Greece has given Europe a mighty political shock but also placed its own future on the line after voters rejected terms for bailing out its crippled economy.

Bill Shorten's approval ratings have plunged to an all-time low according to two new opinion polls, which have piled pressure on Australia's Opposition leader.

Fearful, angry, divided. This is Greece as citizens voted in a referendum that could define the country for generations to come.

Today's referendum result in Greece is set to dominate market trading this week, although economists predict that it will not lead to huge impacts locally.

Barack Obama's Charleston speech could come to rank with Martin Luther King's at the Lincoln Memorial as an inspiring moment of modern times, writes John Roughan.

Piled high with rubbish congealing in the summer heat, municipal dustbin R21 on Athens' Sofokleous St does not look or smell like a treasure trove.

Her critics call her the villain of the Greek drama, a taskmaster forcing a bankrupt nation to its knees.

Iraqi soldiers have graduated from the New Zealand and Australian Defence Force training at Taji Military Camp to join the fight against Isis.

Currency traders will be on tenterhooks this week as the Greek sovereign debt crisis goes from bad to worse, with more downward pressure likely to come on the Kiwi dollar.

Looking for Ben & Jerry's chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream? The company renamed it, "I dough, I dough," on Friday to celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage.

Unlimited money and tech-savvy advisers ensure 2016 campaign will be a gamechanger, writes Peter Huck.

In a defiant speech, the public broadcaster's managing director, Mark Scott, said the ABC was not an official mouthpiece and had a duty to air a diversity of views.

President Francois Hollande held an emergency national defence council meeting after allegations by the online whistleblower WikiLeaks that America's National Security Agency (NSA) spied on three successive French presidents.

Legislation stripping terrorists with dual nationality of their Australian citizenship will be introduced into Parliament today.

Pacific Investment Management Co Chief Executive Officer Douglas Hodge says investors have had three years to prepare.

Two years ago President Barack Obama predicted that when it came to averting mass shootings through gun control, "sooner or later, we are going to get this right".

Hungary has unveiled plans to build a fence along its border with Serbia as part of an anti-immigration drive, saying it "cannot afford to wait any longer" for the European Union to come up with a solution to the migration crisis.

Bill Shorten's position as Australian Opposition Leader is looking increasingly shaky after another round of harmful revelations about deals struck by the trade union he ran before entering Parliament.

Tony Abbott's Government has declared it will do whatever it takes to deal with niggling problems related to immigration, citizenship and national security.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras escalated his defiance towards the country's official creditors, with a pointed attack on the International Monetary Fund.

Donald Trump has landed himself in hot water with Neil Young after the singer-songwriter accused the White House hopeful of not having permission to use his hit Rockin' In The Free World.

Greece was on the brink of economic meltdown as Germany looked poised to push the country out of the eurozone.

With less than a fortnight to go before federal Parliament's long winter break, Bill Shorten has two problems: his apparent inability to win over voters and an impending appearance before a royal....

Jeb Bush announced his long-awaited presidential campaign yesterday with a promise to beat the Democrats and take back the office once held by his father and brother.

Australians appear to have fallen out of love again with Tony Abbott's Government following a brief infatuation in the wake of last month's giveaway Budget.

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, known as the "one-eyed sheikh" has been killed in a US air strike, according to Libyan authorities.

Hillary Clinton used the opening rally of her campaign yesterday to cast her ambition to be the first female president as part of the story of American progress.