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Assad: 'You're going to pay the price'
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad goes on American TV to warn Washington to brace for retaliation if US forces attacked his war-torn country.
Michelle Grattan: Labor left to fix Rudd's mistakes
History will treat the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd Labor Government harshly, not for what it did or didn't do, but for how it conducted itself.
Twelve Questions: Barrie Rice
Former SAS commando Barrie Rice has been a bodyguard for the Sultan of Brunei's family, a security contractor for Blackwater in Iraq and now teaches gun skills to Hollywood actors.
Financial markets quiet after Abbott's victory
News of a change of government for Australia drew a largely ho-hum response from local financial markets yesterday.
Obama fighting an uphill battle
Facing the most perilous passage of his presidency, Barack Obama is to redouble his efforts to persuade the American public to back strikes against Syria.
British PM leaves files alone on train
Downing Street has denied any security breach after David Cameron left his ministerial box on a train table while he travelled to a wedding.
Russians switch off + put up with Putin
Why do Russians continue put up with being ruled by Vladimir Putin, asks Gwynne Dyer, when there are alternatives available?
US air strikes 'won't oust Assad'
American air strikes against the Syrian Government would not allow rebels to topple Bashar al-Assad .
Abbott gets straight into gear for new Coalition reign
Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott will today start bedding down the shape of his new Administration.
Now to find out who Tony Abbott is
The reality is that Abbott will be influenced by his Catholicism in the same way as Gillard was influenced by her womanhood, writes Greg Craven.
New Labor generation tasked with rebuilding from election ashes as old warhorses head out to pasture
Shattered by its worst vote in almost 80 years, the Australian Labor Party is set to start with a new generation tasked with shaking free of past demons.
Olympics: Turks give vent to collective groan
A groan went up in the old city of Istanbul where hundreds of hopeful Turks heard the announcement that Tokyo had been chosen to host the 2020 Olympics.
Kathy Marks: The virtues of keeping it steadfast and simple
Coming from a man who had just won the prime ministership - a prize he had long coveted.
G-20 push for more multinational tax
It's time to make Google, Apple and other multinational companies pay more taxes, say G20 leaders.
Key aims for a quick trip across Tasman for talks
Prime Minister John Key may make a fast visit to Australia within a fortnight for early talks with new Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Greg Ansley: Stability will be top of Abbott's to-do list
By the time Tony Abbott arrived to lodge his vote at Sydney's Freshwater Surf Lifesaving Club yesterday morning - minus his infamous red budgie-smugglers - the die was cast.
New PM will have Kiwi at his side
It's a cliche that behind every successful man stands a woman, and Australia's new First Lady, Kiwi-born Margie Abbott, is having none of it.
Editorial: How will Abbott affect NZ
When Australia changes horses, New Zealand needs to take stock. What do Tony Abbott and his likely ministers know of this country?
Australia goes to the polls
The Prime Minister went into this campaign believing he could win. After seizing back the leadership against the odds, he thought he could defy those odds once again and crush Tony Abbott. Tonight's election will show what the Australian people make of it all.
Abbott likely to face daunting assortment of senators
Former Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating called Australia's senators "unrepresentative swill".