Aussies escape Iraq blast: ADF
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No Australian troops were caught up in a terror attack which killed at least 22 American soldiers and civilians at a base near Mosul in Northern Iraq, the Australian Defence Force said.
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Three Australian troops were slightly injured in an attack on an Australian military convoy near the countryâs embassy in Baghdad, a defence force spokesman said.
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AN attack on an Australian convoy in Baghdad, which injured three soldiers, could have been far worse had it not been for the excellent protection they had, the commander of Australian forces in the Middle East said today.
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Prime Minister John Howard stood firm on Tuesday against withdrawing troops from Iraq after unconfirmed reports two Australians were taken hostage and would be killed within 24 hours unless Canberra pulls out.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a  key U.S. ally and supporter of the Iraq war, celebrated on  Sunday his election win over opposition Labor after voters  enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.
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AUSTRALIAN troops have suffered their first direct attack since the Iraq war began, with three Australian soldiers injured in a suspected suicide bomb assault by al-Qa&#39;ida on an armoured vehicle convoy in Baghdad.
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Australia&#39;s role in the US-led coalition in Iraq was cemented at the ballot box Saturday when Prime Minister John Howard swept to his fourth consecutive
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A car bomb exploded outside the cement blast barriers of the Australian Embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, witnesses said. It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
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SYDNEY, Australia - Australian voters face a stark choice on Iraq when they choose a new prime minister - to stay or to go.    Prime Minister John Howard, whose conservative coalition is seeking a fourth three-year term on Oct...
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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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No Australian troops were injuredin a fatal attack in Mosul, Iraq, that killed at least 22 people, the Australian Defense Force said on Wednesday.
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Prime Minister John Howard, one of the staunchest U.S. allies in the war in Iraq, defied predictions about a close race and won a convincing victory for a historic fourth term on Saturday despite widespread public disagreement in Australia with Howard's position on the war.
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SYDNEY, Australia - Prime Minister John Howard scored a stunning victory in Australia's federal election Saturday in a vote ensuring the country keeps its troops in Iraq.    Labor Party leader Mark Latham conceded defeat in a speech to his supporters in western Sydney, saying he called Howard to congratulate him on his fourth straight election victory...
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Australian troops in Baghdad came under attack today for the first time since the end of the Iraq war when a car bomb exploded injuring three soldiers and damaging an Australian armoured convoy.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has dismissed a leaked US intelligence report that found the US-led Iraq war increased the global threat of terrorism, rather than diminishing it.
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Australia says it will not be cowed by terrorism, after a bomb at its embassy in Indonesia kills nine people.
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SYDNEY, Australia Australia&#39;s newly re-elected prime minister says he won&#39;t increase the number of his country&#39;s troops in Iraq.