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AUSTRALIA'S most famous historian, Geoffrey Blainey, has reignited the debate for statehood for North Queensland, saying it would be "absurd" not to. Speaking at a Cairns Chamber of Commerce lunch at Cairns’ Reef Casino, Professor Blainey said a ...

ELEANOR HALL: The Federal Government is considering introducing a Medicare-style insurance scheme for Australians with serious disabilities. At the National Disability Awards ceremony in Canberra last night, the Prime Minister announced that the ...

Mr Rudd addressed delegates at the annual Australian Christian Lobby national conference in Canberra on Saturday. During his ... minister for standing by his election commitments on marriage, alcohol, gambling and reconciliation.

Compiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) Union leaders have proposed a new unemployment insurance scheme to several ministers ...

Mr Rudd addressed delegates at the annual Australian Christian Lobby national conference in Canberra on Saturday. During his ... minister for standing by his election commitments on marriage, alcohol, gambling and reconciliation.

The Church of Scientology faces the prospect of a police investigation in Australia after being accused of torture and embezzlement and of forcing employees to have abortions. Nick Xenophon, an independent senator, presented letters to the Australian ...

Kevin Rudd, the Australian Prime Minister, has voiced “concerns” over the Church of Scientology after a senator detailed explosive allegations about the organisation, accusing it of torture, embezzlement and coerced abortions. Nick Xenophon ...

A visa program aimed at Australians is drawing close scrutiny from campaigners advocating relief for the undocumented Irish. The program was introduced last year and has the potential to open America's doors to tens of thousands of Australians in the ...

Dimitri was like any other kid with emotional problems when he turned up at Hanover's emergency accommodation centre, a short walk from Melbourne's Crown Casino. He gravitated ... between Australia and the US is that in Canberra you have the ...