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Kevin Rudd may be the most controlling prime minister Australia has had, and he has a massive agenda on his plate, but will he ultimately be remembered for landmark achievements or an unwillingness to make tough decisions? A S HE...

Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says a deal on the scheme will be presented to the Opposition on Tuesday morning. The Government wants a Senate vote on the scheme before Parliament adjourns for the year on Thursday night, but a...

Kevin Rudd has formally thanked everyone who served in Iraq, hailing them as ''the Anzacs of today''. ''The constant refrain from other commanders in the field, from political leaders around the world and from General [David] Petraeus as Supreme Allied...

Minister Kevin Rudd has thrown a funding lifeline to the schools chaplaincy program, prompting Opposition claims that the Government has been forced into a backdown. Mr Rudd will tell a Christian conference in Canberra today that the Howard government's national...

The Liberal Party on Saturday officially launched their campaign for the Bradfield by-election with party luminaries turning out in support of their candidate, former Optus executive Paul Fletcher. The safe Liberal seat was vacated by former opposition leader Brendan Nelson,...

Rudd Government as the country's foreign affairs minister called on Australia to ''share the burden'' of immigrants streaming through the archipelago. Its call came as a customs vessel intercepted 53 asylum seekers off north-western Australia yesterday.

Royal Australian Air Force aircraft will conduct a flypast over Canberra as part of the Operation Catalyst Welcome Home Parade. Base Williamtown, will perform a flypast over the Australian War Memorial. The jets will travel at speeds of approximately 400...

Should he survive the week, his supporters are urging him to reshuffle his frontbench next month and reward those who have stood by him. With the Coalition badly torn, the rebels are unfazed and claim the divisions are so bad...

The Federal Government reduced the rebate at the start of this month, but ophthalmologists have been campaigning against the move. A group of eye doctors spent about an hour with Health Minister Nicola Roxon this afternoon. Russell Bach from the...