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- House GOP may add budget cuts to debt limit bill - AP
- Gov't gets poor marks on protecting gun rights - AP
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Syria submits chemical weapons inventory to watchdog
'Initial disclosure' received by watchdog in The Hague is now being studied by weapons experts -
Afghan insurgents 'want peace'
Taliban ex-minister Agha Jan Motasim says hardliners distort leader's views -
UN tries to speed up climate talks
Secretary general Ban Ki-moon to invite world leaders to first summit of its kind since Copenhagen in 2009 -
Philippines braces itself for typhoon
Strongest storm to hit western Pacific this year set to strike Philippines and Taiwan on way to Hong Kong and China -
Palmer ahead by a nose in Fairfax
Clive Palmer pulled 111 votes ahead of his Liberal National party rival on Friday, with just 570 left to count -
Pope urges doctors to refuse abortions
Pontiff denounces terminations as part of 'throw-away' culture in move seen as sop to more conservative wing of church -
Greenpeace faces terror charges
Crew of Arctic Sunrise were in custody of armed Russian security forces after being prevented from disrupting oil rig work -
Nigeria attack leaves 140 dead
Army soldiers had to retreat from 'superior firepower' in worrying development for military, as Boko Haram suspected -
Industry weighs in on carbon tax row
Electricity retailers cast doubt on Coalition claim that families would be $550 a year better off -
China detains teenager over web post
Purge of 'internet rumours' and 'fabricated facts' continues after 16-year-old blamed 'corrupt police' for man's death on Weibo -
Snowden 'has raised real issues'
UK spy watchdog head Sir Malcolm Rifkind defends UK intelligence agencies' techniques but appears to concede laws may need review -
Two Qantas planes in near miss
Pilots take evasive action to avoid mid-air collision west of Adelaide -
Mexican army looks for flood victims
Officials look for helicopter that vanished during flooding rescue effort as hunt for missing people continues in La Pintada -
Victoria: 128 gambling suicides
Report into suicides linked to addiction sparks renewed calls for $1 bet limits -
Battle lines drawn over Cape York
Queensland government plan to open up area to mining and agriculture 'insane', says conservation group -
Yemen: 30 killed in twin attacks
Officials believe members of al-Qaida behind bomb attacks on military camp in Shabwa province -
Hockey rules out online GST changes
Retailers and state treasurers want Coalition to honour agreement to include online shopping in GST -
Soaring dollar means budget pain
Surprise US Federal Reserve decision gives the incoming government an unwelcome early hit to company tax and non-mining sector -
Labor left concerned at ballot rules
Left fears rules disadvantage Anthony Albanese, while right is locked in behind Bill Shorten -
Republicans set course for shutdown
Speaker John Boehner heralds measure to continue funding government certain to be rejected by Democratic Senate -
Obama may meet Iranian president
Obama administration praises 'welcome rhetoric' over nuclear weapons and says meeting is possible next week in New York -
Child, 3, critical after US shooting
Eleven people shot at park in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighbourhood, authorities say -
Brazilian jailed for killing US activist
Prosecutors claimed Vitalmiro Bastos de Moura and another rancher hired gunmen to kill veteran rainforest campaigner -
Toddler dies in Toowoomba fire
Four other children between the ages of seven and 15 treated in hospital for smoke inhalation -
Vinnies chief warns on welfare
John Falzon says 'blaming the poor for their poverty' has no place in framing policy -
Venice to protest cruise ship invasion
St Mark's Basin will be turned into a motorway when 13 cruise ships travel through in one day, say protesters -
Baby dies in baggage belt accident
Spanish officials say mother put baby carrier on belt, which was activated by weight, after arrival from UK
Editors' picks
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Delhi rape: how the other half lives
The brutal gang-rape on a bus highlighted the routine abuse of Indian women -
Hunt for China's stolen children
Tens of thousands are snatched and sold into slavery every year, but parents get little help to find them -
Literature is best sex education
Forget condoms, contraceptive pills and chlamydia, Russia's children's ombudsman recommends Chekhov, Tolstoy and Gogol
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Hawthorn beat Geelong in thriller
AFL: Hawthorn turned the tables on Geelong, coming back from a seemingly hopeless position to reach the grand final -
Sea Eagles 24-18 Sharks
NRL: Manly earned another attempt at taking down the Rabbitohs after a Daly Cherry-Evans masterclass beat Cronulla -
O'Connor stood down from Wallabies
Ewen McKenzie says O'Connor has failed to meet required standards as investigations continue into alleged airport incident -
Europe backs 2022 World Cup switch
Football: European countries have given their backing to moving the 2022 World Cup to the northern winter
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All the news from Friday's events
In our final liveblog we reviewed Debbie Allen's Freeze Frame, enjoyed opera on the riverstage and visited the city's music cafes -
Psycho Beach Party – review
This sharp, perceptive production of Charles Busch's cult classic is a hilarious explosion of seaside fun -
Sorry, and I Didn't Do It – video
Bruce McLean, curator of Indigenous art at Qagoma, Brisbane, introduces Sorry by Tony Albert and I Didn't Do It by Richard Bell -
The festival podcast: episode six
Vernon Ah Kee and curator Bruce McLean reflect on anger in Aboriginal art, and Opera Queensland's Lindy Hume discusses shaking up the artform
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I'm OK with sex-selective abortion
Sarah Ditum: As far as I'm concerned, it doesn't matter why any woman wants to end her pregnancy. If it's to select for sex, that's her choice -
Five questions to Tim Goodwin
IndigenousX: Each week, a new guest hosts the @IndigenousX Twitter account. We're inviting them to tell us about who they are -
Anti fluoridation: tinfoil hat theories
Michael Vagg: Believing that 'fluoride is an industrial poison' requires you to deny decades of evidence that fluoride is safe
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Rotating moon filmed in space
Nasa footage shows what moon looks like as it moves, something impossible to witness from Earth -
A Brief History of Time - made easy
Stephen Hawking's big bang theory and the creation of the universe explained in two and a half minutes
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The perfect lemon posset
Felicity Cloake: The posset is a medieval drink that has made a comeback as a modern dessert. Have you tried any versions other than lemon? -
Lamb with chicory
Angela Hartnett: Quick-cooked lamb neck is full of flavour – and perfectly tender as long as you let it rest
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