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Quotation quiz: Eddie Obeid or Tony Soprano – who said what?
One is a former politician accused of corruption; the other is a fictional member of the mob. But Eddie Obeid and Tony Soprano share some similar views. Can you tell who said what?
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Chris Bowen's economic statement in full - video
Labor treasurer Chris Bowen gives the pre-election economic statement in Canberra
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Betting markets give Labor almost no chance of winning the election
Seat-by-seat wagering currently favours the Coalition in 11 Labor-held seatsIf Labor and the Coalition really are at 50-50 nationally then Labor ought to be on track for about 75 seats or so, right?...
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At Bayreuth, Angela Merkel shows up Westminster's shocking philistinism |...
Our MPs are Lenininst in their belief that politics is all and excludes a rich artistic life. It's a sign of a failed societyListening on the radio to the stormy grandeur of Beethoven's Appassionata...
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Emissions target should be 15% by 2020, says Climate Change Authority
Guardian Australia: Leaked report by key government advisory body calls for 40% cuts in carbon emissions by 2030 and 90% by 2050Oliver Milman
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US closes Middle East and other embassies after security threat
State Department declines to elaborate on 'security considerations' that led to decisionUS embassies that would normally be open on Sunday – including those in Abu Dhabi, Baghdad and Cairo – will close...
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Mining company fined $150k for desecrating Aboriginal sacred site
OM Holdings apologises after being found guilty in what custodians are calling a landmark rulingA mining company has been fined $150,000 for desecrating and damaging an Aboriginal sacred site in what...
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Vodafone Australia caps its roaming fees: The Roast - video
Tonight, Vodafone scraps its high roaming charges, there are tax hikes on cigarettes and we look at the New South Wales Labor corruption inquiry: without 'corruption' that sentence would be...
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Britain is a police state, says Scientology founder: from the archive, 2...
Ron Hubbard hits back as he is declared an undesirable alien by British governmentMr Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, American founder of the Scientology movement, sent a message to the movement's East...
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Viral Video Chart: bear back-scratching party, Carly Rae Jepsen goes vintage
Watch grizzlies itching to get down and a ragtime version of a massive US hit in our rundown of the top online clipsThe Viral Video Chart gets down to the bear necessities this week, as we feature some...
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Labor announces $17bn savings as it struggles against plummeting revenues
In pre-election economic statement the government argues bigger short-term cuts would hurt economy and hit jobsLenore Taylor
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Michelle Knight confronts her kidnapper in court 'Now your hell is just...
Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro gets life in prison after an emotional hearing in which one of his victims
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Ariel Castro: Ohio kidnap victim says he will 'face hell for eternity'
Former bus driver sentenced to life imprisonment plus 1,000 years after holding three women captive for eleven yearsOne of three women who were kidnapped, imprisoned and repeatedly raped in an Ohio...
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Berlusconi's prison sentence upheld by Italian supreme court
One-year jail term to be served through community service or house arrest, with ban on public office referred to another courtSilvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving postwar prime minister, has been...
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Berlusconi defiant after jail term confirmed
Former PM says conviction for tax fraud is 'founded on absolutely nothing' and inveighs against 'uncontrolled' judiciarySilvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving postwar prime minister, has railed...
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Moto X: Google unveils 'self-driving', always listening smartphone
Motorola's Moto X can be operated hands free using voice control, and is designed to be in permanent listening modeGoogle has unveiled an American-built "self-driving" smartphone, the first made from...
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Ian Tomlinson: police to offer family compensation
Deputy mayor for policing and crime authorises Metropolitan police to settle claim over death of London man in G20 protestsThe Metropolitan police are close to making an offer of compensation to the...
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History's refugees: share your stories
When we published an interactive timeline of refugees in history, you spoke and we listened. Now, we want to use your contributions to make that interactive betterSee the original interactive timeline...
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Egypt army was 'restoring democracy', claims Kerry
Secretary of state John Kerry has courted controversy by supporting the Egyptian military's removal of President Mohamed MorsiHaroon Siddique
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'By boat, no visa' ads to deter asylum seekers could cost $37m
The campaign details were revealed by the auditor general in response to independent senator Nick Xenophon's concernsHelen Davidson
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