An Australian restaurant has been forced to apologize and pay compensation after refusing to let a blind man enter because they thought his dog was gay. In May 2009, Ian Jolly, 57, was attempting to dine at the Thai Spice restaurant in Adelaide, when...

An activist group that temporarily blocked access to key Australian government websites plans to continue its cyber attacks, the BBC has learned. The group, known as Anonymous, was protesting against the Australian government’s proposals to apply...

Prime minister Kevin Rudd has said the negotiations at the climate change summit in Copenhagen are progressing very slowly and that ongoing discussions are “very difficult”. The comments came as a number of world leaders are preparing to...

Australian police laid murder charges against a 49-year-old male patient on Thursday over a stabbing rampage at a secure psychiatric hospital that left two people dead. Peko Lakovski was charged with two counts of murder after reportedly attacking his...

A PAEDOPHILE lives in Sydney’s East Ryde*. He doesn’t have a facial tic or a stutter. He doesn’t look like the sex offender from central casting. And his name is not Dennis Ferguson. He is one of tens of thousands of paedophiles,...

The last hope for the species lies in the 500 breeding adult devils currently living in 18 different wildlife parks and zoos. The Taronga Zoo and Conservation Society released a plea to the public today for funding to research the disease. They hope to...

Most of Alaska’s glaciers are retreating or thinning or both, a new book by the U.S. Geological Survey reports.About 5 percent of Alaska’s area is covered by more than 100,000 glaciers — that’s about 29,000 square miles (75,000...

Stephen Hawking’s scientific investigations have shed light on the origins of the cosmos, the nature of time and the ultimate fate of universe. His bestselling books for a general audience have given an appreciation of physics to millions.

When Ashley Storm wants to chill, she does yoga. And when she wants to help her Labrador mix relax, she has Loki join in.

A footballer with a serious gambling problem has admitted accepting a £50,000 bribe to help throw a game in Britain, The Independent can reveal. According to a source familiar with the circumstances, the player – who has a Premiership club on his CV...