Politics & Economy

New Zealand politics has been given shake-up with outspoken Maori leader Hone Harawira being ejected from parliament before he was...

Regular correspondent Canberra Press Gallery journalist Bernard Keane discusses how Labor is travelling with the carbon tax now that a...

2011 is already the worst year (cost-wise) for natural disasters on record, and we are barely halfway through. In the...

The Federal Government’s carbon tax has today gained the support of top Australian economists. An Australian National University survey found...

International concern has been focused on the economic situation in Greece over recent weeks, but attention has begun to shift...

On the weekend, a new country was born. People took to the streets to celebrate as South Sudan became the...

A point of agreement has broken out between the government and opposition. Amidst the carbon slanging match, there’s been little...

It was revealed today that only Australia’s top 500 carbon emitters will actually pay a tax. On Sunday we will...

We’re hearing a lot from the big end of town about how disastrous a carbon tax will be for business....

South Sudan is preparing to become the world’s newest country, but will violence, poverty and security pose a challenge to...