'Dozens killed' in Homs shelling

bbc 08-FEB-12

Russia 'wants Arab role in Syria'

bbc 07-FEB-12

Australia's Gillard faces new leadership discontent

alertnet 06-FEB-12

Nearly 250 of 362 saved from Papua New Guinea ship (AP)

news 03-FEB-12

Ferry sinks off Papua New Guinea 07:05 Ferry with 350 people on board is reported to have sunk off Papua New Guinea's north coast

irishtimes 02-FEB-12

'Disrespect' to Gillard condemned

bbc 27-JAN-12

Iran eyes banning oil sales to Europe (AP)

news 25-JAN-12

Australia to follow EU lead on Iran sanctions

phantis 24-JAN-12

France suspends Afghan operations after killings

montrealgazette 21-JAN-12

Julia Gillard weakened as independent quits Australian government

guardian 21-JAN-12

Russia warns of a 'very big war' if West meddles with Middle East... as Iran orders Arab neighbours not to cosy up to U.S.

dailymail 19-JAN-12

Arab League Monitors to Prepare Report on Syria

voanews 19-JAN-12

RI, Aussie team up against human smuggling: Govt

JakartaPost 09-JAN-12

Labour market expected to rebound

montrealgazette 04-JAN-12

Hundreds hurt in New Year festivities in the Philippines

cnn 01-JAN-12

North Korea's 'Dear Leader' Kim Jong-il dies aged 69

telegraph 19-DEC-11

British court to hear Assange appeal

javno 18-DEC-11

Papua New Guinea Deadlocked Over Rival Leaders

ABCnews 15-DEC-11

Papua New Guinea in crisis as two claim prime ministership

guardian 14-DEC-11

Papua New Guinea Court Rules Somare Is Leader

ABCnews 13-DEC-11

Australian PM gives Cabinet ministers major reshuffling following tough year

ChinaPost 13-DEC-11

Australia PM poised for first cabinet reshuffle (Reuters)

news 11-DEC-11

Australian Muslim making pilgrimage to Mecca sentenced to 500 lashes for blasphemy

dailymail 07-DEC-11

India not aware of proposed security pact with Australia, U.S. (Reuters)

news 01-DEC-11

Bali boy gets two months in jail

smh 25-NOV-11

Media puts boot in over Slipper's move

nzherald 25-NOV-11

U.S. exerts fresh pressure on China in Asia Pacific (Reuters)

news 19-NOV-11

India's struggling Kingfisher Airlines posts loss (AP)

news 15-NOV-11

Ind vs WI 2nd Test, Live Cricket Score and Highlights

antiguanews 14-NOV-11

:U.S. Military Moves Welcome

watchingamerica 12-NOV-11

Rudd coy on US military speculation

radioaustralia 11-NOV-11

Australia passes landmark carbon price laws

aljazeera 08-NOV-11

Australian Labor Party's popularity improves: poll

xinhuanet_en 08-NOV-11

Israel takes punitive measures after UNESCO vote

euronews 02-NOV-11

Britain echoes Canadas warning to Sri Lanka on CHOGM 2013

tamilnet 30-OCT-11

Commonwealth leaders step up polio fight

nzherald 29-OCT-11

David Cameron: time to change rules of succession

telegraph 28-OCT-11

Australia calls for tougher anti-piracy action in Indian Ocean

reuters 28-OCT-11

Big win for real-life 'Slumdog'

