Australia

  • Jan 17, 2014
  • 2 min read

Australia-Indonesia ties may fray further on refugees

Canberra made an apology to Indonesia today after Australian naval vessels "inadvertently"...

Australia
  • Jan 17, 2014
  • 2 min read

Australian heatwave makes climate change a hot topic

Wildfires gathered pace today as temperatures exceeded 40 degrees centigrade in Victoria and...

Australia
  • Dec 24, 2013
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Australia's Abbott government loses the initiative

Treasurer Joe Hockey's Mid Year Fiscal and Economic Outlook (MYEFO), released on December 17,...

Australia
  • Nov 19, 2013
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Australia-Indonesia spy scandal risks temporary rift

The Guardian newspaper yesterday published a document reportedly leaked by US government...

Australia
  • Nov 18, 2013
  • 7 min read

Australia's foreign policy will diversify under Abbott

Prime Minister Tony Abbott began his term with a flurry of international engagements, including...

Australia
  • Nov 1, 2013
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Spying allegations carry minor cost for Canberra

Australian diplomatic missions in Jakarta, Bangkok, Hanoi, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Port Moresby...

Australia
  • Oct 8, 2013
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Conditions shift in favour of Australia-China FTA

After meeting China's president the previous day, Abbott said yesterday that he seeks to finalise...

Australia
  • Oct 2, 2013
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Office exigencies will constrain Australia's Abbott

The final results of the September 7 senate election, in which 40 of the 76 seats were contested,...

Australia