POLITICS & POLICY

Julie Bishop will have to suffer criticism for misidentifying the sunken island Anebok as Eneko.

Australia passed new laws to strip convicted terrorists and militants off of their citizenship.

Details have emerged about Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, the suspects from Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, while local authorities have released the names of the 14 victims of the attack.

Cameroon armed forces killed over 100 Boko Haram extremists, freeing more than 900 of the terror group’s hostages.

ISIS has released a sophisticated video apparently showing the beheading of a Russian spy.

The U.S. president said Putin should not get “bogged down” in the Syrian civil war.

Les Mills' CEO weighs in on the climate change debate with his theory of "globesity."

Committee has made a number of suggestions to Defence in a report for its Review of the Defence Annual Report 2013-14.

A man with a gun was seen walking on the southern Brisbane suburb of Rochedale.

According to US Defence Secretary Ash Carter, the finest fighting force the world has even known is at war against ISIS in the Middle East.

Attorney General George Brandis said that the citizenship legislation is strong enough, although there is no guarantee of it eradicating the threat of terrorism.

The DNA tests of the samples found in the van are being carried out by investigators overlooking the case of Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman.

While most may decide to spend their Christmas in a conventional manner, some may decide to spend their holiday money for a cause.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has reinstated emission cuts of 26 to 28 percent by 2030 at the Paris conference on climate change.

According to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, the youth in Western countries should learn from Paris attacks.

According to an Israeli minister, Russia’s open communication system with Israel helped avoid any “incident.”

The revised childcare package has its good parts but reactions have been lukewarm so far due to lack of clarity.

Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman who have been missing for over a week in Mexico were last seen at a convenience store.

Cabinet Minister Josh Frydenberg accused the Grand Mufti of Australia of responding inadequately to the recent Paris terror attacks.

Minister of Home Affairs Umar Naseer said he had asked police to end the demonstration by midnight.

A spokesman for the Syrian military said 673 terrorist targets had been destroyed in the last five days.

Speaking at the Lowy Institute, Bill Shorten criticised PM Malcolm Turnbull for sticking with Tony Abbott’s climate policy ahead of the United Nations Climate Summit in Paris.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urges better intel-sharing among countries as fighting against ISIS is hard to do unilaterally.

According to Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev, around 15 percent of Turkish agricultural products do not meet Russian standards.

According to the Turkish military, it made genuine efforts to locate the Russian pilots.

In 2015, more than ever, the Australian government was determined to prove itself committed to putting a stop to domestic violence.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urged Australians to focus on community unity to deal with terrorism rather than giving into anger-inflicted “gestures or machismo.”

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Michael Thawley announced his resignation on Tuesday, expressing his wish to return to the private sector.

South Australian Agriculture Minister Leon Bignell held a meeting with state government officials and 50 farmers to discuss possible ways to deal with the droughts.