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Top secret Australian files left in second-hand shop

Hundreds of "top secret" and classified Australian government papers have been found in locked cabinets sold at a secondhand shop, national broadcaster ABC reported as the government Canberra ordered an urgent investigation.
Australia • 31 Jan 18

Australia rejects former PM's bid for top UN job

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has withdrawn his candidacy to be the next UN Secretary-General after current Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared him unfit for the job and refused to back his candidacy.
News • 29 Jul 16

Australia's conservative party wins election

Australia's conservative leader Tony Abbott has swept into office in national elections as voters punished the outgoing Labor government after six years of turbulent rule.
News • 08 Sep 13

Murdoch media accused of bias in election coverage

Australia's newspaper regulator has intervened in a dispute over alleged bias by Rupert Murdoch's newspapers in the country's election campaign.
News • 27 Aug 13

Australian PM Julia Gillard loses party leadership

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has defeated current Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a Labor Party leadership challenge.
News • 26 Jun 13

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