Professional basketball player Erin Phillips is a member of the Connecticut Sun in the Women's National Basketball Association. Phillips was selected to join the Australian women's basketball team ...

Australia's "Stolen Generations" were a group of children who, between 1869 and the 1970s, were removed from their families by the Australian government. Legislation made all aboriginal children wards ...

Kevin Rudd is Australia's 26th Prime Minister. He defeated incumbent Liberal Party leader John Howard's bid for a fifth term in November of 2007. In February, 2008, Rudd ...

Emily Scott born in 1984 in Canberra, Queensland, Australia attended the University of Queensland where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree. After completing her schooling she moved to London ...

Missy Higgins resided with her parents and her sister in Melbourne, where she nurtured her love for music. Her sister Nadia was instrumental in helping her to be discovered, because ...

Adam Gilchrist is a former Australian cricketer who played for the national cricket team of Australia. He is a record-breaking wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman. Adam Gilchrist is unquestionably one of ...

Alicia “Pink” Moore was nominated for 2010 Grammy Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album for her song Sober, on the Funhouse album. Pink joined other Grammy ...

The Australian Labor Party is one of the major political parties in Australia. It is also the oldest active political party in the country, having been founded prior to federation ...