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Batts inquiry sets out 'to find answers'
12:25PM Sarah Elks THE royal commission into the Rudd government's failed home insulation scheme has issued 76 summonses to witnesses.
Harris facing further sex abuse charges
2:55PM AUSTRALIAN entertainer Rolf Harris is facing three further charges of sexual assault, including one against a girl "aged seven or eight".
APRA lifts capital buffer for banks
12:11PM Ross Kelly APRA has ordered the nation's largest banks to boost the size of capital buffers designed to help them withstand potential economic shocks.
South Australia demands more Holden aid
1:09PM South Australia wants the Abbott government to provide at least $375m to help states overcome the loss of car maker Holden.
LNP cleared over Flegg seat 'bribe'
3:00PM AAP QUEENSLAND'S corruption watchdog has found no evidence that the LNP bribed a sitting MP to surrender his seat.
Pussy Riot member freed after amnesty
4:49PM AFP ONE of the jailed members of punk band Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, has walked out of prison after receiving amnesty.
It's duty first for weary Obamas
4:04PM IT'S the season for families around the world to bite their tongues and put up with each other.
Santana finds his homeless ex-bandmate
11:35AM AP HE starred on Santana's first album, but left the band in 1969. Now Marcus 'The Magnificent' Malone has been rediscovered.
Final journey for boy, interrupted
12:57PM AP THREE years after he committed suicide, CJ Twomey's mother is enlisting people via social media to scatter his ashes across the world.
- Book for Cleveland kidnap hero
- Thai protesters step up campaign
- NAB enters undertaking with ASIC
- Wellbeing higher for widows than couples
- Rock bottom price: Stolen ring auction
- Two women killed in Victorian crash
- Batts inquiry must reveal truth: family
- Newcrest faces shareholder class action
- nib lifts premiums by eight per cent
- Asciano takes over Toll's north Qld rail
- Wellbeing higher for widows than couples
- Aussie in favour as confidence grows
- Newcrest faces shareholder class action
- nib lifts premiums by eight per cent
- Asciano takes over Toll's north Qld rail
- Goodman Fielder sells biscuits business
- Offshore leads keep stocks buoyant
- NZ shares rally with 'bargain-hunting'
- Stocks to watch at close on Monday
- SP AusNet suffers credit downgrade
Opinion
'An economy based on anonymous transactions can be in competition with the human need for love and generosity'
WE must work harder to put people first, despite business pressures on profit.
'It's official: Wayne Swan was good for the birds. That's according to this year's Christmas Price Index'
THE class warfare has taken its toll.
There's nothing like a good read
AS they relax over summer, politicians plan to catch up with their reading.
'The time has come to move from the language of deficit to that of partnership'
THE language in indigenous engagement should change from deficit to partnership.
'The biggest worry for the LNP is Campbell Newman's seat of Ashgrove'
THE biggest worry for the LNP is Campbell Newman's seat of Ashgrove.
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Health insurance premium rises approved
11:15AM AUSTRALIANS face bigger rises in private health insurance premiums next year than in 2013.
Pussy Riot member freed after amnesty
4:49PM AFP ONE of the jailed members of punk band Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, has walked out of prison after receiving amnesty.
Swann's parting blast at teammates
10:48AM GRAEME Swann has delivered a parting shot at some of his England teammates, claiming "they have no idea how far up their own backsides they are".
Newcrest faces shareholder class action
1:27PM AAP AUSTRALIA'S largest gold miner is facing a class action from shareholders over its massive financial writedown.
128 staff retrenched at Brindabella
3:44PM AAP NEARLY all staff at troubled regional carrier Brindabella Airlines have been told they're out of a job just two days before Christmas.
AWB scandal charges dropped
3:20PM THE corporate regulator has dropped charges against two former AWB employees over the Iraq kickbacks scandal from a decade ago.
EXCLUSIVE Newman hit by falling numbers
ANDREW FRASER THE LNP is at its lowest ebb since its election in March last year and Premier Campbell Newman's personal standing is slipping.
Prosecution 'unlikely' over cocaine use
11:36AM Frances Gibb IT would be 'unusual' for Nigella Lawson to be prosecuted over her drug-taking admissions.
EXCLUSIVE New plan for green power
SID MAHER SENIOR industry executives are holding secret meetings to reshape the market for alternative power.
Apple to get a bigger bite of China
10:25AM APPLE's done a deal with China Mobile, the world's biggest phone carrier, that could boost sales of the iPhone in China.
