June 18, 2013 Alan Moir, The Sydney Morning Herald's political cartoonist, sketches the political unreality.

June 18, 2013 Former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller has reportedly landed in trouble for drugs again.

June 18, 2013 St Kilda forward Stephen Milne has been charged with rape over an incident that allegedly happened in 2004.

June 18, 2013 The NSW budget has been handed down today. Explore how it will affect you.   

June 18, 2013 The Tax Office has declared war on the top end of town accountants and lawyers who have helped Australians avoid tax by setting up secretive offshore companies and trusts.

June 18, 2013 Richard Dukes, a tax specialist running his own law firm from his Double Bay mansion, has presumably helped many clients to set up companies domiciled in Australia.

June 18, 2013 The United Nations refugee agency has expressed alarm at a ''sharp deterioration'' in the quality of protection for asylum seekers coming by boat and a ''worrying erosion'' of public support for asylum in Australia.

June 18, 2013 Refugees could be sent back to their countries or imprisoned indefinitely under Coalition.

June 18, 2013 The Commonwealth Bank was aware of forgery allegations and the overcharging of clients by a senior financial planner at least nine months before he resigned and four years before he was banned from the industry by the corporate regulator.

June 18, 2013 Police will seek to use Slater & Gordon documents in framing charges over the AWU slush fund.