ACTU Secretary, Dave Oliver said: "Unions are deeply concerned about the timing of the Liberal/Green proposals to reform Senate voting and have been voicing our concerns over their potential to open the door to a raft of anti-worker legislation since they became public."

"Malcolm Turnbull is using this deal to try and railroad crossbench Senators into supporting anti-worker legislation - such as the return of the ABCC - by directly threatening their seats in Parliament.

"Not to mention the potential damage that could be inflicted by a post double-dissolution joint sitting giving the Liberals the opportunity to radically attack workers' rights.

What does an examination of Tony Abbott’s record reveal?

It's not often that a 65 year-old retired politician can, with a straight face, pitch himself as the future-looking candidate in an election contest.

Tony Windsor just about got away with it.

Syria Dispatch: Most Syrians Support Assad, Reject Phony Foreign 'Revolution'

The United States wants to regularly rotate long-range heavy bombers through Australia, as concerns grow over China's military expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.

Federal ministers have confirmed the Government is actively considering bringing the budget forward, ahead of an early election.

New York, US - A group of Palestinians has launched an ambitious $34.5bn lawsuit against US-based tycoons, charities and firms for supporting Israeli land grabs, settlement-building and other violations of Palestinians' rights these past four decades.

They seek damages from Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson; Irving Moskowitz, a philanthropist with property interests in East Jerusalem; and megachurch pastor John Hagee for financing the construction of settlements on Palestinian soil.

On Monday night's Q&A, the radio presenter appeared to absolve all those aged 28-years-and-under of moral and ethical responsibility as he defended Cardinal George Pell's response to the sexual abuse of children within the Catholic Church.

The shock jock was responding to an audience question which suggested Pell - now one of the highest ranking Vatican officials - should be removed from his post over his lack of action on reports of abuse.

The Drug War, like the Terror War, is essentially a vast machine for profiteering by the purveyors of weapons and tools of repression. Like the Terror War, the Drug War demonstrably exacerbates the problems it purports to address, and has led to widespread chaos, death and state corruption of almost unfathomable levels. And Hillary Clinton, almost certain to be the next president, is deeply complicit in both of these malevolent enterprises.