David Matas is in Australia to present a paper on the issue at a United Nations conference.

Both Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have little experience in campaigning as party leaders ...

Kylie Minogue, the Australian pop icon, is planning a fund raising concert for cancer societies as means of ...

The Sydney Theatre Company (STC), which is under the artistic direction of Cate Blanchett and her husband, Andrew ...

Over 500 people gathered at the Washington monument to commemorate those who lost their lives due to persecution ...

Single Original Roasters reflect a new era of coffee culture in Australia.

“They tried to brainwash me. They punched me, dragged me and kicked me; they tried to break my ...

Calls have again been raised about the need for an independent investigation into illegal organ harvesting in China.

The nation has been in shock since the announcement of Rudd's demise on June 24.

The nation has been in shock since the announcement of Kevin Rudd's demise on Thursday June 24, with ...

Australian consumers will be the winners, in a deal struck between the Federal Government and Telstra on the ...

Participants include leaders from media, real estate, law, accounting, transport, hospitality, pharmaceutical, mining, medical, financial, and sporting industries, ...

The 2010 World Cup will be a defining moment for South Africa, uniting the country after years of ...

Melbourne audiences agreed after seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts, opening at the State Theatre, May 25. “Absolutely beautiful” ...

“BioBank”, the New South Wales Government's new environmental management scheme, devalues rather than values open natural areas, say ...

In the audience were Councillor Ralph Clarke and partner Sue Greene. Both were impressed with the performance, with ...

International airlines have criticised the European Union's decision to close airspace over Northern Europe in the wake of ...

The federal government has announced that it will suspend processing of new Sri Lankan and Afghani asylum seekers.

After visiting the reef to witness the carrier and its surrounds, Greens Senator Bob Brown dubbed the route ...

China is changing the face of Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, and it is crucial that Australia be ...

What is a 16-year-old Queensland girl doing sailing in a 10-metre yacht alone in the middle of the ...

Charges on Australian citizen and Rio Tinto Executive Stern Hu highlights danger of doing business in China.

Natalie Isaacs is initiator "One Million Women," which aims to spring women into action on climate change.

With warty dry skin, bulging eyes, and large swelling bodies, the cane toad is an ugly blight in ...

How Australia deals with it's rapidly growing population will determine the quality of life for generations to come.

Serena Williams won the women's singles final in the Australian Open, the only woman to win the title ...

Chinese human rights lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, is reportedly still alive.