New police unit 'just a PR stunt'

Retiring inspector: I was forced out

Rudd may visit US

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd may visit the US in April to discuss nuclear non-proliferation with officials there. In a rare public address, national security adviser Duncan Lewis mentioned the trip during a lecture at the University of Canberra.

Shake on it: AFL plan to boost umpire respect

THE AFL is negotiating for all coaches to shake hands with the umpires in the middle of the ground before the first bounce of each game and potentially for captains to do the same after the final siren.

For 'Barry', Indonesia visit is a return home

BARACK Obama's coming visit to Indonesia will mix a sentimental return to his childhood home with some forthright diplomacy to secure US influence in the archipelago.

Troops sent into al-Qaeda strongholds

WASHINGTON: Yemen has sent thousands of troops into al-Qaeda strongholds across the country and arrested a militant leader believed to be behind threats that caused several foreign embassies to close.

Power to the people, not factions

It is ironic that a keen student of United States politics, an admirer of Abraham Lincoln, should be responsible for overturning the core of Lincoln's Gettysburg address: "government of the people, by the people, for the people". Yet in last week's state leadership change, there is no greater example of all that Lincoln would have found objectionable: government by the factions, for the benefit of partisan political interest.

Suncorp chief takes broom to management

The CEO has suggested a further revamp of the structure is looming.

Chief Justice v Hulls: the inside story of a high-stakes spat

Warren uses an iron fist in a judicial glove to counter the chief law officer.

Snowball not thrown by the task

COULD the ice finally be thawing for Suncorp Metway, the perennial laggard of the banks and insurers?

Snowball gets the Suncorp thaw rolling

Suncorp-Metway may be moving out of the shadows back into the light.

Treasury boss dampens 'premature' celebrations

TREASURY boss Ken Henry has called for an end to "premature" celebrations about surviving the global crisis, warning that a "second shockwave" could be around the corner.

ASIO boss warns of cyber threat

THE new head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has identified cyber espionage as a growing security risk and warned that electronic state secrets are under constant threat of theft by foreign countries and non-state entities.

Cyber-spies pose an ever-growing risk

THE new head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, David Irvine, has identified cyber-espionage as a growing national security risk and warned that electronic state secrets are under constant threat of theft by foreign countries and non-state entities.

Roving arts supremo returns with swipe at corporate stinginess

MICHAEL Lynch might not hold a grudge but he clearly does not forget those who have made life difficult for him.

Public School Funding Turns A Corner

PUBLIC schools will receive an extra $556 million by 2011-12 as a result of the latest premiers' meeting.