Politics & Economy
Unemployment has risen to 5.1% after the loss of 22,200 full-time jobs in July – it’s highest level since November...
Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced the federal government will support a recommendation by the Productivity Commission to set up...
The Australian share market seemed to be on a roller coaster ride of staggering proportions today, dropping 5% of its...
Social Justice
A scathing review of the government’s Aboriginal programs has found the $3.5 billion spent each year has achieved little. The...
The first day of the controversial trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is now under way. Mubarak faces charges...
South Australian Premier Mike Rann has said that he’ll step aside after a factional deal was made by the state’s...
The world has been shocked by the revelations that Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik was a Christian on a one-man...
In an address to the United States last night, US President Obama called on Americans to lobby Republican congressmen to...
Science & Environment
A peace deal between environmental groups and the timber industry could signal the end of the drawn-out dispute over Tasmania’s...
China has announced that it is going to introduce a pilot carbon emission trading scheme. The government has not released...