No Qantas interference - Howard
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John Howard says he will not step in to block the planned $8.8bn takeover of Australian national airline Qantas.
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SYDNEY, Australia  - Fresh from winning a fourth term in office, Australian Prime Minister John Howard renewed his commitment Wednesday to the principle of launching pre-emptive strikes on terror cells in neighbouring Asian nations, but said they probably wouldn't be needed.
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LEG-SPINNER Anil Kumble believes Australia has no right to whinge over the Mumbai wicket and has urged groundsmen to keep those dodgy decks coming.
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Australia will seal a security relationship with Japan next week stronger than its defense ties with any country except the United States, but Prime Minister John Howard dismissed concerns it would harm ties with China.
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The lawyer for an Australian who was a suspect in connection with bungled bombings in Europe is not subject to disciplinary action for leaking information.
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he would not hesitate to order pre-emptive strikes against terrorist bases overseas as he unveiled a plan for anti-terror police flying squads.
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Australia's government says it will not block a proposed takeover of the country's flagship airline Qantas.
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An ABC News internal investigation has concluded that the reporting of a discredited consultant did not cause any inaccuracies in its broadcast.
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Qantas Airways Ltd. should not seek another airline to replace British Airways Plc if the UK carrier sells its stake in the business, Qantas Chief Executive Geoff Dixon said.
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The High Court at Auckland today ruled against the proposed tie-up of Air New Zealand and its Australian competitor Qantas. Air NZ and Qantas were appealing an earlier Commerce Commission ruling that blocked their proposed alliance.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Thursday rejected UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s criticism of the Iraq war as illegal, saying the Iraq war was &quot;entirely valid.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard Thursday rejected UN secretary-general Kofi Annan&#39;s claims that last year&#39;s Iraq war was &quot;illegal,&quot; while a British
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard rejected claims by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that the Iraq war was &quot;illegal&quot;, slamming the United Nations as &quot;paralysed&quot;.
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Australian airline Qantas rejects a controversial $8.6bn takeover deal led by Australian bank Macquarie.
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Australia&#39;s Qantas Airways Ltd. is offering full refunds with no penalties to travelers who cancel flights to Indonesia after the latest warning of possible bomb attacks on western hotels such as the Hilton chain.
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Embattled Australian Prime Minister John Howard Tuesday vowed to fight this year&#39;s election despite reports senior ministers have told the conservative leader his position in untenable.
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Opposition Leader Mark Latham says he is ready for an election campaign if the Prime Minister calls one. Mr Howard flew into Canberra from Launceston yesterday and reportedly spent the afternoon locked in talks with senior advisers.