Australia

Violent domestic offenders will be able to be charged for breaching restraining orders under new laws introduced by the federal...

Yesterday, Australia became the 26th country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage, after a long debate and an expensive...

Populist politics is on the rise in Australia as surely as it is in America, France and Britain, with Pauline...

Despite the Cambodian government’s continued suppression on free media, political rights and basic freedoms, the Australian Government has confirmed it...

Ecosystems around Australia are under attack from the ‘Dirty Dozen’, 12 species the Invasive Species Council say pose the greatest...

The superannuation industry has accused the federal government of trying to deflect attention from problems in the banking industry by...

A new study on penguin species caught by fishing techniques was published this week, and it includes the South American...

Young transgender people seeking access to gender affirming hormone therapy no longer require court approval. The Family Court recently heard...

A report by  Indigenous advocacy group Family Matters has revealed Aboriginal and Torres Strait children are about 10 times more...

Australia is home to around 100,000 Romani Gypsies, but until now their history has been largely untold. In her book,...