LIBERAL senator Sue Boyce has yet to decide whether she will defy coalition policy by crossing the floor of parliament to vote for same-sex marriage.
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Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. Photo: Penny Bradfield. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has refused to support a $1.4 billion government plan to top up the wages of private childcare workers, saying the expected measure was just "another example of Labor ...
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Fiona Bone chatted to her fiancé yesterday about invites for their upcoming wedding and asked workmates for advice on designing them.
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SALT LAKE CITY - President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night the occupant of the Oval Office must “work for everyone, not just for some,” jabbing back at Mitt Romney's jarring statement that as a candidate, he doesn't worry about the 47 percent of the ...
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French ban on topless pictures of Duchess of Cambridge is a victory for 'human decency', says media lawyer. A French court's decision to grant an injunction against the publisher of Closer over further publication of topless images of the Duchess of ...
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Anti-Japan protesters march with a banner showing a picture of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during a protest over the Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku islands in Japan, in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on September 18,...
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Matt and Jessica Shirvington. 'Fairytale run' ... author Jessica Shirvington, with her husband Matt, bound for Hollywood. Photo: Sahlan Hayes.
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The man who killed renowned Sydney heart surgeon Dr Victor Chang could be released from prison today after more than 20 years behind bars.
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A Sydney man is in hospital after being gagged and threatened with a gun after he was ambushed by a man he'd met online. The 25-year-old invited a man he'd met on a mobile phone chat site into his Surry Hills unit, in central Sydney, at around nine o'clock ...
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Researchers make halting progress, reporting small steps forward along with many frustrating setbacks. And while care for Alzheimer's sufferers has improved since former US president Ronald Reagan and British fantasy author Terry Pratchett helped lift the ...
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Can it really be spring and another year since you last told yourself you were going to get in shape? What happened? After the initial enthusiasm it's easy to let good intentions slide so we asked motivation, fitness and nutrition experts to reveal the secrets of ...
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CONTROVERSIAL Dutch MP Geert Wilders' application for an Australian visa has stalled, weeks before the anti-Islamic politician is due to arrive for a speaking tour.
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New York: Apple's stock closed above $700 for the first time on Tuesday, the day after it announced that orders for its iPhone 5 topped 2 million in the first 24 hours.
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Graphic map showing the location in Kabul, Afghanistan where 12 people were killed in a suicide attack including 9 foreigners. AFP.
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Photo: Sahlan Hayes. British athlete David Weir's haul of four Paralympic gold medals was powered by a secret ingredient that is completely legal, scientifically proven to improve sporting performance, and has even been referred to as "legal blood doping".
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Op-ed: Why the anti-Islam film invoked such a storm. Muslims should continue to use peaceful, proper, democratic means to address concerns and Americans should learn what is deeply hurtful to Muslims, writes guest columnist Alaa Badr.
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Independent MP Tony Windsor is calling for an investigation into claims Australian investors offered a higher price for Queensland's Cubbie Station than its eventual foreign buyers.
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On another stultifyingly sunny day on the Gold Coast's Banora Point, an indistinct suburban house is being overrun by a film crew.
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Australia's Attorney General John Rau has done an about face according to Indaily, who reports that he has given a greenlight to both MA15+ and R18+ games rating classifications.
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How much does your phone know about you? And who does it tell? Earlier this year, the photo sharing company Path apologised and deleted address books it had uploaded from users without their consent.
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