Secret diaries of an Australian woman who was one of young Barack Obama's girlfriends, show the warmth and trust of the future president in love, but also hint at his reserve and 'coolness'.

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A young Indian family, including two children aged five and three, was found dead on Tuesday in their home in this Australian city.

The bodies of accountant Nilesh Sharma (36), his wife Pritika (32),

One of Australia's richest men, Clive Palmer, on Monday unveiled plans for a 21st century version of the Titanic to be built in China, with its first voyage from England to New York set for 2016.

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In a bid to rebuild the image of her Labour party, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Sunday asked her two scandal-tainted MPs, including the Speaker of the Parliament, to quit the party.

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An Australian court on Friday ordered the fast food giant KFC to pay 8 million Australian dollars to the parents of a Sydney girl who was left paralysed and brain damaged after eating its chicken twis

At dawn on Wednesday, the Madras war cemetery, where the remains of 14 Australians and five New Zealanders are buried, witnessed a poignant scene when all top diplomats from Australia, New Zealand, Br

Australia will bring its troops home from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned with most soldiers withdrawn in 2013, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Tuesday.

Canberra, a key coalition ally of th

An Australian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal of the Melbourne teenager who was sentenced to 13 years in jail for killing Indian student Nitin Garg, a crime which outraged public opinion in India

Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith had a close shave when Taliban insurgents fired rockets at his military plane at the tarmac at Kandahar Airport.

Smith and senior officers of the Austr

Australia drew first blood here on Wednesday beating the West Indies by three wickets in a thrilling finish to the first Test.

Ben Hilfenhaus hit the final run of the 192 run target with the light fa