January was the hottest on record, “surprising scientists” who had expected that a cooling La Niña weather cycle would slow the almost two years of record temperatures ...

Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, the top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, days after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to ...

The Greens are calling for an urgent response to the shocking decline of Tasmania's east coast little penguin population . Quotes attributable to Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter ...

US consumers will see higher prices at the pump as a result of tariffs enacted by new president Donald Trump, Reuters reports.

Scientists have cautioned that extreme weather will intensify due to climate change. As the world's second-most exposed ... the downward trend could be thwarted by climate threats. KEY QUOTES "Climate ...

Next-door neighbors lost their near-identical homes in a California wildfire, but how they are navigating rebuilding is a ...

The increase in demand is thought to be the result of consumers wanting to keep their bills down in the longer term ...

When devising the executive branch of government in 1789 the founding fathers of the American constitution were anxious to avoid creating an all-powerful monarch like the English king from whom they ...

There's passionate debate about how to solve America's ongoing housing crisis, much of which revolves around mortgage rates, zoning issues, immigration and construction. However, billionaire ...

Proposed reforms to electoral law have stalled since late last year, leaving independents to wonder if a marked lack of open consultation means the government is stitching up a deal with the Coalition ...