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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd confirmed on Tuesday that he telephoned Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono about Australia's influx of asylum seekers before the Indonesian navy reportedly intercepted a boat load of 260 Sri Lankans bound for Australia at the weekend.
All 13 people aboard a chartered plane heading to a tourist region of Papua New Guinea were killed when the plane crashed while approaching the rugged terrain during foul weather, Australia's prime minister said Wednesday.
One of five men charged in an alleged plot to shoot up an Australian military base angrily denied he was a terrorist in court Wednesday and accused the country's troops of killing innocent people overseas.
Australia pressed China again Wednesday for a quick resolution to the case of a Rio Tinto manager accused of espionage while acknowledging it will not be settled with one meeting of the two sides.
Police said Monday that an e-mail challenging Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's honesty in his 19-month-old government's biggest political crisis appeared to be a forgery.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says Australia will send 280 additional troops to Afghanistan, increasing the overall Australian deployment there to about 1,380.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd admits he has a reputation as a nerd — but he doesn't seem to mind.
Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged Americans not to view China as an enemy but as a country offering huge economic opportunities, even though its leaders have "done some bad things in the past."
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Monday after meeting with President Barack Obama that his country is committed to keeping Afghanistan from becoming a haven for terrorists. Both leaders, however, sidestepped the contentious issue of whether Australia would be asked to send more troops.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signaled Friday that Australia will not substantially boost troop numbers in Afghanistan after a 10th Australian soldier died in the prolonged war against insurgents.
The White House says Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will visit Washington next month.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appointed Australia's first U.S.-style national security adviser on Thursday as part of a major revamp of counterterrorism and national safety strategies.
World leaders must deal with the threat of global climate change despite the spreading "cancer" of the global financial crisis, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged the United States on Tuesday to take more action on climate change and become more involved in the global debate on the issue.
A legislator complained Thursday of a double standard in Australian politics after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd insisted that a female lawmaker seek anger management counseling.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd accused his predecessor of abusing intelligence information to justify entering the Iraq war, saying Monday that the Australian people were misled.
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd met China's premier Thursday for talks expected to touch on what Rudd has called significant human rights problems in Tibet.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he's committed to making Australia a republic but it's "not a top order priority," as he prepared to meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Monday.
New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and President Bush are showing signs of a burgeoning diplomatic friendship: Rudd calls the president "George," while Bush describes Rudd to reporters as a "fine lad" and a "straightforward fella."
The wreck of an Australian navy battle cruiser has been found off the nation's western coast, the prime minister announced Monday, ending one of the country's most enduring maritime mysteries.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's new campaign against teenage binge drinking in Australia revived questions Friday about his own drunken escapade in a New York strip club.
Australia is on track to meet its greenhouse gas emission target, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Tuesday as United Nations protocols for reducing carbon pollution took effect.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Sunday that many Australians disagree with a national apology to generations of Aboriginal children who were seized from their families, but he said the act will remove a "blight on the nation's soul."
Developing nations at the U.N. Climate Change Conference demanded rapid transfers of technology Wednesday to help them combat global warming, while a report warned that some of Asia's biggest cities could be threatened by rising sea levels.
New Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signed the paperwork Monday to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, making good on an election promise that will leave the U.S. isolated among wealthy countries in shunning the international global warming pact.
Greens challenge Rudd on gay marriagePrime Minister Kevin Rudd has been asked to allow Labor MPs a free parliamentary vote on gay marriage.
AustralianPM's gallstone shock |KEVIN Rudd's mystery illness has been revealed - he has been suffering a painful case of gallstones. The Prime Minister said he had been to a hospital in Melbourne, on the advice of his GP, where the diagnosis was made.
Australian Obama lackey, toady KRudd spruiks merits of Australia-inclusive G20 to the UNOz PM Kevin Rudd has delivered a strongly worded warning to the UN that reform is necessary in global institutions and declared the G20 --which includes Australia - should be at the heart of a new international system.
Rudd hackers escalate threats against .gov.au websitesThe hackers who brought down the Prime Minister's website this week have already outlined their plans for round two, signalling a marked escalation in their attacks.
