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.

The quiet achiever

Chris Waller’s track record speaks volumes, but the man himself is very low key.

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.