Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 10:44
Australian combat troops have completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday marking the end of the nation`s longest war, which has left 40 Australians dead.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 09:17
Conservationists on Wednesday slammed Australia`s approval for an Indian firm to expand a major coal port on the Great Barrier Reef coast, warning it would hasten the natural wonder`s demise.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 09:32
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday he hoped to establish a "security round table" with Indonesia, seeking to rebuild a strategic relationship with a key Asian neighbour damaged by allegations of spying by Canberra.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 15:15
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today his response to the Indonesian president`s angry letter following reports of Australian phone tapping of Indonesian leaders was on its way to Jakarta.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 15:51
A bill to abolish an Australian carbon tax designed to combat climate change cleared parliament`s lower house Thursday with the new conservative government saying "it doesn`t work".
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 13:39
Regretting any embarrassment caused to Indonesia, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday rejected Indonesia`s demand for an apology for the country`s alleged spying activities that has triggered diplomatic tension between the two nations.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 09:31
"Australia`s longest war" is ending and its defence forces mission in Afghanistan will be complete by 2013 end, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced in a statement Tuesday.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 18:54
Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt has played down links between the country`s bushfire disaster and climate change after he "looked up what Wikipedia said".
Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 18:14
Environmental activist Al Gore has likened Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott`s insistence that wildfires are not linked to climate change to the tobacco industry claiming smoking does not cause lung cancer.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 21:36
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday said it was concerned Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott failed to discuss rights with Asian leaders, saying he shouldn`t give them a "free pass" on the issue.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 16:08
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was embroiled in a spiralling travel expenses scandal today as he defended his use of taxpayer money to take part in an ironman competition and other events.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 15:38
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet the new Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott during his trip to Brunei this week during which a nuclear deal and negotiations on a free trade agreement are expected to figure.
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