TOP FEATURES
Boy's body found at swimming spot
11:51AM THE body of a five-year-old boy has been found after he disappeared while swimming at a popular Sydney beach.
More seek help for ice, speed than booze
6:06AM AMPHETAMINES have surged ahead of alcohol as the main substance for which Australians seek treatment, a report from a rehab centre has found.
Al-Qa'ida sorry for hospital attack
12:28PM James Bone AL-QA'IDA has apologised for a terror attack at a Yemen hospital that provoked outrage.
Khodorkovsky to live in exile
7:29AM AFP RUSSIA'S former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said after walking free from a decade in jail that he would stay away from his homeland.
Make money serve us and not rule
DENIS HART WE must work harder to put people first, despite business pressures on profit.
Bleak gallery
Get a dose of satire in our Bill Leak cartoon gallery.
The US government is attempting to redress the excesses of their system, where only very few have benefited from economic growth."
Edmund on ALP's Christmas cheer just got dearer
Batts royal commission gets underway
A royal commission investigating the bungled pink batts home insulation scheme has begun in Brisbane.
3:33NSW paramedics caution amid soaring heat
NSW paramedics are urging people to stay cool and hydrated to avoid heat exhaustion as temperatures soar.
0:24Swann sparks talk of team trouble
Comments made by retired off-spinner Graeme Swann about his squad sparked speculation about team disunity.
1:23Khodorkovsky holds first news conference since his abrupt release
Freed Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky held his first news conference in Berlin following his sudden release from a remote Russian prison camp on Friday. Mana Rabiee reports.
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National Geographic's best travel photos of 2013
The best shots of the year from the daily photo feature, Travel 365.
APRA lifts capital buffer for banks
12:11PM Ross Kelly APRA has ordered the nation's largest banks to boost the size of capital buffers designed to help them withstand potential economic shocks.
EXCLUSIVE Perth switches from mines to biotech
ANDREW BURRELL ALONG St Georges Terrace, the epicentre of Perth's mighty resources industry, it sounds very much like sacrilege.
Offshore leads keep stocks buoyant
5:08PM Hannah Francis THE local sharemarket has closed more than 0.5 per cent higher today as positive sentiment from offshore continued to boost trading.
Mining looks bleak as listings go
Robin Bromby NOT a single new mining company has been listed in the past two months. A handful of energy plays, but mining looks bleak.
Court ruling may cut building costs
ROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN THE Federal Court verdict has made cheaper infrastructure construction viable.
CSL sale a curious call by Telstra
STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ THE Hong Kong mobile operator sold by Telstra could have provided it a platform for Asian expansion.
New plan for green power
SID MAHER SENIOR industry executives are holding secret meetings to reshape the market for alternative power.
Health insurance premium rises approved
AUSTRALIANS face bigger rises in private health insurance premiums next year than in 2013.
South Australia demands more Holden aid
South Australia wants the Abbott government to provide at least $375m to help states overcome the loss of car maker Holden.
There's nothing like a good read
TROY BRAMSTON AS they relax over summer, politicians plan to catch up with their reading.
Economic links key to reconciliation
LEAH ARMSTRONG AND JENNIFER WESTACOTT THE language in indigenous engagement should change from deficit to partnership.
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Swann's parting blast at teammates
GRAEME Swann has delivered a parting shot at some of his England teammates, claiming "they have no idea how far up their own backsides they are".
Proteas fall short in record run chase
South Africa skipper Graeme Smith has defended the decision to abandon the pursuit of a world record score and settle for a draw against India.
O'Connor to play in France: reports
EXILED Wallaby James O'Connor looks set to join European champions Toulon next season, putting his 2015 Rugby World Cup in doubt.
Fine line between love and hate
Will Swanton IF only we had understood the Perth Test was Graeme Swann's last. We would have stood and applauded.
Fine young sportsman
A week at a time: Simon King HERE'S a Christmas tale to warm the cockles of any heart.
Celebrating Lehmann makes us feel good
Gideon Haigh IS there an argument waiting to be made that Australian cricketers should only ever be coached by other Australians?
Court ruling may cut building costs
ROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN THE Federal Court verdict has made cheaper infrastructure construction viable.
Berlin's diplomacy saved tycoon, and Russia
5:36PM ANGELA Merkel guided talks between an ex-German foreign minister and the Kremlin about freeing Mikhail Khodorkovsky, sources say.
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