Introduction: The NSW Parliament will sit today, having been recalled early to pass new liquor licensing laws aimed at curbing alcohol fuelled violence. Premier Barry O'Farrell has been under pressure to act on alcohol fuelled violence in Sydney since the one-punch death of 18 year old Thomas Kelly in 2012. That pressure reached fever pitch...

Tony Abbott claims asylum seekers who come to Australia are attempting to break Australian law.

Afghan women are saying they are terrified of the restrictions and abuse they will face in a post-2014 Afghanistan. They are warning that women's rights are being traded away in power-sharing negotiations between the Karzai Government, the Taleban and other groups. Hear their first-hand accounts at a recent Amnesty International discussion.

When we think of underground space many of us think of carparks, subways and storage. Or we think of dark science fiction scenarios – mole people living deep below our cities! But as we move into an increasingly urbanised 21st century – is it time to rethink the way we construct? And start building down...

Clive Palmer is often referred to as a billionaire, but is he?