bbc 27-OCT-11

Commonwealth leaders to discuss succession and Sri Lanka at Perth summit

telegraph 26-OCT-11

Najib to join world leaders at CHOGM in Perth

nst 25-OCT-11

Queen meets cheering Australian church crowds

telegraph 23-OCT-11

After Libya's revolution, comes the reality of rebuilding

cnn 21-OCT-11

INTERNATIONAL: 'Tobin tax' proposals face headwinds

oxfordanalytica 05-OCT-11

Prisoners to be released as Burma seeks bargain

smh 28-SEP-11

Kevin Rudd blames jet lag for PM slip-up

nzherald 27-SEP-11

X marks the spot on passports for transgendered Australians

telegraph 15-SEP-11

September 11: Terror alert high as America marks 9/11 anniversary

telegraph 11-SEP-11

France criticises UN over Syrian situation

RTERadio 11-SEP-11

Australian PM attends 9/11 ceremony in Canberra

xinhuanet_en 11-SEP-11

Libyan interim leader in Tripoli

bbc 10-SEP-11

Gillard to lead Australian Labor gov't into next election: minister

xinhuanet_en 04-SEP-11

Australia PM vows not to quit amid leadership speculation

reuters 02-SEP-11

High Court scuttles Australia-Malaysia refugee swap deal

radioaustralia 01-SEP-11

Australian Court Rejects Refugee Exchange Deal

IHT 31-AUG-11

Live: Fall of Tripoli

RTERadio 22-AUG-11

Rudd raises concerns over North Korea's nuclear threat

nzherald 26-JUL-11

U.N., donors meet on Somalia famine as aid groups seek more help

cnn 25-JUL-11

Australia signs refugee swap deal

bbc 25-JUL-11

Senior North Korean diplomat to visit US

independent 24-JUL-11

Australian PM defended spending taxpayers' money on carbon tax campaign

xinhuanet_en 17-JUL-11

Sea dispute be resolved through talks

chinadaily 12-JUL-11

'Silly things': Gillard rejects leadership rumblings

smh 12-JUL-11

Australia begins selling disputed pollution tax (AFP)

news 11-JUL-11

Australia plans to put a 'carbon price' on industrial emissions

cnn 10-JUL-11

Animal pictures of the week: 8 July 2011

telegraph 08-JUL-11

03:33 on 07 July, 2011 UTC

rnzi 07-JUL-11

Indonesia fears backlash from Bali bomb trial

channelnewsasia 06-JUL-11

07:29 on 04 July, 2011 UTC

rnzi 04-JUL-11

Australia's Rudd says Suu Kyi will tour outside Yangon

reuters 02-JUL-11

Arrest Gaddafi, Libyan aides told

timesofmalta 28-JUN-11

US Signals Support for Burma Investigation

voanews 25-JUN-11

Kevin Rudd dismisses Australian prime minister suggestions

telegraph 19-JUN-11

Indonesia braces for verdict on Bashir

aljazeera 16-JUN-11

Dalai Lama mistakes Australian PM for a man

arabtimes 14-JUN-11

Libyan rebel fighters suffer losses

aljazeera 13-JUN-11

Rebels: Document details Gadhafi plans

cnn 12-JUN-11

US seeks sustained Libya pressure

bbc 09-JUN-11

06:54 Syria's Assad grants amnesty

irishtimes 01-JUN-11

Why Australia's foreign minister is abroad such a lot

radioaustralia 01-JUN-11

Australia falls out of love with 'Carbon Cate' over starring role in tax advert

independent 30-MAY-11

China price talk fine for Unilever

ft 06-MAY-11

Support for health research

examiner 06-MAY-11

Special report: Can China's billions spur the next big idea? (Reuters)

news 05-MAY-11

Share your China stories!

chinadaily 03-MAY-11

Osama bin Laden killed by US troops in Pakistan

channel4news 02-MAY-11

European nuclear companies join forces with unions to improve safety standards

independent 01-MAY-11

Australia extends sympathy to US storm victims

channelnewsasia 01-MAY-11

10 nations urge new push for non-proliferation (AP)

news 30-APR-11

UN fails to agree on Syria condemnation

aljazeera 28-APR-11

World Bank Faults Itself for East Timor’s Struggles

IHT 28-APR-11

Australian TV comedy show on royal wedding axed (Reuters)

news 28-APR-11

Chinese warship makes regional waves

ft 26-APR-11

Here's looking at me: Birds snapped staring at their own reflections in garden pond

dailymail 23-APR-11

82% polling in J&K 2nd phase

Hindu 17-APR-11

Rudd finally names new Japan envoy

smh 07-APR-11

Indonesia Headed to Pakistan to Identify Possible Bali Bombing Suspect

IHT 30-MAR-11

Aust stock market received flat leads

smh 29-MAR-11

Timor Leste police take over from UN force

channelnewsasia 27-MAR-11

Canadian Government brought down by no-confidence vote, and opposition parties may form coalition to oust prime minister

dailymail 26-MAR-11

Australia donates $10m to Japan appeal

smh 21-MAR-11

Coalition allies continue Libya air strikes

euronews 20-MAR-11

Asylum seeker riots escalate in Australia (AFP)

