POLITICS & POLICY

Australia’s Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook. to be announced on Tuesday. will confirm $50 billion budget deficit

The year 2013 would go down in Australia's history as the year when the Land Down Under had three prime minister.

Jang Song Thaek, previously considered to be one of the most powerful people in North Korea, has been executed by the government.

Scientology has been officially recognised as a religion after Britain's highest court ruled that worshipping a god is not an important aspect of religion. The five Supreme Court justices set aside 158 years of law and redefined religion for members of scientology to be married.

There is still hope for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia with Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull saying that Parliament may consider changing marriage laws to permit same-sex couples to marry in Australia.

With Christmas Day fast approaching, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford appears to be in a reconciliatory mood as he invited media and members of the city council to his mum's house in Etobicoke for the Ford annual Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec 11.

The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial claimed that he saw angels streaking into the Johannesburg’s FNB stadium, which might explain why his interpretations were called “gibberish” by sign language experts.

Russia has decided not to dispute Canada’s claim to the North Pole.

Despite leading the New Zealand delegation in Nelson Mandela's memorial service in South Africa, Prime Minister John Key was not recognised in a photo slideshow of the New York Daily News and was only named as an "unidentified guest."

Royal Australian Navy's Fleet Air Firm confirms acquisition of the first 'Seahawk Romeo' in Australia

The parliament of New Zealand on Wednesday has modernized its royal succession law, thus finally allowing a Queen to become the country's head of state.

The Australian Defence Force announces update on investigation over alleged sexual initiation rites aboard HMAS Ballarat.

Toyota, allegedly, is using Holden's closure to compel workers to accept poorer work conditions.

An Iranian woman was banned from having her scholarship due to WMD link allegations

Israel demands help from Australia against Iran's nuclear programme

New Zealand had originally five members in its delegation ready to attend Nelson Mandela's memorial service in South Africa and join other world leaders, celebrities and royals in attendance. However, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he was only allowed to bring one member of his delegation inside the World Cup soccer stadium in Johannesburg. Mr Key selected Labour and opposition leader David Cunliffe. Mr Cunliffe later on gave up his seat so Minister of Maori Affairs Pita Sharples ca...

Uruguay has become the first among all nations of the world to legalise the production and sale of the marijuana cannabis drug.

The Western Australian (WA) Government has launched several Shark Kill Zones along its beach shorelines to address shark-related deaths in the area and to counteract shark risks in WA. The planned shark safety measures were announced by WA Premier Colin Barnett and WA Fisheries Minister Troy Buswell on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013.

Two of China's most influential news outlets tried to make satire pieces of the polluted haze that enveloped the country over the weekend. However, the people didn't find it funny at all. Moreover, other Chinese media didn't think second thoughts to air out their opinions on the issue.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: There are market expectations that the Fed may taper its bond purchases in December after the strong US payrolls report last Friday.

Prime Minsiter Tony Abbott is reportedly replacing Holden cars with BMW bomb-free cars

Russia vowed on Tuesday to beef up its military presence in the Arctic North Pole after Canada applied to expand its territorial sovereignty into the region.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the Coalition government has failed to outperform the Australian Labor Party in the latest Newspoll. The poll results may be an indication of the Abbott government's collapse as Labor leads as the most preferred political party in a two-party basis.

In what seemed like a rare show of humility, China has flatly admitted the subject matter of climate change was not something it prepared for as it zealously worked to rise to become one of the leading economic powers of the world today.

About 200 employees are about to be jobless as Wilkie Creek Mine announces closure in Queensland

Canada has formally joined in the fray of nations laying territorial sovereignty over the North Pole. On Monday, the country announced it had filed before the United Nations an application seeking to expand its Atlantic sea boundary.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened back above USD0.9100 amid recent stronger data out of the US and China.

Nelson Mandela tried to do that all his life when he was alive: to make peace with the political rivals. His death proved his motto in life once again as political opponents share the podium just in the memory of Mandela.

A few months ago, when reports came out that former South African President Nelson Mandela was dying, the family's good name was tarnished when news came out that even before the freedom icon breathed his last, members of the clan were feuding where to bury him.