More mothers returning to work, preferably part-time

Cosima Marriner More Australian women are going back to work after having children, but they prefer to work part-time and the age of their children when they rejoin the workforce is getting younger.

Liberal MPs want rethink on Coalition's climate change plan

Jonathan Swan Two Liberal MPs want Tony Abbott to review or consider abandoning parts of his $3.2 billion plan to combat climate change in light of ''dire economic circumstances''.

Abbott pressed on company tax cuts

Mark Kenny Tony Abbott defends his role as a big spender when he was Health Minister in the Howard Government.

Voters will decide fate of super tax shift

Daniel Hurst Australians with more than $2 million in their superannuation accounts and others on the top marginal tax rates will pay more if the Gillard government succeeds in clawing back retirement fund tax...

Watchdog says it can't investigate claim on Costello

Mark Hawthorne Queensland's anti-corruption watchdog claims it does not have the powers to investigate a complaint made against former treasurer Peter Costello.

Costello conflict claim

Mark Hawthorne, Amy Remeikis A complaint about former federal treasurer Peter Costello lodged with Queensland's Crime and Misconduct Commission highlights potential conflicts of interest between his job overseeing the future of...

Bradbury pledges to safeguard jobs as budget screws tightened

JOBS will not be sacrificed even if the federal government has to make spending cuts to ensure a lean, tight budget, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury says.

Tough love from my mum, recalls Murdoch

Karl Quinn IF RUPERT MURDOCH rules his vast media empire with a firm hand, it is perhaps because he learnt from the best.

A life of strong love and quiet generosity

Karl Quinn If Rupert Murdoch rules his vast media empire with a firm hand, it is perhaps because he learnt from the best.

Enemy within still the danger: Turnbull

Phillip Coorey MALCOLM TURNBULL has portrayed himself as the antithesis of Tony Abbott's political mentor, B.A. Santamaria, the staunch protectionsist and founder of the Democratic Labor Party.

PM's role with left forum

Ben Schneiders The Socialist Forum, at its peak, had more than 200 members, including ALP members.

Governor admits delay over police

Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens yesterday admitted it would have been ''prudent'' for the Australian Federal Police to have been told of corruption concerns within one of the bank's currency...

Police should have been told of bribery claims sooner - Stevens

Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie THE Reserve Bank governor, Glenn Stevens, admitted yesterday it would have been ''prudent'' for the Australian Federal Police to have been told of corruption concerns within one of the bank's...

We should have told police: Stevens

Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie RESERVE Bank governor Glenn Stevens yesterday admitted it would have been ''prudent'' for the Australian Federal Police to have been told of corruption concerns within one of the bank's currency...

Costello calls for inquiry into super

Clancy Yeates Former treasurer Peter Costello has called for any top-level review into the banking sector to be broadened to take in the $1.

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Abbott in a pickle over being a dill

Tony Wright Here's a confession. I have never, to my recollection, deliberately punched a wall. At the age of 20, if sufficiently fired up, I was usually aiming for someone's chin.

Memo warning RBA chiefs of corruption withheld from police

Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker A secret memo sent to the 'Deputy Governor RBA' five years ago detailing bribery and corruption within a Reserve Bank subsidiary was withheld from the police, parliament and the government.

Memo outlining corruption details was sent to RBA

Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker A secret memo sent to the ''Deputy Governor RBA'' five years ago detailing bribery and corruption within a Reserve Bank subsidiary was withheld from the police, parliament and the government.

RBA kept Costello in dark over graft memo

Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie Former federal treasurer Peter Costello says the Reserve Bank should have told him and police of a June 2007 memo detailing evidence of foreign bribery by one of its subsidiaries, but which was...

Senior RBA staff knew of 'bribery memo'

Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie The Reserve Bank's internal lawyer, chief auditor and an assistant governor all knew in June 2007 of an explosive memo sent that month to ''Deputy Governor RBA'' detailing alleged overseas bribery by...