Convicted fraudsters and former tax officials are among the hundreds of Australians identified in the Mossack Fonseca leak. The leak shows several Australians directly approached the law firm asking for help to hide their identities and avoid paying tax
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is now being probed by anti-corruption agency Transparency International as a result of the leaked Panama Papers. Mr Sharif is believed to be a billionaire twice over and is being asked to explain how his family maintains and manages their fortune. Another world leader identified in the leak, Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, is refusing to step down despite petitions and protests calling for his resignation
Missed Q&A last night? Here's a recap of the highlights, including Innovation Minister Christopher Pyne calling on the states to be "responsible ... adult governments"
Ritual human sacrifice to appease a supernatural power might have helped build and sustain social class systems, a study has shown
Here's what's coming up:
7:40am AEST: Former treasurer Wayne Swan will be on Radio National to discuss tax evasion
9:15am AEST: Health professionals will deliver a letter to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, calling for a timeframe to closing down coal-fired power plants in the Latrobe Valley
10:00am AEST: A Fair Work Commission hearing will be held in Melbourne to determine whether Border Force can strike at airports and seaports
9:30am AEST: A Senate committee will tour the troubled Whyalla steelworks, in South Australia. The visit will be followed by a union rally
Convicted fraudsters, directors banned by the corporate regulator and former Australian Tax Office officials are among hundreds of Australians linked to companies incorporated by Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Iceland's Prime Minister refuses to resign after leaked Panama Papers tax documents revealed accusations he and his wife used an offshore firm to allegedly hide million-dollar investments, sparking protests in the country's capital.
Veterans who served on Australia's submarines are pushing for acknowledgement that exposure to fuel in their line of work can be linked to a range of potentially fatal blood cancers.
A secret report by the banking regulator shows that lax lending standards by Australian banks threatened to push the number of borrowers who could not pay their home loans to dramatic and unprecedented levels that could have caused a serious recession and a banking crisis.
The surging popularity of certain pedigree dog breeds in Australia is leading to an increase in the number of pets with serious health problems and the inability to give birth naturally, veterinarians warns.
Ritual killings such as being crushed under a newly built canoe and decapitation after being rolled off a house laid the foundations of class-based structures in modern societies, a new study of Austronesian cultures suggests.
The Federal Government will ask Parliament to override an independent tribunal and delay the introduction of new minimum payment rates for contractors in the trucking industry.
Labor's plan to put Aboriginal elder Pat Dodson into the Senate is in limbo, with the man he is set to replace, Joe Bullock, yet to officially tender his resignation.
A "gender pay gap" bake sale at the University of Queensland during its Feminist Week, which will charge based on gender, sparks outrage from students and threats of violence towards the organisers.
Rescuers battle to reach thousands of people stranded by floods and landslides in Pakistan's north-west and parts of Kashmir, officials say, as the death toll rises to 61.
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