Melbourne lawyer Vivian Waller has spent nearly two decades chasing justice for hundreds of victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. And it's nowhere near over.
Joyce billed public for NRL games
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce billed taxpayers nearly $5000 for ''official business'' travel while attending rugby league games, as senior ministers hint it is inevitable the Abbott government will tighten rules on politicians' entitlements.
Business Council: cut CEOs' pay if women miss out on top jobs
Chief executives of Australia's largest companies should have their reputations - and pay packets - on the line if they fail to radically lift the representation of women at senior levels of their organisations, a report adopted by the Business Council of Australia says.
David Hicks lodges US military court bid to overturn terrorism charge
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has launched an appeal to overturn his conviction in the United States for the ''invented'' crime of providing material support for terrorism.
Hicks challenges legality of US terror conviction
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has launched an appeal to overturn his conviction in the United States for the 'invented' crime of providing material support for terrorism.
Smokers lose out as Abbott tweaks tax
About 16,000 higher-end superannuation earners will benefit from government moves to clarify tax laws by either ditching or finally enacting long-intended changes.
Indonesian hackers 'motivated by patriotism'
Indonesian hackers say revelations of electronic spying from Australia's embassy in Jakarta has stirred nationalistic feelings among young web users in their country.
Rights group Terre des Hommes 'nets' Australians in online child sex sting
A children's rights group based out of the Netherlands claims to have netted more than 1000 paedophiles, including 46 Australians, by using a virtual child as bait.
Employers warn on misuse of anti-bully laws
Employees who face the sack could exploit new laws to stop bullying by taking their manager to the national workplace umpire, employer law firms and business groups have warned.
Daniel Hayman charged over child sex at Bondi's Jewish Yeshiva centre
Sydney detectives have charged a businessman with child sexual abuse offences at Bondi's Jewish Yeshiva centre during the 1980s.