Liberal backbencher Bronwyn Bishop failed to win yesterday’s secret Coalition partyroom ballot to elect the Speaker of the House of Representatives, despite using hair-raising tactics in her bid for victory. (more…)

Liberal backbencher Bronwyn Bishop failed to win yesterday’s secret Coalition partyroom ballot to elect the Speaker of the House of Representatives, despite using hair-raising tactics in her bid for victory. (more…)

The United States said today the “healing” of Fallujah in Iraq was almost complete and the US would soon move on to the next enemy stronghold. The announcement signalled moves by the White House to expand the theme of President George W Bush’s acceptance speech, in which the election victor promised “healing” for a divided nation. (more…)

The hospitalisation of Vice-President Dick Cheney on Saturday in a heart scare has alarmed Republican genetic scientists who hoped to breed a line of future presidents carrying the “war gene”. (more…)

Australia’s top spy agency, ASIO, confirmed last night that it had discovered a moll within its ranks who had leaked top-secret information about problems with the country’s crucial Scud missile project, code-named Delta. (more…)

News Corporation completed the final paperwork to shift its headquarters to the United States on Friday, finally making its status as an unAustralian company official. (more…)

The maker of the distinctive keffiyeh head scarf worn by Yasser Arafat is mourning the Palestinian leader’s passing. (more…)