April 10, 2013 The Coalition's cheaper and slower alternative to Labor's national broadband network has been labelled a ''nonsense'' by experts, who argue it will put Australia behind the rest of the world.

April 10, 2013 The Coalition has pledged to deliver cheaper broadband sooner than Labor, saving nearly $10 billion from current government projections but leaving telco experts divided over which major political party's national broadband policy is the best for Australia's short and long-term future.

April 10, 2013 Scientists have sequenced the genome of the koala, winning a global race to unravel its genetic blueprint.

April 10, 2013 Melbourne asylum seekers engaged in a hunger strike could have just days to live.

April 10, 2013 Julia Gillard has not been known as an international stateswoman and nor is she a Sinophile but on Tuesday she ended years of leadership neglect and policy confusion to put the China relationship on track.

April 10, 2013 The Coalition has saved Labor's bacon. Had it wanted, it could have shut down or sold NBN Co after the election, crystallising a loss on the billions spent so far.

April 10, 2013 Australian scientists have sequenced the genome of the koala, winning a global race to unravel its genetic blueprint.

April 10, 2013 Chances are most phone calls you have made from a landline have passed through a sturdy aluminium cylinder assembled by Tyrone Maloney in a small factory in Melbourne's south-east.

April 10, 2013 The Coalition's cheaper and slower alternative to Labor's national broadband network has been labelled a ''nonsense'' by experts, who argue it will put Australia behind the rest of the world.

April 10, 2013 Sixty-six asylum seekers landed within the harbour limits of Geraldton on Tuesday, after telling rescuers they had spent 44 days at sea from Sri Lanka, more than 8000 kilometres from Western Australia.