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Australian PM urges unity after surviving leadership challenge
Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull narrowly survived a leadership challenge as discontent with his rule boiled over
Australia elections: Rudd concedes defeat to Abbott
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he will step down as Labor leader because voters punished the party for internal warfare.
Australian women rally around ousted PM Julia Gillard
An Australian women’s group has defended ousted prime minister Julia Gillard, saying she had battled "gross disrespect" while in office.
Hostile media hindered Gillard’s success
Leading a minority government and facing a hostile media made it difficult for Julia Gillard to succeed.
Australia PM Julia Gillard: It will be easier for the next woman
A teary-eyed Julia Gillard conceded to her Labour Party rival Kevin Rudd, and talked about what her term as prime minister might mean for other women.
DJ suspended for asking if Aussie PM’s boyfriend is gay
An Australian radio host has been suspended after pressing Prime Minister Julia Gillard on air whether her hairdresser boyfriend Tim Mathieson is gay.
Australia PM defends leaving dead asylum seekers at sea
Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has backed her government’s choice to leave the bodies of drowned asylum-seekers in the ocean.
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.
Gillard’s partner puts his foot in it with ‘small, female Asian’ gaffe
Leader of Australia Julia Gillard’s face is said to have turned to stone when partner Tim Mathieson made a bigoted joke at an official reception.
Australia’s ‘misogynist’ politician puts his foot in it again
Tony Abbott, Australia’s politician damned as a misogynist by Julia Gillard, has plunged himself into a new row over his attitude towards women.
Australia reinstates legislation to deter asylum seekers
Australia’s prime minister, Julia Gillard has announced a sharp reversal in her government’s policy on asylum seekers on Monday.
The economic week ahead: By the numbers
A credible plan to address Europe’s long-running debt crisis appears to be emerging slowly but surely, writes <b>Matt Quigley</b>
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.
Police rescue Australia’s Gillard from race protests
Julia Gillard had to be bundled out of a restaurant during medals presentation as Aboriginal rights protesters demonstrated against Australia Day.
Australia’s Gillard desperate to tighten grip on power
Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard has boosted her chances of surviving a full term after an opposition lawmaker defected to become speaker.