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Beware! What does America want to sell India?

'It's pretty likely that Kissinger, Rice came bearing gifts (read Trojan Horses) from McDonnell Douglas, Boeing, Grumman, Northrop, and all the other Military Industrial Complex stalwarts,' argues......

Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd retires from politics

In a surprise move, Australia's former prime minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday retired from politics saying "it really is time for me to zip", months after being dethroned by conservative leader......

Australian PM Rudd calls for election on September 7

Five weeks after he seized the Labor Party leadership, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Sunday set September 7 as the date for the country's next parliamentary elections amid growing......

Row in Australia over PM Gillard's 'small breasts' menu

An Australian opposition leader has sparked a controversy by using "grossly sexist and offensive" words to describe Prime Minister Julia Gillard's body at a party fundraiser menu. The menu offered......

Julia Gillard is Australia's first woman PM

Julia Gillard was announced on Thursdayas Australia's first woman prime minister after Kevin Rudd stepped down in tears as the ruling Labour Party's leader at a ballot meeting. Gillard, who said......

'India one of fastest growing export markets'

India has become one of the fastest growing export markets of Australia and is expected to continue to post impressive rates of growth, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Monday, while he outlined a......

Why leaders must be paid more

The world treats its leaders shabbily, no doubt about it. Only when a Finnish journalist joined the European Union did it become known that any clerk in Brussels took home fatter pay packets than......

Australia to toughen citizenship laws

Immigrants to Australia will now be required to pass an English language test and wait for four years instead of three to qualify for citizenship, according to a new government proposal for tougher......

Aussie bank may move jobs to India

With Australia's oldest banks planning to outsource work, a union representing bank employees has said this may lead to the personal bank data of thousands of customers, including Prime Minister......

Australia bullish over trade with India

Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Wednesday said the regional governments in his country were "notoriously bad" in running businesses and "delinquent" in handling commercial enterprises, as......

Muralitharan roped in by Australia as spin consultant for Lanka tour

This is a piece of news that could come as a hilarious surprise to cricket lovers. Cricket Australia has roped in Muttiah Muralitharan as spin consultant ahead of Australia’s tour to Sri......

Aus, NZ nominate Isaac for ICC vice-presidency

Cricket Australia will back New Zealand Cricket chairman Alan Isaac for the two countries' joint nomination for the vacant ICC vice president position. Cricket Australia (CA) have declined to put......

'Howard's nomination for ICC top job regrettable'

New Zealand Cricket chief Justin Vaughan says the nomination of former Australian Prime Minister John Howard for the ICC vice President's post was regrettable considering the furore it created.......

Lahore attack report awaiting govt clearance: PCB

Rubbishing Ehsan Mani's claim that PCB was dragging its feet on the resumption of international cricket in Pakistan by delaying the report on the Lahore attack, board chief Ejaz Butt said they were......

CA likely to dump Howard's candidacy for ICC post

Cricket Australia is likely to drop John Howard as its candidate for the International Cricket Council's president-elect post on Friday, a media report said. According to a report in The......

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