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The federal coalition would not allow the privatisation of the ABC or SBS, says Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.

Billionaire resource magnate Clive Palmer has won a court battle worth millions of dollars, which centred around a single word in a contract.

Three of the ‘big four’ Australian banks have made the top 100 of a global survey of the world’s most valuable brands. The Brandz survey credits Australia’s strong economy for contributing to the growing value of Australian brands.

Australia’s audacious garden design has won the top prize at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in London for the first time.

Federal Labor backbencher and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has used his popular blog to outline his support for same sex marriage, writing that church and state “can have different positions” on the issue.

TRAVEL WRITER WINNER | Traversing the US and Canada by bus can be an eye-opening way to travel, in more ways than one. Our Great Travel Writer competition winner for April, ALICE RERDEN, shares her story.

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Australian news organisations have reported that Prince Harry will join the Australian Army for a six-month period on secondment later this year, with UK royal officials currently assessing the security risks that such a deployment would involve.

A protester has interrupted the annual dawn service at Anzac Cove at Gallipoli this morning, claiming that Australian police were trying to kill him.

Aussie and Kiwi expats came together to pay their respects at a dawn service in Hyde Park on a mild London morning.

ANZAC DAY IN LONDON | In a solemn and moving dawn service at the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner, High Commissioner Mike Rann paid tribute to our fallen comrades, and the architects of who and what we are today. The full transcript of his address is below.

ANZAC DAY | "All of us linked across the world by the same duty to honour and remember, and by the same sense of the loss and waste of war."

"If you want to understand Australians, watch us on Anzac Day," says prime minister.

Anzac Day protester interrogated after disrupting dawn service at Gallipoli.

Queensland’s education minister says his state won’t follow the lead of NSW in signing up to Canberra’s schools reform.

Feminist icon Ita Buttrose says it’s unfair Prime Minister Julia Gillard cops flak for her clothes, empty fruit bowl and her hair. Ms Buttrose also called for the introduction of quotas to address the minority representation of women in boardrooms.

Twenty three candidates from the UK have made it through to the next stage of Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’ competition.

Australia House will open its doors in the name of charity on Thursday 16 May, as it plays host to a quiz night to raise money for the Spinal Research Foundation.

On Anzac Day we remember the stories of Australian spirit in the early years of our nation’s history.

Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders are expected to gather at services across London on Thursday 25 April 2013 to commemorate Anzac Day.

Australia’s population will officially hit 23 million on Tuesday at 9:57pm AEST (12:57pm in the UK) according to projections by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

An Anzac Day message from Australian High Commissioner His Excellency Mike Rann to Australians living in the UK.

The Queensland government have announced new changes to the state’s bicycle safety laws, creating an exemption to provide for members of the Sikh community that are unable to wear a helmet over their religiously-mandated turbans.

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The local population of Alderney, in the Channel Islands, have long found a range of alternative uses for the deserted bunkers built by the Germans during WW2. Now two enterprising Aussies have given one searchlight bunker the special green and gold treatment.

Two Australian soldiers will take part in a charity expedition across the Antarctic to the South Pole with Prince Harry later this year to raise money for wounded soldiers.

Kurt Fearnley spent most of the London marathon hiding from the wind and conserving energy before exploding past his rivals out of the last corner.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has written to Prime Minister Julia Gillard warning her against naming a new governor-general before this year’s federal election. Government insiders are speculating Abbott intends to nominate former mentor John Howard to the position if the Coalition is elected in the September poll.

France’s Celtic corner offers rugged scenery, fascinating history and more flavours of pancakes than you can possibly get through in one trip. JOHN BURKE shares his tips and tricks for making the most of this unique stretch of coastline.

Menzies House, a think tank with links to the Liberal Party, has sparked controversy by publishing a tongue-in-cheek article advocating the death of underprivileged Australians as a method of managing the federal budget. Wayne Swan has labelled the piece by right wing business lobbyist Toby Ralph "a disgusting rant".

Divinyls lead singer and Australian music icon Chrissy Amphlett passed away today after a two year battle with cancer.

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart, 59, who believes “beauty is an iron mine”, is included in Time Magazine’s List of the 100 most influential people. She is listed alongside Barack and Michelle Obama, Steven Spielberg, Kate Middleton, Jay Z and Beyonce.

Radical Australian preacher Feiz Mohammad has reportedly been cited by Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, with a YouTube user by that name believed to have shared videos of the controversial Muslim cleric online.

South Australia will transition to the full national disability insurance scheme, covering all people with a disability by mid-2019.