Julia Gillard has contrasted proposed media law changes by the conservative government in Britain with Tony Abbott’s opposition to reforms in Australia.

News Limited chief Kim Williams has condemned Federal Government’s proposed changes to media laws which proposes stronger self-regulation in the industry and a new public interest test for significant media company takeovers and mergers.

There are fresh calls for Australia’s political leaders to support gay marriage after Britain took a major step towards legalisation.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has hired Australian election specialist Lynton Crosby to formulate the next Tory campaign.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has sided with European Union leaders who say they should not be lectured by others on how they handle their economic crisis.

It has suddenly dawned on me; the Leveson Inquiry won’t go on forever. But my cravings are only getting worse.

THE HARD WORD | Why our obsession with our leader’s partners? Is it terribly vain to be so interested in those who are in relationships with our elected politicians? Or is this knowledge a crucial piece of the puzzle in swaying our vote?

Rupert Murdoch shed light on his fluctuating relationships with British powerbrokers as it was revealed that he had 75 meetings with Prime Ministers over the past 24 years.

Watch the British Prime Minister David Cameron put on a dodgy Aussie accent as he attempts to impersonate Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Australia’s adoption of a carbon tax has been applauded by European nations, with the move generating international interest comparable to that of apologising to the stolen generation, says the ambassador to the European Union.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is heading to Britain to attend an international meeting of conservatives to be hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron.

An Australian war widow now living in England has just celebrated her 100th birthday.

POLL POSITION | The judgement coming from our political elite levelled at the rioters in London has been severely misdirected, with little regard for the consequences of poverty entrenched by casual and systemically enforced classism.

She has a mountain to move to convince Australian voters to support her carbon price package but Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the evidence backing her position is as “high as Mount Everest”.

It’s not often that Senator John Hogg is lost for words but on an international stage and following a gushing albeit humorous introduction, the Queensland Labor politician was stumped.

POLL POSITION: As the debate continues around the morality of News International and more broadly that of journalists and their publishers, perhaps it is time for the people of the world to reconsider what truly constitutes “News of the World”.

News International spokeswoman says speculation that Murdoch tabloid The Sun will become a seven day publication are “not true… at the moment” while former NOTW editor and former press secretary for David Cameron, faces arrest.

POLL POSITION: Australian and British activists preparing for the second Freedom Flotilla to Gaza are hoping that it won’t end in bloodshed like last year when nine people lost their lives.