"He's one dumb knighthood away from oblivion." Pundits from both sides of Australian politics say Tony Abbott's days are numbered after yesterday's spill attempt.

The Australian MP who unsuccessfully tried to remove Tony Abbott as leader doesn't believe he has made any enemies in the party.

Sydney cafe siege survivors and families gathered solemnly as Australia's parliament honoured the victims.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott remains the leader of the Liberal party after a secret ballot on a motion to spill the leadership.

Diplomats have warned Europe could descend into war if the West does not stand up to Russia over the Ukraine conflict.

Tony Abbott's fate will be decided this morning after he brought forward a backbencher motion for a leadership ballot.

It was a day of bluster and speeches, but also paralysis over how to end the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine.

"Urgent. Soldiers of the Islamic State captured 21 Christian crusaders," was a barely noticed statement issued on social media last month by Isis - not in Syria, Iraq, but in Libya.

Labour leader Andrew Little has proposed looking at giving Maori greater self-governance, possibly including the ability to make some of their own laws.

Tony Abbott is well on his way to being a political feather duster after his speech to the Canberra Press Club bombed, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Tony Abbott came to power promising Australians "mature" and "stable" government. Just 17 months on, a possible leadership ballot next week could see him toppled by Malcolm Turnbull.

The fight over conservative Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's leadership broke out into the open today, with a member of his party triggering a potential challenge next week.

As spill-prone as a pissed kangaroo pouring cocktails, Australia could soon see its fourth change of Prime Minister in four years, writes Toby Manhire.

A document from an all-female wing of Isis spells out what's expected from women living under the strict regime - starting with marriage from age nine.

A senior Australian politician says he "can't rule out" the possibility there'll be a leadership spill on Tuesday aimed at ousting Tony Abbott.

The Isis group's release of a video showing its fighters burning alive a captured Jordanian pilot sparked street protests calling for vengeance and threatened to draw Jordan's usually low-key monarch towards ever more direct confrontation with radical Isl

The Republican Party was on the defensive yesterday after two of its leading presidential hopefuls indicated that they had sympathy for parents unwilling to vaccinate their children against infectious diseases, even in the midst of a dangerous outbreak of

Disturbing images appear to show a man charged with having a homosexual affair being stoned to death after he survived being thrown off a building.