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VIDEO | Noel Pearson delivers rousing ‘this old man’ eulogy at Gough Whitlam memorial service.

Only in Australia: Car broken down, no worries mate take your plane to the pub.

5 tips to finding out if he really wants to commit to you.

Australia’s plans to biometrically document all international travellers are being met with obstacle and criticism.

A 17-year-old Australian appears in latest Islamic State video, threatening to behead western leaders and fly ‘black flag’ over Washington, London and Canberra.

British political party UKIP says Australia's skills and points system for visa applications makes sense for the UK.

Australia's middle-class is feeling the grip of taxes and inflation while their jobs are under the constant threat of company cost-cutting, says Gottliebsen.

Australian Defence ministry has issued a memo warning that Aussie troops run the risk of becoming victim of terror attacks on our own soil.

Prize winning author Clare Wright tells us about her new book, revealing the vital role of women in the Eureka Rebellion as they helped pave the way for democracy in Australia.

Public servants, private companies, individuals, kids and parents all heeded the National Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre’s ‘bat signal’ this week and joined their super forces in the fight against this debilitating disease.

Aussie backpacker Pete Ingham's unlikely tale of how on a random trip to the US he stumbled into photographing and modelling for fashion brand Von Dutch.

Hadrian’s Wall stretches 73 miles across northern England, and was once the northern most frontier of an empire which ruled a quarter of the world. I find out more about life up here with my very own Celt to guide.

‘Unintended’ British visa regulations that have had a limiting effect on Australians looking for employment in Britain might soon be altered.

There are reports that the supposed father of baby Gammy has a previous conviction and served time in jail.

"The Australian government is not just gagging the press, it is blindfolding the public," says Julian Assange as WikiLeaks publishes secret suppression order issued by Victorian court.

Australia is pushing for full international access to the rebel-controlled MH17 crash site in Ukraine while sending in specialists for the investigation.

The VoiceBox | Week 11: What are the chances for our final five singers set to battle it out for a record deal, an extension of their 15 minutes of fame and a gold pass to the Aussie morning TV show circuit? Who will be The Voice?

In a candid interview this week Guy Pearce, the brains behind the hit Australian movie ‘The Rover’ and contributor to the success of UK award-winning ‘The King’s Speech’ confessed to his former dependence on marijuana.

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Stevens has resumed attempts to talk the Aussie dollar down.

You think you know passion? You haven’t met the European football fans.

British presenter Vanessa Feltz claims Rolf Harris groped her live on TV, while Irish singer Linda Nolan claims the disgraced entertainer assaulted her backstage.

Rolf Harris has been handed 12 unanimous guilty verdicts following in his trial over indecently assaulting four girls in Britain between 1968 and 1986.

The VoiceBox | Week 8: The (not-so) live shows kick off and now it’s Australia’s turn to vote.

SPECIAL REPORT | Rupert Murdoch’s ‘The Australian’ has been accused of conspiring with Big Tobacco to dissuade the UK and Ireland from introducing plain packaging legislation, with an apparently ‘misleading’ report claiming Australia’s landmark laws are failing.

The Abbott government has dismissed reports that the four pillars banking policy is at risk as Labor says any change would be irresponsible.

Tony Abbott warns that nobody should underestimate the threat posed by terrorists bearing down on the Iraqi capital as it is revealed that a small contingent of Australian troops have already been sent to 'bolster security' at the embassy there.

Honeymooning Nomad | Of course my friends and family top the list, but there's something else you don't really find in the UK that this Australian misses dearly and I can't wait wrap my laughing gear around it.

Science, by definition, derives theory from observation and experimentation. That is what makes it ‘science.’ Metaphysics, to a great extent is a long lost art, embraces science but proactively endeavors to so-to-speak wrap-around it with all embracing conceptual theory.

As officials prepare for the next step in the search for flight MH370 the Malaysian government confirms it has spent $9.3 million compared to Australia’s $89.9 million spend.

A 22-year-old Perth man will face court charged with driving under the influence after he was caught riding a motorised esky down a main road.

The VoiceBox | Week 5: Slightly better battles, Katy and Keith's token cameos and a few interesting saves.

Search co-ordinators say they have discounted an area of the Indian Ocean, where acoustic "pings" were detected, as being MH370's final resting place.

Rolf Harris admits being "touchy-feely" and having multiple affairs but says it's "ludicrous" to suggest he had underage sex with his daughter's friend.

Labor has failed to secure an investigation into Speaker Bronwyn Bishop's use of her parliamentary suite for a Liberal fundraising event.

Traversing mountains, shooting guns with wild Texans and conquering Kilimanjaro; Kiwi comic Rhys Darby set off to explore the Earth.

Australian wines are consider among the best wines available in some of London’s respected restaurants but more representation is needed to ensure the industry’s European success.

Joe Hockey has taken Fairfax Media to court over a front-page story suggesting the federal treasurer was for sale.

With the federal government facing protesting premiers, street marches and a drop in the polls, Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey step up their budget pitch.

A Darwin woman has told a London court that Rolf Harris used his tongue as he kissed her when she was 11 or 12.

Budget 2014: It's more than just cuts to welfare, education and health you know ...

Former PM Kevin Rudd says public servants would have been given more time to roll out the home insulation scheme had they asked.

Pensioners, the sick, students and high-income earners will all bear the brunt of the Abbott government's first budget.

Many at my London university seem to be of the opinion that in order to be a feminist, you have to be involved with an official activist organization, or hold a piece of cardboard outside a building.

Rolf Harris will front court this week for the start of his indecent assault trial which is expected to last two months.

Chair of the Commission of Audit Tony Shepherd has faced a Senate inquiry after the release of his review of government spending.

Can't live with them, can't live without them: political donations are an awkward fixture in modern politics but banning them may not be the answer.

Jazz singer Cathi Ogden has just returned to her London base having performed sold-out shows back in Australia.

Neil Finn says his early life was guided by three major things. His Mum’s strong beliefs in Catholicism, family sing-a-longs and his big brother, Tim.

As lead singer in AC/DC, Brian Johnson is used to dangerous, high-octane rock n roll music (not to mention the lifestyle that goes with it). But the Gateshead born 64-year-old also gets his hazardous kicks from his other love - speed racing vintage sports cars.

Debris washed up on a beach in WA's south is being examined by the ATSB, which has played down links to MH370.