Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called for renewed talks about recognizing Indigenous Australians as the country's "first people", just weeks after rejecting the issue.
After last year's slash-and-burn budget which enraged many voters, Australia's Treasurer Joe Hockey 's second budget which was delivered on Tuesday night is an unashamed attempt to win back those unhappy voters and deliver the government some good news in the polls.
The Victorian government has accused the prime minister of back flipping on a promise to re- allocate more than 1 billion U.S. dollars to a major road project on Wednesday.
Australia's PM announces taskforce to tackle drug "ice"
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced the new chiefs of the Australian army and air force at a time when the country's military is facing increased operational commitments in global conflict zones.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said the reported death of a Melbourne teenager in an Islamic State (IS) suicide bombing is an "absolutely horrific situation."
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday defended his description of remote indigenous communities as a "lifestyle choice" in the face of a backlash from aboriginal leaders.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a new national counter-terrorism strategy on Monday as the country enters a "long-term era of heightened terrorism threat."
Comments made by Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott could affect the trial of two men on charges of terrorism, a leading criminal lawyer said on Friday.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has slammed the country's human rights commission, saying it should be "ashamed of itself" for recommending a major public inquiry be established into Australia's detention of immigrant children.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott may have survived the party vote to keep him as leader on Monday but the underwhelming show of support has dealt him a serious blow.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has pleaded with his own party, and the Australian electorate, to support him after he survived a motion to spill the leadership of the Liberal Party on Monday morning.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has offered sympathies to the families of the Sydney siege victims in a motion of condolence in parliament on Monday afternoon.
Tony Abbott has reiterated that he is "very confident" he will remain as Australia's prime minister, despite increasing pressure to call for a leadership spill in the near future.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has confirmed to Prime Minister Tony Abbott that she will not be campaigning for his position despite pressure mounting for Abbott to call for a leadership spill.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has defended his decision to appoint an Australian knighthood to the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.
With Prime Minister Tony Abbott set for a short holiday, Australia is to be run out of the small Queensland town of Maryborough over the next week, with National Party leader Warren Truss to take the reins.
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