Tony Abbott

Ukraine and Russia take center stage as leaders gather for G20

A showdown between Western leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely at the G20 summit ...

Nov 14, 2014 07:11 PM EST

Australia PM says will confront Putin at G20 over downed flight MH17 'murders'

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Monday that he would use an upcoming G20 leaders summi...

Oct 13, 2014 11:24 PM EDT

Crime and gangs: the path to battle for Australia's Islamist radicals

The children of refugees who fled Lebanon's civil war for peaceful Australia in the 1970s form a maj...

Oct 07, 2014 03:46 AM EDT

Australia authorizes special forces troops to go to Iraq

Australian special forces troops will be deployed in Iraq to assist in the fight against Islamic Sta...

Oct 03, 2014 01:32 AM EDT

Australia to reintroduce temporary visas for refugees

Australia will reintroduce a controversial temporary visa system to deal with a huge backlog of asyl...

Sep 25, 2014 03:02 AM EDT

Australia seeks broad new security powers after anti-terror raids

Australia's government is seeking broad new security powers to combat what it says is a rising threa...

Sep 22, 2014 04:01 AM EDT

Australian PM says police raids follow threat of beheading

Intelligence showed that militants connected with Islamic State were planning to behead a member of ...

Sep 18, 2014 01:49 AM EDT

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