Today's economic uncertainty and struggle can motivate people to change their allegiances and sensibilities, and make 'pie-in-the-sky' solutions seem more attainableAfter another week of political despair and tawdry scandals involving porn stars and payoffs, w…

The Pacific Island is home to one of the world's most pristine coral reefs, boasting more than 9,300 marine species New Caledonia has agreed to tougher protections around a huge swathe of some of the world's last near-pristine coral reefs, in a move conservati…

Crossbencher Fraser Anning praises white Australia policy and pushes for plebiscite on Muslim immigrationAn Australian crossbench senator has invoked the term "the final solution" in an inflammatory speech calling for a plebiscite asking voters whether they wa…