Politics & Economy

Australia’s peak union body, the Australian Council of Trade Unions, is pushing for a $28 a week increase in the...

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has called on the government to stage a new intervention in the Northern Territory. In a...

The United Nations last night voted for a no fly zone over Libya bringing some reprieve to anti Gaddafi rebels...

Earlier today economist, Professor Ross Garnaut released an update to his 2008 Climate Change review at the National Press Club...

As the state election in New South Wales draws closer, the spotlight has turned onto the issue of mining in...

The Dalai Lama has announced he is stepping down as political leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile. He will pass his...

Major political parties are failing to acknowledge social grievances affecting indigenous Australians. Many indigenous voters feel like their voices simply...

Despite high-profile campaigns to prevent it, domestic violence remains a serious problem in Australia: 350,000 women experience physical violence each...

The debate over a carbon tax rolls on with claims from the opposition that the carbon tax will lead to...

Labor senators revolted today against Bob Brown’s proposal to abolish the Federal veto over the Territory’s legislative decisions. The three...