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Australia’s prime minister discusses Syria crisis with US president 27 Aug 2013 | 03:12 pm
Kevin Rudd has likened the spiralling humanitarian tragedy in Syria to the notorious episodes of genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda and warned history will judge today’s leaders harshly if they do not act....
Indonesia says Australian opposition party unfriendly, insulting 26 Aug 2013 | 06:22 pm
Australian opposition party leader Tony Abbott‘s plan to buy boats from Indonesian fishermen to prevent the vessels being used by people smugglers has been slammed by Jakarta as unfriendly and an insu...
Australia takes lead role on Syrian crisis 25 Aug 2013 | 04:43 pm
As president of the UN Security Council from September 1, Australia will lead the international debate on the worsening Syrian crisis amid growing pressure on Moscow and Beijing to bring the Assad reg...
China concerned by US military buildup in Australia 24 Aug 2013 | 04:46 pm
China has expressed concern at the US decision to ramp up its military presence in the region by establishing a special naval task force to support its troops based in Darwin. A technical “amphibious ...
Papua New Guinea suspends asylum talks with Australia 23 Aug 2013 | 06:54 pm
Papua New Guinea has suspended discussions with Australia on the resettlement of refugees, as its most senior immigration official warned that serious breaches of the asylum-seeker undertakings could ...
China’s ambassador to Australia speaks of important milestones 22 Aug 2013 | 02:15 pm
In three years as Chinese ambassador to Australia, I have witnessed the rapid development of China-Australia relations. Forty years after our two countries established diplomatic relations, a strategi...
Iran, Pakistan, Thailand snub human trafficking conference in Jakarta; Australia well represented 21 Aug 2013 | 02:45 pm
Iran, the largest source of boat people landing in Australia this year, has boycotted today’s special regional conference on asylum-seekers and human trafficking. The Iranians’ failure to appear casts...
Australian faces 162 manslaughter charges in Papua New Guinea 20 Aug 2013 | 01:38 pm
An Australian expat is facing as many as 162 charges of manslaughter following an investigation into last year’s sinking of the Papua New Guinea ferry Rabaul Queen. Peter Sharp, who owned the ferry wh...
People smugglers take to the sky with Australian asylum seekers 19 Aug 2013 | 03:10 pm
People smugglers are concocting a new and expensive product to sell their asylum seeker clients – flying them into Australia on fake tourist visas to sidestep the harsh policies of both political part...
Australians more concerned over jobs than asylum seekers 18 Aug 2013 | 03:22 pm
Australian workers are more worried about job security and the ability to pay their bills than they are about refugee policies, according to a large poll of union members. The Australian Council of Tr...
