My name is Anne Kennedy, and I’m a farmer from Coonamble, in north-west NSW.

New laws proposed by the NSW Government this week would mean a possible seven year jail term for farmers like me if we try to stop coal seam gas mining from destroying our groundwater.

If the American presidential election winds up with Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump, and my passport is confiscated, and I’m somehow FORCED to choose one or the other, or I’m PAID to do so, paid well … I would vote for Trump.

Dr Evan Jones discusses the latest in a series of parliamentary inquiries into systemic bank corruption as the victims of fraudulent foreclosures continue to wait for justice.

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.