Prime Minister Julia Gillard appears to be backing away from her plan to send asylum seekers to East Timor. Three days after announcing that proposal, Ms Gillard now says setting up a centre on Papua New Guinea is another option. The Opposition says...
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard is facing growing opposition to her plan to process asylum seekers in East Timor. The country's Deputy Prime Minister Jose Luis Guterres says the proposal is unlikely to be accepted. And a senior East Timorese politic...
East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta says his country shouldn't become an island prison for Australia's asylum seekers. Prime Minister Julia Gillard wants to send asylum seekers to East Timor and New Zealand for processing. Neither country has fo...
The United Nations report has paved the way for the Federal Government to take a much stronger stance against asylum seekers. The High Commissioner for Refugees report re-points to greatly improved security in Sri Lanka, and says it should not be pre...
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to take a tougher approach to border protection when she announces her policy on asylum seekers this week. Cabinet will today discuss the future of Sri Lankan asylum seekers who've been left in limbo since May...
Taking a look at the satellite image first, and cloud near a low in the southwest is bringing some isolated showers. Therell also be a few showers over the north of Western Australia where a high cloud meets a trough. Queensland can expect a fine day...
The new mining tax deals prompted the global miner Xstrata to reinstate about 600 million dollars in copper and mining exploration projects. Xstrata says it'll now go ahead with the extension of its Ernest Henry mine in north Queensland, which is sus...
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard is this morning poised to announce a deal with the big miners on the super profits tax. It's understood the deal could include lifting the rate which the super profits tax kicks in. The headline rate of 40 percent may...
The former prime minister John Howard says Julia Gillard must take her full share of responsibility for the Government's problems under Kevin Rudd. Mr Howard says he is unsure if she will make a good PM after her contribution on policy as deputy. He...
The victims and their families say last night's guilty verdicts in the trial of Jayant Patel have bought closure. The 60-year-old former Bundaberg surgeon has been convicted of three counts of manslaughter and one of grievous bodily harm. Patel will...