Firefighters in Australia on Friday brought under control a huge chemical fire in capital Canberra that sparked fears of toxic smoke plumes affecting nearby residents.

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Anna Hazare, India’s first anti-corruption crusader who pressurized the government to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen Ombudsman Bill) in a ‘peaceful and non-violent’ manner, did an impressive job o

New South Wales high schools are set to introduce the dangers of ‘sexting’, sending racy or distressing texts or emails into the sexual health curriculum from next year onwards.

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The 31-year-old man in Sydney, who was allegedly lashed 40 times with a cable has said he was the victim of the Muslim ‘Sharia Law’.

The man was asleep in his unit in Melton Street, Silverwater, whe

Risks are growing that incidents at sea involving China could lead to war in Asia, potentially drawing in the United States and other powers, an Australian think tank warned on Tuesday.

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Monday that she did not yet plan to meet with the Dalai Lama when he visits Australia in June, but acknowledged that the nation expected her to receive the revered Tibetan spiritual leader.

The Australia Defense Association (ADA) has raised concerns that women soldiers are more likely to be raped on the frontline, which would distract male soldiers from facing the enemy.

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Australia appointed its first woman Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, who vowed on Thursday to end division over a controversial mining tax, resurrect a carbon trade scheme and call elections within mont

Australia got its first woman Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, who vowed Thursday to end division over a controversial mining tax, resurrect a carbon trade scheme and call elections within months.

A 16-year-old sailor on a round-the-world journey was adrift in the frigid southern Indian Ocean on Friday as rescue boats headed toward her yacht, damaged by 30-foot waves that knocked out her commun