Australian Politics
Australian PM seeks to rebuild after vote farce
Mar 22, 2013 02:42 EDT
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.
Australia PM seeks to rebuild party image after vote farce
Mar 22, 2013 01:17 EDT
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.
Australian PM victorious in dramatic leadership challenge
Mar 21, 2013 08:09 EDT
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.
Australia says sorry for forced adoptions
Mar 21, 2013 03:58 EDT
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.
Australian PM Gillard retains Labor leadership
Mar 21, 2013 02:08 EDT
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.
Australian PM calls leadership ballot
Mar 21, 2013 00:15 EDT
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.
Australian PM calls leadership ballot
Mar 20, 2013 23:28 EDT
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard caved in to building pressure and called a leadership ballot of parliamentarians in her Labor party for later Thursday.
Australian PM calls leadership vote
Mar 20, 2013 23:16 EDT
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard caved in to building pressure and called a leadership ballot among parliamentarians in her Labor Party for later Thursday.
Disunity killing Australia's ruling Labor party: minister
Mar 20, 2013 21:20 EDT
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.
Australian leadership speculation mounts
Mar 20, 2013 01:42 EDT
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.
Anti-whalers return to Australia claiming win over Japan
Mar 20, 2013 01:28 EDT
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.
Australian leadership speculation mounts
Mar 19, 2013 22:32 EDT
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.
US aims to protect Antarctic amid calls for fishing ban
Mar 18, 2013 23:00 EDT
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.
Australian FM Carr forced to hose down leadership talk
Mar 18, 2013 22:57 EDT
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.
Australia eases defence curbs as Myanmar leader visits
Mar 18, 2013 04:22 EDT
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.
Australia PM signals change to media reforms
Mar 18, 2013 00:22 EDT
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".
Australia eases defence curbs as Myanmar leader visits
Mar 17, 2013 21:33 EDT
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.
Flailing Australian PM vows to battle on
Mar 17, 2013 21:13 EDT
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.
Israel first stop on Obama legacy tour
Mar 17, 2013 18:45 EDT
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.
Australians warned of 'dramatic' budget plunge
Mar 17, 2013 03:25 EDT
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.
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