Politics & Economy

Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane reports on the developments as Parliament nears the end of its first sitting for 2011.

The NSW Opposition Leader, Barry O’Farrell says if he wins next month’s election, he will dramatically alter the government’s metropolitan...

The recent political instability in Egypt has led to speculation over what a possible post-Mubarak Egyptian state will look like...

The fallout from Copenhagen, insulation scheme scandals, the federal election, political and oil spills alike, all the big moments of...

The Government and Reserve Bank are being called on today to reduce ATM fees in remote indigenous communities after a...

Labor party backbenchers today renewed the call for Australia to consider nuclear for its energy future – they want the...

It’s been a rough week for National Australia Bank customers after a technical glitch saw millions of accounts muddled up....

On Thursday the 25th of November the island nation of Tonga experienced its first election as a constitutional monarchy as...

North Korea’s overnight attack on an obscure South Korean Island is being treated very seriously by both South Korea and...

A bill has passed the House of Representatives that could see independence strengthened at the ABC and SBS. The legislation,...