Australia News

Naila Qureshi has lived in Houston for 14 years, but she didn't notice how green her city was until she started showing around visitors from foreign countries two years ago.

A power meter that built with IP technology which can transfer real time reading to power companies is seen during a tour to view the Broadband Over Power Line technologies October 12, 2004 in Manassas, Virginia.

A MAN has been jailed for at least three years for not seeking treatment for his newborn son, who died from head injuries after being pushed out of a cot by his mother.

A report into Australia's worst bushfire disaster is to be made public. One hundred and seventy three people died and hundreds of homes were destroyed when fires tore across the state of Victoria in early 2009.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is heading for a shock defeat at elections on August 21, a new opinion poll showed Saturday, as government infighting and damaging cabinet leaks threatened to derail her campaign.

Today the Royal Commission set up to draw lessons from all the suffering will deliver its final analysis.

Canberra captain Terry Campese says three successive wins have given his NRL club a much-needed confidence boost as they head to Melbourne to shake a long-running hoodoo.

Steve Harmison's international days may look over but the double Ashes winner still hopes to have one last crack at the old enemy Getty Images Steve Harmison looks back at his international career enlarge For the first time in years, a home Test series is in progress with a fit Steve Harmison not only not participating, but with nobody pressing his ...

Australia's property market boom is over and house values went backwards for the first time since the global financial crisis, new figures show.

The Federal Government has been given a lift in the bellwether seat of Eden Monaro.

Welsh-born Julia Gillard's surname dates back to 11th century Norman England and means "strong desire". Kevin Rudd's ancestors include a street urchin sentenced to death for stealing a dress and underwear from another child.

Tony Abbott's week began well when he survived the only leaders' debate of the election campaign without blowing himself up.

Andrew Stark, the bodyguard Julia Gillard, as deputy prime minister, sent to sensitive security meetings on her behalf.

HAVING a building with a green-star rating is now more important than an old-style ''gold star'' and once legislation is passed, it will be a legal requirement to disclose the efficiency level of a property.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard will have to push another Rudd out of the way to hold her seat in next month's federal election.

CANBERRA: The Pakistani high commissioner to Australia has denied claims that her country's intelligence agency is supporting the Afghan Taliban.

There is something disturbing about the cover of the Women's Weekly, adorned by a beaming Prime Minister.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is campaigning in Darwin today where he will make an announcement about a defence-related policy.

Local witnesses report people injured; Foreign Ministry issues immediate complaint to UN following Grad missile launched from Gaza into Ashkelon.

Forest fires sweeping across eastern Russia have killed at least 25 people and the forced the evacuation of thousands in the hottest weather since records began 130 years ago.