news 18-MAR-11

Tokyo nuke cloud crisis after Japan earthquake

thesun 14-MAR-11

Japan on high nuclear alert

aljazeera 13-MAR-11

Nuclear fears rise after devastating quake

ft 12-MAR-11

Broken carbon promise costs Gillard

nzherald 08-MAR-11

Sea Shepherd sails into more controversy

nzherald 06-MAR-11

UN Urges Review After Airstrikes Kill Afghan Children

voanews 05-MAR-11

Egypt-Israel economic ties have been restored

bignewsnetwork 05-MAR-11

My people love me: Libya's Gaddafi

euronews 01-MAR-11

Moves continue to get Irish out of Libya

RTERadio 28-FEB-11

UN imposes 'biting sanctions' on Libya's leadership

euronews 27-FEB-11

Libya crisis: Gaddafi isolated but son defiant, more clashes

channel4news 26-FEB-11

Serious concerns about Irish in New Zealand

RTERadio 23-FEB-11

[-had urge]: The growing evidence of human rights abuses, possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, and torture and arbitrary detention was unacceptable.

channelnewsasia 08-FEB-12

[-said]: Our message to the Syrian government is clear - Assad must find an exit strategy before the situation in Syria degenerates further and more lives are lost,

reuters 08-FEB-12

[-told]: Assad should step down. This violence by the Assad regime should end,

jrep 07-FEB-12

[-said]: Such behavior has no place in Australia,

todayszaman 05-FEB-12

[-said]: Such behaviour has no place in Australia,

7days 05-FEB-12

[saying:]: Such behaviour has no place in Australia.

smh 05-FEB-12

[-said]: Here in Europe, this continent has largely been missing in this debate, this should no longer be the case,

france24 04-FEB-12

[-believes]: It was a very deliberate decision of ours to act quietly, behind the scenes.

pina 03-FEB-12

[ said]: Many important changes are taking place in Burma right now, and it is of vital importance that the reform efforts under way bring tangible benefits to people across the country, particularly in rural areas,

reliefWeb 03-FEB-12

[-said]: These aircraft will assist with dropping rescue equipment, including life rafts. Local rescue efforts are also currently under way,

naharnet 02-FEB-12

[ said]: I'm pleased that a large number of people have been rescued,

cnn 02-FEB-12

[-said]: We're deeply concerned about those who are still missing.

cnn 02-FEB-12

[-said]: Our hearts go out to those affected by the sinking,

news24 02-FEB-12

[-told]: We cannot stand idly by while we see the death of Damascus unfold before us,

news24 01-FEB-12

[said:]: I'm very happy being the Foreign Minister, and I don't intend to move beyond that formulation however many times you may choose to ask me that question in this interview.

smh 31-JAN-12

[-told]: What we continue to see there day by day is the murder of innocent civilians,

nowlebanon 25-JAN-12

[-said]: What underpins the success of this relationship is in fact our common values, and our common interests and these extend across the many areas in which we are engaged,

ibtimes 25-JAN-12

[-said]: The actions taken in Brussels yesterday on sanctions by the European Union, we in Australia will undertake precisely the same parallel action for Australia,

nation 25-JAN-12

[-told]: We not only side with The EC verdict in Brussels. We of course will do the same in Australia,

prensa 25-JAN-12

[said:]: It is not just that we endorse the actions taken in Brussels for Europe, we of course will do the same for Australia.

independent 24-JAN-12

[-said]: The reason is very clear — the message needs to be delivered to the people of Iran, the wider political elites of Iran, as well as the government of Iran that their behavior is globally unacceptable,

AP 24-JAN-12

[-said]: We in Australia will undertake precisely the same parallel actions in Australia,

CBSnews 24-JAN-12

[-said]: The reason is very clear the message needs to be delivered to the people of Iran, the wider political elites of Iran, as well as the government of Iran that their behavior is globally unacceptable,

news 24-JAN-12

[-said]: The actions taken in Brussels yesterday on sanctions by the European Union -- we in Australia will undertake precisely the same parallel action for Australia,

focus 24-JAN-12

[-told]: I detected no erosion of resolve on the part of the French in my meetings with the foreign minister in Paris

aljazeera 21-JAN-12

[-said]: But I detected no erosion of resolve on the part of the French in my meetings with the foreign minister in Paris,

channelnewsasia 21-JAN-12

[-said]: We would urge them to be mindful of others in the international community seeking to bring about the pressure necessary to get change in the Iranian government's position.

alertnet 19-JAN-12

[-said]: But for those countries which continue to import, we would urge them to be mindful of the actions of others in the international community who are seeking to bring about the pressure necessary to get a change in the Iranian government's positions,

