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Australian PM rules out election spree as high dollar hits budget

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CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, well behind in opinion polls for elections in September, has ruled out a major spending spree to win back voters, conceding that the stubbornly high Australian dollar has put a A$12 billion hole in government revenue forecasts.

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Australia's Labor roiled by resignations after failed leadership coup

CANBERRA - Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard faced a string of ministerial resignations on Friday in the wake of a botched leadership coup against her, forcing a reshuffle of her Labor government just months from potentially disastrous elections.

World, United Nations, Australia, 22 Mar 2013

Australian PM Gillard survives leadership showdown

CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard stared down a leadership crisis on Thursday and ensured she will lead the government into a September 14 election after she called a surprise leadership vote over her chief rival Kevin Rudd.

World, Australia, Tony Abbott 21 Mar 2013

Australia eases some military sanctions on reforming Myanmar

CANBERRA - Australia will ease restrictions on military engagement with Myanmar following democratic reforms since the country's ruling generals relinquished their half-century grip on power in 2011, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Monday. | Video

World, United Nations, Australia, Myanmar 18 Mar 2013

Australia pursues Malaysian explanation for senator's deportation

PERTH, Australia - Australia is seeking further explanation from Malaysia about why an Australian senator, who went to politically sensitive Malaysia to discuss electoral reform, was denied entry and deported, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Sunday.

World, Australia, 17 Feb 2013

Teary Australia PM's election campaign off to rocky start

PERTH, Australia - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's government was rocked by the surprise resignation of two of her most senior cabinet ministers on Saturday, just four days after she stunned voters by calling a national election in eight months' time.

World, Australia, Tony Abbott 02 Feb 2013

Australian PM surprises with September election call

CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard set national elections for September 14, stunning voters on Wednesday with eight months notice of the vote in a bold move designed to end political uncertainty surrounding her struggling minority government. | Video

World, Australia, Tony Abbott 30 Jan 2013

Court dismisses sex harassment case against Australian lawmaker

CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's tenuous grip on power was strengthened on Wednesday when a court threw out a sexual harassment case against parliament's former speaker after months of damaging attacks by the opposition.

World, Australia, Tony Abbott 11 Dec 2012

Australia's Gillard in spoof: Mayans were right, world is ending

CANBERRA - According to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the Mayans were right and the apocalypse is near.

Oddly Enough, People, 06 Dec 2012

Australia's Gillard survives tough year, but polls defeat looms

CANBERRA - Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard heads into an election year with her leadership bruised over a union scandal dating back 20 years and with her government struggling to gain voter support after a brutal political year that ended on Thursday.

World, Australia, 29 Nov 2012

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Exclusive: EU to warn China it may levy duties against Huawei - sources

BRUSSELS - The European Commission plans to send a formal warning to China that it is ready to levy sanctions against telecoms equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp over illegal subsidies, people close to the matter said.

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Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?

Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.

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