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Abbott's biggest gaffes

Tony Abbott's critics claim to have seen his topple from power coming, with many directly linking his political demise to a series of slip-ups.

Why Tony Abbott had to go

It's been a long time coming, but the soap opera of Tony Abbott's prime ministership has come to an end. Plus, the best Twitter reactions.

Germany tightens border, human flood rolls on

Facing an unstaunchable flood of migrants and refugees, Germany yesterday said it was reaching breaking point and would enact emergency controls.

Abbott out, Turnbull in

Malcolm Turnbull is the new Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister of Australia after winning a leadership spill tonight 54 votes to 44.

Josie Pagani: Labour's purpose is to do good, not feel good

There is nothing nobel or brave about unworkable polices and promises that will never be delivered. There is only defeat, writes Josie Pagani.

UK signals radical left rising

Corbyn's rise echoes that of another senior-citizen socialist who has come out of nowhere this year to rattle his party's centre-left establishment.

Victory a reaction against Blair legacy

Jeremy Corbyn will shake up British politics and represents a reaction against the legacy of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour leader Andrew Little says.

Rodney Hide: Grim humour in human tragedy

Bob Geldof is taking four families. Finland's PM is opening up his holiday home. When it comes to the refugee crises, there are ironies and glimpses of humour, writes Rodney Hide.

Clooney claims meeting was bugged

Amal Clooney and human rights lawyer Jared Genser have accused the Maldives Government of bugging them during a confidential jailhouse meeting.

Putin confirms Russian involvement in Syria's civil war

Russia is providing "serious" training and logistical support to the Syrian army, Vladimir Putin has said.

Paul Thomas: Corbyn's socialist quest likely to end in tears

If there's a positive to his stunning rise, it's that he's the absolute antithesis of the carefully groomed and packaged identikit candidate, writes Paul Thomas.

Murdoch calls for snap Australian election

The newspaper mogul took to twitter to make his announcement saying that it's the "only hope" for a country that has become "almost ungovernable"

Kiwi link to Putin's banker

New Zealand trusts associated with a former Russian billionaire once known as "Putin's banker" are now subject to a worldwide freezing order by a London court.

Refugee crisis: Pressure on Key

Millions of refugees have fled Syria since 2011 but the number New Zealand has taken in would almost fit in one of Auckland's new double-decker buses.

What Clinton emails reveal about NZ

Thousands of emails from former US Secretary of State have been released.

Clinton may have broken secrecy rules

Hillary Clinton may have broken US secrecy rules by handling classified information from Tony Blair and the British government on her personal email account.

Crisis threatens passport-free travel

The European Union could be forced to bring back border controls because of the migrant crisis, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Officer killed as violent clashes follow heated Ukraine separatist vote