Julia Gillard is planning a trip to Indonesia in two weeks to discuss with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ways to stem the rising flow of asylum seekers coming by boat before the September election.
Holden pressures Coalition on funding
Holden is stepping up pressure on the federal Coalition to commit to funding for the automotive industry over the next decade.
Gillard's fall is far bigger than Labor's
The main change in politics since 2010 is that Australians have turned off Julia Gillard. While the polls show Labor is now facing a landslide defeat, its fall has been minor compared with the collapse of the Prime Minister's support.
Face to face with the golden boys
Tim Cahill is bigger than Jesus, bigger than the Beatles even. Perhaps the only Australian whose nickname is longer than their chosen name, Timmy was embraced by the crowd and he hugged them right back, signing footballs and scarves and posing for photographs with children skipping school and skiving tradies in tell-tale fluorescents.
From hard luck life to the lucky country
In this Refugee Week, Rosemarie Milsom discovers what it's like to cross the great divide.
Journeys of hope inspire true stories at refugee week
After arriving in Australia from Guinea, Yarrie Bangura never thought she would, in a few years, be the star of the Baulkham Hills African Ladies dance troupe and an ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Putting it down to her zeal for life and her love of peace, she launched Australia's International Refugee Week, giving the keynote speech titled Restoring Hope.
Senate to launch inquiry into ASIC
The corporate watchdog will face a Senate inquiry following revelations in Fairfax Media that the regulator took 16 months to act on information from whistleblowers about serious misconduct inside the Commonwealth Bank's financial planning unit.
Meagher murder among worst of crimes: judge
For Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Nettle, the brutal rape and murder of Jill Meagher as she was walking home after a night out with friends was one of the worst crimes imaginable.
Future leaders determined to bypass recent controversies
The ultimate goals vary, but the motivation is the same for more than 60 indigenous women who gathered at Parliament House this week for a crash course in how to work the system.
Global upheavals dwarf Australia's refugee numbers
More people around the world were forced to flee their homes every day last year than the total number seeking asylum in Australia during the entire 12 months, according to the annual report on global trends by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.