Members of an elite Australian college linked to Sydney University provoked outrage Tuesday after it was revealed they had set up a "pro-rape" group on social networking site Facebook. The page, set up by mostly past and present students at the all-male residential college St Paul's, called itself "Define Statutory" and described itself as "pro-rape, anti-consent", local media reports ...

An Australian court Friday threw out an attempt by an academic to prevent the government from giving people hundreds of dollars each for a spending spree. The cash handouts are part of a 42 billion Australian dollar (28 billion US) economic stimulus package designed to kick-start the flagging economy amid the global financial crisis. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd calls the ...

An Australian court Friday threw out an attempt by an academic to prevent the government from giving people hundreds of dollars each for a spending spree. The cash handouts are part of a 42 billion Australian dollar (28 billion US) economic stimulus package designed to kick-start the flagging economy amid the global financial crisis. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd calls the ...

Fairfax Media Ltd., publisher of the Sydney Morning Herald, on Wednesday named Brian McCarthy as chief executive, an appointment that was expected after the previous CEO resigned in the face of shrinking advertising revenue and a collapsing share price. McCarthy, who also becomes managing editor, was Fairfax ...