The personal details of world leaders such as US president Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron, including passport numbers and visa details, were accidentally leaked to the organisers of a football tournament last year.

Australia’s prime minister has demanded the political scalp of the high-profile Liberal candidate Mal Brough over the “grossly sexist” wording of a menu for his federal election fundraiser.

Australia’s highest court upheld the world’s toughest law on tobacco promotion today, despite protests from tobacco companies fearing for the value of their trademarks under new rules that will strip all logos from cigarette packs.