Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has received flak because of his budget cuts to welfare payments of war veterans' children. Mr Abbott has been called "callous and hard-hearted" by the Opposition for cutting the $211.60 annual bonus as part of the government's mining tax repeal package.
New Zealand's Labour Party said it was not surprised when it dropped under 30 per cent in the latest Herald-DigiPoll survey. On March 18, Labour dropped to 29.5 per cent while the Prime Minister John Key's National party rose to 50.8 per cent. The Greens jumped from 2.3 per cent to 13.1 per cent.
Through ABC’s 7.30 program an Iranian tells of their harrowing experience with Abbott’s Operation Sovereign Borders Policy
Missing MH370 is the “most botched aircraft investigation in history” says aviation editor Geoffrey Thomas
In a statement sure to agitate already frustrated local fishing groups, the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday said Fukushima may release treated radioactive water into the ocean waters.
U.S. residents are watching what will come next after U.S. President Barack Obama refused to accept the results of the referendum. Mr Obama told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Crimean vote breaches the Ukrainian charter and was made under duress of military action from Russia. Amid the tense political atmosphere, Japanese netizens instead chose to focus on the captivating beauty of the new attorney-general of Crimea, 33-year-old Natalia Poklonskaya.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is set to meet with Chinese officials on March 17, hoping to restore China's confidence in New Zealand products after the botulism scare in 2013 which attracted international scrutiny. Mr Key will meet with China's leaders to discuss the findings of the inquiry into Fonterra's whey protein contamination incident which caused millions worth of dairy products around the world including in China.
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 moved closer to Australia
New Zealand's synthetic drug laws could pave the way for legalisation of marijuana in the country. Drug Policy Alliance executive director Ethan Nadelmann, who has been called the leading campaigner for marijuana legislation in the U.S., will be in Auckland this week to discuss cannabis law reform. Dr Nadelmann has been chosen to be the keynote speaker at the Pathway to Reform conference on March 20 which is organised by Star Trust, a synthetic drug industry group. According to Mr Nadelmann...
Thousands of Australians joined March in March protests against Prime Minister Tony Abbott
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is little changed from Friday's level as it appears most attention is directed to the vote in the Crimea and its potential implications.
Goldman Sachs partner Bruce Heyman has been appointed as the next U.S. ambassador to Canada.
Queensland and Texas are now sisters. Premier Campbell Newman has met with Texas Governor Rick Perry to formalise a sister state agreement, strengthening the relationship between Australia’s Sunshine State and America’s Lone Star State.
The NSA spying on users is a well known fact. But what you might not know is exactly how they are snooping around your data in a covert manner.
The Abbott government is set to approved purchase of 86 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, worth $90m each
To the world nowadays, the terms global warming and climate change are parallel to food shortage, illnesses, infestation, resource competition, terrorism, soaring temperatures and possibly death of the human race and planet Earth. But did you know that it was climate change that helped Genghis Khan to conquer and take over Asia? Rain was his foremost ally.
In the wake of NZ prime minister’s call for changing NZ’s national flag, Ausflag believes Australia should follow suit
In a testimony to the European Parliament, Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA had helped create and find "loopholes" in New Zealand law to allow widespread eavesdropping. The former NSA employee said the spy agency's Foreign Affairs Division pressured other countries to modify their laws to create legal gaps so a mass surveillance will be possible.
Concerns related to climate change, if continued to be attended, could push and intensify global terrorism movements, according to the 2014 version of Quadrennial Defence Review (QDR) released by the U.S. Department of Defense.
U.S. President Barack Obama does not lose all the time but, when he does, he makes sure to be a good sport.
Kim Jong-un has been elected to North Korea’s highest legislative body by 100% of his electorate. The reclusive Asian country’s supreme leader is the clear winner in the polls after the people elected him to the parliament on Sunday.
Australian Crime Commission joins chase against young Australian allegedly travelling to Syria to join jihadist groups
New Zealand Labour leader David Cunliffe reacted to reports of Prime Minister John Key announcing the election date. Mr Cunliffe claims the September 20 election date is convenient for the prime minister to suit his needs. Mr Key has opted for an election on September 2014 to allow ample time for New Zealand to form a government before November's G20 summit in Australia. Mr Key told media that several members of the G20 countries wanted to visit New Zealand.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper left on Sunday for South Korea, with the hopes of finally forging a free trade deal with the latter during his visit.
The Australian government was reportedly leading secret attempts to block New Zealand's push for nuclear disarmament based on the released documents under the freedom of information laws. The documents contained declassified information on ministerial communications, cables and emails from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and revealed the efforts of Australian diplomats working in secret. The documents said that the Australian government relies on U.S. nuclear forces to prevent a n...
As Canadian soldiers get ready to pack their bags and head back to home, there are several questions which remain to be unanswered.
Ali Moustafa, a freelance photographer from Canada, got killed in Syria on Sunday, March 9.
Seven Australians are listed as among the 239 passengers and crew on board the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH730 that authorities said disappeared from radar and failed to reach its destination – Beijing, China.
Crimea has decided to join Russia after its parliament voted in favour of it on Thursday, March 6
New Zealand has placed sixth overall in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index. The global index measured 99 countries based on eight categories which include crime, government accountability, corruption, basic rights, security and access to justice and order.
