Julia Gillard ousted as Australia prime minister
Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard, has been sacked by her party just months before the next election and replaced by the man she ousted three years ago. After an unprecedented day of political bloodletting in Canberra, Kevin Rudd beat Gillard in a ballot of MPs by a margin of 57 to 45 to become Labor party leader. It is only the second time a sitting Australian prime minister
Brown to apologise to care home children sent to Australia and Canada
Gordon Brown is to offer a formal apology to tens of thousands of British children forcibly sent to Commonwealth countries during the last century, many of whom faced abuse and a regime of unpaid labour rather than the better life they were promised. The prime minister plans to make the apology in the new year after discussions with charities representing former child migrants and their families,
Australian PM urges calm as violence flares in Sydney and Melbourne
Kevin Rudd, the Australian prime minister, today called for calm amid escalating anger over a spate of attacks against Indian students in Sydney and Melbourne. Indians in the two cities have been involved in standoffs with police during a wave of protests that began two weeks ago after Shravan Kumar, a 25-year-old student from Hyderabad, was stabbed with a screwdriver in an attack that left him fi
Australia PM urges tolerance after race violence
McCain and Obama ready for White House debate 1:25am BST OXFORD, Mississippi (Reuters) - Republican John McCain ended days of suspense and agreed to attend the first of three debates with Democrat Barack Obama Friday, setting up a showdown that could help decide a tight White House race. Full Article
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