Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has denied a rift with strategic ally Indonesia over spying allegations as she left Wednesday for the Bali Democracy Forum.
Countries from the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) have agreed to a stronger collaborative effort on maritime security, economic growth and sustainable development across the region at the IORA's meeting in Perth, Western Australia, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed in a statement on Monday.
Australia and the United States mounted a joint surveillance operation on Indonesia during the 2007 United Nations climate change conference in Bali, a report said Sunday.
Malaysia summoned the heads of the US and Australian missions in protest at spying allegations, its foreign minister said Saturday, as a row over a vast US-led surveillance network deepened in Asia.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott declared Australia's longest war at an end during a surprise visit to Afghanistan, with more than 1,000 troops to return home before Christmas in a "bitter-sweet" withdrawal.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott Wednesday announced a scheme to compensate Australian victims of overseas terror attacks and their families as he laid a wreath at the site of the 2002 Bali bombings.
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. -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Sunday he made "absolutely no apology" for his hardline new policy of sending asylum-seekers to Papua New Guinea as hundreds protested in Sydney.
Tehran, YJC. -- Australia's first female leader Julia Gillard has spoken out against the "glossed over" sexism of her tenure, saying it would have ended political careers had it been about race, in an interview published Saturday.
Tehran, YJC.-- The United States military said Monday it had jettisoned four unarmed bombs on Australia's Great Barrier Reef during a training exercise only because civilian boats had strayed into the drop zone.
Tehran, YJC. -- - New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd unveiled his cabinet on Monday, bringing in a record number of women and switching the focus to the economy.