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Parents of disabled face more hardship

Crown to appeal decision that carer parents should be paid

The Crown is appealing a landmark Human Rights Review Tribunal decision enabling parents caring for severely disabled adult children to be paid.

Spot Top Gear 'Stig' thanks to Google

Clinton urged to influence on countries restricting Internet use

US senators are urging US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to take more proactive steps in supporting organisations that promote 'Internet freedom' in countries such as Iran and China, where severe Internet restrictions are enforced.

Turban mediation fails

Cannabis laws breach the Bill of Rights, claims drug defendant

War hero urges Australians to root out racism

Turban dispute goes to mediators

A Sikh community leader refused entry into a cosmopolitan club because of his turban will take his fight to the Human Rights Commission.

MP urges Govt to reassure India its students safe in NZ

<i>Matt McCarten:</i> It's the police who are out of line, not the protesters

Sports protests have less impact

Enemies in their new homeland

Tamil alliance backs general in bid to defeat President

Tamil Tigers throw weight behind General who crushed them

Seven months after Sri Lanka's long and bitter civil war was brought to an end by a withering government assault, the political coalition that supported the Tamil Tigers has thrown its support behind the former army chief who crushed them.

Protest target's opponent upset at distraction

The opponent of Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer blames distracting protests for her loss, says today's match should have been postponed.

<i>Gwynne Dyer:</i> Air security needs more common sense