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Outgoing ambassador to U.S. says Americans 'curious' , 'bemused' by Aust'n political system

Australia's outgoing Ambassador to the United States, Kim Beazley, who hands over the role on Thursday to former federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey, has described his six years in the job as "unusual" given the tumultuous political landscape back in Canberra.

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Australia's military alliance with US has never been more critical: ambassador

Australia's strategic and military alliance with the United States was more important now than any other time in the nation's history, according to Australian ambassador to the United States, Kim Beazley.