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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......

Australia PM Julia Gillard to visit India next week

India and Australia are likely to finalise a safeguards agreement during Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's visit to New Delhi next week. Gillard will arrive in New Delhi on Monday for a......

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......

Aus PM Gillard snatches wafer-thin majority

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is set to head the country's first minority government in nearly 70 years after two kingmaker independent MPs on Tuesday extended support to her Labor party,......

Kevin Rudd ousts Aus PM Gillard as head of Labor Party

Kevin Rudd staged a comeback on Wednesday after he ousted Prime Minister Julia Gillard as head of Australia's ruling Labor Party in a leadership ballot, three years after he was deposed by her in......

Sibal signs pact with Australia on education

Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal signed a joint ministerial statement with Australia's Minister for Education Julia Gillard on Thursday to build on ties between the two......

Oz eases tourist visa rules for its citizens' parents

In a good news for Indians settled in Australia, the Julia Gillard government on Tuesday relaxed tourist visa rules for parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents to enable them to......

PM gets ready for the G20 Summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Sing will hold bilateral meeting with French President Nicholas Sarkozy. He has also scheduled a meeting with UK's Prime Minsiter David Cameron, Austarlia's Prime Minister......

Tendulkar widely admired in Australia: Aus PM Gillard

Claiming that Sachin Tendulkar is widely admired in her country as in India, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday thanked the iconic cricketer for accepting the Membership of the......

The best leaders always made me feel empowered: Cummins

IMAGE: Pat Cummins donned the hat of an interviewer to speak to 11 achievers-cum-leaders from around the world for his new book Tested: The remarkable power of resolve published by Harper......

Australia transformed me into a tough cricketer: Tendulkar

India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who was conferred the prestigious Order of Australia, paid rich tribute to his fans Down Under. The iconic batsman was presented the Order by Simon......

Tendulkar conferred Order of Australia

Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar was conferred the Order of Australia at a function in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Rajya Sabha MP isonly the second Indian after former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee......

Tendulkar to be given Order of Australia honour

Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is all set to become the first Indian sportsperson to be conferred with the Membership of the Order of Australia, an honour "rarely" bestowed on non-Australians.......