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The Labor has accused George Brandis of engaging in “corrupt conduct” and being involved in a “secret deal” with the Western Australia government.

Peter Dutton's "stupid" words incited death threat, alleges indigenous senator Pat Dodson, who said Australia should stand with the poor, the weak and the vulnerable.

Jill Stein’s call to raise funds for US election vote recount was met with ease on Wednesday night as the Green party’s presidential candidate managed to raise US$2 million (AU$2.71 million) in less than a day’s time.

Apple is planning a one-day shopping event on Black Friday 2016 after missing out last year.

Nintendo Classic Mini, Hatchimals and Pokémon are three of the most in-demand items for shoppers right now and great deals are available.

One of the busiest shopping days of the year is here and eBay has the best Thanksgiving 2016 deals.

Australian teenager Jamie Murphy has been taken under arrest in Bali, Indonesia, on suspicion of possessing a drug.

Donald Trump, who boasted during the presidential debate last month that Hillary Clinton would be in jail if he became the president, has now refused to pursue charges against her.

Grattan Institute has published a report titled "A sugary drinks tax: recovering the community costs of obesity."

After knocking out Nicolas Sarkozy, François Fillon has become the front-runner in the race to fight off Marine Le Pen in next year’s French presidential election.

A thunderstorm on Monday led to a spike in asthma cases in Melbourne. The rarest of the rare of event called "thunderstorm asthma" created an unprecedented emergency.

Pope Francis wrote an Apostolic Letter that was made public on Monday extending the permission to absolve the faithful of abortion.

Donald Trump has stated in a released video that he will withdraw the US from Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day at the White House.

A US woman who was diagnosed with Vibrio vulnificus may have gotten infected by flesh-eating bacteria that came from a tilapia.

NASA chief has rejected the claims made by One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts that the agency manipulated climate change data from 1940s in order to mask the issue of global warming in the Arctic.

Earth is getting crowded with every passing day. This forces man to look to the stars to live in. The situation gives rise to the idea of colonisation of space and the invention of EM drive, a space engine that moves forward without fuel makes it a reality.

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin barely looked at each other during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, on Sunday.

A cross-dressing killer clown in the UK is going to jail for robbing a supermarket and assaulting its staff.

An Australian boy diagnosed with meningococcal disease is back home. He had to spend six months in hospital. The infant lost all four limbs. But he is progressing fast to the surprise of his parents and doctors.

Apple is facing backlash following its rejection of an Australian Indigenous app on its launch day.

A Canadian man sustains hand injuries and claims that his exploding Samsung Galaxy S7 is the culprit.

The surprise win of US President Donald Trump has cast doubts on the Australian refugee swap deal with America. However, the government of both the countries hope that the deal will remain in place.

A pregnant Sydney woman has suffered second-degree burns after falling asleep on her charging iPhone 7.

“Winds of Winter” author George R. R. Martin has used some strong words about President-elect Donald Trump. The author has been a supporter of Hillary Clinton, and after the results have been announced he has expressed his lack of faith in a man who will take Barack Obama’s place.

Five crucified bodies were seen hanging from traffic signals and electricity poles at a road junction in east Mosul, Iraq, on Tuesday, indicating that the Islamic State was still in charge in the city after their disappearance in the last 10 days.

Donald Trump's son Eric Trump tweeted the image of his ballot filled out with a vote for his father on election day in the US.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are now chasing last minute support on the eve of the US election.

A few days from now, Australians will get to see one of the rarest astronomical events in history: the massive November 2016 supermoon.

The Senate has killed Australia’s planned same-sex plebiscite, which would have been held in February. On Monday, the proposal was voted down in the Upper House 33 to 29, effectively ending more than a year of debate about the plebiscite.