SYDNEY, Dec 17, 2014 (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed Wednesday not to rest until he was assured Australians were safe, as he formally announced a review into the fatal Sydney cafe siege.
World leaders on Sunday prepared to release details of a plan aimed at injecting life into the listless global economy, with infrastructure investment and the lowering of trade barriers flagged as key components of the initiative.
SYDNEY, Sept 14, 2014 (AFP) - Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday Australia would deploy 600 troops to the United Arab Emirates to join the US-led international coalition gearing up for war against Islamic State jihadists.
SYDNEY, July 09, 2014 (AFP) - A dozen mothers in an asylum-seeker camp have reportedly attempted suicide so their children can be settled in Australia, piling pressure on Prime Minister Tony Abbott who Wednesday said he would not be morally blackmailed.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said that the Australian Tarin Kot military base in the Uruzgan province in Afghanistan was closed on Sunday. He said on Monday that the troops were returning home.
South Africa on Saturday began preparations to host US President Barack Obama and other world leaders eager to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela during 10 days of mourning for the anti-apartheid icon.
Human Rights Watch Tuesday said it was concerned Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott failed to discuss rights with Asian leaders, saying he shouldn't give them a "free pass" on the issue.
Millions of Australians voted in national elections Saturday with conservative challenger Tony Abbott heading for a thumping victory over Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
Tehran, YJC. -- Media baron Rupert Murdoch Tuesday threw his support firmly behind the conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott ahead of Australia's upcoming election, saying Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was "all over the place".