WorldObama fighting an uphill battleFacing the most perilous passage of his presidency, Barack Obama is to redouble his efforts to persuade the American public to back strikes against Syria.09 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandTwelve Questions: Barrie RiceFormer SAS commando Barrie Rice has been a bodyguard for the Sultan of Brunei's family, a security contractor for Blackwater in Iraq and now teaches gun skills to Hollywood actors.09 Sep 05:30 PM
CompaniesFinancial markets quiet after Abbott's victoryNews of a change of government for Australia drew a largely ho-hum response from local financial markets yesterday.09 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldState Dept: US to take 'hard look' at Russian proposal for Syria to turn over chemical weapons09 Sep 05:24 PM
WorldBritish PM leaves files alone on trainDowning Street has denied any security breach after David Cameron left his ministerial box on a train table while he travelled to a wedding.08 Sep 10:54 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerRussians switch off + put up with PutinWhy do Russians continue put up with being ruled by Vladimir Putin, asks Gwynne Dyer, when there are alternatives available?08 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldUS air strikes 'won't oust Assad'American air strikes against the Syrian Government would not allow rebels to topple Bashar al-Assad .08 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandKey aims for a quick trip across Tasman for talksPrime Minister John Key may make a fast visit to Australia within a fortnight for early talks with new Prime Minister Tony Abbott.08 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldAbbott gets straight into gear for new Coalition reignPrime Minister-elect Tony Abbott will today start bedding down the shape of his new Administration.08 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionNow to find out who Tony Abbott isThe reality is that Abbott will be influenced by his Catholicism in the same way as Gillard was influenced by her womanhood, writes Greg Craven.08 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldNew Labor generation tasked with rebuilding from election ashes as old warhorses head out to pastureShattered by its worst vote in almost 80 years, the Australian Labor Party is set to start with a new generation tasked with shaking free of past demons.08 Sep 05:30 PM
OlympicsOlympics: Turks give vent to collective groanA groan went up in the old city of Istanbul where hundreds of hopeful Turks heard the announcement that Tokyo had been chosen to host the 2020 Olympics.08 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionKathy Marks: The virtues of keeping it steadfast and simpleComing from a man who had just won the prime ministership - a prize he had long coveted.08 Sep 05:30 PM
TaxG-20 push for more multinational taxIt's time to make Google, Apple and other multinational companies pay more taxes, say G20 leaders.08 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionGreg Ansley: Stability will be top of Abbott's to-do listBy the time Tony Abbott arrived to lodge his vote at Sydney's Freshwater Surf Lifesaving Club yesterday morning - minus his infamous red budgie-smugglers - the die was cast.07 Sep 10:39 PM
OpinionEditorial: How will Abbott affect NZWhen Australia changes horses, New Zealand needs to take stock. What do Tony Abbott and his likely ministers know of this country?07 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldNew PM will have Kiwi at his sideIt's a cliche that behind every successful man stands a woman, and Australia's new First Lady, Kiwi-born Margie Abbott, is having none of it.07 Sep 05:30 PM
WorldAustralia goes to the pollsThe Prime Minister went into this campaign believing he could win. After seizing back the leadership against the odds, he thought he could defy those odds once again and crush Tony Abbott. Tonight's election will show what the Australian people make of it all.07 Sep 01:44 AM
WorldAbbott likely to face daunting assortment of senatorsFormer Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating called Australia's senators "unrepresentative swill".06 Sep 10:08 PM
WorldEthnically diverse suburbs no longer secure for LaborThe northwestern Sydney seat of Bennelong holds a unique place in Australian political folklore.06 Sep 08:42 PM
