The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) wants the power to access phone calls and emails in its fight against white collar crime.

The death of five Australian soldiers in Afghanistan has prompted Prime Minister Julia Gillard to assure Australian people the army’s operations in the war-torn country are making progress.

Australian Parliament is set to fiercely debate asylum-seeker policy this week following more high-profile rescues at sea and reports the navy’s boats are not handling the extra workload.

An Australian bank has apologised for an advertisement filmed at the London Olympics which contains scenes of a man being wrestled to the ground on suspicion of terrorism.

Mr Joyce told the Australian Financial Review (AFR) the review board was overweight with investment bankers, who had a vested interest in selling assets overseas.

The Australian government has warned small businesses they could be liable for fines up to $1.1 million if they display posters distributed by the opposition that attack the incoming price on carbon.

The Australian government has expressed serious concerns about moves by the world’s richest woman to buy into Fairfax Media.

A group of 10 Chinese nationals claiming to be members of the persecuted spiritual group Falun Dafa have arrived in Darwin by boat, and are planning to apply for asylum.

Boats holding more than 1,500 asylum seekers have been intercepted on their way to Australia this year.

Julia Gillard’s Labor Government intervened late last year despite the government-owned NBN co-endorsing the equipment maker, according to the Australian Financial Review.