Australian PM rules out Beazley for governor-general
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Sunday discounted suggestions his predecessor as Labor Party leader, Kim Beazley, could be appointed as the country's next governor-general.
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Prime Minister John Howard has rejected suggestions Australia was adopting the role of regional &quot;sheriff&quot; in the Pacific by building up its military and police forces.
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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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John Howard is seeking a fourth term as Australia&#39;s prime minister. The head of the conservative Liberal Party is one of the country&#39;s most experienced politicians.
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PRIME Minister John Howard is insisting he has not deliberately misled the Australian public over the children overboard affair.
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Sunday said the threat of diplomatic action from Tokyo would not stop his government from gathering evidence against Japanese whalers to help stop the slaughter of the animals.
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Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer declined to comment Monday on reports that the US government has been pressing him to announce his candidacy to replace the head of the UN nuclear watchdog.
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Prime Minister John Howard has been accused of turning his back on Asia, kowtowing to America and being Australia's most boring leader. On Saturday, he assured himself a place in the country's history with a fourth consecutive election victory that will make him Australia's second-longest-serving prime minister in December.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard Wednesday said police officers sent to remote Aboriginal camps to end rampant child sex abuse will not remove children from their homes.
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Australia is considering sending more military trainers to Iraq but does not plan to increase its combat forces there, Prime Minister John Howard said Monday.
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On the eve of the federal election, Prime Minister John Howard said Friday he was disappointed that the intelligence he used to justify Australia's participation in the U.S.-led war in Iraq was wrong, but would not alter course on Iraq if re-elected.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has denied any cover-up of the government's role in the payment of huge bribes to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ahead of the release of a damning report.
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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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Former opposition leader Kim Beazley appears set to regain control of the Labor Party unopposed this week after his final challenger withdrew from the leadership race.
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Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey, who took office after his predecessor revealed a gay extramarital affair, has decided not to seek election to the post, a close adviser said Sunday.
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Prime Minister John Howard on Monday rejected claims that his government was guilty of negligence for allowing Australia's monopoly wheat exporter to pay multimillion-dollar kickbacks to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
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Prime Minister John Howard denied his calls for Australia's Muslims to fully integrate into society amounted to discrimination in remarks published, saying it was &quot;commonsense&quot;.