An asylum seeker vessel that sank off Indonesia's coast early on Friday morning has plunged the country's search and rescue agency into disarray as 58 people remain missing.
Calls for an audit into labels claiming food sustainability
It is the new buzzword of global food companies trying to win the trust of shoppers: sustainability.
Digger accused over Iraqi deaths
A decorated Australian soldier was embroiled in a secret war- crimes investigation after two former high ranking US military officials accused him of ordering the killing of unarmed men during the invasion of Iraq.
Drivers took a different route as Holden missed marketing cues
The glory days are long gone, but it could have been so different.
Fog of war: did a Digger kill without cause?
A top-ranking US Marine raises questions over an Australian soldier's role in Iraq.
Gillard returns to Labor heartland
From ''Beijing to Macquarie Fields'' is how Julia Gillard described her last 48 hours. The Prime Minister was back in her favourite place to ''govern'', western Sydney, on Friday with cash to shower on youth programs and cutting the cycle of crime.
What's the Big Idea this time around?
Election years are a wonderful time for Big Ideas. You may, or may not, recall the marvellously named Multifunction Polis.
Royal commission counselling pledge
Government to spend $44 million on counselling for people who relive trauma for royal commission.
Asylum advocate meets hunger strikers
One of the federal government's independent experts visits hunger strikers in Melbourne's north.
Damning court appraisal of CSIRO decision process
Staff convened 'sham' job selection panels and faked official document to mislead whistleblower.