Australia hosts talks on weapons proliferation
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Australia's Defence Minister Robert Hill urged Asia-Pacific countries to expand their role in the fight against terrorism as he launched talks by the US-backed Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).
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Visiting Australian defence minister Brendan Nelson discussed anti-terror policies and analysed progress with Indian officials Wednesday on an investigation into a failed terror plot in Britain.
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Prime Minister John Howard has outlined plans to make Australia an &amp;quot;energy superpower&amp;quot; and said nuclear energy was a vital part of his vision.
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A US-Australia push for stronger nuclear safeguards is likely to dominate the security debate at this year&#39;s APEC leaders meeting in Santiago, Chile.
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Australia is considering sending more troops to Afghanistan to counter resurgent Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said Thursday.
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Australia plans to create what it  believes will be the most lethal force of fighter jets in  Southeast Asia by equipping its aircraft with long-range  missiles in a move critics said could antagonize neighbors.
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Australia risks starting a regional arms race with its plans to buy aA$450m (Â£176m) cruise missile system for its fighter aircraft, the Indonesian government warned yesterday.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will discuss recent alleged violations of South Africa&#39;s laws on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) at its board meeting next week in Vienna.
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The Australian Government says it will try to encourage some of its northern neighbours to sign up to the Ottawa convention banning landmines.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard meets Southeast Asian leaders in Laos under growing pressure to sign a non-aggression pact with them to dispel concern about his policy of pre-emptive strikes.
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MAXINE MCKEW: The Prime Minister has gently steered his Government back onto the official diplomatic line about Australia&#39;s military obligations to America.
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A government report on Tuesday recommended Australia lift its long-standing restrictions on the export and enrichment of uranium, which it imposed to ensure the mineral is not used to develop nuclear weapons and to allay concerns about radioactive waste disposal.
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TONY EASTLEY: Australia&#39;s Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has begun a diplomatic mission to North Korea, aimed at helping to resolve the standoff over the regime&#39;s nuclear weapons program.
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FOREIGN Affairs Minister Alexander Downer today will meet with his Indonesian counterparts to discuss the bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta.
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SYDNEY : Australia said it was considering signing a new security agreement with Indonesia to replace a treaty between the countries that was scrapped when Canberra sent troops into East Timor in 1999.
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TONY JONES: On a rare visit to North Korea, Australia&#39;s Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today he&#39;s held productive talks on efforts to end the reclusive nation&#39;s nuclear program.
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DUP leader Ian Paisley has had further discussions with the head of the independent decommissioning body (IICD) on the issue of putting IRA weapons beyond use.