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  Australian PM says no new taxes for fight against IS

  World | October 07, 2014 6:31 IST

  Canberra: Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday ruled out introducing new taxes to pay for the fight against the Islamic State(IS), even though the cost of the operations is likely to be as much

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  Business high on Narendra Modi agenda as he leaves for US today

  India | September 25, 2014 9:58 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves Thursday on a five-day much anticipated visit to the United States, during which he will address the UN General Assembly and also hold a summit meeting with US

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  Mumbai-Style terror attack by ISIS in Australia uncovered

  World | September 19, 2014 12:28 IST

  Canberra: Australia's intelligence agencies have uncovered a plot by the Islamic State militants to launch a "Mumbai-style" terror attack on the parliament with Prime Minister Tony Abbott and other top officials being the prime targets.Armed

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  Anti-terror raids not against Muslim community: Abbott

  World | September 19, 2014 7:12 IST

  Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday the ongoing counter-terrorism raids are against crimes and not against religion.The remarks came while hundreds of furious Australian Muslims launched protest claiming they were terrorised by

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  Security ramped up after terror plot on Australian Parliament revealed

  World | September 19, 2014 7:20 IST

  Melbourne: Australian authority on Friday has ramped up security in the capital of Canberra after potential terror attack plot against the Parliament House and the country's top leaders was traced.According to intelligence officers, intelligence departments

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  ISIS planning public beheading in Australia: Abbott

  World | September 18, 2014 12:24 IST

  Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday said that suspected terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (IS) were planning a public beheading in the country.Abbott's comments came after police detained 15 people in the

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  Modi tells Abbott his visit touched heart of every Indian

  India | September 16, 2014 20:07 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and told him that his recent visit to India touched the heart of every Indian.A PMO statement said

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  Australia to send military forces to Middle East

  World | September 14, 2014 11:48 IST

  Canberra: The Australian government on Sunday decided to send military forces to the Middle East as part of the international efforts to combat the Islamic State (IS) militants.Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that Australia had

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  Australia upgrades terror alert

  World | September 12, 2014 11:24 IST

  Sydney: Australia on Friday raised the national terrorism public alert level from medium to high after receiving advice from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the advice was not based on

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  India, Australia ink nuclear pact

  India | September 05, 2014 21:00 IST

  New Delhi: India and Australia today inked a significant civil nuclear agreement which will allow Canberra to supply uranium to the energy-starved country even as the two countries discussed ways to enhance cooperation in key

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  Tony Abbott receives guard of honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan

  India | September 05, 2014 12:34 IST

  New Delhi: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was given a ceremonial reception in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan here this morning ahead of his crucial meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  Abbott, who arrived here

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  Australian PM Tony Abbott arrives in India, nuke deal likely on agenda

  India | September 04, 2014 8:24 IST

  Mumbai: Amid indications that a nuclear deal could be in the offing, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott arrived here on Thursday morning on a two-day India visit during which the two countries would look at

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  Aussie PM Abbott to meet Tendulkar; sports pact to be inked

  India | September 03, 2014 19:14 IST

  New Delhi: The Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will be meeting iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar tomorrow in Mumbai, from where he will be starting his two-day State visit to India.Abbott will be meeting the legendary

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  Australian PM to visit India, Malaysia

  World | August 29, 2014 9:37 IST

  Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on Friday that he will travel to India and Malaysia next week.On Abbott's first visit to India as prime minister, he said he will visit New Delhi and

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  Australian PM confident of recovering MH17 victims' remains

  World | July 31, 2014 11:33 IST

  Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday said that he was confident about recovering the remains of MH17 victims despite constant blockade of the Australian-Dutch police mission to access the crash site.The investigators were

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  UN chief, Australian PM discuss regional issues

  World | June 11, 2014 7:14 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday met visiting Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and they discussed situations in Syria, Ukraine, as well as Fiji.The secretary-general thanked Australia for its consistent support for

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  Australian PM defends spying on Indonesian President

  World | November 19, 2013 20:19 IST

  Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today defended as “reasonable” his country's spying activities as he rejected Indonesia's demand for an apology over the alleged snooping on its President that has triggered diplomatic tension between

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  "China's strength benefit to world, not challenge"

  World | October 07, 2013 11:59 IST

  Melbourne : Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has expressed his?keen interest to further enhance trade relations with China calling its growth?as a benefit to the world rather than a challenge.Abbott, who?met Chinese president Xi Jinping

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  Australia's new PM makes maiden trip to Indonesia

  World | September 30, 2013 9:28 IST

  Jakarta, Indonesia : Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is on his way to Indonesia for his first trip abroad since taking office, a two-day visit that increasingly looks like it will be dominated by immigration

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  Abbott sworn in as Australia's PM

  World | September 18, 2013 11:23 IST

  Canberra: Tony Abbott was sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister on Wednesday and promised immediate action to slow the stream of asylum-seekers arriving by boats from Indonesia and to dismantle the previous administration's clean