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A STOLEN koala held by Prince Charles during the royals six-week Diamond Jubilee tour of Australia in 2012 has been returned to its home.

The federal government has warned hundreds of Australian travelers to reconsider trips to Egypt following increased tension in the political state of the country.

Kevin Rudd says he’s booked the National Press Club for a debate with Tony Abbott on the economy, but Mr Abbott still hasn’t said he’ll turn up.

Tony Abbott has spelt out some of his views about China and the US, and the upcoming federal election in an American journal interview.

Former Liberal PM Malcolm Fraser will campaign with the Greens to stop Opposition Leader Tony Abbott from controlling the Senate if he wins the election.

A chalk outline of the rising sun cap badge created by Australian soldiers during World War One in Wiltshire, near Stonehenge, is at risk of bring destroyed. Local residents have appealed to Aussies to help repair the memorial on Saturday 6 July.

Australia's first Muslim frontbencher has been subjected to a tirade of abuse online after being sworn into his position on a Koran by the Governor-General at a ceremony on Monday.

The Australian Electoral Commission has approved the registration of Julian Assange's WikiLeaks Party, the Voluntary Euthanasia Party and the Nick Xenophon Group. The parties can now field candidates for the upcoming federal election.

Crossbench MP Rob Oakeshott says Australians should reflect on their attitudes to women following the ousting of Julia Gillard as prime minister.

Japan is set to tell the UN’s top court that its whaling program — opposed by Australia — is “carefully conceived and planned and sustainable”.

The Australian government has contributed $700,000 to refurbishing the Franco Australian Museum in Villers-Bretonneux. The museum honours the contribution of Aussie diggers on the Western Front during World War One.

She's been cast out of Labor's top job by her caucus colleagues, but Julia Gillard is always welcome in New Zealand.

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The addition of abortion drug RU486 to Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme has been criticised by pro-life supporters claiming that it was an example of the government abusing its power to pursue its own agenda.

Australia’s export commodity prices fell 4.1 per cent in foreign currency terms in May to be 23 per cent below their July 2011 peak, RBA figures show.

Campaigner Bob Irwin says he’s stunned by the lack of policy debate about Australia’s increasingly degraded natural environment.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the economy must broaden and not have all its eggs in one basket.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has promoted many of his key leadership backers with his new look frontbench.

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Voters prefer Kevin Rudd as preferred prime minister over Tony Abbott, but the coalition would win an election comfortably, a new opinion poll shows.

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Cabinet minister Gary Gray, has apologised to South Africa’s high commissioner for wrongly announcing at an official function that anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela had died.

Dr Nitschke has struggled against the attempts of governments around the world to censor his message, so it did not come as a surprise when he was detained for questioning when attempting to enter the United Kingdom over the weekend.

The 14 September Australian federal election date is in doubt as Kevin Rudd puts together a new cabinet and reshapes Labor’s message. Mr Rudd was sworn in as prime minister by Governor-General Quentin Bryce in Canberra on Thursday morning.

New Labor leader Kevin Rudd says the negativity and destructive politics at the federal level must stop.

Ousted prime minister Julia Gillard won’t stand at the next election in the Victorian seat of Lalor.

A number of key Labor ministers have resigned following the defeat of Julia Gillard in a Labor Caucus vote, 57-45. Anthony Albanese has been elected deputy prime minister.

Kevin Rudd has been thrown a lifeline after independent MP Andrew Wilkie rejected supporting a potential no-confidence motion in the government.

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has been voted in as Labor leader by the Labor caucus in a secret ballot held tonight. Julia Gillard is likely to now leave politics following the decision.

Bill Shorten has announced he will support Kevin Rudd in tonight's leadership ballot to give the Labor Party "the best possible chance" in the federal election.

Labor MPs will vote in a ballot for the Labor leadership at 7.00pm AEST (10am UK time) for either Julia Gillard or Kevin Rudd to be prime minister. As the vote comes to a head, we look back at a timeline of Labor leadership thrills, spills and challenges.

Kevin Rudd says he will challenge Julia Gillard for the leadership of the Labor Party at a special caucus meeting at 7pm (10am UK time).

Senior members of Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s office have claimed that the embattled Labor leader would defy convention and refuse to vacate her position in the event of a leadership challenge, forcing MPs to reveal their loyalties in order to force a spill.

The South Australian Supreme Court has ruled in favour of an Adelaide man seeking to be recognised as the spouse of his deceased gay partner in what has been hailed as a landmark victory for advocates of same-sex marriage.

The Australian Electoral Commission has introduced an online enrolment service in partnership with Facebook that is designed to increase youth participation and engagement in the electoral process ahead of September’s federal election.

A potential third tilt at the Labor leadership for axed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appears to have lost momentum, with suggestions that Mr Rudd’s plan to persuade senior government ministers to support his challenge has failed.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has caused a media frenzy of both criticism and support after posing for Australian Women’s Weekly whilst knitting a toy kangaroo for the Royal baby.

Zinzan Brooke, Lewis Moody and Geordan Murphy are amongst some of the international rugby stars attending a gala dinner on 11 July in London to support an Australian quadriplegic and raise awareness of spinal injuries.

Hazel Hawke has been farewelled at Sydney’s Opera House with a musical tribute.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has given her colleagues a lukewarm assessment of Labor's chances of retaining government at the final caucus meeting before the 14 September election.

This week we bring you a special Monarchy vs Republic feature, with opinion pieces offered from both sides of the debate. Brant Rippon of the Australian Monarchist League examines the nature of the modern monarchy in Australia.

This week we bring you a special Monarchy vs Republic feature, with opinion pieces offered from both sides of the debate. Simon Rowell, Marielle Smith and Cal Viney, Co-Chairs of the London Steering Committee on Being Australia(n), discuss the need to re-examine questions of Australian identity and redefine ‘brand’ Australia.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange today claimed that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden had contacted the Assange legal team and that he was “healthy and safe” despite not showing up for the flight that he was expected to take to Cuba earlier today.

Senior government sources have reported that Climate Change Minister Greg Combet told former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd eighteen months ago that he would support a change in leadership if he were to become Federal Treasurer as a part of the deal.

The monthly Kiwis in London social event has become a cornerstone event for New Zealanders living in London. This month they have invited their Australian friends along for a night of drinking, music and good times.

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WikiLeaks says Edward Snowden, currently in Moscow after leaving Hong Kong on a commercial flight, is bound for Ecuador via a “safe route”.

As Julia Gillard marks three years as prime minister, Labor backbenchers say ministers are being unhelpful by attacking Kevin Rudd.

Trenton Oldfield, the Australian activist who was jailed for disrupting the 2012 Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race, has been ordered to leave the country after his application for a spousal visa was refused.

Although it’s almost a cliché to venture to warmer climates like Mallorca or Corfu for the summer, seeing what Britain's own back yard has to offer is also just as fun.