Labor seeks Greens support to revive party donations bill
Greens senator says party should not support government crackdown following breakdown of Gillard deal with CoalitionLenore Taylor
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Tea Party tax targeting came from Washington - Republicans
Democrats reject committee chairman's claim that IRS employee interviews show source of 'Tea Party' languageA Republican US congressman investigating the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of...
View ArticleBaked Popeye eggs from Bondi Harvest – video
We head to the iconic Sydney beach for the second of our weekly recipes using fresh, seasonal produce. Chef Guy Turland creates a delicious brunch of baked eggs with spinach and haloumi
View ArticleMinimum wage to rise by $15.80 a week
The national minimum wage will rise to $622.20 a week, from $606.40
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Is the timing right for an Australian republic? | Michelle Grattan
Malcolm Turnbull has suggested that the first step in a new attempt to get a republic should be an online plebiscite. But will the Australian public be swayed?Malcolm Turnbull, who for years after the...
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National Disability Care Scheme to be based in Geelong
Geelong Mayor Keith Fagg says it is a major step forward to have a national agency based in regional VictoriaThe national disability care scheme will be based in Geelong, creating about 300 jobs in the...
View ArticleOwning a home doesn't buy happiness | Clementine Ford
Clementine Ford: Buying a property in Australia is increasingly becoming an impossible dream. So why do we remain transfixed by this goal?Clementine Ford
View ArticleYothu Yindi's music keeps its singer and his dream alive
George Negus discusses his friendship with and admiration for the band's co-founder and lead singer
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Thousands evacuated as fire sweeps north of LA
Fast-moving fire roars through parched California mountains where brush has not burned for decadesNearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from settlements in the parched mountains north of Los Angeles...
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Floodwaters threaten central Europe
Prague on high alert as thousands are evacuated across Czech Republic and neighbouring countriesAuthorities in parts of central Europe issued disaster warnings and scrambled to reinforce flood defences...
View ArticleNBN asbestos problems, 457 visas and republics - politics live blog
Crisis talks after reports of exposure to asbestos in the NBN rolloutKatharine Murphy
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Poland enjoys artistic renaissance
Young artists command higher prices as more affluent Poles revive tradition of collecting worksTending the plants on the rooftop terrace garden of her studio in a former army housing block in central...
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Turkish protesters control Istanbul square
'Social media is the worst menace to society,' says Recep Erdogan after thousands take control of Istanbul's main squareThousands of protesters have controlled Istanbul's main square once more after...
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Boracay islanders fear for their lives in battle with Philippine tourist trade
Hotel security guard is charged with murder after shooting of spokesman for Ati people, who claim ancestral land rightsIt is considered one of the world's most beautiful islands, a...
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IRS tax scandal in US: new evidence undermines political bias claims
Officials reveal three-quarters of political groups subject to extra tax inspection not identifiably White House opponentsNearly three-quarters of the political groups subjected to extra tax inspection...
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Julie Bishop must explain or apologise for Indonesia comments, says Labor
Immigration minister Brendan O'Connor accuses Bishop of an 'unprecedented attack' on the Indonesian ambassadorThe immigration minister, Brendan O'Connor, has accused the shadow foreign minister, Julie...
View ArticleViolent protests in Turkey – day 4 in pictures
The protests began initially over the fate of Taksim Gezi Park, one of the last significant green spaces in the centre of Istanbul. The heavy-handed response of the police, plus the increasingly...
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Airlines agree to curb their greenhouse gas emissions by 2020
International Air Transport Association resolution calls on world governments to agree measures to manage carbon dioxideInternational airlines have agreed for the first time to global curbs on their...
View ArticleLet's get into more debt
Australia should conquer its fear of government borrowing. This is a great time to spend on long-term projectsGreg Jericho
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Woman named in Petraeus case sues FBI
Jill Kelley alleges government leaked false information about her relationship with General John AllenA Tampa woman whose name surfaced in the scandal involving the former CIA director David Petraeus...
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