Australian Muslims to launch political party
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Australia's Muslims plan to form a political party to defend their interests, the country's top Islamic cleric has announced.
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Australian politicians set off on a marathon campaign Monday for an election that will focus on the way forward for one of the world's strongest economies, the credibility of candidates and support for the Iraq war.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard officially launched his government's campaign on Sunday for an Oct. 9 election with billion-dollar promises to woo voters and a defiant stand against terror.
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Muslim leaders are launching a "rights and responsibilities" in response to fears over anti-terrorism policing.
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AUSTRALIA and Indonesia take the fight against extremists to a new front today in a joint summit of religious moderates from around the region.
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&quot;Ex-Muslims&quot; hoping to change the terms  of debate about Islam in Europe will launch a British group in  London on Thursday.
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The leader of a small Australian  political party will begin a hunger strike on Saturday in  support of about 20 Iranian asylum seekers held at a rural  immigration detention center who have refused food for almost  two weeks.
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Australian PM John Howard will focus on beating terrorism and economic reforms, as he begins his fourth term.
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JOHN Howard will unveil a $100 million plan today to create six new Australian Federal Police &quot;flying squads&quot; to tackle terrorism in Southeast Asia.
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Australia is facing a federal election on October 9th with the two main parties having little to separate them in domestic and economic policy. Where the Liberal and Labor parties differ greatly is in foreign policy. The Liberal Party adheres to the "Great and Powerful Friends" doctrine while the Labor Party pursues the doctrine of "Asian Engagement".        Since the September 11th attacks on the United States, terrorism has been thrust to the fore as the dominant security issue facing western nations. Australia has not had a terrorist attack on its shores; but two attacks in Bali and Jakarta have occurred in Indonesia that can be construed as terrorist attacks against Australia. Consequently terrorism for Australia is a foreign policy issue. On this basis the competing foreign policies of the Liberal Party and Labor Party can be compared.
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Â· Appointment marks win for Muslim democrats Â· Prayer mats to enter residence for first time
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Australia's main opposition party on Monday elected a new leader in a bid to end Prime Minister John Howard's 11-year winning streak.
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Australia's biggest terrorism trial started on Wednesday, with 12 Muslim men appearing in court charged with being members of an unnamed terrorist organization planning violent jihad in Australia.
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SYDNEY : Prime Minister John Howard on Monday unveiled a plan to use flying squads of Australian police to pre-empt terrorist strikes in neighbouring countries.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard   has called on migrants, particularly Muslims, to integrate into   Australian society by quickly learning English -- sparking   warnings his comments may lead to race riots.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard will allow members of his conservative government a conscience vote on stem cell research, officials said.
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Australia said on Wednesday a terrorist attack could be carried out soon in Indonesia, possibly targeting Western establishments such as a Hilton hotel in the world&#39;s most populous Muslim nation.