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Abbott pledges $935m aged care package

01 Aug 2010, 2:31PM

Australia | Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has unveiled a $935 million aged care package, pledging a Coalition government would free up 3,000 beds for high care patients. Read more

PM pledges new superannuation scheme

01 Aug 2010, 4:10PM

Australia | Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged the government would allow workers to choose a low-fee superannuation program, to help boost their retirement savings. Read more

Mysterious file posted on WikiLeaks

01 Aug 2010, 1:25PM

Asia-Pacific | Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has posted a mysterious encrypted "insurance file," touching off speculation about what it contains.
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Up to 800 feared dead in Pakistan floods

01 Aug 2010, 3:46PM

Asia-Pacific | Rescue workers and troops in northwest Pakistan are struggling to reach thousands of people affected by the country's worst floods in living memory. Read more

Seven hours 'the magic number' for sleep

01 Aug 2010, 2:40PM

Americas | People who sleep more or fewer than seven hours a day, including naps, are increasing their risk for cardiovascular disease, a US study says. Read more

SPECIAL COVERAGE

Vote 2010

Under the radar

Under the radar

So far in this election campaign both major parties have remained relatively quiet on the complicated issue of indigenous affairs.

Roundtable with indigenous community

Vote 2010

Latham points finger

Latham points finger

Former Labor leader mark Latham has called ex-PM Kevin Rudd 'like a snake' accusing him of leaking a damaging story about Julia Gillard.

Rudd unmanly and snakelike: Latham

Gulf Oil Spill

BP victims in court

BP victims in court

BP has come face-to-face with victims of its catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill during the first court hearing into the case.

BP oil slick shrinking

Vote 2010

Glossary

Glossary

"Proportional representation from your party preselection"??? Let SBS decode the quagmire of Australian political terms.

Election antics

All Blacks hammer Wallabies

All Blacks hammer Wallabies

01 Aug 2010, 2:13PM

Australia were their own worst enemies at Etihad Stadium to lose any realistic hope of regaining the Bledisloe Cup after a 49-28 defeat. Read more

China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy

China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy

01 Aug 2010, 10:46AM

China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. Read more

Obama bored with his BlackBerry

Obama bored with his BlackBerry

01 Aug 2010, 11:34AM

Barack Obama fought hard to keep his BlackBerry but with only 10 people authorised to email him, the US president admitted it is "no fun". Read more

BlackBerry maker eyes Tablet future

BlackBerry maker eyes Tablet future

01 Aug 2010, 11:00AM

Research In Motion will introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple's iPad, Bloomberg News reported, citing two people familiar with the company's plans. Read more

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