Politics of Australia

24 Mar 2013

Julia Gillard is a tough-talking political survivor who won global acclaim for a fiery denunciation of misogyny. But voters have yet to fully embrace the trailblazing feminist, Australia's first...

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Australian PM Julia Gillard announces inquiry into child sex abuse by priests

13 Nov 2012

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a national inquiry into institutional responses to child sex abuse yesterday after a series of scandals involving paedophile priests.

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Julia Gillard triggers storm by calling opposition's Tony Abbott 'sexist'

11 Oct 2012

A blistering attack by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in which she labelled the opposition leader a misogynist has gained attention and praise worldwide, but the domestic reaction has...

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More pain than gain in Canberra's troop deal?

21 Nov 2011

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will no doubt get a useful domestic political boost from her hosting of US President Barack Obama for 48 hours last week, but the longer-term ramifications...

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Apology a step towards healing the wounds

19 Nov 2009

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology this week to disadvantaged young British migrants abused and neglected while in state care would have been unthinkable a generation ago.

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Letters

19 Aug 2009

Rise in asylum seekers is a global problem

2:46PM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

Protest at 'mentally ill' slur by academic

Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Peking University yesterday and on Monday in response to a leading professor's claims that petitioners were generally mentally ill, activists reported.

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Battle lines redrawn in fight for 'black-armband' history

Sydney

When a British prison fleet sailed into Botany Bay in January 1788, a group of Aborigines stood on the seashore waving their spears and shouting 'Warra warra!' The first...

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The stealer and the stolen

I'm one of the men whose actions resulted in Australia saying sorry to Aborigines and the people who have become known as the 'stolen generations'. Yes, I took some children from their homes. And...

7:38PM

Rudd's apology: are mere words enough?

It was all in the applause.

7:23PM

Saying sorry must be just a start, Mr Rudd

To say sorry is to admit wrongdoing. It is a simple enough expression, but one that Australia's leaders have been wrestling with when it comes to decades of abusive policies against the country's...

7:22PM

Day of atonement arrives for Stolen Generation

When Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stands up in Parliament today, Debra Hocking will be one of hundreds of thousands of Aborigines who will be glued to their television.

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