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Alarm at 'one-stop shop' for environmental approval
World heritage areas put at risk by Abbott transferring powers to states and territories, say conservationists -
Fears over N Korea after execution
Experts say Kim Jong-il's purge of his uncle Jang Song-thaek may suggest powerful groups are jockeying for power -
Salvos lose asylum counselling role
Contract for services on Manus and Nauru to end, as will deal for G4S to manage some facilities -
Nigella 'lied to court' over drugs
Elisabetta Grillo tells trial her former employer committed perjury and says TV cook let children smoke marijuana -
Coalition NBN to cost $12bn more
Scathing review revises government's NBN from $29.5bn promised during the election campaign to $41bn -
Chinese accused of stealing seed tech
Prosecutors allege agricultural scientists stole patented corn seeds and tried to smuggle them out of US via trade delegation -
ANC looks 'petty' for excluding Tutu
Ruling party lambasted over funeral after not inviting retired archbishop who is fierce critic of current government -
NSW police officers to face charges
DPP finds enough evidence to charge four officers over death of Roberto Laudisio Curti on Sydney CBD street -
NSA spying to be 'largely unchanged'
Reports indicate that the White House review of spying programmes will leave the bulk of NSA's activities untouched -
Kiev protesters ready for mass rally
Opposition unconvinced by president's moratorium on violence as tens of thousands of people descend on capital -
New push on US gun control
Special report: One year on, the Sandy Hook massacre has failed to produce breakthrough on gun laws that seemed possible after tragedy -
Rio Tinto and NSW deny mine claims
Mining giant rejects claims it coerced workers into writing positive coal mine submissions to the NSW state government -
Bangladesh protests after execution
Jamaat-e-Islami party vows to deepen role of Islam in country after member is hanged for war crimes -
Australians plan to leave more money
Survey found Australians expect to bequeath much more to their heirs than the rest of the world -
Abused 'got belting' for speaking up
Little girl who ran and told nun she had been touched by priest was punished, inquiry told -
West Papua massacre witnesses tell
Witnesses to the 'Biak massacre' in 1998 tell of alleged atrocities by Indonesian security forces -
Kerry in Israel for more talks
US secretary of state makes second Middle East visit in a week to speak to Netanyahu and Abbas -
Invasive Chevron questions dropped
Union says questions on company's job application form breached discrimination and privacy laws -
PM is pressed on gay marriage vote
Senior Liberal party members urge Tony Abbott to allow MPs a free vote after high court strikes down ACT law -
Keli Lane loses murder appeal
Court upholds conviction of former water polo player jailed for killing her two-day-old daughter in 1996 -
Man missing in Iran 'on CIA mission'
• Robert Levinson went missing in March 2007
• Associated Press publishes after long investigation
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Syrian refugees facing blizzards
Aid agencies warn of threat to families living in flimsy tents amid worst winter storm for decades
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Lantana: rewatching Australian films
This steamy drama of professional and personal lives clashing in suburban Sydney was a hit -
Drones: can they be our friends?
From spotting sharks to fighting fires, pilotless aircrafts are getting a PR makeover. But privacy and safety concerns remain -
Belomor by Nicolas Rothwell
Alex Clark reviews a captivating meditation on art, history and spirituality by a chronicler of the Indigenous communities of northern Australia -
The untouched Macquarie Island
Ravaged by hunters in the 19th century, it is now home to tens of thousands of penguins and is carefully protected from human contamination -
Female action heroes: role models?
Today's film heroines kick butt. But are violent on-screen women empowering or oppressive? -
'We were like rock'n'roll nuns'
Through all Fleetwood Mac's years of excess, the friendship between Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks never faltered. They talk to Tim Jonze
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Hird will be paid but Asada looms
AFL: James Hird has forced a backdown and will be paid while he is suspended but problems loom for Essendon -
Melbourne Victory 2-0 Perth Glory
A-League: Melbourne Victory created plenty of chances against Perth Glory but had to wait until late to seal the win
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Abbott to reveal help for Holden staff
The prime minister anticipated he would have "something to say early next week that will involve numbers" -
Holden closure: the end of an era
Warren Murray:Â nearly every Australian has a Holden story
Let's be clear. The job losses are not the fault of the skilled and productive workforce.
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My favourite work
Denise Mimmocchi, curator at the Gallery of NSW talks about The Lacquer Room by Grace Cossington Smith -
Best films of 2013, No 7: For Ellen
So Yong Kim's story about a vulnerable rocker and his daughter is music to Andrew Pulver's ears, as we continue our list of this year's top 10 films -
Best albums of 2013, No 7: Kelela
Call the genre what you like, but Cut 4 Me made the strongest statement so far in hipster/indie/twisted R&B
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Childcare workers were betrayed
Kate Ellis:Â Too scared to break yet another election commitment, the Coalition asked child care providers to break it for them -
Five questions to Siv Parker
Each week, a new guest hosts the @IndigenousX Twitter account. We're inviting them to tell us about who they are -
Mandela was sanitised by hypocrites
Seumas Milne: The ANC liberation hero has been reinvented as a Kumbaya figure in order to whitewash those who stood behind apartheid
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Video review: Beyoncé's new album
The Guardian's Rebecca Nicholson gives her first impressions of Beyoncé's self-titled fifth album -
Mandela signer denies he is fake
The interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial service says he is being treated for schizophrenia
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Eating off the land in December
Rohan Anderson heads out to harvest elderflower, a weed whose blooms make a refreshing drink for a summer afternoon -
Bush food: Davidson plums
As part of our series celebrating native ingredients we look at the Davidson plum. Plus a recipe for Davidson plum sauce -
What not to say to fussy eaters
If you want to avoid tantrums around the dinner table, resist the urge to utter the following sentences, writes Claire Potter
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