Kevin Rudd risks row with Indonesia
KEVIN Rudd has dramatically raised the stakes on asylum-seeker boat arrivals and Tony Abbott's leadership, declaring the Coalition's policy of turning back the boats could lead to armed conflict with...
View ArticleA game-changer for Abbott
Head to head once more: Coalition leader Tony Abbott congratulates Kevin Rudd on his return to the prime ministership on Thursday. Photo: Andrew Meares What does the second coming of Kevin Rudd mean...
View ArticleMorrison to visit Indonesia
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View ArticleVisa loophole key to asylum-seeker issue
AAP Foreign Minister Bob Carr has raised concerns with officials in Jakarta about abuses of the Indonesian visa system by asylum seekers...
View ArticleBoat that sank was 'not in distress': AMSA
Australian authorities ruled a doomed asylum seeker boat was not in distress before it sank in rough seas between Indonesia and Christmas Island claiming more than 100 lives, an inquest has heard. The...
View ArticleKevin Rudd challenges Tony Abbott to end 'politics of negativity'
Prime minister invites opposition to take briefings from security agencies on viable asylum policies Kevin Rudd didn't have all the answers but he clearly enjoyed question time on Thursday....
View ArticleBoat people should top PM's agenda on Indonesia visit
EDITORIAL The Prime Minister has said on several occasions that the Leader of the Opposition ''did not have the guts'' to discuss turning back people smugglers' boats when he visited Indonesia last...
View ArticleFresh fire but using Gillard's ammo
Illustration: Simon Letch Do you have that hollow feeling, too? That feeling that after months, no, years of build-up, after the arrival of the final climax, there is something oddly underwhelming...
View ArticleKevin Rudd's asylum attack backfires
KEVIN Rudd has dramatically raised the stakes on asylum-seeker boat arrivals and Tony Abbott's leadership, declaring the Coalition's policy of turning back the boats could lead to armed conflict with...
View ArticleKevin Rudd faces huge task of filling gaping holes in his Cabinet
TONY EASTLEY: Yesterday will go down in history books as a remarkable day in Australian politics. The country's first female prime minister was removed by Caucus, triggering the resignation of seven...
View ArticleThe second coming: Rudd's new agenda
THERE was a faint echo of 1972 at Government House yesterday morning. It was not so much an echo of the joy of victory after bitter years of war and setback. Kevin Rudd's smile said all that needed to...
View ArticleGillard demands plotters show themselves
In a highly provocative move, the Prime Minister will force a show of hands by Labor MPs before agreeing to a leadership ballot. Own it (Oz): JULIA Gillard is preparing for a showdown with Kevin Rudd...
View ArticleRudd's Indonesia visit to look again at asylum issue
Kevin Rudd will take the opportunity of a visit to Indonesia next week to look afresh at how to deal with the rising number of asylum seekers. The visit was planned under Julia Gillard's prime...
View ArticleIndonesia open to talks with new PM on asylum seekers
Kevin Rudd will take the opportunity of a visit to Indonesia next week to look afresh at how to deal with the rising number of asylum seekers. The visit was planned under Julia Gillard's prime...
View ArticleRudd brings up asylum issue
New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday the conservative opposition’s proposal to turn back asylum seeker boats risked inciting conflict with Indonesia, signaling that the sensitive...
View ArticleIranians hit as test gets tougher
ASYLUM-SEEKERS from ethnic and religious majorities in their own countries will have great difficulty establishing a valid claim for refugee status in Australia under new Rudd government policy. This...
View ArticleBeing friends means talking tough
Co-operation takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to boat-bound asylum seekers and Indonesian authorities. At the top levels of government, Australia wants Indonesia and Malaysia to co-operate...
View ArticleCarbon tax change in new PM's sights
Greens leader Senator Christine Milne has accused newly reinstalled PM Kevin Rudd of seeking to ''brown down'' climate change action. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Kevin Rudd may try to ''brown down''...
View ArticleAustralian Leader Warns Opposition May Provoke Military Clash
SYDNEY, Australia -- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia on Friday used his first news conference since regaining the country's top leadership position to warn that policies proposed by the leader...
View ArticleCoalition boats vow poses naval conflict risk: Rudd
Kevin Rudd has come out swinging at Tony Abbott's controversial policy of turning back asylum-seeker boats, warning it risks provoking a ''diplomatic conflict'' that could escalate into a naval...
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