PM says Australia to keep exporting coal
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Australia would not end its biggest single export, coal, as part of the government's strategy to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday.
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SYDNEY : Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Thursday refuted claims by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that the Iraq war was &quot;illegal&quot;, saying it had been justified by UN Security Council resolutions.
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The Australian government will not move to block a foreign takeover of  airline Qantas, the prime minister says.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has brushed aside fears that a projected joint security declaration with Japan would harm his country's ties with China, press reports said.
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Australia must place a price on carbon emissions to fight climate change, Prime Minister John Howard said Monday in an apparent softening on his refusal to join in global emissions trading.
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd vowed Friday his nation's troops would stay in East Timor as long as they were needed following assassination bids on the president and prime minister this week.
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Australian PM John Howard insists he will lead his party into the next election, despite trailing in opinion polls.
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Asia-Pacific leaders agreed on Saturday  to adopt a &quot;long-term aspirational goal&quot; to reduce greenhouse  gas emissions, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said.
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Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday he would not withdraw troops from Iraq as demanded by militants who claim to have taken two Australians hostage and threatened to execute them within 24 hours.
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Australia's prime minister calls for a new way forward on climate change as Apec talks begin in Sydney.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has vowed to use his government's expanded control over parliament to push through industrial relations, laws which unions said would be the most restrictive in the western world.
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PRIME Minister John Howard today said Australia was unlikely to sign a non-aggression pact with its Asian neighbours. The issue is reportedly causing tension ahead of Mr Howard&#39;s visit to Laos for the ASEAN leaders&#39; summit next week.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard announces a new policy on climate change, pledging pollution limits.
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Australia&#39;s prime minister, facing a  tough re-election fight and under pressure over his climate  credentials, has pledged new &quot;clean energy&quot; targets in a move  environment groups said would not sway green-leaning voters.
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SYDNEY : Australian Prime Minister John Howard was defiant about his support for the war in Iraq despite a new report&#39;s finding that Saddam Hussein did not possess weapons of mass destruction, the basis for the invasion.
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Australia will not alter its commitment to Iraq, the conservative government said on Monday, despite a poll showing an overwhelming majority of Australians believe the war has not reduced the threat of terrorism.
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driven by China&#39;s insatiable demand for Australian coal - are expected to boost national export earnings by $12.5 billion this year.