There will be enough water to supply Sydney until 2020 and beyond says Sydney Water director Kerry Schott.
Parliament House has welcomed the prime minister of the Republic of Macedonia.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has pitched his ambitious plan for a new Asia-Pacific political and economic bloc.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao over the continued detention of Stern Hu.
Bob Brown has urged Canberra to consider sanctions against Sri Lanka amid concerns treatment of the Tamil population.
The federal government is set to boost assistance to two key international refugee agencies.
Households will pay $78 more for their electricity in the first year of an emissions trading scheme.
The world will have to find four Saudi Arabias by 2030 if it wants to maintain its oil dependency, the International Energy Agency says.
A growing number of economists believe homeowners will face another increase in their mortgage rates next month.
One of three American regions could become home to a second Australia Zoo.