March 15, 2013 The government's bid to grant the national anti-doping authority star chamber powers similar to those enjoyed by state corruption watchdogs appears doomed, with the Greens joining the Coalition on Thursday in refusing to support the proposed law.

March 15, 2013 The 11 trustees of the Art Gallery of NSW who judge the Archibald Prize may agonise over their choices but Steve Peters had few doubts when it came to awarding this year's Packing Room Prize.

March 15, 2013 As Australian troops pack up to quit Afghanistan, fears of a new era of warlord violence and tribal domination are taking hold in Oruzgan province, where locals say that Canberra's efforts to import democracy have failed.

March 15, 2013 In what must be a small consolation to Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, Joe Hockey is also having a bad week.

March 14, 2013 Hundreds of thousands of malware-laden emails purportedly from Westpac have been sent to Australians.

March 14, 2013 Group buying site Groupon has been slapped on the wrist for bombarding consumers with email newsletters without adequate consent.

March 14, 2013 A young Australian man has been allegedly tortured in a South Sudan military prison after his supporters say he was wrongly arrested during ethnic clashes on a trip to visit his family.

March 14, 2013 Julia Gillard has launched a strong defence of her government's proposed media law reforms, rejecting claims they would reduce press freedom or place new controls on individual journalists.

March 14, 2013 "Why the hell don't you just take the $300 million dollars mum has repeatedly offered you and walk away," Ginia Rinehart told her estranged sister Hope in a fiery email exchange.

March 14, 2013 So-called middle-class welfare is now counted upon. Can the genie can ever be put back in the bottle?