WorldObama administration under pressureThe Obama administration is facing renewed pressure to release a top secret report that allegedly shows that Saudi Arabia directly helped to finance the September 11 attacks.06 Jun 02:21 AM
WorldLife after SnowdenWhere the line between privacy and the government's responsibility to defend its citizens in the post-9/11 climate of international terrorism is drawn has been contested by privacy groups, politicians and intelligence agencies.05 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldGoing down - loos in Japan's liftsJapan's Infrastructure Ministry has announced that the country's elevators may soon have a surprising new feature: Toilets.05 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldFrance needs climate deal pushLittle more than six months are left before France is supposed to steer the world to the most demanding and complex deal on climate change ever attempted.05 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionKathy Marks: Populist instincts drive PM's Isis policyLike other Western nations, Australia has been grappling with the challenge of how to deal with radicalised Muslims who travel to Iraq or Syria to fight with Isis, writes Kathy Marks.03 Jun 09:36 PM
WorldDocumentary reopens wounds from coupIt's that time of year again, when politicians' thoughts turn to knifing their leader. Almost exactly five years ago, Julia Gillard ousted Kevin Rudd.03 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldGay marriage bill enters political limboIt was "a moment bigger than politics", declared the Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, introducing his same-sex marriage bill to the federal Parliament yesterday.01 Jun 05:00 PM
World'No regrets' over Sydney Siege questioningLabour has no regrets about questioning the federal government over correspondence Attorney General George Brandis received from Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis.31 May 02:39 AM
OpinionEditorial: Iraq - where there's no will, there's no wayThe American Defence Secretary, Ashton Carter, could not have been blunter in his assessment of the Iraqi Army.27 May 05:00 PM
WorldThe new China syndromeA policy document by the state council, or Cabinet, said China faced a "grave and complex array of security threats", justifying the change.27 May 05:00 PM
OpinionFront line approaches KiwisNZ's contingent of military training specialists have barely arrived and the folly of this military (mis)adventure is already becoming apparent, writes Armstrong.25 May 10:49 PM
WorldForeigners in Britain banned from votingMore than one million foreigners living in Britain will be banned from voting in the EU referendum.25 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandKey rejects hard line on Kiwi jihadisPrime Minister John Key says New Zealand could not follow suit if Australia moves to strip a New Zealand-Australian woman of citizenship to prevent her returning from Syria.25 May 05:00 PM
BusinessGreece unable to find $2.4b for IMF debtGreece will be unable to find the 1.6 billion ($2.4 billion) sum it is due to hand the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month, one of the country's ministers has admitted.25 May 05:00 PM
WorldUS attacks Iraq's lack of 'will'US Defence Secretary Carter warned that Iraqi troops would not be able to defeat Isis until they developed a "will to fight", reflecting surprise after the collapse in Ramadi.25 May 05:00 PM
WorldClinton collects cash by talking to friendsIn one of her last gigs on the paid lecture circuit, Hillary Clinton addressed an eBay summit aimed at promoting women in the workplace, delivering a 20-minute talk that gave her a US$315,000 payday from the company.22 May 05:00 PM
WorldAsset or albatross - Bill's a mixed blessing for HillaryA poll in March found Bill Clinton is America's most popular politician, outranking subsequent Presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama, - and his wife, Hillary, who is running for the presidency in the 2016 race.22 May 04:00 PM
Banking and financeInvestor 'meh' over banks' criminal pleasInvestors yawned at the news that five of the world's biggest banks agreed to plead guilty in a currency-rigging probe.22 May 12:00 AM
WorldLiving hell of Nauru in inquiry spotlightYesterday, as the Senate began public hearings into conditions in the Australian-funded detention centre, those words seemed not too far from the truth.19 May 05:00 PM
WorldPolls give Abbott and party a boostA Budget full of giveaways for families and small businesses has achieved what seemed impossible barely three months ago.18 May 05:00 PM
WorldFunds row as gay marriage vote nearsWith just days to go before Ireland's historic referendum on the legalisation of gay marriage, a bitter row has broken out between supporters and opponents over the funding of their respective campaigns.18 May 05:00 PM
WorldShia forces gather to take back Iraqi cityShia militia groups have converged on the Iraqi city of Ramadi to help wrest it back from Isis (Islamic State) fighters, who seized it in a three-day blitz.18 May 05:00 PM
WorldMacedonians demand Govt's resignationMacedonians staged a rally, flooding Skopje’s sprawling boulevards and alleyways and demanding the immediate resignation of a government embroiled in a wiretap scandal.18 May 03:32 AM
WorldMorsi: Backlash threatenedEgyptian Islamists have warned that the world should brace itself for a backlash after the country's first freely elected President Mohamed Morsi was given a death sentence.17 May 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Two Budgets ocean apart in messageAustralia and New Zealands' Budgets speak volumes of the strength of their respective economies and their citizens' state of mind.17 May 05:00 PM
OpinionChristopher NiescheChristopher Niesche: Biotech stocks a lotteryLast Thursday we saw a tale of two biotech companies. If you need evidence investing in medical research stocks is a lottery, this is the story for you, writes Christopher Niesche.17 May 05:00 PM
WorldIn his brother's shadowYesterday, at a campaign-style stop in Tempe, Arizona Jeb Bush declared that he would not have authorised the 2003 invasion of Iraq had he known about the intelligence failures at the time.15 May 05:00 PM
WorldBill's a mixed blessing for HillaryA poll in March found Bill Clinton is America's most popular politician, outranking subsequent Presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama, - and his wife, Hillary, who is running for the presidency in the 2016 race.15 May 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Coalitions leave trails of broken dreamsThe election fate of Britain’s Lib Dems is similar to failed coalition partnerships in New Zealand, writes John Roughan.15 May 05:00 PM
WorldAttack on new mothers backfiresEarlier this week, Tony Abbott and his senior ministers accused new mothers who benefit from a government as well as a private parental leave scheme of committing a "rort" and "basically fraud".15 May 05:00 PM
OpinionPaul ThomasPaul Thomas: Conservative voters strangle voice of an angelMost incoming governments take charge of divided countries, that's the nature of democracy. And the UK is really no more divided now, writes Paul Thomas.14 May 09:30 PM
OpinionBilly Adams: Risky move on cards as Abbott weighs optionsIn Europe, cosmetic firms are required to put expiry dates on products with a lifespan of less than 30 months. Similar consumer protections might be worth applying to federal politicians in Australia.14 May 09:30 PM
RoyalsCharles's letters open for all to seeLetters from Prince Charles to government ministers were finally published after a 10-year legal battle to keep them from public view, opening debate on whether the Prince overreached into political affairs.14 May 05:00 PM
