POLITICS & POLICY

Rumors on Nelson Mandela’s death became uncontrollable as family members appeal for privacy.

Reversing some of former Prime Minister Julia Gillard's unpopular policies may be the key for the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to retain its seats in the coming election, originally schedule on Sept 14.

Nelson Mandela’s daughters finally spoke about the real condition of their father

Sharp Corp of Japan on Thursday announced it had entered into a $2.9 billion partnership with state-owned China Electronics Corp to set-up a cutting edge LCD panel factory in China that will mass-produce LCD screens for TVs, computers and tablets.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar has had a rather quiet night of trading as better figures from the US on their economy and more accommodative comments from members of the US Federal Reserve calmed markets.

Leadership in Australia changed literally just overnight. Kevin Rudd has taken back his position as prime minister from Julia Gillard after she called a leadership spill and he won the ballot on Wednesday. Sure, there are losers, doubters, and naysayers, but there are also winners. And the biggest winner of all? Not Rudd, but the Internet and the "Game of Thrones" fans.

In the most devastating monsoon floods in nearly 80 years, the state of Uttarakhand, home to a Hindu shrine has been badly hit killing at least 1000 by unofficial figures.

The whaling wars between Australia and Japan continue in public hearings in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Australia will present to the court that Japan's scientific research program is only a front for commercial whaling. Japan plans to catch 1,000 whales every year and it is willing to exert its right to research.

Aware of the damage that the leadership struggle has caused on the Australian Labor Party, reinstated Prime Minister Kevin Rudd started to mend fences on his first day as leader of the party and the country.

The New Zealand government is urged to do something about the rampant street prostitution in Manukau, Christchurch and other areas as it plans to shift the responsibility of dealing with the issue to local councils.

Reports confirmed that anti-apartheid hero, Nelson Mandela, is now in life support

The New Zealand government is urged to do something about the rampant street prostitution in Manukau, Christchurch and other areas as it plans to shift the responsibility of dealing with the issue to local councils.

Julia Gillard's ouster and Kevin Rudd's return as Prime Minister will have no impact on Australia-US relations according to a top US academic. Kevin Rudd's victory over Julia Gillard was closely monitored in Washington DC. The US regards Australia as a key partner in President Obama's strategy start focusing again on the Asia-Pacific region.

Kevin Rudd reclaimed his seat as Prime Minister in a dramatic turn of events

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar has lost some ground after a weaker-than-expected US economic growth figures drove an earlier rally in the local currency overnight.

The most disappointed person in Australia on Wednesday night with the re-election of Kevin Rudd as leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), which also makes him prime minister, is not the loser in the party caucus Julia Gillard but Opposition leader Tony Abbott.

Ousted Julia Gillard calmly accepted defeat to Kevin Rudd.

Emerging reports that the terrorist attacks on Kashmir Monday was executed by a Pakistai terrorist group, the LeT. Suspicion of the LeT comes amid Hazbul Mujahadeen's claim that they carried out the acts of terror.

A day before she lost in the Australia Labor Party leadership challenge on Thursday night, then Prime Minister Julia Gillard was the cover girl for Australian Women's Weekly. She was shown indulging in her favourite hobby - knitting. Was the cover photo, seen by many Australians as a put on, prophetic in the sense that Ms Gillard would now have more time to knit kangaroo toys for the royal baby of Prince William and Kate Middleton?

History repeated itself on Wednesday night as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) lost by a leadership vote. Julia Gillard got only 34 votes versus the 57 votes cast for Kevin Rudd, who is now back as prime minister of Australia.

A former director of national intelligence under Obama's administration says Australia and the US do not spy on each other. Admiral Dennis Blair, who is also a former US forces chief in the Pacific, said Edward Snowden is "delusional" and should be put in prison.

Homophobia, defined as the hatred or fear of homosexuals, is growing in Africa so much so that acts and expressions of violence against gay and lesbians have grown more visible and discriminatory, according to Amnesty International.

Chip Starnes, an American and president of Specialty Medical Supplies Beijing Co., Ltd, could not believe his fate. For five days straight now, he has been held against his will and rendered captive inside his own factory in China by workers disgruntled over their salary.

A hailstorm, by far a very rare occurrence in Singapore, pounded the island nation on Tuesday. But government environment authorities stressed the weather disturbance has no relation at all to the ongoing cloud seeding over Indonesia.

Federal Independent MP Rob Oakeshott and New England Independent MP Tony Windsor retire from politics.

"Democracy requires an informed citizenry in order to function properly, and transparency and accountability are essential parts of that. That means knowing what our government is doing to us, in our name." - Bruce Schneier

Labor MPs refuse to show their ‘loyalty’ hands over Gillard and Rudd’s battle for the Australian Labor Party Leadership

The much talked about cover magazine of Prime Minister Julia Gillard knitting a kangaroo for the royal baby backfires as a total turn off to most of NSW voters

Two female overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who claimed to have been sexually abused by a former Philippine labor official assigned in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia have surfaced. The women, currently in Jeddah, are determined to press charges against the labor official once they set foot back home.