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Rudd sets September 7 poll date
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called a September 7 general election on Sunday, barely six weeks after he toppled former leader Julia Gillard.
Australia PM Gillard wins leadership vote unopposed
Australia prime minister Julia Gillard will lead the government until September after her rival, Kevin Rudd, said he did not have enough support.
Solomon Islands earthquake leaves at least 5 dead
A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake has set off a tsunami that has killed at least five people in a remote part of the Solomon Islands.
Rudd resignation signals showdown with Gillard in Oz
The resignation of Australia’s Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has stoked speculation the country’s government could be plunged into a new crisis.
Australia confronts prospect of minority government
Australia could have its first minority government in 70 years, with an poll showing the Labour party drawing level with the conservative opposition.
Australian mining tax may boost Rudd’s appeal
Australia’s plan to hit mining projects with a new tax might have upset resource companies, but it could prove popular with voters.
Australian carbon laws face fresh turmoil
The future of Australia’s carbon trade scheme was thrown into confusion on Thursday after several opposition lawmakers resigned their party positions.
Australia opens Indian Ocean detention centre
A spate of refugee boats to Australia prompted the government on Friday to open a much-criticised new immigration detention centre.
Strewth! Aussie Catholics call foul on TV chef
Australia’s Catholic church has taken a swipe at foul-mouthed British chef Gordon Ramsay and demanded his reality television shows be either taken off air or shown at a later…
Major pro-Beijing rally at Australia torch relay
In the biggest pro-Beijing rally of the protest-marred Olympic torch relay, more than 10 000 Chinese Australians rallied in Canberra on Thursday, bringing a sea of red Chinese…
Email records to show slice of Australian life
With email replacing letters as a way of keeping in touch, an Australian museum on Tuesday said it wants to stop a valuable archive of daily life from being lost with the touch…
Tears, dances as Aborigines make history
Aborigines playing didgeridoos and smeared with white body paint overturned hundreds of years of British tradition in Australia on Tuesday by taking part in the official opening…
Australia’s Labour claims election victory
Australia’s Labour party claimed victory in national elections on Saturday, signalling an end to 11 years of conservative government led by Prime Minister John Howard. "On the…
Indian doctor in Australia charged over UK bomb plot
Australian federal police charged a 27-year-old Indian doctor on Saturday over his ”reckless” links with the alleged perpetrators of the attempted car-bomb attacks in the United…
Aussie water crisis could be worse than thought
Water shortages facing Australia’s drought-hit prime agricultural area might be worse than expected, the government was told on Wednesday, as river towns braced for unprecedented…