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.The Greens are making a fresh push for changes to the Federal Government's renewable energy target scheme, saying it is blocking investment in large-scale projects. They will introduce a Private Members Bill when Parliament resumes next month to change the way energy efficiency measures such as solar hot water and heat pumps are treated. "That means there will then be space in the 20 per cent target to bring on large-scale wind and other renewable energy sources," she said. Greens Senator...

.The Prime Minister's nephew has reportedly been fined for inciting a riot after he dressed in Ku Klux Klan attire and protested outside the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park. Van Thanh Rudd, an artist notorious for bold public statements, and another man were taken away in a police van. James Crafti, a fellow member of the Revolutionary Socialist Party, says there was "absolutely no struggle" from the protesters. Mr Crafti says the protesters were simply practicing free speech like other Australians....

.Governor-General Quentin Bryce has used a televised Australia Day address to appeal to parents to teach their children about the values of tolerance and diversity. Ms Bryce was visiting Parramatta West Public School in Sydney, where the students come from 23 countries and speak 23 languages. She said parents should remember children would shape Australia's future and they should lead by example. "They will use our lessons to strive for a fair, inclusive, healthy and ever-maturing nation, a nation equipped to deal with the difficult issues...

. Blobfish: world's most 'miserable looking' marine animal 'facing exinction' - Telegraph Blobfish: world's most 'miserable looking' marine animal facing exinction --> Accessibility links Skip to article Skip to navigation Tuesday 26 January 2010 | How about that feed All feeds --> checkLoginStatus(); Advertisement Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and world news. Content from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers and video from Telegraph TV. - By Andrew Hough Published: 7:30AM GMT 26 Jan 2010 Comments 9...

.Immigration Minister Chris Evans says the Federal Government remains committed to its immigration detention policy despite concerns raised by this year's Australian of the Year. Accepting his award yesterday, psychiatrist and mental health advocate Professor Pat McGorry condemned Australia's use of immigration detention centres, saying "you could almost describe them as factories for producing mental illness and mental disorder". He later moved to clarify his comments, saying the Rudd Government had started the job of improving the treatment of asylum seekers. ...