Politics & Economy

History was made this week when Pauline Marois became the first female premier-elect of the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec. Her...

The Race to the White House is well and truly in full swing former President Bill Clinton gave the key...

The popularity of the the Greens with voters appeared to suffer a big blow this week when a Newspoll saw...

The federal government announced today it will walk away from its so-called ‘Contract for Closure’ – the plan to help...

The Attorney-General has declared the government will protect the privacy of Australians under proposed reforms to National Security Legislation. Nicola...

The coalition’s plan to deport Sri Lankan asylum seekers has come in for harsh criticism from refugee and human rights...

The Republican National Convention is underway in Tampa Bay, Florida. The convention serves as the official nomination party for Republican...

Mungo MacCallum has spent a lifetime as a political journalist. Since the seventies he’s been a fearless commentator on all...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard will join US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other leaders from the Pacific region at...

The global financial crisis has left Australia remarkably untouched but its effects are still being felt around the world. A...