Politics & Economy

It was a rollercoaster ride on Australian financial markets overnight as fears about Europe’s debt crisis continued to plague investor...

Once the economic envy of south-east Asia, Burma now exists under brutal military rule to the sufferance of a great...

Thailand has descended into violence again tonight after security forces launched a final crackdown to evict Red Shirt protesters from...

A class action against twelve of Australia’s banks is expected to attract up to five 500,000 people seeking repayment of...

The U.S. government has released a draft emissions trading scheme today along with other plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions...

People from all over Australia have converged on Canberra for the start of the Make Poverty History Summit. They want...

Back in black – that’s how the 2010 Federal budget is being dubbed, after Treasurer Wayne Swan’s announcement that Labor...

Nearly a week after the UK election, Britain finally has a new Prime Minister. After intense negotiations, the Liberal Democrats...

Australian aid agencies have called on the Rudd government to use tonight’s budget to honour its pledge to increase foreign...

Russia celebrated the 65th anniversary yesterday of Nazi Germany’s defeat in the Great Patriotic War. Victory Day honours the success...