THE war on drugs is doing little more than filling prisons and does nothing to help those battling ...
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Ensuring a bright future for Wagga kids
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National
The good wife who paid a high price
Hazel Hawke's life of courage came at a huge cost.
Army takes to the streets to battle poverty
More than 100,000 volunteers will spend this weekend knocking on doors to help the Salvation Army address Australia's rising rate ...
Doubling of indigenous in prisons alarms leaders
Aboriginal leaders have warned of a crisis in the justice system with an explosion in the black prison population, a ...
Gaming the politics of TV sports bet reform
An unmistakable message for government is now emerging: Stop this now.
Joyce seeks bail as wife pleads for accuser to set record straight
Condemned to a ''life sentence'', in the words of his wife, Matt Joyce will plead with Dubai authorities to extend ...
Artists flag fresh symbols of a nation's hope and ideals
Asking a country to change its flag is like asking a country to change its name - so bonded is ...
World
DIY terror
No one is safe. That's the message from this act of violence.
UK zoo worker mauled to death by tiger
A British zoo worker mauled in a tiger attack has died of her injuries, police say.
Damning new report on EU's inaction over Israel
The European Union had failed to hold the Israeli government to account over its continuing human rights violations against Palestinians, ...
'Merchant of Death' co-conspirator extradited
Richard Chichakli, the alleged financial brains behind convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout, has been extradited from Australia to the ...
Business
Panama plan's impact
An increase in container ship traffic as a result of the widening of the Panama Canal could have an impact ...
Planning overhaul shapes up
NSW is expected to undergo the biggest overhaul of its planning system in more than 30 years, with the release ...
Top firms' tax haven links revealed
Almost two-thirds of Australia’s top 100 companies listed on the stock exchange have subsidiaries in tax havens or ...
News Corp paper unit hit with charge
News Corp flags a write-down as its Australian newspapers struggle, while the board signs off on the company's split and ...
Fed's exit from stimulus 'likely to be messy'
Investors are contemplating a future without support from one of the biggest drivers of the global economy in recent years ...
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Politics
Gillard seizes Liberal MP's Gonski support
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has seized upon NSW education minister Adrian Piccoli's comments in support of Labor's school reforms, saying ...
Abbott pledges to work for Geelong
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has pledged to create jobs in Geelong should he become prime minister, after news Ford will ...
From The Lodge to the block
Four months ago, Prime Minister Julia Gillard's partner, Tim Mathieson, quietly bought a bush block on the bank ...
Report finds explosion in Aboriginal prisoners
Aboriginal leaders have warned of a crisis in the justice system with an explosion in the indigenous prison population, a ...