheds new light on long, hot journeys to Vietnam
Vodafone reveals existence of secret wires that allow state surveillance
Vodafone feels Edward Snowden effect with surveillance revelations
NSA reform bill finds few allies before Senate intelligence committee
American civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama dies aged 93

D-day landings 70th anniversary live coverage

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:19 AM PDT

Live coverage as commemorations take place to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy

David Eastman inquiry opens fresh can of worms as murder mystery deepens

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:44 AM PDT

An inquiry has found Eastman did not receive a fair trial over Colin Winchester's death. And so begins the postscript to more than two decades of speculation that has gripped Australia

Greste prosecution demand maximum sentence - video

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:39 AM PDT

Juris Greste, the father of jailed journalist Peter Greste, reveals that the prosecutor in the case against his son has asked for the maximum penalty for all defendants. Greste and two colleagues were arrested in December and accused of collaborating with the banned Muslim Brotherhood by 'airing false news', doctoring footage and portraying Egypt in a state of civil war. Continue reading...

Egypt criminalises sexual harassment for first time

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:38 AM PDT

Campaigners welcome the move but remain concerned about whether the law will be enforced by police Continue reading...

Nauru cleaner 'sexually assaulted' asylum seeker boy

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:34 AM PDT

Worker dismissed after touching teenage detainee's genitals in case that heightens concerns for children held offshore

Read the final investigation report and witness accounts here

Canadian police arrest suspect over shooting of three Mounties

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:19 AM PDT

Justin Bourque in custody, says RCMP, after 24-hour manhunt sparked by murder of three officers in New Brunswick

Taxonomist shortage means newly discovered animals are unclassified

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 11:44 PM PDT

Shortage is delaying naming of a spotted wolf spider found last week in WA's Kimberley region

American tourist detained in North Korea

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 11:43 PM PDT

Jeffrey Edward Fowle investigated for allegedly committing acts inconsistent with the purpose of a tourist visit Continue reading...

Labor rejects tobacco industry claim of plain packaging policy failure

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 11:42 PM PDT

Tobacco-industry-backed data on cigarette sales and smoking habits contradicted by other souces, including ABS

Datablog: is smoking increasing in Australia?

Water tower demolished with jackhammer - video

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 11:32 PM PDT

A former lumberjack has used his jackhammer to fell a water tower in the Belarusian town of Zaslawye, with the dramatic demolition caught on video. Viktor Gordievitch says his method cost half of the quote for a traditional explosive demolition and insists it is safe, as long as you run quickly Continue reading...

Muckaty station compensation no bucket of money, court told

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:20 PM PDT

Northern Land Council says $12m package for radioactive waste dump on Indigenous land is structured for long-term benefit

D-day remembered: from Dee-Day to Norma, a day never to forget

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 10:00 PM PDT

As commemorations mark the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings, some people are connected by more than memories Continue reading...

Save the Tarkine group appeals against iron ore mine ruling

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:55 PM PDT

Green group says impact on Tasmanian devils of Riley Creek mine has not been taken into account

Eddie Obeids sons investigated for alleged cartel conduct over coal deal

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:35 PM PDT

Moses and Paul Obeid summoned by competition watchdog over role in a coal exploration licence secured over the family farm

George Brandis's take on 'occupied east Jerusalem' comes under Labor fire

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:24 PM PDT

Attorney general had said the term was judgmental and should no longer be used by government

China to deport artist Guo Jian, detained for Tiananmen anniversary

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:23 PM PDT

Australian government says Guo, who was at Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, is being held for 15 days on 'visa matter'

Nauru sexual assault investigation final report and witness accounts in full

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:18 PM PDT

The report obtained by Guardian Australia marked 'strictly confidential' of the Transfield Services investigation into the alleged assault on a teenage detainee. Some names have been redacted for privacy and legal reasons. Read the full story here Continue reading...