May 2, 2013 Joe Hockey is wrong. The shadow treasurer said on Wednesday he did not see a national disability insurance scheme levy as 'the right solution in this environment'.

May 2, 2013 Sri Lanka is intensifying its crackdown on critics and increasing human rights abuses, an investigation by Amnesty International has found. Particularly at risk are those who have criticised the regime during the war, including the media, judiciary human rights activists and opposition politicians.

May 2, 2013 Around 2 million Australians desperate to see disability insurance become a reality are now caught in a political game of chicken with neither side of politics prepared to unconditionally back legislation before the election.

May 2, 2013 Tony Windsor says he is not Clive Palmer's phantom federal candidate despite rumours of the independent federal MP joining the United Australia Party, sparked by a cryptic tweet.

May 1, 2013 A victim of the British phone hacking scandal who met the ABC presenter Mark Colvin on Twitter has identified herself as the mystery donor who gave him his new kidney.

May 1, 2013 A blood test could soon identify people at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, after Australian scientists identified a series of markers associated with the degenerative condition.

May 1, 2013 Queensland-based former IT specialist "A.J." Miller says he's Jesus Christ reborn – and a surprising number of people believe him, writes Matt Siegel.

May 1, 2013 Tom Waterhouse's claim he backed More Joyous in Saturday's All-Aged stakes has come under question, with rugby league great Andrew Johns revealing the bookmaker told him he ''didn't like'' the champion mare's chances of winning.

May 1, 2013 Labor is under pressure from within its own ranks to allow 55 refugees some avenue to appeal secret ASIO assessments.

May 1, 2013 A fund has been established to allow supporters to help pay Craig Thomson's mounting legal fees.