WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Former Vice President Joe Biden would beat sitting President Donald Trump by seven points if he were to run for president in 2020, a new poll by Politico/ Morning Consult suggested on Tuesday.

Crown Resorts has taken the New South Wales Government to court over concerns new developments could obstruct the harbour views from its controversial Barangaroo casino.

From David William Pear

NOW IS THE FUTURE.

From Andre Vltchek

One has to laugh about Andrew Bolt’s columns about the waves of immigrants that are "changing the landscape of Australia’s population". Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he himself was the son of newly arrived Dutch migrants... 

In South Florida this summer, one ecological scourge has piled on top of another.

Eight places in Portugal have broken local temperature records as a wave of heat from North Africa swept across the Iberian peninsula — and officials predicted the scorching temperatures could get even worse over the weekend.

Remember these packets of sunflower seeds that were placed in our letterboxes to make us aware of Aung San Suu Kyi's plight? I never planted them... I was not convinced of the "next"...

sick bank

Australia’s banking system has become so concentrated its major banks can pass on costs and set prices to boost profits without fear of losing market share, through every stage of the economic cycle, the Productivity Commission has found.

Dick Smith has laid the blame for closing his Australian-made processed food lines squarely at the feet of Aldi Australia.

ERIC ZUESSE