tag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/22/Australian_seeks_rebuild_after_vote_5c7d

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard set about rebuilding her Labor party's tainted image on Friday after a botched leadership coup as a slew of ministers who supported rival Kevin Rudd quit.

2013-03-22T06:42:44ZAFP Global Editionby Martin Parrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/22/Australia_seeks_rebuild_party_image_aac2

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Friday set about rebuilding her Labor party's shattered image after a botched leadership coup dealt a huge blow to its already slim election prospects.

2013-03-22T05:17:04ZAFP Global Editionby Martin Parrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Australian_victorious_dramatic_leadership_challenge_8292

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard faced down a leadership challenge Thursday, emerging victorious from a party vote after former leader Kevin Rudd made a last-minute decision not to run.

2013-03-21T12:09:15ZAFP Global Editionby Martin Parrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Australia_says_sorry_forced_adoptions_56e0

The adoptions, driven largely by religious groups in the post-war period, "created a lifelong legacy of pain and suffering", the national apology delivered by Prime Minister Julia Gillard said.

2013-03-21T07:58:45ZAFP Global Editionby Martin Parrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Australian_Gillard_retains_Labor_leadership_13ae

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard retained the Labor party's top job Thursday after no-one stood against her in a ballot called in response to building pressure over her leadership.

2013-03-21T06:08:06ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Australian_calls_leadership_ballot_37f5

The Australian government plunged into crisis with Prime Minister Julia Gillard caving in to building pressure and calling a leadership ballot of her ruling Labor party for later Thursday.

2013-03-21T04:15:52ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Australian_calls_leadership_ballot_37f5

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard caved in to building pressure and called a leadership ballot of parliamentarians in her Labor party for later Thursday.

2013-03-21T03:28:29ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Australian_calls_leadership_vote_58ee

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard caved in to building pressure and called a leadership ballot among parliamentarians in her Labor Party for later Thursday.

2013-03-21T03:16:35ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Disunity_killing_Australias_ruling_Labor_7d10

A senior Australian cabinet minister on Thursday said disunity was "killing" Prime Minister Julia Gillard's ruling Labor party as speculation persisted that she could be toppled.

2013-03-21T01:20:57ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Australian_leadership_speculation_mounts_a4c8

A key Australian government figure Wednesday confirmed pre-election unrest within the Labor Party over Prime Minister Julia Gillard's leadership, but said there was no ballot likely against her yet.

2013-03-20T05:42:49ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/20/Anti-whalers_return_Australia_claiming_over_5153

The Sea Shepherd anti-whaling fleet docked in Australia Wednesday claiming victory over Japan, as Canberra indicated fugitive founder Paul Watson would not face arrest if he came ashore.

2013-03-20T05:28:47ZAFP Global Editionby Martin Parrytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/19/Australian_leadership_speculation_mounts_a4c8

Speculation intensified Wednesday that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard could be toppled by her party within days, with one report saying ex-leader Kevin Rudd was five votes from victory.

2013-03-20T02:32:57ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/aims_protect_Antarctic_amid_calls_c1fa

US Secretary of State John Kerry joined forces with Australia and New Zealand to call for marine sanctuaries in Antarctica, as conservationists sought a fishing ban in the pristine seas.

2013-03-19T03:00:32ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Australian_Carr_forced_hose_down_b06a

Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr was Tuesday forced to rebuff reports that he had lost confidence in embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard, as speculation mounts that she could be ousted.

2013-03-19T02:57:28ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Australia_eases_defence_curbs_Myanmar_1624

President Thein Sein became Myanmar's first head of state to visit Australia since 1974, winning aid and defence concessions as he reaps new fruits of his liberalisation policies.

2013-03-18T08:22:07ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/18/Australia_signals_change_media_reforms_a3f3

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard opened the way for "sensible" changes to proposed press reforms, after outraged media proprietors attacked them as "draconian" and "bad law".

2013-03-18T04:22:17ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Australia_eases_defence_curbs_Myanmar_1624

Australia boosted aid and eased restrictions on defence cooperation with Myanmar as Thein Sein became the southeast Asian country's first head of state to visit Canberra since 1974.

2013-03-18T01:33:26ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Flailing_Australian_vows_battle_2493

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard vowed not to buckle after a fresh poll showed her badly lagging in an election year, insisting she was "a hard bastard" who could take the pressure.

2013-03-18T01:13:17ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Israel_first_stop_Obama_legacy_f3bb

US President Barack Obama will effectively begin to build the global legacy he will leave behind on the first foreign trip of his second term next week to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan.

2013-03-17T22:45:50ZAFP American Editionby Stephen Collinsontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Australians_warned_dramatic_budget_plunge_2f06

Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan on Sunday warned of a "dramatic" hit to the government's bottom line due to commodity price falls, steeling voters for an austere budget in an election year.

2013-03-17T07:25:39ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reporter