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Tributes in House to Thatcher end noisily

A show of unity by Britain's three main political parties over Margaret Thatcher since her death ended when Labour MPs launched strong attacks on her record during Commons tributes to her.

Bruce Logan: Thatcher, and God, are of another era

Big price tag may keep revived high-speed rail proposal on hold

Almost 30 years since the first proposal was put to Bob Hawke's Labor Government, a 350km/h train running from Brisbane to Melbourne is back on Australia's agenda.

Saved the UK did she? Yes and no

Holden spoils Gillard's party with job cuts

Founded as a saddlery more than 150 years ago and producing the first Australian car in 1948, Holden is now staring into a bleak future.

Beyonce, Jay-Z were cleared for 'cultural' Cuba trip

Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z received permission from the US government to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary in Cuba because it was deemed a "cultural trip", sources say.

MP's party 'regrets' her Maori blog

The political party of a Danish MP who branded her Maori powhiri experience as "grotesque" and "uncivilised" has apologised for her comments.

Owen Jones: Legacy of Thatcherism must be torn down

Some on the right will attempt to snuff out criticism of her legacy, arguing that it is disrespectful, spiteful or ghoulish, writes Owen Jones. It's absurd, of course.

Editorial: The lady who changed how economies are governed

Editorial: During her 11 years in power and up to the time of her death, Margaret Thatcher divided the British people as few leaders before her.

French radicals sense an opening

Radicals both right and left are sensing that France's political tide is rising in their favour, driven by a President plumbing record unpopularity less than a year after taking office.

Frugal leader hosts light lunch

John Roughan: North Korea, the disaffected child

Each time it makes a threatening gesture to its sister in the south, the US and China respond like different parents. But a sibling often knows a troubled child better than either parent, says John Roughan.

Nth Korea on everyone's agenda

The North Korea security crisis will be high on tomorrow's agenda when Prime Minister John Key meets new President of China Xi Jinping on the Chinese tropical island of Hainan, at the Boao Forum for Asia.

Sam Clements: Orators enrich a troubling world

Geo-politically, socially, environmentally, economically, financially and spiritually, the world and state of human affairs is in a state of unparalleled flux and change.

Storm rages over UK welfare cuts

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, will launch a scathing attack on churches and charities that oppose the Government's welfare cuts.

MP flies flag for compromise

Naomi Long Naomi Long, Westminster MP for east Belfast, is very much a child of her constituency, born into its loyalist backstreets and a committed community worker.

A town where segregation continues

The advice from the front office at East Side High in Cleveland, Mississippi, is clear

A man who remained true to his principles

His upbeat oratory reflected his country's innate optimism, despite the turbulence of the times.