POLITICS & POLICY

Two Australian foot-soldiers were reportedly killed by US drone strike in Yemen

New evidence suggesting that Barry O’Farrell did receive a $3000 bottle of wine may have led to his decision to resign as the Premiere of New South Wales. The reported resignation came in a press conference today. He had appeared before the Independent Commission against Corruption yesterday.

Latest 2013 data released by the New Zealand census office has shown that Kiwis born overseas in have hit more than one million persons.

Australia's definitely eager to clinch a free trade agreement with China, the world's second-largest economy. But will it bow down to the demands of the other Asian and bigger country? China wants the free trade agreement to include provisions, allowing the entry of foreign workers to work on Chinese-funded projects.

World’s renowned wreck hunters believes that Australian-led searchers have found MH370 crash site

American journalist Jeanne Moos from CNN has apologised to the people of New Zealand after her report on the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge poked fun on the traditional greeting the locals gave to the royals upon their arrival.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is known as a World Heritage site and the worsening effects of climate change have sparked fears that it would soon be destroyed and die.

3 separate escapes put state government budget cuts in question

Australia is second to US in terms of cyber-capabilities, ahead of China, Japan and South Korea

Who would have thought that a dog can now cast vote on the prestigious Parliament elections?

Attempted murder charges slapped against 9-month-old Mohammad Musa have been dismissed by a judge in Pakistan over the weekend after the police said they are no longer pursing the charges.

How destructible could the allegedly patented chip acquired by Jacob Rothschild be?

Hillary Clinton narrowly escaped an attack while she was giving her speech at a hotel in Las Vegas.

Bob Carr's new book, "Diary of a Foreign Minister," is currently dubbed as the Bridget Carr's Diary.

It may not be a selfie photo that became controversial like that of U.S. President Barack Obama and an athlete who has an endorsement for Samsung. But Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's photo talking on the phone and posted on Twitter has became viral and subject to parodies.

North American precious metals explorer Premium Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: PEM; OTCQX: PMMEF) pushes forward with another milestone in its drilling explorations as the company discovers high gold mineralization in the upper gold zone its Friday Gold Deposit project in Idaho County, Idaho. The announcement came on the heels after industry reports indicated gold prices are headed towards another record high after several days of decline.

Australian scientists have accused Prime Minister Tony Abbott of engineering an "environmental train wreck" less than one year in office. They said the changes Mr Abbott is implementing may cause "irreversible" damage to some of the most vulnerable ecosystems.

Australia Week in China commences as announced by Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson

Western Australia is seeking to extend its shark cull policy by three years. The state government has formally applied to continue setting up its 72 baited drumlines one kilometre off the coast of popular beaches. The state is asking for the shark cull to continue for three years between November 15 and April 30 beginning 2014.

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has sacked several navy soldiers after allegedly posting racist remarks on Facebook. The decision was a follow-up from media reports back in January, leading to an internal probe.

Millions of tonnes of iron ore shipped from Port Hedland stand to face delays after two more applications for permission to strike were received by the Fair Work Commission on Monday.

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has been slammed for threatening a writer over her private Facebook post. Vanessa Powell was told by the department that photos that she posted on the social networking site to remove her “offensive remark.”

Global British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto on Monday said it will give up 19 per cent stake in the highly controversial Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska. It would donate them instead to two state charities.

United States has been accused of helping Syrian rebels by providing them anti-tank weapons.

Al Jazeera journalists who have been facing terrorism-related charges in Egypt now complete 100 days in jail.

Racism or discrimination because of cultural diversity is once again on the rise in Australia. According to the new Mapping Social Cohesion survey conducted by the Scanlon Foundation, 19 per cent of Australians experience discrimination because of their ethnic origin, religious beliefs and colour of skin.

Independent MP Geoff Shaw finished off a speech in the parliament with his “cry for the unborn.”

In a candid interview on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Bill Clinton has admitted he had his aides investigate what the government knew about aliens and UFOs when he was president. He discussed about the movie "Independence Day" hoping the first alien encounter is not hostile.

‘Plain Packaging’ debate went to ambiguity as Australia refuse to release government data.