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11,000 fake cops on payroll

A probe into policing in the troubled new country of South Sudan has uncovered 11,000 fake names on the payroll.

Dan Costa: Mood swings and happy voters

The link between ideology and happiness is dubious, writes Dan Costa, and demographics could play a greater part.

Prince at centre of push against Assad

Prince Bandar bin Sultan has been gone from the capital for eight years.

Saudis offered Russia deal

Saudi Arabia secretly offered Russia a sweeping deal to control the global oil market and safeguard Russia's gas contracts.

Parties try to outbid each other on infrastructure plans

Tony Abbott said he hopes to be an infrastructure prime minister who puts bulldozers on the ground and cranes into our skies.

Rudd keen to play the statesman

The Syrian crisis and plans to boost defence spending and shift elements of the navy to Queensland have driven national security to the centre of Rudd's election campaign.

PM: Action in Syria may be unavoidable

Prime Minister John Key says he is horrified by footage of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, and intervention by the US may be inevitable.

US: Syria chemical weapon use 'obscene'

The US says chemical weapons had been used in an 'obscene' attack in Syria, and it has additional information about the attack it will make public.

Oz election: Opponents stretch truth

Glaring out from beneath heavy eyebrows, face deeply shadowed, Opposition leader Tony Abbott has become the lead face of Labor's new advertising campaign.

Poll has Rudd leading Labor to loss

Labor is heading for an election loss, with support for Kevin Rudd plummeting to new lows, the latest Newspoll shows.

All eyes on pivotal voyage

For a ship on a mission of worldwide importance, the Yong Sheng is a distinctly unimpressive sight.

Abbott landing the heavy political punches

The campaign for Australia's September 7 election continues to fall Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's way.

Putin has much to fear from Moscow's charismatic mayoral candidate

Last week, Alexei Navalny, the recently convicted Russian opposition blogger, lawyer and candidate for the post of mayor of Moscow, posted a provocative item on his site.

Abbott trips may not be fatal

Rudd, Abbott seek to freeze Greens out

A new bid to shut the Greens out of Parliament will ensure that Australia will not be led by a minority Government in coalition with the minor party.

Abbott: Sex gaffe a 'daggy dad moment'

First it was 'exuberance', now Australia's Opposition leader says his "sex appeal" gaffe was due to a "daggy dad moment."