Nominations for 2015 NSW International Student Awards are now open

The NSW International Student Awards aim to celebrate the outstanding contribution international students make to communities in NSW and recognise excellence in international student community engagement. There are two Awards presented: International... Read more »
Emergency workers and partygoers tend to the injured at the Formosa Water Park. Photograph: AP

More than 200 injured in fire at Taiwan’s amusement park

More than 200 people were injured — scores of them seriously — after flammable powder apparently exploded in midair at a recreational water park in Taiwan, the East Asian nation’s official Central... Read more »
Sri Lanka's Sangakkara reacts after being dismissed during the fifth and final one-day international cricket match against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi

Sri Lankan batsman Sangakkara confirms international retirement in August

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara will quit international cricket during the Test series against India in August, the island nation’s most prolific batsman said on Saturday. “I have decided to call... Read more »
True Detective 2

True Detective season 2 is a grim, ridiculous misfire

By Scott Meslow Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s raunchy 2004 comedy Team America: World Police was originally planned as a shot-by-shot remake of the ludicrous end-of-the-world blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow. Using... Read more »
Sydney housing

NSW Labor Leader unveils vision for affordable housing

NSW Opposition Leader Luke Foley has unveiled a vision for more affordable housing in his first Budget reply speech that sets out Labor’s policy platform. In a speech that advances positive solutions... Read more »

Baird government quietly cuts Aboriginal support

The NSW Opposition has condemned the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs’ failure to stand up for the Aboriginal community in NSW. The 2015/16 budget reveals a multitude of cuts affecting Aboriginal people in... Read more »
Kuwaiti security forces gather outside the Shiite Al-Imam al-Sadeq mosque after it was targeted by a suicide bombing during Friday prayers on June 26, 2015, in Kuwait City. Photo: Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images

More than 80 killed in Terror attacks in four countries

Friday was a banner day for terror groups around the world. Terrorists launched attacks in four countries on an industrial plant in France, a hotel in Tunisia, a mosque in Kuwait, and... Read more »
This dual-laser iron man glove is the latest product by German gadget enthusiast Patrick Priebe.

Tech enthusiast creates real-life, laser-firing Iron Man glove

By Marc Forster-Pert You’ve seen the films — now you can have the gadgets. A lab technician from Germany has replicated the Iron Man glove, complete with laser firing capabilities — and... Read more »
Roshni Jan, widow of Juma Khan, 38, outside her home. Image by Talal N. Ansari.

Murder in Uniform – Kashmir’s infamous “fake encounter”

Kashmir’s most infamous “fake encounter” leaves five families desperate for justice Kashmiris still live alongside half a million military personnel whom they consider their occupiers; the conflict nears its third decade and... Read more »

Pakistan’s Zaheer Abbas named New President of International Cricket Council

Abbas succeeds Bangladesh’s Mustafa Kamal in ceremonial role The former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas has been appointed as president of the International Cricket Council for the next year at the annual conference... Read more »
Workers from the Anna Creek cattle ranch take a break from work on the Oodnadatta Track. William West/AFP/Getty Images

Australia selling 1.6 percent of its land including World’s largest cattle station

Australia’s biggest private landholding, which includes the world’s largest cattle station, is up for sale by S. Kidman and Co. The ranch is about the size of New Hampshire, according to Time... Read more »
Riot police responded to protests in Paris after French taxi drivers overturned cars and set fire to tyres in protest against taxi app Uber

Anti-Uber protest turns to guerrilla warfare across France

French cabbies Burn Cars, Attack Uber Drivers French taxi drivers have burned cars and blocked transport hubs as part of a nationwide strike against the mobile-based service Uber. Some 2,800 cabbies took... Read more »

Skinny jeans a new health hazard as Adelaide woman collapses

Wearing skinny jeans can be a health hazard After squatting in them for hours while emptying kitchen cupboards, an Adelaide woman collapsed and spent four days in hospital. “When she arrived, she... Read more »

Australia to contribute $930 million to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Joe Hockey says

Australia will become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Treasurer Joe Hockey has announced. The decision comes after extensive discussions between the Government, China and other key partners... Read more »

‘Titanic’ composer James Horner dies in plane crash

The two-time Oscar winner, 61, worked on three James Cameron films, two ‘Star Trek’ movies and classics like ‘A Beautiful Mind,’ ‘Field of Dreams’ and ‘Apollo 13.’ James Horner, the consummate film... Read more »

Australia passes controversial anti-piracy web censorship law

A controversial bill to allow websites to be censored has been passed by both houses of the Australian parliament. The Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015 allows companies to go to a... Read more »

NSW to invest $175 million for sports and recreation facilities

The 2015-16 Budget will see the NSW Government invest $175 million in sports and facilities across the State over the next year. Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres said the funds will be... Read more »

EU agrees to launch military mission against migrant smugglers

EU foreign ministers have agreed to launch an operation against networks smuggling people across the Mediterranean. The group also agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia by a further six months. Luxembourg... Read more »
Tony Abbott said Australia had been too willing to give ‘those who might be a threat to our country the benefit of the doubt’. Photograph: Mike Bowers

Australia set to strip citizenship for terror links

Australia says it will introduce new laws this week to strip dual nationals linked to terrorism of their citizenship, but backed away from putting the power in the hands of a single... Read more »
NSW Premier Mike Baird's promises have trumped anything Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian can announce on Tuesday. Photo: Christopher Pearce

NSW Budget 2015 overshadowed by electricity privatisation

By Kirsty Needham This year’s NSW budget was always at risk of being overshadowed by the razzle dazzle of a recently-fought election, won with a $20 billion pot of gold. Mike Baird’s... Read more »

Killer heat wave claims more than 200 lives in Pakistan

An intense heat wave killed more than 200 people in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, officials said, as the electricity grid crashed during the first days of the Muslim holy month of... Read more »
Sydney housing

NSW Premier wants to boost Sydney housing supply

Premier Mike Baird wants to help those trying to break into Sydney’s property market by investing in housing infrastructure. The NSW government announced state budget will include a $400 million injection into... Read more »
An artist's impression of the planned Sydney light rail near the QV building in the CBD. Supplied: NSW Government

Delivering Infrastructure in NSW to grow Regional Tourism

The NSW Government has nearly doubled the investment allocated to regional airport upgrades in recognition of the significant tourism and services they provide, Minister for Regional Development John Barilaro and Member for Port... Read more »
Australia Restaurants

4 of the world’s top 100 restaurants are in Australia

Four of Australia’s best restaurants – Attica, Quay, Sepia, and Brae – have been named in the prestigious S.Pellegrino World’s 100 Best Restaurants list, as judged by 900 of the world’s leading chefs,... Read more »