"Anonymous" Declares War on Australia Over Internet FilteringHackers identifying themselves as "Anonymous" launched a denial-of-service attack Wednesday against a web site for Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to protest a government proposal to filter internet content, according to the Australian Associated Press.
Anonymous hacks PM's websiteThe shadowy internet group known as Anonymous has hacked into the prime minister's website to protest over proposed internet censorship reforms.
Australian Labor Government 450 ppm CO2 pollution policy dooms Great Barrier Reef Ex-chief scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science Charlie Veron, who helped prepare the Report, saId the Rudd Government-backed 450 ppm CO2 target would result in the complete death of the reef by 2050.
Obama Offers Tribute to 'a Great Leader' President Obama praised the life of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, whose endorsement during the epic Democratic presidential primary of 2008 provided a critical lift to Mr. Obama's candidacy.
Govt increases funding to Brethren 'cult'Prime Minister Kevin Rudd famously labelled the Exclusive Brethren (EB) a "cult" while in Opposition. But it seems that, in Government, he is more generous to the Christian sect.
Senate votes down carbon emissions trading schemeTHE Coalition, the Greens and the two crossbench senators have joined forces to block the Government's emissions trading scheme in the Senate. The 11 Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme bills were voted down just after 11:15.
Australian PM Rudd dubbed "serial killer" by CNBC's Erin Burnett - over outback camel cullUS CNBC's Erin Burnett went totally overboard by describing Australia's PM Kevin Rudd as a "serial killer" for approving a $19 million cull of feral camels that are devastating farms and the environment in outback Australia.
'Serial killer' Rudd faces camel criticismPrime Minister Kevin Rudd has been labelled a serial killer on United States television.
Rudd firm on gay marriage stancePrime Minister Kevin Rudd will move against a push at this week's Labor Party conference to allow same-sex marriages.
Rudd health takeover planCANBERRA could be set to seize control over billions of dollars worth of state health services under a controversial plan before the Rudd Government.
Hotel explosives 'identical' to Bali - NewsRunnerExplosive material recovered from the scene of two suicide bombings at hotels in the Indonesian capital is "identical" to that used by the Southeast Asian terrorist network Jemaah Islamiah in earlier attacks, police say.
Bali suspect linked to Jakarta bombings Jakarta bombings "clearly linked" to Bali Three Australians killed in strikes Families prepare to identify bodies 'I heard the second one go off' End of terror-free years THE deadly twin hotel bombings in Jakarta were "clearly linked" to a Malaysian-born extremist wanted for the …
China tries to block Uighur film The Chinese government employs its usual bullying tactic, implying the imposed condition of quid pro quo for trading with them. I applaud the Australian government for saying "no" to the Chinese when the Chinese government is obviously wrong.
Gore applauds Rudd on climate actionFormer US vice-president Al Gore has welcomed the leadership Australia has shown on the issue of climate change.
Kevin 1, Rupert 0As practising political pragmatists, the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister both did something counter-intuitive this week. They openly and deliberately criticised News Limited.
Fox News goes 10 for 10!Congratulations to everyone on the Fox News team. Obviously, it takes a total team effort to be the Leader on cable news. The best way Americans can honor the men and women serving overseas is to be informed about the issues confronting our country.
Jewish Australian slams Oz Rudd Labor Government support for Israelis in Gaza MassacreQuote: "Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard [in Israel] may have made an impression on Israel by standing by it in the massacre of more than 1300 Palestinians ... Israel did unspeakable damage in enacting this atrocity. "
Aussie PM rebukes chef CANBERRA - FOUL-MOUTHED British chef Gordon Ramsay was rebuked on Tuesday by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who said the celebrity reflected 'a new form of low life' for insulting a high-profile female television reporter.
Pro-war Australian PM Rudd slams The Chasers (TV satirists) over "dying kids' wishes" skitMainstream media and politicians - notably pro-war Australian PM Kevin Rudd - have slammed the famous Australian TV satirist team The Chasers over a skit about the "unrealistic wishes" of dying children.
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