The long-standing steamy bilateral relationship between John Howard and George W. Bush appeared to be on the rocks as the U.S. President headed north and jumped in the sack with Canada, citing his need to “grow as a person” by experimenting with multilateralism. (more…)

The Australian Labor Party has dumped its pre-election Medicare Gold and forestry policies but will maintain its platform of signing oversized guarantees of its economic intentions, leader Mark Latham revealed today. (more…)

Tilt train driver Harry Slant was another example of Queenslanders pushing the envelope and “damn the expense”, Premier Peter Beattie said today, just two days after a serious derailment in the state. (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…)

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…)