Australia one of least corrupt nations in world
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TONY EASTLEY: While our biggest neighbour, Indonesia, battles with corruption, take heart Australia, it seems we are amongst the least corrupt nations in the world.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, whom US President George W. Bush called his ``deputy sheriff&#39;&#39; in Asia, faces little more than 50-50 odds that he&#39;ll win re-election as the country&#39;s second-longest serving leader.
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This country does not look like a country in economic trouble.
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SYDNEY, Aug 20  - Australia on Friday played down a diplomatic row sparked by Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who said Australia would not be obliged to help its key ally, the United States, if Taiwan were attacked by China.
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Myanmar and Somalia have been ranked as the most corrupt nations in Transparency International's 2007 index, released Wednesday &#151; adding pressure to the Southeast Asian country's military regime as it faces the biggest anti-government protests in nearly two decades.
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CANBERRA, Australia  - Australia will become the first country in the Southeast Asia Pacific region to be armed with long-range stealth cruise missiles in a move that could irritate its neighbours, a newspaper said Thursday.
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Greece is on a par with Surinam and just above El Salvador in corruption, according to a survey of 146 states made public yesterday.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard slammed the United Nations as a &quot;paralysed&quot; body as he rejected claims by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that last year's Iraq war was &quot;illegal&quot;.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has been ranked as the most corrupt institution in the country by the corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI), a local television reported Friday.
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An official inquiry into the corruption that riddled the UN oil-for-food program in Iraq has cleared the Australian government but cited 12 top executives for bribing Saddam Hussein's regime.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina's current  government is viewed as the least corrupt among all the  governments since the nation's return to democracy 20 years  ago, a poll released on Tuesday said.
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SYDNEY : Australia will spend 591 million dollars (460 million US) boosting security at its overseas missions in the aftermath of the Jakarta embassy bombing in September, the government said.
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Corrupt police officers were linked with a bloody gangland war which raged for years in the country&#39;s second largest city, Australian police confirmed Friday.
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Washington: India is among the five countries in the world where political parties are seen by the general public as the most corrupt, according to a survey released by the Transparency International (TI).
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Prime Minister John Howard has been accused of turning his back on Asia, kowtowing to America and being Australia&#39;s most boring leader.
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Transparency International names Burma and Somalia as the most corrupt countries in its 2007 rankings
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Australia move well clear in the CB Series table after a 50-run win over India in a low-scoring match in Adelaide.