As of midnight April 4, Queensland's borders will be closed to all non-critical fly-in-fly-out resource sector employees who work ...

Qantas stood down an engineer who was due to do safety checks and certify the Boeing 747 scheduled ...

The San Francisco Giants have won the World Series, beating the Texan Rangers 3-1, and fans have taken ...

White iPhone 4: The original announcement caused netizens to wonder if it was a marketing ploy.

The Indigo Girls, Emily Sailers and Amy Ray, have announced they will be releasing a holiday album on ...

Federal Court Justice John Middleton congratulated both parties for reaching a settlement outside of court.

One version of the virus worked by causing users' computers to re-tweet micro-messages thousands of times.

Popular violinist, composer and conductor, Andre Rieu, has cancelled his sold out Australia and NZ tour due to ...

An Australian scientist has created a 'crystal sponge' to capture CO2 emissions from power stations and general industry.

The State Emergency Service (SES) warns Victoria faces its worst weather event in 15 years.

People smugglers could be jailed for 10 years or more under a planned Liberal immigration policy.

A re-elected Labor Party is committed to changing the Australian constitution to recognise the nation's Aboriginal and Torres ...

The first of two NASA spacewalks occurred to repair a cooling system aboard the International Space Station on ...

Emma Thompson, the Sense and Sensibility actress, has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of ...

The All Blacks are set to kick off at tonight's Bledisloe Cup match against the Wallabies, but not ...

Did you know that over 2.9 million Australians lodged their tax returns using e-tax in 2009?

Tourism Australia, the Australian Government authority tasked with the job of promoting Australia to international tourists, has joined ...

The Olympics provided the perfect opportunity for many groups to shine light the CCP's on human rights abuses.

The three official Beijing protest zones may be empty, but internet savvy activists are finding a way around ...

“It was either fast food or a packet of crisps and a sad-looking sausage. The friends who came ...

Five members of Students for a Free Tibet were arrested for hanging a “Free Tibet” banner over an ...

Increased security is sapping the fun out of the Olympics, says Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) president John Coates.

Chinese prison conditions have declined, not improved as the Olympic Games approached, says Chinese dissident.

According to a Beijing resident, many people living at the heart of the action are already looking forward ...