DFAT is refusing to release correspondence from the United Nations about alleged breaches of North Korea sanctions by two Australian companies, saying to do so could damage Australia's international relations.
The Federal Government agrees to sweeping new federal whistleblower laws, to apply to the public and corporate sectors, to secure the passage of a key piece of industrial relations legislation.
Australia's current revenue from oil and gas production suggests it is "falling far behind" in its ability to capture the benefits of the LNG export boom, according to the International Transport Workers' Federation.
There will be no delay — South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis will face a hearing over his alleged ball-tampering before the start of the Adelaide Test.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton suggests the Fraser government made a mistake by resettling Lebanese refugees, saying that a majority of the last 33 people charged with terrorist-related offences in Australia were from Lebanese-Muslim backgrounds.
Once called "the most dangerous place in the world" by US President Barack Obama, Pakistan's Government is now contemplating opening the Khyber Pass area to international tourism.
The production of cement is a major source of carbon dioxide, but new research suggests the material that makes up our concrete jungles also plays an important role in reabsorbing carbon emissions.
The Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia has one of the highest rates of Indigenous suicide in the country, and in one area almost every resident has been touched by a tragedy.
The Broadway actor whose pointed and rare appeal to Vice-President-elect Mike Pence sparked an angry response from Donald Trump defends the remarks, and says "there's nothing to apologise for".
Pope Francis extends indefinitely to all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion — a right previously reserved for bishops or special confessors in most parts of the world.
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