The data retention bill passed the lower house, backed by Labor and the Liberals. Now a formality that it will pass through the senate and become law.

Tony Abbott upset a few bringing likening his archnemesis to Hitler’s propaganda minister. Christopher Pyne's defence of the Prime Minister was so rapid you are left wondering whether the whole event was stage managed.

Tony Abbott upset a few likening his archnemesis to Hitler’s propaganda minister, but it wasn’t the lowest part of a week in politics.

Four more big ideas with Brian Haverty, this time robots that can lie, model houses for real-estate, a kilojoule trading scheme and the answer to the Middle East situation.

So what was behind the alleged "fracas" involving Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson and his producer. Did he hit him right in the fracas? If so, doesn't he deserve the sack?

John Dobbie reports from the UK where, despite all he has done for Britain, James Bond has been denied to the right to film the next movie in the home of the Welsh government.

Erklärungsnot and Treppenwitz are amongst the five German words we could do with in the English language.

Willy Moon and Natalia Kills went over the top in their judgement of an XFactor contestant, to the point of bullying. All this from a show that included a convicted killer in its line-up.

Hillary Clinton isn't the only one getting into trouble over communications. NZ Prime Minister John Key is in hot water for deleting text messages from his mobile phone, rather than keeping it as part of the public record.

After causing devastation in Vanuatu, Cyclone Pam headed south to New Zealand. Even though downgraded to a tropical storm, David Campbell explains its still an unusual event.