Australian Politics
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Darling Of Australia's Hard-Right Goes AWOL Amid Election Battle
Australia's conservatives control the ruling Liberal Party and occupy key positions in government, but a week out from tight elections their talisman has gone into hiding and the movement is on the back foot.
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Ex-Australia PM Says West Should 'Proclaim Superiority Over Islam'
Deposed Australian prime minister Tony Abbott declared today "cultures are not all equal" and the West should proclaim its superiority over Islam, sparking accusations he is trying to "Trumpify" the nation's politics.
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Australia Backs Turning Northern Territory into Seventh State
Australian political leaders today backed the establishment of the country's seventh state -- the Northern Territory -- by mid-2018, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott conceding the national flag could be changed.
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Former Australian Politician Held on Return From Fighting Islamic State: Report
A former unionist and Australian political figure has been detained at Darwin Airport after returning from the Middle East where he is believed to have been fighting against the Islamic State group, a report said today.
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Australia gets its first female PM as Rudd ousted
Australia got its first female Prime Minister on Thursday after the ruling party dumped Kevin Rudd and installed his deputy as leader.Julia Gillard will lead the government to elections due within months.She stood unopposed at a vote of the Labor Party's 112 lawmakers at a meeting Thursday, hours after a revolt against Rudd."I feel very honor...
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Darling Of Australia's Hard-Right Goes AWOL Amid Election Battle
Australia's conservatives control the ruling Liberal Party and occupy key positions in government, but a week out from tight elections their talisman has gone into hiding and the movement is on the back foot.
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Ex-Australia PM Says West Should 'Proclaim Superiority Over Islam'
Deposed Australian prime minister Tony Abbott declared today "cultures are not all equal" and the West should proclaim its superiority over Islam, sparking accusations he is trying to "Trumpify" the nation's politics.
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Australia Backs Turning Northern Territory into Seventh State
Australian political leaders today backed the establishment of the country's seventh state -- the Northern Territory -- by mid-2018, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott conceding the national flag could be changed.
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Former Australian Politician Held on Return From Fighting Islamic State: Report
A former unionist and Australian political figure has been detained at Darwin Airport after returning from the Middle East where he is believed to have been fighting against the Islamic State group, a report said today.
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Australia gets its first female PM as Rudd ousted
Australia got its first female Prime Minister on Thursday after the ruling party dumped Kevin Rudd and installed his deputy as leader.Julia Gillard will lead the government to elections due within months.She stood unopposed at a vote of the Labor Party's 112 lawmakers at a meeting Thursday, hours after a revolt against Rudd."I feel very honor...
