Labor win Queensland election as Tim Nicholls concedes defeat
Queensland Labor has won the state election, after Liberal National Leader Tim Nicholls rang Annastacia Palaszczuk to concede defeat, nearly two weeks after voters went to the polls.
Mr Nicholls phoned Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on...
Same-sex marriage is legal in Australia, SSM bill signed in to law
Australian Governor General Peter Cosgrove Friday signed the law to legalise same-sex marriage completing the legal process and formally changing the Marriage Act.
New same-sex weddings will not happen in Australia until the second week...
Australian Senate passes Counter-terror financing laws
Federal parliament has approved the legislation cracking down on counter-terrorism financing and money laundering.
Attorney-General George Brandis told parliament the measures will strengthen protections against Australian businesses being misused for money laundering or the...
Australia, India first 2+2 dialogue due next week
Australian foreign secretary Frances Adamson and secretary defence Greg Moriarty will hold their first meeting with their Indian countrparts foreign secretary S. Jaishankar and defence secretary Sanjay in the first "2+2" dialogue between the...
Australia rule out embassy shift to Jerusalem
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop Thursday said that Australia has no intention of moving its Tel Aviv embassy despite the US officially recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop insists Australia won't...
OIC warns US not to move embassy to Jerusalem, threaten to sever ties
The Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC), an amalgam of 57 Islamic nations has condemned the Trump administration position on occupied Jerusalem and advised its 57 member states should sever ties with any state that...
Pakistan should redouble efforts against militants: US defence chief
Visiting United States (US) Defence Secretary, retired Gen James Mattis has urged on Pakistan's political and military leadership that Pakistan must redouble its efforts to confront militants and terrorists operating within the country.
In his...
Pakistan – Saudi special forces counter terrorism exercise in full swing
Joint counter terrorism exercises between the Special forces of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are going in full swing in Saudi Arabia.
They have been engaged in the training since Nov. 25 in a joint counter...
Yemen Houthis killed Ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Yemen's ousted leader Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed by Houthi rebels near the capital, Sanaa, a development expected to have major implications for the war in the Arab world's poorest country.
The death was...
Qatar’s emir to attend Gulf summit tomorrow
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will attend a key summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Kuwait tomorrow, Aljazeera quoted Qatar's foreign minister as saying.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani...