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Pauline Hanson comes up short
Pauline Hanson has failed in her bid to be elected to the upper house of the NSW parliament.
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Inquiries ordered in Australian Defence scandal
Yet another scandal has rocked the Australian military.
!['Derision of gays made me suicidal'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Derision of gays made me suicidal'
The 17-yr-old son of a former Cabinet minister says he struggled as a closet homosexual boarder at King's College.
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Criminal justice system changes criticised
The Human Rights Commission says saving money should not be the reason defendants lose their right to a trial by jury.
![<i>Nick Smith</i>: The score: Boy racers 1, women 0](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
<i>Nick Smith</i>: The score: Boy racers 1, women 0
Testosterone-fuelled drivers will benefit from bid to erase gender inequality.
![Civil war reignites as rival leaders fight for final control](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Civil war reignites as rival leaders fight for final control
Ivory Coast has been plunged back into civil war after a slow-burning election crisis developed into violence.
![US soldier gets 24 years for war crimes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
US soldier gets 24 years for war crimes
A US soldier has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the murders of three unarmed Afghan civilians.
![Kiwi's discrimination complaint upheld by Aussie tribunal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kiwi's discrimination complaint upheld by Aussie tribunal
A tribunal has upheld a race discrimination complaint against a legal definition used to deny disaster recovery payments and social security to thousands of New Zealanders living in Australia.
![Horrific photos show US army 'murders' in Afghanistan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Horrific photos show US army 'murders' in Afghanistan
The US is facing a severe backlash after the publication of horrific images documenting 'trophy' killings committed by US soldiers in Afghanistan.
![Mirko Bagaric: Suicide mission exposes human rights nonsense](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mirko Bagaric: Suicide mission exposes human rights nonsense
Workers at the damaged nuclear plant in Japan are doing whatever is necessary to save the greater population.
![Gaddafi vows: We'll attack passenger planes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Gaddafi vows: We'll attack passenger planes
Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has threatened retaliatory attacks against passenger aircraft in the Mediterranean if foreign countries made air strikes against his country.
![Belarus: Europe's last dictator mocks group's bid to prosecute him](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Belarus: Europe's last dictator mocks group's bid to prosecute him
Lukashenko blasts 'cheap trick' but opponents act over his human rights abuses
![Pakistan politician assassinated for speaking out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pakistan politician assassinated for speaking out
The murder of second official stops any immediate chance of blasphemy law reform.