Comparing Australian Foreign Policy With Respect To Terrorism
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Australia is facing a federal election on October 9th with the two main parties having little to separate them in domestic and economic policy. Where the Liberal and Labor parties differ greatly is in foreign policy. The Liberal Party adheres to the "Great and Powerful Friends" doctrine while the Labor Party pursues the doctrine of "Asian Engagement".        Since the September 11th attacks on the United States, terrorism has been thrust to the fore as the dominant security issue facing western nations. Australia has not had a terrorist attack on its shores; but two attacks in Bali and Jakarta have occurred in Indonesia that can be construed as terrorist attacks against Australia. Consequently terrorism for Australia is a foreign policy issue. On this basis the competing foreign policies of the Liberal Party and Labor Party can be compared.
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An expert on weapons of mass destruction warned Prime Minister John Howard last year against going to war with Iraq, arguing it would make Australia a bigger terrorist target, a press report says.
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Preventing terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear material was the focus Monday of a meeting in Australia among government ministers and diplomats from across the Asia-Pacific region.
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SYDNEY : Australia has vowed never to bow to terrorists after an unconfirmed claim that two Australians have been taken hostage in Iraq and will be executed unless Canberra withdraws its troops from the country.
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Australia would order a pre-emptive strike in another country to stop a terrorist attack at home, Prime Minister John Howard said.
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SYDNEY,  - Prime Minister John Howard unveiled a plan for &quot;flying squads&quot; of police to stop terrorist attacks in the region, stressing he would not hesitate to order a pre-emptive strike overseas if needed to protect Australia.
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The front line of Australia&#39;s war on terror continues to be fought on Indonesian soil. Last week&#39;s bomb blast outside
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LONDON (CP) - Staunch US ally Australia responded to a new videotape from Osama bin Laden by underlining its resolve to &quot;confront and defeat&quot; terrorism and international experts said the message was a clear attempt to meddle with the US presidential
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A political row has broken out in Australia over election campaign suggestions that Australia would consider a &quot;pre-emptive strike&quot; against terrorist operations in neighboring countries.
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An Australian warning of possible  terrorist attacks in the final stages of planning in Indonesia  was based on intercepted militant communications, Foreign  Minister Alexander Downer said on Monday.
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The Howard Government is considering a new security agreement with Indonesia covering defence co-operation, anti-terrorism and police operations, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said yesterday.
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A TAPED message thought to be from al-Qaeda&#39;s second in command has urged young Muslims to target Australian interests. The terror network&#39;s deputy leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, is believed to be behind the recording, broadcast on Al-Jazeera television.
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Australia is to boost its defence against terrorism by creating a 1000-nautical mile security zone around its coast to protect its shipping, ports and oil rigs from attack, it was reported here.
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(AGI/AFP) - Sydney, 11 set. - L&#39;Australia si sente nel mirino dell&#39;estremismo islamico e corre ai ripari. Dopo l&#39;attentato di giovedi&#39; scorso contro l&#39;ambasciata di Canberra in Indonesia, il governo di John
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SYDNEY, Australia -- Australia has risked upsetting its regional neighbors with a decision to add long-range stealth missiles to its defense arsenal.
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SYDNEY : Prime Minister John Howard on Monday unveiled a plan to use flying squads of Australian police to pre-empt terrorist strikes in neighbouring countries.
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The tracking of cell phone transmissions by Australian police via U.S. satellites was central to the arrests of two key Indonesian terror suspects, underscoring the role Western nations play in battling extremism in the world's most populous Muslim nation.