Former NSW Premier Nathan Rees tangled in sex-for-benefit scandal with a constituent
Riding a bike used to be a great way for exercise and it's still is but the formerly fun activity is now a looming hazard in Australia's streets.
Russia has granted bail to a Greenpeace activist from New Zealand along with 8 others from different countries. The nine activists are charged with hooliganism and detained for launching a protest in September against drilling oil in the Arctic.
The Australian Institute report “Hard to get a break” reveals that Aussies are either overworked underpaid or out of work.
A serious breach in scholastic conduct was brought to the attention of Adelaide University when some of its fifth year class were caught cheating on a reproductive health exam. Twelve students have now come forward admitting to the offense and the university is expecting more to come forward. The university was alerted by an anonymous tipper.
Taxis play a major part in the urban landscape and nearly impossible to picture a city without them. Cabbies of Adelaide have something to be fearful about. There has been an increase in nighttime beatings that have taken place in recent months. Many drivers have avoided driving at night to escape the wave of violent assaults.
In one of the largest global investigation of its kind, 65 Australian nationals among 339 other suspects have been arrested worldwide by law enforcement agencies as they cracked down on an international child exploitation Web site operating from Canada. The three-year long investigation saved 6 Australian children among 386 others worldwide from exploitation.
Workers of the stadium for the FIFA World Cup 2022 were made to work like cattles, says Amnesty International
An Australian man was shot dead on Sunday, by suspected robbers, some of them in police uniform, in the upmarket Runda estate of Nairobi, Kenya. The man identified as Patrick John Richer, 39, was the creative director of an international advertising agency and had been working in Africa for about a decade. He along with his Kenyan wife, Lesili Richer had moved into the house only two months back.
ABC’s Four Corner Programs revealed people smugglers are selling travel documents to asylum seekers
Leaked Snowden documents reveal that Australia had been spying on Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's
Aussies are being haunted by lessons of love, jealousy, obsession and of Simon Gittany’s alleged murder of Lisa Harnum
James Bond is known for being calm and liking his Martini "shaken not stirred" but while the coolest spy in the history of espionage movies is British, some British spies are not as lucky as James Bond.
New Zealand police helped Canadian investigators track down a child porn syndicate leading to the rescue of 386 children and the apprehension of 348 suspects. Canadian police discovered a Web site outside of Canada that was said to be the distribution of child abuse videos all over the world. Authorities launched an investigation with the aid of sex crime units in New Zealand and Australia.
In an exclusive from The Australian, teenager claims rape by Senior ALP members
Two midwives connected with Queen's Hospital, Romford, north east London have been accused of failing to provide appropriate clinical care to a baby who was found by another caregiver unattended and lying face down on its tummy inside a cupboard in the hospital.
After reported to be detained by the Manchester Police because of an altercation that led to exchanging of punches outside a Manchester club, the CCTV footage involving Billy Slater's encounter with an unidentified man has been exposed.
In North Korea, Korea JoonGang Daily reported that 10,000 people, including children, were forced to watch public executions of 80 people allegedly guilty of minor offenses such as watching South Korean films, Bible possession and distributing pornography.
A survivor recalls the horrific situation as typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines.
Red Square is witness to a number of historical events -from public executions to protests to military parades but a Russian man decided it was time to add some balls into the mix - his own. He is not alone, though. There are others who have pulled strange and incredible stunts to get the attention of their respective governments.
France has started what analysts call an ambitious new legislation - to penalise those who pay for sex. France is finally saying "non" to those who pay for sex instead of penalising prostitutes.
A German court has ruled that tantric massage delivers sexual pleasure and should be subjected to the same tax levy as brothels and swinger clubs. A court in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart on Thursday rejected the studio owner’s argument that although Tantric massages involved the genital area, its aim was to provide holistic well-being and self-awareness.
An Australian woman married a bridge in France with the mayor's blessing. Artist Jodi Rose married Le Pont du Diable Bridge situated in Ceret in the southern part of France after falling in love with the stone structure.
The Roast Busters' Facebook group may have been removed but the photos, videos and messages posted by the teen rape club in New Zealand can still be recovered, according to a private investigator. Thompson and Toresen director of private investigation Daniel Toresen said digital media including text messages can still be recovered from computers and smart phones. Mr Toresen said Facebook posts can be viewed using Internet caches or saved snapshots of Web sites.
The Walking Dead, Company of Heroes 2 and 12 other video games are to undergo tougher Australian censorship
Navy members on board HMAS Ballarat experience anal hazing with carrots, pens and bananas
American student Amanda Knox received good news Wednesday when DNA test done on a kitchen knife showed no trace of Knox's British roommate's DNA.
Denise Richards told the L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services that Bob and Max repeatedly kicked her dogs and that it's Brooke Mueller's fault.
Greenpeace activist, member of the “Arctic 30”, imprisoned in Russia wrote a letter to express her loneliness inside cell
A wandering, distressed girl dubbed as Dublin’s “Mystery Girl” was identified as an Australian.
