Australia rejects Aborigine compensation claim
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The Australian government on Monday rejected Aboriginal demands for hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for the "stolen generation" of indigenous children taken from their parents.
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Australian PM John Howard says he "did not accept" the expulsion of its top diplomat from the Solomon Islands.
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New Zealand&#39;s High Court on Monday rejected a proposed alliance between the country&#39;s flag carrier and Australian rival airline Qantas.
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China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denied the Chinese government would mount a legal challenge against BHP Billiton's  proposal to take over rival Australian miner Rio Tinto .
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Mining firm Rio Tinto rejects a $147bn hostile takeover offer from rival BHP Billiton.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday that Australia is unlikely to sign a non-aggression treaty with the members of the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN).
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Australian PM John Howard dismisses suggestions a security declaration with Japan could strain China ties.
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Australia rejected a request to provide soldiers to protect United Nations workers in Iraq, a spokesman for Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.
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Australian airliner Qantas denied union claims Tuesday that it used prisoners from Singapore&#39;s Changi Prison to clean its aircraft.
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Argentine indigenous leaders reject an offer by clothing giant Benetton to hand over land to end a dispute.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard spoke out Wednesday against holding a state funeral for a former government minister who died while facing child sex abuse charges.
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Zambia's Supreme Court rejects an attempt to deport a British writer for allegedly insulting the president.
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Australian aboriginal leaders are to argue in the High Court that British tests on their ancestral remains should be stopped.
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Ireland's High Court rejects a lesbian couple's bid to have their overseas marriage legally recognised.
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Australia has turned down a diplomatic plea for a contribution to a military force to protect United Nations (UN) personnel in Iraq.
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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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New Zealand&#39;s High Court on Monday rejected as uncompetitive a proposed alliance between the country&#39;s flag carrier and Australian rival Qantas in a deal that Air New Zealand had claimed was critical to its long-term survival.