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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, center, with supporters in Canberra, Australia Monday. Pic: AP.

Aussie PM defeats Rudd in leadership vote, hangs on to job

By AP News Mon, Feb 27, 2012 12:13PM UTC View Comments

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard easily won an internal party vote Monday against the colleague she deposed two years ago, Kevin Rudd, and declared that she had put down the internal strife that has undermined her unpopular government for months. Gillard defeated Rudd 71 votes to 31 in a ballot of...

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It’s on! Australia’s Rudd challenges PM for leadership

By AP News Fri, Feb 24, 2012 2:20PM UTC View Comments

Former Australian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd, left, speaks to the media, with his wife Therese Rein, right, during a press conference after his arrival at the airport in Brisbane, Australia, Friday. Pic: AP.

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Friday that he will attempt to grab back leadership of the country, directly challenging the current prime minister amid a bitter power struggle that has been brewing for weeks. Prime Minister Julia Gillard is planning a party leadership ballot for Monday in an effort to...

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‘Let’s settle this once and for all’: Aussie PM calls party leadership ballot

By AP News Wed, Feb 22, 2012 11:45PM UTC View Comments

Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Pic: AP.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Julia Gillard put her job on the line Thursday, announcing a leadership ballot in hopes of quashing a comeback by the premier she ousted in a Labor Party coup. But Kevin Rudd’s supporters said that even if Gillard survives Monday’s vote, the turmoil surrounding her unpopular government will continue...

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Australia’s Foreign Minister Rudd resigns amid leadership row

By AP News Wed, Feb 22, 2012 3:16PM UTC View Comments

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister resigned Wednesday in a bitter rift with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who may poll her party’s lawmakers next week on who should lead the country. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd announced his resignation during a news conference in Washington, where he was visiting on official business, and he said...

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Animal cruelty cuts Aussie beef exports to Indonesia

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Sun, Dec 18, 2011 3:06PM UTC View Comments

A protest against live cattle exports in Australia

The Julia Gillard Government is facing another attack from the Opposition. This time, it is all about live cattle exports. Australian beef exports to Indonesia will be cut off by half in 2012 to stop animal cruelty in exchange for bucks. The Indonesian agriculture ministry has confirmed its plans to reduce cattle import quota from...

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