Tony Abbott

• Australian officials paid human smugglers to turn boat people back, Amnesty claims

  Amnesty International says it has "damning evidence" Australian officials paid human smugglers to turn boats with asylum seekers and migrants around.

  World

  Oct 28, 2015
  
• Australia’s new prime minster gets opinion poll boost as fallout continues

  A poll published Tuesday found that Malcolm Turnbull is Australia's most popular prime minister in more than five years.

  World

  Sep 21, 2015
  
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• Australian prime minister ousted in internal party challenge

  Australia's beleaguered prime minister was ousted from power in an internal party ballot on Monday as the ruling conservative party attempts to win back a disenchanted public by replacing the nation's polarizing, gaffe-prone leader with his more moderate rival.

  World

  Sep 14, 2015
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• Australian anti-vaxxer parents may lose out on benefits under new policy

  Australians opposed to vaccinating their children could see government benefits cut from their income under a new policy, dubbed "No Jab — No Play and No Pay for Child Care."

  Health

  Apr 13, 2015
• Australia’s PM Tony Abbott survives internal government challenge

  Australian government lawmakers gathered in the national capital on Monday to decide whether to oust beleaguered Prime Minister Tony Abbott after only 16 months in power in the face of dismal opinion polling

  Feb 8, 2015
• Australian PM brings forward challenge to his leadership to Monday

  Tony Abbott has moved up a challenge to his own leadership to Monday in the interests of ending uncertainty about his government's direction.

  Politics

  Feb 7, 2015
• Australian PM in Baghdad to talk fight against Islamic State

  The Iraqi army collapsed last summer as an Islamic State group blitz left about a third of Iraq and Syria in militant hands.

  World

  Jan 4, 2015
• Aussie leader: Siege gunman dropped off watch list

  A gunman responsible for a deadly siege in a Sydney cafe was once on the national security agency's watch list - but was dropped off it years ago for reasons that remain unclear, Australia's prime minister said Wednesday.

  World

  Dec 17, 2014
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• Australian PM says security system failed to track gunman in deadly siege

  After a day of intense drama, a host of questions remained.

  Dec 16, 2014
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• 5 unanswered questions from the Sydney siege

  What happened during the dramatic showdown in a Sydney cafe Tuesday morning, and how did a man with a lengthy criminal record slip through the cracks?

  Crime

  Dec 16, 2014