The Tasmanian Lower House has this afternoon passed a motion of support for full marriage equality in Australia, with 13 voting in favour and nine against.
Independent movement GetUp has released legal opinion that argues the “Malaysia Soultion” and other offshore processing options would be invalid even as the Gillard government makes further proposals to amend the Migration Act.
The princess of pop declared that it would be "cool" if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge could attend one of her upcoming UK shows.
To show sincere intentions that North Korea is willing to resume talks on its nuclear, Prime Minister Kim Jong-il intends to personally participate in the six-party talks to be held in Beijing this week.
China's technological sleight has taken a new dimension as it plans to launch its experimental aerospace, which is expected to commence on the communist country's attempt to build its own space station, says a report from Reuters.
China has urged ally North Korea to go back to negotiations for peace in the Korean Peninsula and to revive moves for North Korea's nuclear disarmament program.
Australia will call on America and Europe to act quickly and decisively in order to revise the downgraded outlook issued on Wednesday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on both economic regions.
The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) has proposed more tax breaks for Australian parents in a position paper it sent to Treasury.
Australia's growth momentum gained 0.5 percent from a month earlier to 284.2 and may after all see the light in the last quarter leading to 2012 as a leading economic indicator has been revised upwards to reflect this outlook.
Delinquent U.S. parents who fail to pay court-ordered child support, regardless of their circumstances, are not subject to the same constitutional protections as those charged with violating other laws.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she would skip watching the third episode of ABC political satire "At Home With Julia", which airs Wednesday night.
The Greek government denied Tuesday a local newspaper report that it will push for a referendum on the country's exit from the Eurozone as the country struggles against a debt crisis.
Romanian authorities have seized 15 truckloads of imported Dutch tulips, turning back three of these to suppliers in the Netherlands because the flowers were allegedly contaminated with dangerous bacteria.
The Australian Dollar has held its ground despite the IMF revising global growth forecasts from 4.3% and 4.5% in 2011 and 2012 respectively, to 4% in both years.
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings promised the support of the Labor Party in the Australian state, which she also heads, for a same-sex marriage motion filed in the state parliament on Tuesday.
Military recruiters are now accepting openly gay and lesbian applicants for enlistment in the U.S. armed forces, the Pentagon announced Tuesday, the day its policy banning soldiers with such sexual orientation ended.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reduced on Wednesday its growth forecast for Australia to 1.8 per cent from previous forecast of 3 per cent. The gloomier outlook is part of the fund's warning of a new global recession that would hit commodity prices and lead to higher unemployment rates.
Former NSW Premier Kristina Keneally expressed her support for marriage equality on national TV overnight, gaining praise from LGBT marriage advocates.
America is struggling economically but China believes that Treasuries offered by the United States government are much safer than other global equities or the Euro, the currency used in majority of European economies.
Starting another war over wages and conditions will only continue Australia’s productivity decline, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) told the Manufacturing Roundtable in Parliament House today.
The satirical ABC TV show At Home With Julia will air tomorrow a sex scene depicting the prime minister lying on the floor with his partner, and they are draped by the Australian flag. Members of the Parliament question the scene, saying it is distasteful and out of bounds.
India has become the largest ammunition importer in Asia with massive expenditures in strengthening its military power.
Federal Court Justice Peter Jacobson ruled on Tuesday in favor of Metcash's and Pick n Pay's planned purchase of supermarket chain Franklins for $250 million because the transaction would not violate the country's anti-trust laws.
Sex business may be good business but Sydney thinks otherwise as the City Council dumped on Tuesday night proposals to expand the Stiletto bordello at Camperdown, which is located west of the inner city.
Analysts forecast that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will keep the key lending rate of 4.75 per cent until the year end because of economic slowdown in the country and uncertain global outlook.
It appears that the joke failed to hit the mark as critics raised howl and accused ABC of breaching the limits of decency and propriety when its show ‘At Home with Julia’ depicted Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a steamy scene and draped with the Australian flag.
Graphic health warnings in cigarette packs will increase in size, declares the Australian government.
Norwegian mass killer who admitted killing 77 people in July has cried out torture over his solitary confinement at a court hearing on Monday. Judge Anne Margrethe Lund said the isolation was a necessary move to keep Breivik from establishing communication with possible allies outside jail. Police are still investigating whether Breivik has a network that helped him carry out the killings.
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd was in New York dispensing his regular job as the country’s key representative to the United Nations General Assembly when he was briefly held on Monday by U.S. Customs officials for allegedly possessing a suspicious item.
Beijing has confirmed a successful test for a new technology designed to shoot down missiles in mid-air. This is a move that military experts claim to be a breakthrough for China's armed forces.
