MASKED gunmen have stormed an upmarket mall in Nairobi and sprayed gunfire on shoppers and staff, with claims 20 people are dead.
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Dennis Shanahan
'Abbott intends to behave with the caution and conservative management learned from Howard's years in government'
TONY Abbott will deliver his program in a cautious fashion, unlike his predecessor.
Peter van Onselen
'There are question marks over whether the team selected to implement Abbott's plans is well put together'
IT'S early days, but the new Prime Minister is off to a bad start with his cabinet line-up.
JUDITH CURRY
'The vaunted IPCC process elevated the authority of the IPCC report to near biblical heights'
THE IPCC can enhance its credibility by reflecting variations in expert opinion.
Judith Sloan
'When it comes to making Australia more productive, we need to embrace the movement of capital and workers'
SOME of the Coalition's changes are unnecessary, but they are not damaging.
Chris Kenny
'If the government took its cue from the press gallery, we would have the highest carbon tax in the world'
ONE of the most extraordinary aspects of the relationship between politics and the media is how many in both arenas fail to grasp it.
Greg Sheridan
'Julie Bishop's early initiatives as Foreign Minister richly deserve to succeed.'
IT is a fair bet that many of us have no idea of some of the weird and wonderful things that Australian taxpayers pay for through our foreign aid budget.
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IN NEWS
Asylum boat arrival goes unremarked
Paige Taylor AN asylum boat has arrived at Christmas Island, the eighth since the election and the first since the Coalition stopped announcing boat arrivals.
Corrupt Bo Xilai sentenced to life
Scott Murdoch, China Correspondent DISGRACED Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been given a life sentence on high level corruption, embezzlement and abuse of power charges.
Uphill battle to turn climate sceptics
JONATHAN LEAKE GLOBAL warming has shrunk. The Arctic ice cap has grown. And climate scientists are struggling to convince sceptics of their argument.
Labor may rethink welfare cut policy
THE two men vying for the federal Labor leadership have admitted the party did the wrong thing by single mothers when it implemented welfare cuts.
Fairfax rivals prepare for second round
LIBERAL National Party candidate Ted O'Brien says he's ready for a second round battle with Clive Palmer for the seat of Fairfax.
Greenpeace activists face piracy charges
Two Australian Greenpeace activists arrested by Russian authorities may face piracy charges.
Al-Shabab claims Nairobi attack
Somalia's al-Shabab rebels have claimed responsibility for an attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi.
21 Icons - Ahmed Kathrada Promo
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21 Icons - Desmond Tutu
This week's episode of 21 Icons features the Archbishop of South Africa, Desmond Tutu.
21 Icons - de Klerk
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Features
1988: Tony Fitzgerald
JAMIE WALKER TONY Fitzgerald has never consented to a personal interview. Not like this, as we talk about the inquiry in Queensland that blew the lid on corruption.
Yoko Ono still a primal force
Fiona Sturges AT 80, Yoko Ono has a new album, remains an activist and is happy to talk about John Lennon.
Consensus distorts the climate picture
JUDITH CURRY THE IPCC can enhance its credibility by reflecting variations in expert opinion.
Grass of home loses green tinge
MATTHEW DENHOLM, TASMANIA CORRESPONDENT WITH the Greens' vote clear-felled, Christine Milne looks to rebuild.
Odds stacked against virtuous goals
JACQUELIN MAGNAY A SERIES of arrests is unlikely to deter football's match-fixers for very long.
Asylum boat arrival goes unremarked
AN asylum boat has arrived at Christmas Island, the eighth since the election and the first since the Coalition stopped announcing boat arrivals.
Billabong hushed up Nixon offload
BILLABONG offloaded its interest in the best-selling Nixon accessories brand without telling investors for more than a month.
Outsider knowledge
IVAN Sen brings an intense sense of geographical, racial and personal dislocation to his new film Mystery Road.
Consensus distorts the climate picture
THE IPCC can enhance its credibility by reflecting variations in expert opinion.
Dockers send Hawks emphatic warning
FREMANTLE is through to its first AFL grand final after a ruthless win over Sydney.
Brewing business is all about the craft
LATE at night in a northern Sydney cul-de-sac, Mike Jorgensen is slaving over cold bottles of beer, marking labels by hand.
Labor may rethink welfare cut policy
THE two men vying for the federal Labor leadership have admitted the party did the wrong thing by single mothers when it implemented welfare cuts.
Rivals take aim at Telstra NBN bid
OPTUS and AAPT have urged the ACCC to reject controversial parts of Telstra's plans for migrating customers on to the NBN.
