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Hollande's hidden girlfriend calls it off

Snowden invitation proposed

Kathy Marks: 'Electoral suicide' and only a drop in the deficit bucket

In one fell swoop, Tony Abbott has angered his own backbenchers, alienated his core supporters and earned stinging criticism from economists and the press, writes Kathy Marks.

Ex-leader's male breast cancer stigma

Former New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner's "brave" revelation that he has undergone a mastectomy will help to break down the stigma around male breast cancer.

Abbott's levy brings furious condemnation from all

Prime Minister Tony Abbott, already forced to water down his "signature" paid parental leave scheme.

Female 'Gandhi with guts' joins election fight

Tutu 'glad' Mandela is dead

Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu has said he is happy Nelson Mandela is dead - so he does not have to see what South Africa’s current leaders are doing to the country.

Hamas and PLO driven to reconcile, say experts

Putin talks tough despite Ukraine deal

Defeating grim expectations of a failure, talks on the Ukrainian crisis have led to a deal aimed at hauling the region back from the brink.

Birthday wine costs NSW leader his job

The widening scandal over the allegedly corrupt dealings of a company touting for big contracts with the state-owned Sydney Water Corporation has claimed another senior Liberal head.

Gwynne Dyer: Rebels had reason to unleash poison gas

Why would anyone believe Seymour Hersh?

Abbott home with a thud as policies come under fire

The glow of attention and applause abroad has failed to impress Australians as Prime Minister Tony Abbott returns home to plunging popularity and growing opposition to policies.

'They chopped his hands and arms bit by bit'

Minutes before he was hacked to death by a Hindu mob, veteran Muslim politician Ehsan Jafri reached for his phone and dialled one last number.

Switch to green energy and cut down on meat

Governments must switch from fossil fuels to nuclear, wind and solar energy to avoid a global warming catastrophe in a move costing about 300 billion ($578 billion) a year.

Child's question stumps Clinton

Hillary Clinton has so far artfully dodged questions about her 2016 US presidential ambitions from the press, supporters and potential Democrat rivals.

India election: Modi reveals he is married

Narendra Modi, the leading candidate to be India's next prime minister, has acknowledged for the first time that he is married, confirming the rumour that he was forced into an arranged marriage as a child.