Australian PM predicts close security relationship with new ...
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: Australia will enjoy a close security relationship with Indonesia if former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won presidential elections there as early returns indicate, Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, seemingly isolated after New Zealand signalled it might join a Southeast Asian non-aggression pact, remained defiant on Tuesday, saying his country had no intention of attacking anyone.
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Preventing terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear material was the focus Monday of a meeting in Australia among government ministers and diplomats from across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Australia will send a diplomatic mission to North Korea in the next few weeks to begin rebuilding ties following the landmark deal that secured a promise Pyongyang would end its nuclear programs, the prime minister said Tuesday.
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Australia's government moved to reassure its Asian neighbours that plans for pre-emptive strikes on overseas terrorist bases would not involve attacks on its partners in the war against terror.
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SYDNEY, Australia : Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Monday he did not regret a releasing details of an SMS that reportedly warned of an attack minutes before his country&#39;s Jakarta embassy was bombed last week.
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The Australian government said on Wednesday it has received advice suggesting terrorists are ready to carry out an attack shortly in Indonesia and a Hilton hotel could be the target.
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Prime Minister John Howard said he wanted a close relationship with Indonesia&#39;s incoming president, as he flew to Jakarta for the inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has downplayed an early revival of a defense pact with Indonesia, preferring instead to focus on what he calls the &quot;huge achievement&quot; of a peaceful presidential election in Australia&#39;s
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The Prime Minister has made public a letter he received last week from the acting Prime Minister of Iraq. The letter thanks John Howard for Australia&#39;s contribution to securing peace and safety for the people of Iraq.
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Australia&#39;s ruling conservative coalition has promised to maintain its commitment to the war on terror. At the party&#39;s official campaign launch in Brisbane, the Prime Minister, John Howard, said
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CANBERRA, Australia (Dow Jones): The Australian government said Friday it anticipates closer cooperation with Indonesia&#39;s new president on combatting terrorism in the region.
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SYDNEY,  - Prime Minister John Howard unveiled a plan for &quot;flying squads&quot; of police to stop terrorist attacks in the region, stressing he would not hesitate to order a pre-emptive strike overseas if needed to protect Australia.
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Prime Minister John Howard says he is confident Australia&#39;s neighbours will understand the Government&#39;s decision to purchase long-range cruise missiles.
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A Malaysian Government spokesman says Australia should not bulldoze through its controversial new maritime security zone plan. Malaysia&#39;s Deputy Defence Minister Zainal Abidin Zin has told AFP that Canberra
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Australia&#39;s Labor opposition will spend millions of dollars in forging closer ties with Asia if it wins the Oct. 9 election, saying Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s focus on
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A plan by Australia to extend its maritime security zone into New Zealand territorial waters has taken New Zealand by surprise. Australia&#39;s Prime Minister John Howard says ships destined for Australia could