Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Melissa Leo and Colin Firth pose backstage with their Oscars. FULL COVERAGE GALLERY
Rebel Libyan militia members hold a man they suspect is a mercenary from Chad. Picture: AP IN DEPTH: Middle East in tumoil
Julia Gillard launches the new Holden Cruze at the carmaker's factory in South Australia. Picture: Kelly Barnes VIDEO
A baby boy today became the first of Christchurch's earthquake victims laid to rest. Picture: AP VIDEO SPECIAL SECTION
Sapper Jamie Larcombe, killed in action earlier this month, makes his return home. Picture: Tricia Watkinson
The Ducati Diavel, a muscle bike with a cruiser's wheelbase, may have created a whole new class of motorcycle.
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Honesty the issue in carbon tax clash
4:57PM UPDATED Joe Kelly and James Massola JULIA Gillard has hit back at Coalition claims she is a liar, attacking Tony Abbott's record of honesty as Opposition Leader in a fierce parliamentary clash over her carbon tax plan.
ASX hits glitch, $1.5bn in lost trade
4:47PM David Rogers TRADING on the Australian Securities Exchange was halted today, as a technical glitch wiped an estimated $1.5 billion of turnover.
King's Speech reigns supreme at Oscars
4:57PM Michael Bodey THE King's Speech, a film produced by the UK-Australian production company See-Saw Films, has been named best motion picture at the 83rd Academy Awards.
Aftershocks hammer Christchurch rescuers
4:45PM INTENSE aftershocks rocked earthquake-scarred Christchurch today as a violent windstorm threatened rescuers scouring the rubble for bodies.
Former trainer shot dead in Melbourne
2:58PM A MAN fatally shot in a Melbourne bayside street has been identified as former South Australian racehorse trainer Les Samba.
Business with The Wall Street Journal
Centro sells US stores to Blackstone
3:13PM Kris Hudson DEBT-laden Centro Properties Group agreed to sell its 588 US shopping centres to private-equity giant Blackstone Group for $US9.4 billion.
ASX hits glitch, $1.5bn in lost trade
4:47PM David Rogers TRADING on the Australian Securities Exchange was halted today, as a technical glitch wiped an estimated $1.5 billion of turnover.
APRA cuts out covered bonds in Basel III
10:53AM Enda Curran APRA has ruled out covered bonds as it defines the securities that would qualify as liquid assets under new global prudential rules.
Australian Market Data at 05:23PM
| Index / Security | Price | Change | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Ords | 4922.6 | -2.30 | -0.05% |
| S&P;/ASX 50 | 4800.9 | -8.00 | -0.17% |
| ASX200 | 4830.5 | -6.00 | -0.12% |
| S&P;/ASX 300 | 4842.2 | -6.20 | -0.13% |
| S&P;/ASX MidCap | 4465.1 | +3.30 | + 0.07% |
| S&P;/ASX Small Orders | 2857.9 | -.80 | -0.03% |
| S&P;/ASX 20 | 2894.1 | -7.70 | -0.27% |
| S&P;/ASX 100 | 3931.0 | -5.40 | -0.14% |
Stock Quotes
APRA holds ground on liquidity
John Durie ALLOWING all banks to invest in each other's paper is a sure way of turning one banking failure into a systemic crash.
National Affairs
Indigenous Australians cost double
5:29PM Joe Kelly TAXPAYERS spent more than $40,000 on every indigenous Australian in a year, more than twice that paid for every non-indigenous person, a report says.
Abbott desperate to gain power: Windsor
1:56PM James Massola INDEPENDENT MP Tony Windsor says Tony Abbott promised to do "anything" to secure power following the August 21 election last year.
Can the government sell the carbon tax?
2011-02-28
What people really mean by this question is: can Labor introduce the carbon tax in July next year and win the following election? …
Latest Blogs
Humanitarian emergency in Libya: UN
5:34PM THE UN refugee agency says a "humanitarian emergency" is under way as thousands of foreigners flee Libya by air, land and sea.
Dragons show steel to the world
1:01PM UPDATED THOSE searching for signs of a St George Illawarra premiership hangover might have to look a bit harder.
Unilateral action has costs, no benefits
Henry Ergas THE carbon tax will cut incomes but it will not save the environment.
Executive Lifestyle
Toast the Oscars with a themed cocktail
9:42AM ON an day that calls for toasting your Tinseltown favorites – or for making snarky remarks about their outfits – a cocktail or two seems appropriate.
Put a tiare behind your ear and chill out
Susan Kurosawa SURELY there is nowhere more effortlessly fragrant than French Polynesia.
ASX hits glitch, $1.5bn in lost trade
David Rogers TRADING on the Australian Securities Exchange was halted today, as a technical glitch wiped an estimated $1.5 billion of turnover.
Ten denies losing ad revenue to rivals
Lara Sinclair NETWORK Ten has rejected a report that it lost up to $40 million in advertising revenue to Seven and Nine due to uncertainty over its strategy.
Australia's synchrotron appoints new director
Bernard Lane PHYSICIST Keith Nugent has been appointed as part-time director of Australia's synchrotron.
Can the government sell the carbon tax?
What people really mean by this question is: can Labor introduce the tax in July next year and win the following election?
Unilateral action has costs, no benefits
THE carbon tax will cut incomes but it will not save the environment.
Libyans failed by Left orientalism
EDWARD Said said nothing about democracy, notes David Burchell.
ALP winners and losers: polls tell tale
BLIGH is looking good, Gillard has taken a big gamble and Keneally's outlook is bleak, believes Graham Richardson.
Security depends on a stable Middle East
AUSTRALIA must do all it can to help broker peace in the Arab world, writes Kevin Rudd.
Not a good look for Aunty
THERE has rarely been a new year like it in the news business: floods, cyclones, bushfires and earthquakes amid international turmoil.
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Wayne of the web
WAYNE Swan was at the Queensland Young Labor Conference on the weekend singing the praises of social media.
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