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Jones admits using credit card for porn
Former Labour Minister Shane Jones told radio he was a "red-blooded adult" but using his ministerial credit card for porn should not have happened.
Carter admits using taxpayer money on films, flowers
Labour MP Chris Carter has owned up to spending taxpayer money on pay per-view films and flowers for his partner.
Should all government ministers forfeit their credit cards?
Porn? Wine? Flowers? Golf clubs? What is appropriate? Share your views on the ministerial spending scandal.
Red faces over Labour spending
MP Shane Jones is expected to be one of the more embarrassed former Labour Cabinet ministers when details of credit card spending going back six years are released today.
<i>Brian Fallow:</i> Rates going up but where's the ceiling?
Brian Fallow writes that several factors will influence how often Bollard taps the brakes.
<i>Rodney Hide:</i> Naysayers miss grand potential of Super City
Rodney Hide sets out the benefits and answers the critics.
Americans want more drama from Obama
The oil still gushing into the Gulf of Mexico after more than 50 days could also spell disaster for the presidency of Barack Obama.
Soldiers' deaths fuel calls to pull out
The deaths of two Australian soldiers in a bomb blast has reopened debate on the nation's involvement in the war in Afghanistan.
Key RWC role for former All Black great
RWC organisers are confident people will be queueing up to enlist as volunteers for the tournament with Michael Jones at the helm of the programme.
Warning: the nanny state can seriously improve your health
Research shows that "nannying" works, with a ban on smoking having a decidedly positive impact on individuals' lives
Rudd digs poll hole with tax blunder
Rudd's Government may be the first Australian party in almost 70 years to fail to win a second term.