OpinionDiana Maitland: International tax plan could backfireProposed new rules concerning international tax will increase information sharing between tax authorities and add to the growing compliance burden on multinationals, writes Diana Maitland.18 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldGovt polls well despite Abbott's unpopularityAustralian voters appear to be finally warming to the Government they elected in September, but not because they like Tony Abbott any better, according to an opinion poll published yesterday.17 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldLeaks show Australia passed on fileAustralia's faltering relations with Indonesia have been dealt another blow by secret documents showing the nation's electronic spy agency passed on to the United States confidential legal communications.16 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldNew PM's first job - meet his enemies head onItaly's head of state, President Giorgio Napolitano, has set in train his third prime ministerial appointment in less than three years.16 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJack Tame: Genius or pipe dream?Let's play President. I'll be the public. You can be Bammy.15 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldBelgium defies pleas on child mercy killingBelgian MPs are to press ahead with a child euthanasia law that critics say challenges the very basis of civilised society.13 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldSecurity forces hold evacuees from HomsThe fate of dozens of men detained by the Syrian security forces as they left the besieged city of Homs is continuing to cause international concern.13 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionDon Woolford: On closing the gap, speeches from the heartTony Abbott, on a matter that transcends conventional politics, becomes an interesting politician.12 Feb 08:30 PM
WorldHillary saw affair as 'lapse' - papersNew papers reveal Hillary Clinton believed her husband's affair with Monica Lewinsky was merely a' lapse', dismissing the White House intern as a 'narcissistic loony toon'.11 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandJohn Key labels Cunliffe an 'idiot'Prime Minister John Key has called Labour leader David Cunliffe an "idiot" over his comments about Kiwis' entitlements in Australia.09 Feb 09:10 PM
OpinionEditorial: Competitive answer to 'buy Aussie' campaignA buy-Australian campaign in two Australian supermarket chains is a sobering lesson for the Green Party and anyone else in NZ who advocates the same thing here.09 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldLabor retains seat despite swingLabor has survived in former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Brisbane seat of Griffith with the help of Greens' preferences.09 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldHollande banking on redemptionFrancois Hollande heads to Washington today hoping that a touch of Yankee glitz will fix a presidential image badly damaged at home by his handling of France's economy.09 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldUS hacked - leaked phonecall curses EUAn embarrassing phone call in which a top US diplomat cursed the European Union's response to the Ukraine crisis.07 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldTaliban enters talks to end terror in PakistanThe Pakistan Government met the Taliban for the first time yesterday in a last-ditch attempt to end the group's seven-year campaign of terror.07 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldSibling rivalry becomes political in Abbott familyWhen Tony Abbott picked up one of Australia's major daily newspapers on Monday he would have seen his youngest sister on the front page passionately kissing another woman.07 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey: 'We're trying to do a balancing act'Prime Minister John Key does not expect much progress in his talks with Australian counterpart Tony Abbott today in the key issues of discrimination against expatriate Kiwis and the major supermarkets' move to shed New Zealand products.06 Feb 11:45 PM
New ZealandKiwis after a fair crack of the whip in OzExpat Kiwi advocates have launched another bid to win support from Australia's human rights watchdogs in their campaign to end discrimination against NZers.05 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldSyrian group not linked to us: al-QaedaAl-Qaeda has disavowed its offshoot in Syria, seeking to distance itself from a group too extreme even for the organisation founded by Osama bin Laden.04 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldChina, Russia set pace in spendingSoaring defence budgets in China and Russia mean that global military spending is growing for the first time in five years, according to forecasts.04 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldPolitical heir throws cultural partyThe son of Benazir Bhutto opened a new front in the war against extremism in Pakistan, with a glittering gala of music and fireworks set against the illuminated ruins of a Bronze Age city.03 Feb 10:45 PM
WorldOfficials accuse Kerry of 'anti-Semitic' approachThe US Secretary of State was accused of supporting anti-Semitic interests yesterday after warning that Israel faced an economic boycott.03 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldKarzai sees no good from US presenceHamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, admitted he has not spoken to President Barack Obama for seven months.03 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldCabinet divided on drought cashNational calls for debt relief as mounting toll of big dry ruins businesses and suicides rise among farmers.03 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldTense Thai poll pushes ahead despite protestsAreas where voting blocked mean result will almost certainly be inconclusive.02 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBilly Adams: Abbott adviser an ill wind in the battle for climate-change action31 Jan 09:49 PM
WorldTerrorism's forceful reminder to OzThis week the agonies of Syria and much of the Mid-East came sharply home to Oz, where the reps of 60 countries met in Sydney for Interpol's inaugural global security and counter-terrorism convention.31 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Leader of the world? Go for it, HelenKiwis, regardless of political leanings, can applaud the fact that Helen Clark has been touted internationally as the next Secretary-General of the UN.31 Jan 04:30 PM
WorldCongressman to journo: 'I'll break you'A US Congressman who threatened to “break” and throw a journalist off a balcony has defended his actions.29 Jan 09:14 PM
