Kerry O'Brien is an Australian TV journalist. He is the current host of the ABC current affairs program The 7:30 Report. The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, public broadcaster in Australia. ... Ongoing events • Iraqi legislative election • Bill C-38 (Same-sex marriage in Canada) • Tsunami relief Deaths in February • 5 – Gnassingbé Eyadéma • 4 – Ossie Davis • 3 – Ernst Mayr • 3 – Zurab Zhvania • 2 – Max Schmeling Recent deaths Ongoing armed conflicts • Arab-Israeli conflict • Conflict in Chechnya • Second Congo War • Conflict in Iraq...

O'Brien has a reputation for being able to make political figures answer questions. Australian politicians are renowned for being able to duck questions from journalists, so O'Brien's reputation is a remarkable one. He is an unlikely sex symbol among some of Australia's population; comedienne Corinne Grant has frequently expressed her affection for O'Brien. Poster from the movie One Million Years B.C., which made a renowned sex symbol of actress Raquel Welch. ... A comedian (also comedienne, female) is a person who attempts to make people laugh through a variety of methods, normally through joke telling. ... Corinne Grant Corinne Grant (born June 12, 1973 in Corryong, Australia) is an Australian comedian. ...

Kerry O'Brien is also the name of an Australian politician. Elected to the Australian Senate from the state of Tasmania in 1996, O'Brien is a member of the Australian Labor Party and is currently the ALP's Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Local Government and Territories. He is infrequently confused with his journalistic namesake. O'Brien has joked that when he telephones people and introduces himself as "Kerry O'Brien" and asked "which one?" he replies "The good-looking one." Australian Senate chamber The Australian Senate is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia. ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... A Shadow Minister is a member of the opposition party, not in power, who provides a counterpoint to the Minister of the government. ...