Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer and sister to founder Mark Zuckerberg, has just gotten $91 million richer.
Kevin Rudd news grew more interesting as Newspoll revealed his dissatisfaction rating in its highest just four weeks shy of the election date
The Leaders Debate covered by television networks in Australia last August 11 was not the typical debate as expected but a joint news conference. Australian Labor Party's Kevin Rudd and the Coalition's Tony Abbott did not go head-to-head with heated arguments and the kind of verbal battles witnessed by viewers in a usual debate.
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar benefited again from better than expected data out of China and traded just above the .9200 level on Friday night as concerns about lower Chinese growth abated.
If history will repeat itself, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may have the advantage over Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in the upcoming first leaders' debate of the election campaign scheduled on August 11. Based on historical records, Australian voters have rated leaders from the Australian Labor Party higher than Liberal leaders in most election debates with television coverage for the past 30 years.
Two men, Yemeni and Chadian nationals, have been arrested in Saudi Arabia after they were found to have been allegedly communicating with the Yemeni branch of the terror network, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the country's Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Bullet train services in Japan were suspended after the country's meteorological agency issued an alert for an upcoming earthquake. However, as the people braced for higher magnitude quake, what came off was a measly one.
Grieving family was angered of PM Kevin Rudd’s reluctant on their grief
According to the bi-annual report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, one in every four households lives on social security payments. The annual cost of welfare has increased to $119 billion, equivalent to $1,300 for every person including children. Latest welfare data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare revealed that 13 per cent of the population lives in poverty with no means of income in 11.6 per cent of families. Households living in poverty meant having an a...
Police authorities have arrested two men, both aged 18, in a landmark cyber bullying case that led to the suicide death of a teenage girl in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Australian Labor Party and Liberal National Party battled neck-to-neck in their first week of campaign
Stephanie Banister, dubbed as "Australia's Sarah Palin" for vying a spot in the Parliament of Australia has drawn online flak for giving surprisingly inaccurate facts about Islam. Ms. Banister is a candidate for a Brisbane seat of Rankin under the right-wing One Nation party. Despite her desire to run for public office, this election might not turn out to be a happy ending for her. Ms. Banister has been charged for sticking labels on Nestle products in a Brisbane store. The alleged st...
Snowden’s Father is Confident about Putin’s Stand
Following the Snowden asylum granted by Russia, the U.S. has decided not to move forward with a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
After admitting in July that crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has indeed been pouring contaminated radioactive water into the ocean waters, it was just a matter of time as to when the world will know just how much toxic liquid it actually releases. On Wednesday, the information was released and it was like World War II again. Since being damaged in 2011, the Fukushima facility has leaked a whopping 300 tonnes of radioactive water daily into the ocean.
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The prolonged heat and low rainfall that UK experienced in July not only distressed humans but has also affected the otherwise peaceful conditions of freshwater fishes in the lakes and rivers. On Wednesday, the Environment Agency reported at least 50,000 fishes have died off the British coast due to dangerously low oxygen levels in the waters.
Australian Labor Party Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr debated with Opposition’s spokesperson Julie Bishop
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar remains just below USD 0.9000 after a weaker US dollar suffered against all the major currencies based on the Japanese economy's outlook.
New Zealand’s failure in key environmental areas was announced in a high-level conference during a time when the nation’s 100 per cent pure brand is under international media scrutiny. Insights were given regarding New Zealand’s climate, energy efficiency and waterways were given in the recent Environmental Defence Society’s national conference.
The Australian High Court has rejected the challenge of the mining tax's validity led by Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals. Aside from raising negligible revenue, the imposition of the minerals resource rent tax has upset miners who argued that they are already paying royalties to state governments, including income tax to the federal government.
The Australian Labor Party candidate Pm Kevin Rudd and Liberal Nation Party Tony Abbott raced on to the Muslim and Chinese community for election
Queensland MP Peter Dowling’s mistress has enjoyed spending the taxpayers’ money. The lover of the disgraced Australian politician revealed that she enjoyed luxury that other people paid when she was with him.
Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir was bound for Tehran over the weekend when his plane was barred from flying over Saudi Arabia's airspace. The sole reason was that Sudanese authorities had failed to properly coordinate its intentions to the authorities from Saudi Arabia.
The Australian business community has welcomed the news of Tony Abbott's $5 billion company tax cut under the Coalition government. However, like everybody else, companies wonder where will Tony Abbott get the money?
Diary giant Fonterra of New Zealand has gotten itself into another mess in China. This time, it's been ordered to pay US$793,000 for overpricing its baby milk formula products in the world's second-largest economy.
While waiting for Comet ISON’s near-Earth approach in December, spectators can witness first a stunning display coming from the 2013 Perseid meteor shower. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) describes the annual space event as the “best meteor shower of the year” and it is set to peak during the nights of August 11 and 12.
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The RBA delivered probably one of the most widely foreshadowed interest rate cuts yesterday afternoon as the cash rate fell to 2.50% but removed their easing bias which saw the AUD appreciate after the announcement.
PM Kevin Rudd accused Rupert Murdoch of hating Labor’s NBN as threat to Foxtel
The ambitious Australian project of providing high speed broadband to the nation by replacing the copper cables with the fiber optic cables is on schedule said Deputy PM and Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese.