AP 19-JAN-12

[-told]: For those countries who continue to import we would urge them to be mindful of the actions of others in the international community who are seeking to bring about the pressure necessary to get a change in the Iranian government position,

nowlebanon 19-JAN-12

[-said]: We would urge our friends in Beijing but elsewhere as well in Asia to reflect seriously on this,

nowlebanon 19-JAN-12

[-said]: Our view in Australia is in fact his case is worthy of referral to the International Criminal Court, given the level of atrocities we have seen. As we speak, further atrocities are being committed,

dailystar 19-JAN-12

[stated that:]: Everything from aircraft and ship navigation, to electronic commerce, communications, climate monitoring and disaster management, not to mention many of our defence systems, all rely on satellites,

register 19-JAN-12

[ said]: They’re here, pursuing their careers in journalism and development studies, but more importantly [they are] getting on top of this great and fascinating subject called Indonesia.

JakartaPost 19-JAN-12

[-said]: We would urge our friends in Beijing, (and) elsewhere in Asia, to reflect seriously on this,

alertnet 19-JAN-12

[-said]: I have so far found no evidence to support the multiple analyses over several decades now that China was on the verge of breaking up, or its rising middle class was about to bring about a Chinese version of the Arab Spring and with it the collapse of Communist Party rule,

channelnewsasia 14-JAN-12

[ said]: If we manage to craft such a common future together, then not just our children but the world at large will thank us all for learning the lessons of history,

nzherald 14-JAN-12

[-said]: once urged the Chinese people to seek truth from facts. We should heed his exhortation and do the same,

channelnewsasia 14-JAN-12

[-said]: I congratulate Indonesia through ASEAN for its fine diplomacy on Burma. This has been good work by our friends in ASEAN, and good work, in particular, by Foreign Minister Natalegawa,

JakartaPost 12-JAN-12

[noted:]: positive developments

voanews 11-JAN-12

[-said that]: There are still more than 1,500 political prisoners behind bars in Burma and military attacks on civilians were stepped up in 2011. Why is the Australian government rewarding this wretched conduct?

irrawaddy 10-JAN-12

[-told]: What we have agreed is to now embrace a programme of joint cooperation on the question of document fraud and document identity,

channelnewsasia 10-JAN-12

[-said]: We hope positive developments, such as the increased participation of opposition parties in the political process, the release of around 220 political prisoners, and new labor laws that will legalize trade unions, will continue. In this context we will keep our approach to sanctions under review,

news 09-JAN-12

[ said]: Australia retains the ability to add individuals to the sanctions list at any time, but members of Burma’s new government who were not previously on Australia’s sanctions list will not be listed at this time,

irrawaddy 09-JAN-12

[-said]: We hope positive developments, such as the increased participation of opposition parties in the political process, the release of around 220 political prisoners and new labour laws that will legalise trade unions will continue,

channelnewsasia 09-JAN-12

[-told]: What we have agreed is to now embrace a program of joint cooperation on the question of document fraud and document identity,

thejakartaglobe 09-JAN-12

[-said]: We hope positive developments, such as the increased participation of opposition parties in the political process, the release of around 220 political prisoners, and new labour laws that will legalise trade unions, will continue,

trust 09-JAN-12

[-said]: During the 2010 – 2011 period, the total trading value between Australia and Indonesia reached A$13.8 billion (US$14.08 billion), up by 14 percent from the previous year. However, both countries still have significant trade potential,

JakartaPost 09-JAN-12

[said:]: will remain.

channelnewsasia 09-JAN-12

[ said]: There is much progress still to be made in Burma and Australia continues to urge the release of all political prisoners, free and fair by-elections and the peaceful resolution of ethnic conflicts,

channelnewsasia 09-JAN-12

[-said]: I look forward to discussing the East Asia Summit and ASEAN agendas for the year ahead, with a particular focus on [issues] such as coordinated regional responses to natural disasters,

JakartaPost 09-JAN-12

[said:]: It is central to the job of any foreign minister to travel to engage with foreign governments in pursuit of Australia's national interests.

news_com_au 28-DEC-11

[ said]: This program will provide valuable economic opportunities for workers from the Pacific region and East Timor and will make a real difference for them and their communities.

pina 21-DEC-11

[-said]: It is critical that everybody exercises appropriate calm and restraint in what is a important development in terms of the overall stability of the region and the security of us all,

haaretz 19-DEC-11

[-said]: This time also presents an important opportunity to the new North Korean leadership to engage fully with the international community on how to improve their economy in order to properly feed their people and critically on how to deal with the outstanding problem of North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

arabtimes 19-DEC-11

[said:]: The critical question lies in the clear communication of these actions to the North Koreans.

