National News
Saudi detainee brother meets Australian embassy
6:09pm The brother of a Perth-born man jailed in Saudi Arabia on terrorist-related offences has met with the Australian embassy in the country to find out why local authorities want to question him.
Pell urged to be 'open and frank' at child sex abuse inquiry
4:39pm Australia's most senior Catholic has been urged to face up to child sex crimes committed by members of the church and to apologise when he fronts a parliamentary inquiry on Monday.
Car production not at an end: Government
12:35pm Federal Trade Minister Craig Emerson says Ford’s plan to stop building cars in Australia doesn’t spell the end of vehicle production domestically.
Cardinal Pell to face sex abuse inquiry
12:19pm Victims rights advocates want to see Cardinal George Pell held to account for crimes committed against children by members of the Catholic church when he fronts Victoria’s child sex abuse inquiry on Monday.
Olivia Newton-John loses older sister Rona
8:33am Rona Newton-John, the older sister of Olivia Newton-John, has died in the US.The 70-year-old British-born and Melbourne-raised model and actress was diagnosed with brain cancer last month.
Nature's gift is not yet history
SCOTT HANNAFORD Sir David Attenborough has not given up on us saving the planet, writes Scott Hannaford.
Fighting cancer with a body of knowledge
NICKY PHILLIPS Biobanks play a front-line role against disease.
Battle not over for women returning home
Tim Barlass PTSD hits female soldiers just as hard as it hits men, but attention given to Australia's returned servicewomen is scant compared with that given to male colleagues.
Charity watchdog investigates 'rogue individuals'
NICK RALSTON A new commission into the not-for-profit sector is keeping busy, Nick Ralston reports.
$5.5b indigenous reforms 'at risk'
MICHAEL GORDON Schools Minister Peter Garrett issues warning over funding for indigenous programs.
Missing bushwalker reward
LARISSA NICHOLSON The relative of a Canadian missing in Koscuiszko National Park has offered a $10,000 reward.
Mum's the word but bureaucracy isn't listening
DANIEL FLITTON How do you prove your mother is indeed your mother without a birth certificate?
Private schools foster prejudice: ex-judge
TOM MCILROY Some non-government schools remain homophobic, according to former High Court Justice.
So bad it's good: plain cig pack wins design plaudits
LARISSA NICHOLSON They are hated by smokers, show graphic pictures of rotting limbs and diseased eyeballs.
Wired for pain may be all gain
LARISSA NICHOLSON Imagine feeling pain and not being upset by it, or running a marathon and not feeling tired.
Green light to work up a sweat
Nicole Hasham Parks and bushland encourage people to exercise harder and more often, study finds.
Help for women veterans out of step, study shows
Tim Barlass Female veterans are not receiving help following sexual harassment and trauma, study finds.
Industry push to allow gluten in 'gluten-free' foods
Julia Medew and Mark Hawthorne Food manufacturers want to increase the amount of gluten allowed in ''gluten-free'' foods.
Ill wind blows through Liberal ranks
CHRIS JOHNSON Several Liberal MPs plan to publicly defy the party line by attending an anti-wind farm rally.
Populate at your peril
SCOTT HANNAFORD 11:28pm One of the world’s leading naturalists, Sir David Attenborough, has cautioned Australia against pursuing further population growth, labelling an unlimited expansion a kind of madness.
Barry O'Sullivan to take Barnaby Joyce's place in the Senate
Cameron Atfield Opinion An emotional week has ended on a high note for former Liberal National Party state treasurer Barry O’Sullivan, who is set to take outgoing Barnaby Joyce’s seat in the Senate.
Army takes to the streets to battle poverty
RACHEL BROWNE More than 100,000 volunteers will spend this weekend knocking on doors to help the Salvation Army address Australia's rising rate of poverty.
Doubling of indigenous in prisons alarms leaders
MARK BAKER Aboriginal leaders have warned of a crisis in the justice system with an explosion in the black prison population, a spike in the number of juveniles being detained and continuing high numbers of deaths in custody.
Gaming the politics of TV sports bet reform
Heath Aston and Colin Kruger An unmistakable message for government is now emerging: Stop this now.
Hazel - a rock star's rock, a nation's role model
Damien Murphy There was something about Hazel Hawke that made Australians want to reach out and protect her.
Hollow promises: an enduring tragedy
Mark Baker Two young Aboriginal men share a terrible bond: the fate of each has become a shameful landmark.
Joyce seeks bail as wife pleads for accuser to set record straight
RICK FENELEY Condemned to a ''life sentence'', in the words of his wife, Matt Joyce will plead with Dubai authorities to extend his bail while he appeals against a 10-year jail term and $25 million fine for property fraud.
Retracing the fall of the car industry
TIM COLEBATCH A rising dollar and a strong competitor unsettled the sector.
Banks among top companies making use of tax havens
GEORGIA WILKINS Almost two-thirds of Australia's top 100 companies listed on the sharemarket have subsidiaries in tax havens or low-tax jurisdictions, a new report shows.
Discredited vaccination claims injected into GP training
AMY CORDEROY General practitioners are receiving government-mandated training by doctors who claim vaccines are linked to autism and temper tantrums can be treated by delaying immunisation.
