DRAFT BILL UPS PRESSURE ON AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT TO PROBE BANKS

However, they said the banks might reject the idea... READ MORE›

IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN 200 YEARS TO CLOSE THE WORKPLACE EQUALITY GAP. HERE'S WHY IT'S GETTING WORSE.

It may take women around the world more than two centuries to achieve workplace equality, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum... READ MORE›

WOMEN 'WON'T HAVE EQUALITY' FOR 100 YEARS

Rwanda came fourth in the list for overall gender equality with a gap of 18 percent ... READ MORE›

GENDER INEQUALITY WIDENING AFTER DECADE OF PROGRESS

The picture is not all bleak the march towards gender equality in education could reach the finish line within a mere 13 years, it said... READ MORE›

CHINA'S IDEOLOGY BRINGS ENORMOUS BENEFITS TO ITS PEOPLE

The ideology of China has brought enormous benefits to the Chinese people, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said... READ MORE›

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FRIEDMAN THE WORLDS HOT SPOT

Let me point out a few news items you may have missed while debating the Iran nuclear deal... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA ACCUSES NEW ZEALAND OPPOSITION OF TRYING TO BRING DOWN GOVERNMENT

The New Zealand foreign affairs minister, Gerry Brownlee, seemed to side with the Australian government... READ MORE›

EMBATTLED MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB DROPS SPEECH TO GLOBAL ANTI-CORRUPTION GATHERING

Mahathir Mohamad, the former Malaysian prime minister Photo Rex Mr Najib has accused Mr Mahathir of leading a conspiracy to oust him... READ MORE›

DAVID CAMERON ADMITS HE DID HAVE A STAKE IN FATHER'S OFFSHORE INVESTMENT FUND AFTER PANAMA PAPERS LEAK

David Cameron has admitted he did have a profitable stake in his father's offshore investment fund, but sold it for around ?30,000 before he became Prime Minister... READ MORE›

'YOU DON'T KNOW FAMILIES ON THE BREADLINE'

David Cameron has rejected Phillip Schofield's suggestion he is out of touch and does not know any poor working families... READ MORE›

EX-AUSTRALIAN PM FRASER DIES AT 84

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has died aged 84... READ MORE›

KIDS COMPANY'S CAMILA BATMANGHELIDJH ASKED TO STEP DOWN BY GOVERNMENT

The Cabinet Office is withholding A?3m unless Kids Company moves on its chief executive, Camila Batmanghelidjh... READ MORE›

WANTED IN CHINA MORE MALE TEACHERS TO MAKE BOYS MEN

In Fujian Province, education officials hope to recruit thousands of male teachers a year, particularly for preschools, where the shortage is most severe... READ MORE›

SIR ALAN DUNCAN MP SAYS CRITICS OF DAVID CAMERON ARE LOW-ACHIEVERS WHO HATE WEALTHY PEOPLE

Panama papers Sir Alan Duncan MP says critics of David Cameron are low-achievers who hate wealthy people... READ MORE›

FORMER AUSTRALIAN PM GOUGH WHITLAM DIES AT 98

Related Stories Former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam has died at the age of 98... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA'S BELEAGUERED ABBOTT ENDURES ONE FINAL NIGHTMARE BEFOREA CHRISTMAS

The problem is, neither he nor the prime minister has managed to explain that satisfactorily to voters... READ MORE›

6 CHANGES FOUND IN THE FINE PRINT

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced his cabinet Wednesday, the new faces weren't the only changes afoot... READ MORE›

CAMERON'S TAX CRITICS ARE 'LOW ACHIEVERS'

What matters most is the winning the election and David Cameron becoming the prime minister... READ MORE›

CALL FOR APOLOGY AFTER LIBERAL SENATOR APPEARS TO LINK 'FLEAS' TO BOAT ARRIVALS

Senator Fawcett's colleague, Senator Ian Macdonald echoed Senator Fawcett's comments, describing them as nicely put ... READ MORE›

ENGLAND RUGBY A YEAR BEFORE THE WORLD CUP

The Qatar Foundation survey, "School in 2030," was carried out among 645 education experts this past summer... READ MORE›

Labor replaced its own leader twice, removing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in his first term and replacing him with Julia Gillard before returning to Mr... READ MORE›

MASSIVE PROTESTS IN ICELAND OVER PM'S LINK TO OFFSHORE TAX HAVENS

The prime minister walked out of the interview, saying What are you trying to make up here?... READ MORE›

A NEW WAY TO INTERVIEW THE PRIME MINISTER

Prime Minister Trudeau will also join us at that time as we review the encounters and the issues they reveal... READ MORE›

JULIA GILLARD URGES ACTION ON LACK OF SCHOOLING FOR 121M CHILDREN WORLDWIDE

Gillard said fighting for better education for girls was one of the central battles for feminism... READ MORE›

EGYPT COULD FREE JAILED JOURNALIST FAHMY WITHIN HOURS AL JAZEERA

Australian lawmakers have been known to change prime ministers in midterm when they become disaffected... READ MORE›

TRUDEAU MEETS MONTREAL MAYOR AS ENERGY EAST PROMPTS NATIONAL UNITY QUESTIONS

The meeting between the prime minister and the former Liberal cabinet minister was held at Montreal City Hall... READ MORE›

COMMENT: IF THE LABOR LEFT CANT GET BOAT TURN BACKS RIGHT, THEN WHY DO THEY EXIST?

They were complicit when they voted with their left-wing hero Julia Gillard to reintroduce mandatory offshore detention... READ MORE›

DOCTORS FURY AT MINISTERS OVER DELAYS TO PLAIN CIGARETTE PACKAGING

Nearly 4,000 health professionals have written to the prime minister to express alarm that plain packets may be delayed... READ MORE›

A PUSH FOR GENDER EQUALITY AT THE DAVOS WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM AND BEYOND

But this year, more than any other, forum leaders will take the problem of gender inequality head-on, joined by industry groups and the United Nations... READ MORE›

RECORD LOW FAITH IN DEMOCRACY A 'WAKE-UP CALL'

In a major review of the 2016 election, Australian National University researchers have found 40 per cent of voters are not satisfied with democracy in Australia... READ MORE›

NEPAL ELECTS FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT

Mrs Bhandari is Nepal's second president since then... READ MORE›

CLOSING THE GAP: REPORT SHOWS TARGETS FOR INDIGENOUS DISADVANTAGED 'NOT ON TRACK'

The annual Closing the Gap report has seven indicators of Indigenous disadvantage and targets to reduce them... READ MORE›

TURNBULL TOPPLES ABBOTT, TO BECOME AUSTRALIA'S FIFTH PM IN EIGHT YEARS

Abbott ousted Turnbull as leader of the Liberal Party in 2009, though Turnbull has consistently been seen as a preferred prime minister... READ MORE›

COMMENT: ABBOTT PROMISED 'NO WRECKING' - THEN HE BROKE THAT PROMISE

To be fair, anyone who thought Tony Abbott would go quietly would have to be a pretty gullible type... READ MORE›

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GREEK PLANS FOR A DEBT "HAIRCUT"

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