THE USA has a long history of setting itself apart from the United Nations. More than any other current member of the UN Security Council, the ...

A controversial pitch to raise New Mexico’s minimum wage to $17 an hour and do away with the much lower rate employers pay tipped workers has ignited fierce opposition from business advocates. House ...

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Australia made great strides in the 1990s when former prime minister Bob Hawke and his government committed to end child ...

Today marks 17 years since the apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples for the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres ...

On more than half of 80 economic, social and environmental targets, progress has stagnated or is moving backwards. But ...

He said the current austerity efforts are aimed at eliminating non-essential expenditures that offer minimal benefit to the ...

A new report has uncovered an alarming trend: a rising number of older Australians are at risk of homelessness, with retiree ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed to consider a tariff exemption on Australian steel and aluminum imports after a telephone call on Tuesday with Australia’s prime ...

The Australian Government is being urged to boost Rent Assistance by up to 50 per cent to prevent a growing number of ...

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