news_com_au 19-DEC-11

[-said]: all analysts on North Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) are handicapped by what we don't know.

chinadaily 19-DEC-11

[ said]: It's particularly a problem in poor countries that don't have the resources to respond when disaster strikes,

reliefWeb 19-DEC-11

[-told]: We have been urging calm on the part of all parties. The Papua New Guinea Defence Force has been directed to remain in barracks...Violence would help nobody,

reuters 13-DEC-11

[ said]: The overall economic development of Papua New Guinea has been strong,

reuters 13-DEC-11

[-said]: The Fiji interim government has missed an opportunity to demonstrate that it is not afraid of international scrutiny,

pina 13-DEC-11

[-said]: Obviously there are heightened political intentions within Port Moresby with two, as it were, alternative prime ministers. This is unknown terrain in Papua New Guinea,

pina 13-DEC-11

[-told]: (Carr) was largely responsible during the global financial crisis for ensuring that none of the Australian car companies fell over,

ibtimes 13-DEC-11

[-said]: We remain the largest bilateral donor to the people of Fiji and we intend to be there for them over the long haul. Today I announce that we will increase development assistance to $36 million (US$36.6 million) (2013-14), up from $18 million (US$18.3 million).

pina 12-DEC-11

[-said]: hauled the Australian flag up the pole at the Australian consul-general's residence to show we are back in business in Libya

smh 09-DEC-11

[ said]: The measures will also further restrict business with Iran\'s petroleum and financial sectors,\

ettelaat 07-DEC-11

[-also said]: Not just for the next three years to 2014, but for the decade beyond 2014 as well in the critical task of nation building for the people of Afghanistan.

nzherald 06-DEC-11

[-told]: They should be (here),

smh 06-DEC-11

[-said]: The key question 10 years on is to send a very clear message to the broader international community, and to those within Afghanistan who would do Afghanistan ill, that we in the international community are here in total solidarity,

nzherald 06-DEC-11

[-had said]: The response from the Indian government has really been quite positive,

timesofindia 01-DEC-11

[-said]: from little things big things grow,

timesofindia 01-DEC-11

[-said]: smarter

etravelblackboard 28-NOV-11

[-said]: This has been obviously a traumatic time for him and his family. I'm sure there are lessons to be learned by this young man as well,

arabtimes 25-NOV-11

[ said]: However, more than 13 million people are still in need of urgent humanitarian aid. Across southern Somalia, an estimated 336,000 children under five are acutely malnourished and nearly half could die within weeks,

reliefWeb 23-NOV-11

[-told]: It's fair to say from what you see from the Chinese foreign ministry that they have reservations about what we have done, but Australia will not be changing its position,

channelnewsasia 18-NOV-11

[last night said:]: We are not going to have our national security policy dictated by any other external power ... We don't seek to dictate to the Chinese what their national security policy should be.

news_com_au 17-NOV-11

[-told]: As I've said one thousand times before, I'm very, very happy being the foreign minister,

xinhuanet_en 03-NOV-11

[-told]: As I've said one thousand times before, I'm very, very happy being the foreign minister. That hasn't changed and won't change,

iol 03-NOV-11

Hockey [ insisted]: There's two secrets that are badly kept in Canberra.... One is the ambition of Kevin Rudd to return and his dislike for Julia Gillard, and the second is Bill Shorten's ambition to become leader of the Labor Party,

ibtimes 13-JAN-12

Abbott [ said]: It’s also pretty clear, by the reaction to the reshuffle, it hasn’t isolated Kevin Rudd, it’s goaded him,

news_com_au 14-DEC-11

Abbott [ said]: I think this package is going to compound the trust issue which has dogged the prime minster ever since she assassinated Kevin Rudd and has dogged her since she was deceptive about the carbon tax before the last election,

guardian 10-JUL-11

Beattie [-wrote]: I fully understand the difficulty of a by-election, but some time on the backbench, followed by a dignified exit would put Rudd in history as a man interested in good government and not himself,

trust 20-JUN-11

Abbott [-said]: The only thing Kevin Rudd hasn't done is a ride a unicycle into Question Time demanding the leadership back.

nzherald 19-JUN-11

Abbott [-said]: Compared to what Kevin Rudd was promising, this is an absolute, complete and utter wipeout.

peopledaily 11-FEB-11