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The brother of a Brisbane man on the missing Malaysia Airlines jet says the hijacking theory brings its own torment.

Negotiations have begun between two key independent MPs and the two major parties as South Australia's election looks set to deliver a hung parliament.

Tasmanian premier-elect Will Hodgman has spent the day after his crushing election win learning the ropes.

The Greens say the environment would come under "massive attack" if wall-to-wall conservative governments take power across Australia.

The Australian Federal Police have dropped a proceeds of crime investigation into Schapelle Corby and her rumoured plans to do a paid interview.

BBC radio presenter suggests Australia is ‘effectively operating a sort of Guantanamo Bay ... only in some ways even worse’

Defence Minister says Canberra would welcome armed forces from the UK utilising Australian facilities much like the US is doing in Darwin.

ALP Abroad urges South Australians in London to have their say in state election.

Between 30,000 and 40,000 Australian passports go missing every year, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says.

An alleged victim of Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes has told a court that the actor exposed himself to her on set.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott doesn't want to discourage Australians from overseas travel following the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane.

Two couples travelling together to China on a jet that fell off the radar on Saturday are being described as good friends and great parents.

Bindi Irwin has been criticised for partnering with the Blackfish-plagued US theme park company SeaWorld.

A 15-metre goon bag is the eye-catching entry as Perth's Sculpture by the Sea exhibition launches in Perth for its tenth year.

A bill to lift foreign ownership limits on Qantas has passed the House of Representatives.

William and Kate will be accompanied by a nanny to help care for the royal baby, Prince George, on their visit to Australia and New Zealand in April.

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Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop says Russia must help resolve tensions in Ukraine by withdrawing its troops from the strife-torn country.

Photos: Snake eating a crocodile in Australia caught on camera by amazed onlooker.

Australian missionary John Short has been released after apologising for violating North Korean law by allegedly distributing religious material.

A journalist for The Australian has been kicked out of a press conference announcing Clive Palmer's candidates for the re-run Senate election in WA.

Australia experienced its 15th hottest summer since records began in 1910, while the summer before was the hottest ever.

Officials in Bali say a Seven Network programme on Schapelle Corby will be aired "at her own risk."

Qantas boss Alan Joyce says he is optimistic despite $252 million loss and 5000 jobs cuts announcement.

Channel 7 is suing the Australian Federal Police over armed raids on its Sydney offices last week, searching for evidence of an interview deal with Schapelle Corby,

Smiggle opens its doors at Westfield in Stratford, the first salvo in a huge investment plan to create 3,000 new jobs in Britain.

British singer Tinie Tempah says he wants to move to Australia to escape stardom in the UK.

The Australians Greens have called on the federal government to lift gag orders on staff at Manus Island detention centre.

The prime minister has found a portrait of the Queen for his office after a lengthy search.

The first formal meeting of this weekend's G20 event, hosted by Joe Hockey, got under way with a gathering of world business leaders with the B20 business forum focussing on jobs and growth.

Kylie Minogue urges Simon Cowell to put Dannii Minogue back on X Factor UK judging panel.

Facebook's decision to pay $17bn for WhatsApp is truly staggering, but the deal was brokered in fairly ordinary circumstances.

The federal opposition is critical over reports that Iran has summoned the Australian envoy to complain about the death of an Iranian asylum seeker in PNG.

An Australian Christian missionary being held by North Korean police faces questioning over religious material he carried.

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Australian Federal Police have raided Channel Seven's inner-Sydney offices searching for evidence of a lucrative interview with Schapelle Corby.

Shane Warne has been seen unloading his luggage at Liz Hurley's London residence, according to reports

Cate Blanchett has dedicated her third BAFTA win to her late friend, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Illegal downloading of films is a form of theft and new measures to cut the rate of online piracy need to be implemented, according to Australia's attorney-general.

Despite the Aussie jobless figure rising to its highest level in a decade, Prime Minister Tony Abbott believes if the government is allowed to get on with its job, unemployment could turn around quickly.

Australian music and sports fans have complained to a parliamentary inquiry about ticket scalping (touting), but the entertainment and ticketing industry says it isn't a major problem.

Schapelle Corby secretly married in jail a year ago? Since her release Schapelle Corby has not spoken to media, although reports have emerged she has tied the knot.

Toyota's decision to follow Holden and Ford out of car-making in Australia by the end of 2017 will change the face of the nation's industry forever, the federal government says.

Prison boss Farid Junaedi said Schapelle Corby was a little nervous and wondered why there were so many people and reporters waiting for her release.

A large, fast-moving grassfire burning on Melbourne's northern fringe still poses a threat to homes in new suburbs and regional towns.

This is probably Schapelle Corby's final weekend in a Bali jail, after Indonesian authorities granted her parole request.

Former PM Kevin Rudd is to chair the National Apology Foundation, which he has established to honour the 2008 apology to Indigenous Australians.

Schapelle Corby's former lawyer has suggested the convicted drug smuggler will smoke a joint to celebrate, but says she was only joking.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has suggested the ABC apologise for airing allegations of asylum seeker abuse, but the broadcaster isn't budging.

Prime Minister Tabby Abbott? It looks like new levels of cattiness have been reached at Parliament House.