The Foreign Minister, Bob Carr, has had to deliver a major speech on behalf of Julia Gillard in New York last night after the Prime Minister fell ill.
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Australia counters Chinese threat
AUSTRALIA has been quietly building a regional defence coalition to restrain China's increasingly ''aggressive'' and ''autistic'' international behaviour, an influential adviser to the Pentagon says.
Removing the threat of asylum centre riots
DETENTION centres are being dramatically remodelled in a bid to riot-proof them, including ceilings and roofs being toughened or completely replaced.
Fatal helicopter flaw 20 years old
A HELICOPTER that crashed killing an Australian soldier used a flight control system identified nearly 20 years ago as causing handling issues at low speed, a paper…
Nauru Asylum Camps Not Ready For Women, Children
The Government of Nauru says women and children can not be housed in its processing centre for asylum seekers until the accommodation provided is more than a tent…
No spud decision until science reviewed
Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig has promised no decision to import New Zealand potatoes will be made until a scientific review is finalised. Democratic Labor Party (DLP) senator John…
Police had to dive out of the way of speeding gran who thought they were crooks
A great-granny speedster who struck and nearly ran down a police officer who was trying to pull her over could lose her driver’s licence permanently. Gold Coast woman…
‘Investment approach’ to welfare introduced
Legislation introducing an "investment approach'' to welfare has been signed off by the Cabinet and will go before a select committee after its first reading in Parliament this…
Latest Newspoll puts Gillard ahead
Labor and Prime Minister Julia Gillard have improved their standing in two new opinion polls published on Monday.
Man tells of ‘unearthly’ UFO over his Melbourne home
A western suburbs man claims he has footage of a UFO over Melbourne. Albanvale resident Ivan, who did not want his surname published, said he filmed the fast-moving…