JULIA GILLARD

Gillard, who is 51 years old and has never been married, has long been the subject of rumors and innuendos, while suffering negative comments about her appearance.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was offended after a crude, sexist menu was supposedly passed around at a fundraiser.

Elizabeth, now 87 years old, is the official “head of state” and “sovereign leader” of sixteen nations, including Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica and Canada

Ford is ending manufacturing activities in Australia after 87 years as the country's auto production has been hit hard by cheaper Asian imports.

The party's leader said his goal is a Hezbollah-like party, which is in effect a second government that provides social services.

Thatcher was a very polarizing figure in life and appears to be more so in death.

The two countries are considering bilateral trading in each other's currencies, as opposed to the U.S. dollar.

The Australian government is moving forward with legislation to formally recognize the indigenous Aboriginal people as the country’s first inhabitants.

Trierweiler is a two-time divorcee and has been with Hollande since 2007.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is running for the Australian Senate this year, despite being cooped up in an Ecuadorean Embassy in London.

The United States will join only a handful of countries that allow women to serve in direct combat positions.

Once numbering in the millions, there are now fewer than 80,000 koalas left in Australia, ravaged by urban expansion and other factors.

Messages from the world leaders have started pouring in congratulating U.S. President Barack Obama on winning a second term, even as nations weigh in on what his victory could mean to them.

Australian officials are calling for a probe of the inhumane mass slaughter of thousands of exported sheep in Pakistan.

Obama has been reelected. Ohio put the Democrat over the 270 electoral vote threshold. Check back with the live blog for the latest updates.

Australia has unveiled a major pivot to Asia policy plan describing Asia’s return to global leadership as “unstoppable.”

Bilateral India-Australia trade currently amounts to $20-billion, and it's increasing at a rate of 20 percent annually.

Tendulkar is widely regarded as the second-greatest batsman in history behind Sir Donald Bradman (an Australian).

Julia Gillard, Australia's first female PM, landed a stunning blow against male chauvinism in a lengthy broadside in parliament.

On Wednesday, another unseaworthy boat with more than 150 asylum-seekers sunk to the bottom of the sea off Indonesia while seeking asylum in Australia. A continuing massive search and rescue operation has plucked 55 survivors out of the sea, but more are still missing as critical hours just ended.

The Canberra government hopes that the measures will prevent people from making the risky sea voyage to Australia from Indonesia.