Politics & Economy

Environment Minister Peter Garrett’s plan to insulate all Australian homes for free seemed like such a good idea to reduce...

The United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000 brought world leaders together in New York where they agreed to halve...

As the debate over legalizing same-sex marriage gathers steam, figures released this week found that Australia’s ban is potentially costing...

Siobhan Hegarty looks at how environmental Minister Peter Garrett is facing political condemnation after his handling of the recent insulation...

In Sri Lanka, the main opposition leader has been arrested after the government accused him of trying to organize a...

The opposition is reported to be working on a plan to provide six months paid parental leave, which is longer...

Malcolm Turnbull might not support his leader’s new climate change policy, but it appears more voters do. The latest Nielsen...

Victor Yanukovych, the pro-Moscow Opposition Leader, looks set to win the Ukranian election by a narrow margin. So has the...

You could be forgiven for forgetting who’s leading New South Wales sometimes. Last night, Kristina Keneally won a leadership ballot...

As we near the end of 2009 the best way, and definitely the most entertaining way, to get a feel...