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Spooks at the Rugby World Cup
Laws allowing spies to intercept text messages and snoop on computers will be pushed through before the 2011 RWC.
14-year-old's marriage fuels debate
A 14-year-old girl and 23-year-old man have celebrated their recent marriage in Malaysia.
<i>Geoff Cumming</i>: You can't hide from prying eyes
State agencies will gain fresh powers to snoop and search under a sweeping law change,
<i>Hobbit</i> casting agent fired over racism row
A casting agent for Sir Peter Jackson's planned film adaptations of The Hobbit has been dismissed after placing newspaper ads seeking extras with "light skin tones".
Health groups slammed over locking up of alcoholic
A watchdog has slammed three organisations over the locking up of a alcoholic, 43, in a resthome for more than a year without proper legal authority.
<i>Audrey Young:</i> Power to the people
Democracy is getting a fighting chance in Tonga writes Audrey Young.
'Warlord' trial to test international court's credibility
African 'warlord' Jean-Pierre Bemba of Congo is facing a war crimes tribunal.
Australian Greens force gay marriage back on agenda
Prime Minister Julia Gillard now has no chance of avoiding a further, divisive, debate on gay marriage.
PM mobbed by activists in Mana
John Key was confronted by a screaming mob of Mana by-election candidate Matt McCarten's supporters, as he campaigned in Porirua today.
Death at Sydney detention centre
Detainees at Sydney's Villawood detention centre may go on a hunger strike after the death of an Iraqi asylum seeker.
<i>Nehginpao Kipgen:</i> Big challenges ahead for Suu Kyi
An analyst of the political conflicts which beset modern Myanmar says Suu Kyi faces plenty of obstacles ahead.
Suu Kyi's release from house arrest
People around the world have celebrated as Aung San Suu Kyi was this week freed from seven years of house arrest. She says she will continue to fight for human rights and the rule of law in the military-ruled nation of Myanmar.
Ex-political prisoner welcomes Suu Kyi's release
A former Burmese political prisoner says Aung San Suu Kyi is 'the hope of the nation'.
<i>All in a day's work: </i> A woman's place?
Women losing the gains of workplace equality...
<i>Suu Kyi free:</i> Joyous moment eclipses years of anger
The police were helpless to contain the crowd's enthusiasm when the barricades around Suu Kyi's house were taken down.
<i>Suu Kyi free:</i> 'The Lady' free to fight
Thousands of wildly cheering supporters welcomed the end of the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Nightmare conditions in Disney factory
A report has exposed conditions at sweatshops in China where Disney toys are produced for Western consumers.