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Bill Shorten said he had called conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison to congratulate him on the election result

Australian opposition leader Shorten concedes election

Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten has said late that the Labor Party would not be able to form government following elections.

News • 18 May 19

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had joked that the ABC was getting its stories from 'someone's bottom drawer'

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

Malcolm Turnbull is under pressure after his gamble appeared to backfire

Australian election still too close to call

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has pulled within striking distance of the votes needed to form a narrow majority government in a cliff-hanger election that has left the nation in limbo and his leadership in doubt.

News • 06 Jul 16

Tony Abbot said his country would do whatever was needed to stop the flow of illegal immigrants

Australian PM refuses to deny smuggling claims

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said his country would do "whatever we need to do" to combat people-smuggling as he repeatedly refused to deny claims an official paid thousands of dollars to get smugglers to turn a boat around.

News • 12 Jun 15

For too long, we have given those who might be a threat to our country the benefit of the doubt, Tony Abbott said

Australia announces new security laws

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced a national security crackdown that could deny welfare payments to people seen as potential threats, strip the passports of those with dual nationality and curb travel overseas.

News • 23 Feb 15

Tony Abbott needs support from more than 51 of the 102 members of the federal Liberal Party

Australian PM brings forward leadership vote

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he would bring forward a meeting of his ruling party to consider a challenge to his leadership in an effort to halt a destabilising internal revolt.

News • 08 Feb 15

Tony Abbott urged colleagues to back 'the team that the people voted for at the election'

Australian PM faces party leadership challenge

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he will fight a challenge to his leadership at a party-room meeting next week after disgruntled government politicians sought to oust him this morning following weeks of divisive speculation.

News • 06 Feb 15

Tony Abbott said the search could take up to a year

'Reasonable chance' of finding MH370

A new underwater hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 had a "reasonable chance" of finding the plane, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said this morning.

News • 20 Aug 14

The Bluefin-21 submersible will continue to search the Indian Ocean

Search for missing plane entering 'new phase'

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has admitted it was "highly unlikely" that any surface wreckage will be found from Flight MH370 as he announced a more intensive underwater search.

News • 28 Apr 14

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said it was a step Indonesia must take

Indonesia angered by claims of spying by Australia

Indonesia has frozen a broad range of cooperation with Australia today after reports that its neighbour had tried to eavesdrop on mobile phone conversations of top Indonesian officials.

News • 20 Nov 13

Tony Abbott takes office as Australia's economy adjusts to the end of a mining investment boom

Australia's new govt aims to reboot mining boom

Australia's incoming conservative government promised to reboot a stalled mining boom and revive an appetite for investment after leader Tony Abbott swept into office.

News • 08 Sep 13

Prime minister-elect Tony Abbott and his family after he delivered his victory speech

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