National News
Lest we forget: the purpose of war is not war itself
HUGH WHITE By failing to talk about why we fought in Afghanistan, we have wasted soldiers' lives, writes Hugh White.
Manus Island asylum seekers locked in during detention centre 'incident', reports say
Natalie O'Brien 6:20pm Asylum seekers on Manus Island were told to ‘‘wear your shoes and take care of your lives’’ as security guards at the detention centre reportedly locked them inside and then ran away during an ‘‘incident’’ at the centre on Friday.
Stamp prices to rise amid losses for Australia Post
4:47pm Stamp prices are set to rise after Australia Post lost $187 million on traditional mail services.
Anwar Ibrahim blasts government's 'weak' response to student threats
4:38pm Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says the federal government has failed to address threats made to Malaysian scholarship students or to speak out generally about his country's injustices.
Second Greenpeace activist denied bail
5:15pm Bail has been denied for a second Greenpeace activist charged with piracy by Russian authorities.
Making babies
Julia Medew & Mark Baker While infertile couples pay dearly for the hope of having a child, others are reaping big dollars.
"Go and kill yourself …"
At just 15, was Leanne Thompson driven to her death by a drug-addled man who preys upon the young and vulnerable?
Behind the veil
MALCOLM KNOX Kerry Stokes has gone from rags to riches. But as Malcolm Knox reports, truth and closure are elusive in the story of the media mogul who is a master of reinvention.
Riding shotgun
John Elder How JFK died has attracted plenty of theories, but author Colin McLaren says his book gives the true account.
Their shout: cricketers toast brewery's deal
Amy Corderoy, Chris Barrett Alcohol remains a fraught issue for those who run cricket.
Business is booming for baby makers as costs soar
Julia Medew, Mark Baker The cost of some IVF services has soared in recent years as private equity funds have moved in on many Australian clinics looking to profit from the booming business of infertility.
Far out - these images will really tease the brain
BRIDIE SMITH To the untrained eye, the web of coloured wires rising and falling en masse across the wall of 3D screens looks like someone has let loose with a can of silly string, photographed the resulting mess and then zoomed in on a colourful cluster.
Taken for a ride
Kate McClymont and Deborah Snow Janice Hardacre has never forgotten the odd conversation she had with her then colleague, Michael Williamson, 20 years ago.
Defence all at sea on new submarines
David Wroe Submarines are the stealthy killers in maritime warfare. They are the queens on the chessboard, the strategic game-changers. Any country has to think long and hard about messing with another country that has an advanced submarine fleet. You can't be sure there isn't one sitting quietly off your own coast or waiting in hiding to sink your ships.
Shorten calmed the madding crowd once, can he do it again?
TONY WRIGHT It was just another night in a pub in the tough little town of Beaconsfield when things turned ugly. It was to become a peculiar test for a union chief named Bill Shorten. Few know anything of the matter. It had to be settled quietly before things got out of hand.
Shorten boasts of Gen Xers at his table
MARK KENNY Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has declined to explain why his new spokesman for the 2015 Anzac centenary is a senator who will be out of Parliament nearly a year before the event itself.
War looms over bikie gang laws
Rory Callinan Lawyer warns the new legislation represents a frightening attack on the civil liberties of Queenslanders.
Smoke adds threat to asthma sufferers
Kim Arlington With smoke from the bushfires hanging over Sydney, NSW Health has issued an air pollution health warning, advising people to stay indoors if necessary.
'Cave' men lead scientific way with revolutionary 3D imaging
Bridie Smith To the untrained eye, the web of coloured wires rising and falling en masse across the wall of 3D screens looks like someone has let lose with a can of silly string, photographed the resulting mess and then zoomed in on a colourful cluster.
Tech
Screen time link to insomnia in young children
Kate Hagan Time spent in front of screens affecting sleep of children as young as two, research shows.
Two faced
Kate McClymont, Deborah Snow 12:09am Former HSU boss Michael Williamson used his power and influence to stay one step ahead.
Tony Abbott confuses himself with myself, says Bill Shorten
MARK KENNY New Labor leader Bill Shorten has moved to dash Tony Abbott's hopes of obtaining swift progress on his carbon tax repeal bills, declaring the Prime Minister is confusing his own wishes with those of others and coming to flawed conclusions.
Abbott flags Arlington-style National war cemetery for ACT
ROSS PEAKE Prime Minister Tony Abbott has given a huge boost to the proposal to create an Arlington-style national war cemetery in Canberra
Residents still failing to heed bushfire advice
MICHAEL HOPKIN Many people in fire-prone areas are still not facing up to the need to decide on a bushfire strategy in advance, a survey has shown.
More planes fly too close under military control, Transport Safety Bureau warns
Matt O'Sullivan Air safety investigators have raised concerns about the "relatively high" number of aircraft that have flown too close to one another in the country's military-controlled airspace.
Billionaire's 'forgotten' family speaks out
MALCOLM KNOX Kerry Stokes' achievements have evoked many strong feelings in the business world and the public, but none are as poignant as those of his only grandchild, who does not recall ever having met him.
Data
Mobile roaming charges set to fall
Mobile phone bills are set to fall on both sides of the Tasman after the Australian and New Zealand governments indicated they would honour a deal to crack down on exorbitant roaming charges.
Afghan police say dead man was insurgent target of raid
RORY CALLINAN A man found dead underneath the corpse of his son after an Australian Special Forces operation was an insurgent who used the boy as a human shield, an Afghan police spokesman has alleged.
Dean was a hero in the end, but he's not coming home
PHILIP WEN Unseasonal and heavy snow destroys a Tibetan holiday.