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Award-winning movie forces us to think about our stance on war, writes Miranda Devine.

Sydney's miracle Asian elephant calf is on track to rewrite the text books.

Former Pakistan captains banned from representing their country because of their bickering during Australian tour.

Back in the rugby league ranks just in time for the start of the NRL season, Lote Tuqiri believes the Wests Tigers can go all the way in 2010, Glenn Jackson reports.

Indonesian President has some advice for Australians.

INDONESIA'S President has broken out of the polite ceremonials of a state visit to Australia to tell us bluntly the central problem with the relationship.

INDONESIAN authorities are in hot pursuit of Umar Patek, the last alumnus of the Bali bombing terrorist cell who remains at large after the death this week of his accomplice Dulmatin.

Large corporations in line for a big bill if Tony Abbott is elected.

... but there's some good news for Michael Clarke and Australian cricket fans.

Sydney's 'miracle' baby elephant takes his first tentative steps, two days after experts thought he had died.

The breakup of the debt-laden property empire of developer Gary Baker is now under way. And heavy losses are likely

French blogosphere buzzes with rumours of affairs and a rift in Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni's fairytale marriage.

When the Barangaroo Delivery Authority called for a broad debate on its preferred development proposal, The Sydney Morning Herald approached the NSW branch of the Royal Institute of Architects for help. The institute's council agreed to circulate two questions. The Herald asked: do you believe construction of a pier into the harbour will set a precedent for other developments? More than 40 responded: two-thirds opposed the plan, while a third supported it, as these edited letters show.

A baby elephant thought to have died in its mother's womb was born alive this morning at Taronga Zoo.

What a mess. Now not so much a case of the dog wagging the tail as the Pup tailing the WAG. Other than that excruciating pun, the most unfortunate thing about Michael Clarke's mercy dash to the arms of a damsel distressed by being photographed undressed is that, rather than merely another tawdry made-for-magazine melodrama, this sordid story now has a legitimate place in the sports pages.

Man in wheelchair punched, stomped on and hit with metal bars by two teens at Sydney train station, police said.

Story of the blonde model who gets Australian sailors in fighting fit shape.

TAXPAYERS are funding hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cosmetic surgery and fertility treatments for Defence Force personnel.

Michael Clarke needs to choose between a fraught personal life and his career in cricket. All the evidence indicates that the current position is untenable. As Mark Anthony could testify, obsession can be a man's undoing. If Clarke is unwilling to make the call, then cricket will make it for him. In the nick of time, Ricky Ponting sorted himself out. Now it is Clarke's turn.

Journey from London to Beijing could take just two days under plan to build an international network for trains.