Daniel Hurst
Federal political reporter
Daniel Hurst is a former federal political reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Wallabies legend George Smith detained for 18 days in Tokyo after arrest
The extraordinary arrest and detention of Wallabies legend George Smith exposes the quirks of the Japanese legal system and the appearance-obsessed culture of Japanese rugby.
- by Georgina Robinson and Daniel Hurst
Electoral chief cautious about online voting
Replacement of paper-and-pencil voting could see Australians lose confidence in results.
- by Daniel Hurst
Hacking fear if electronic vote replaces pencil, paper
The replacement of paper-and-pencil voting with an electronic system could see Australians lose confidence in the integrity of election results, the nation's electoral chief has warned.
- by Daniel Hurst
Julian Assange's WikiLeaks Party running mate quits team
Julian Assange's Victorian Senate running mate has quit the WikiLeaks Party, complaining of power struggles, white-anting and a failure to live up to its lofty democratic ideals.
- by Daniel Hurst
Dozens missing feared dead in boat sinking
Indonesian authorities are searching for survivors after the sinking of an asylum seeker boat believed to be bound for Australia.
- by Daniel Hurst
Fast track to Australian citizenship? That's just not cricket
If Pakistani-born leg spinner Fawad Ahmed had an ace serve and a mean volley, he would probably already be an Australian citizen.
- by Daniel Hurst
Ensure children sleep: ban mobiles, say teachers
Teachers are warning parents to ensure their children get enough sleep to do well at school, as experts fear late-night use of mobiles and computers are interfering with results.
- by Daniel Hurst
Union raises fears over nanotechnology
A union leader has likened nanotechnology to asbestos and called for more research to ease fears the growing use of fine particles could endanger manufacturing workers.
- by Daniel Hurst
Union seeks to protect workers from threat of disease from nanotechnology
Union leader Paul Howes has likened nanotechnology to asbestos and called for more research to ease fears the growing use of fine particles could endanger manufacturing workers.
- by Daniel Hurst
Fresh hope for life on watery world
Hot on the heels of NASA's recent announcement that the subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa is one of the solar system's likeliest bets for alien life is more food for thought.
- by Peter Spinks