Passport scam accused Gerard Otimi says the Government is "neglecting" the 140,000 overstayers he claims are in New Zealand

A man accused of selling fake passports to overstayers has seized upon the UN's indigenous rights document as a means of defence.

Increases in terror attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan triggered a spike in the number of civilians killed or wounded there last year.

The Government is unlikely to follow through with the ETS as scheduled beyond 2013 unless its major trading partners do the same.

A typical pack of 25 cigarettes will cost now $17 after tax hikes were bulldozed through Parliament last night.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's backtracking on his proposed greenhouse emissions trading scheme has unleashed his worst demons.

Tobacco tax will jump 10 per cent from midnight, raising the price of a pack of 20 cigarettes by about a dollar to around $11.

West Australian Treasurer Troy Buswell has resigned three weeks ahead of the state Budget following his admissions of adultery.

Australia has dumped plans for a greenhouse emissions trading scheme.

The maker of the flu vaccine now implicated in a rash of child sickness across Australia has ruled out a "bad batch" is involved.

Irreverent Tui billboards will survive even if liquor laws are reviewed the way the Law Commission envisages: Yeah, Right.

The Govt says it's likely to reject a recommendation to lift alcohol prices.