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The article focuses on the refusal of the Australian government to commit to address the negative effects of climate change. The coalition government failed to address the issue of fossil fuels as part of its pledge to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050. According to the Climate Council, the country need to increase its target of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions to at least 50% to keep its promise under the Paris agreement. Also noted is the dependence of Australia on coal.

The article focuses on the digital dimensions involved in China's Belt and Road initiative and concerns about China's digital initiatives in different countries. Topics include cost borne by the Australian government in building Coral Sea Cable System due to its national security concerns over Huawei doing the job, encouragement of wider adoption of Chinese cyber norms and standards by Chinese government, and concerns about China's digital initiatives including digital authoritarianism.

The article discusses the laws introduced by governments in Asia to suppress fake news and online malice. Topics covered include fines for people found guilty of fake news under the bill introduced in the parliament of Singapore, how the issue of online disinformation is being used by autocrats like Prayuth Chan-ocha, head of the military junta of Thailand, to curb criticism, and law on social media adopted by Australia in response to the recent mass shooting in New Zealand.

The article reports on the leadership spills of the federal parliamentary leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia, called by the incumbent leader of the party, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull that was held on August 21, 2018. Topics discussed include traps laid out by Turnbull for his opponent Peter Dutton, the home-affairs minister, spill motions by the opposition Labor party that evicted former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in favor of Julia Gillard, and brief background on Dutton.

This article reports on Australian society in 2011 and social change related to immigration. The article discusses immigrants and refugees in the country and their effect on the economy, employment, and welfare. Information is also provided on the federal government and the aboriginal indigenous people.

This article reports on economic conditions in Australia in 2011. The article discusses economic growth and reform in the country related to the mineral industry and mineral prices, trade, and manufacturing. Information is also provided on immigration, labour, and political parties, as well as on the country's gross domestic product (GDP).

The article reports on the campaign of Aboriginal activists for a voice to parliament, a body to advise governments on policies that affect indigenous people in Australia. Topics discussed include percentage of Australia's population who are Aboriginals, and announcement of Ken Wyatt, the minister for indigenous Australians, for a referendum on giving constitutional recognition to Aboriginals.

The article focuses on the political success of Australian Prime Minister John Howard. Hillsong is said to be Australia's fastest-growing church. Pastor Brian Houston, who founded Hillsong, once wrote a book called "You Need More Money". It may be tempting to dismiss Hillsong as an extreme example of "prosperity Christianity" and ignore it, but Howard and his Liberals certainly have not. Australia's evangelical churches may be booming, but the country still embraces staunchly liberal values. The attention paid to Hillsong is a symptom of something much broader: Howard and his party have understood, and profited from, a big shift in Australian attitudes.

This article reports that the politicians in Canberra, Australia have made the right moves on economic freedom, immigration and schools. After the Australian colonies federated in 1901, protectionism was entrenched by statute, not just in manufacturing but in banking, transport, telecommunications and just about every- thing else. Other countries, including the U.S. and much of continental Europe, were just as protectionist at the time, but Australia, with its small population and rich natural resources, was able to tolerate the costs of this economic inefficiency for much longer. As David Hale, of Kemper Financial Services in Chicago, has explained it in his shrewd analysis of the Australian economy, this protectionist trade policy produced a political culture based on rent seeking.

The article discusses the crisis in the Liberal Party in Australia. Liberal Party member Julia Banks points out the reasons why she decided to quit the party and become an independent. Some complaints against the party are its leaders being homophobic, anti-women and ignoring people's concern over affordable housing and retirement savings. Also discussed are allies of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's criticism of Banks as a traitor and an outlook for the party's chance in the May 2019 election.

The article discusses events in Australia to honor several aborigines. Topics discussed include the installation of a statue of Aboriginal activist William Ferguson in New South Wales and the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's claiming of the continent for Great Britain in 2020. Also discussed are political developments in Australia including the dismissal of Malcolm Turnbul as Liberal Party leader and prime minister and projected victory of the Labor Party in the May 2019 election.

The article describes the stability of politics in Australia since the 1980s. It compares the administrations of Australian prime ministers during the period, including Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and John Howard. The impact of the rise of partisan politics in the country is discussed, particularly the rivalry between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal-National Coalition.

The article discusses the lack of stable government brought by Australia's July 2016 general elections. Topics include Malcolm Turnbull's promise to break from nearly a decade of dysfunctional politics, the unclear outcome of the elections a week after Autralians cast their votes, and factors that contributed to people's dissatisfaction with Turnbull including the failure of Labor leaders to respond to an erosion among Australians of traditional political royalties.

The article reports on the political conflicts over renewable energy in Australia. Topics discussed include the debate over how hard the government should push to replace fossil fuels with cleaner energy, the renewable energy target set by Labor premier Jay Weatherill, and the scale of foreign investment in South Australia's projects.

The article reports on the working of Australian government regarding to allow same-sex couples to marry. It mentions the working of Malcolm Turnbull, prime minister of Australia, with Australians that support gay marriage and states the working of Australian political party the Liberal Party for the same. It also mentions the Liberal government, led by John Howard had passed law on marriage.

The article offers information on the politics in Australia, and mentions the disappearance of liberalism under the administration of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Topics discussed include the effort of Turnbull related to immigration, the commitment he made about ideas that excite the Australian people, and the reliance of Turnbull to the parliamentary support of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

The article discusses Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott reported re-ignition of a war between environmentalists and loggers in regards to the timber in the forests on the island state of Tasmania as of March 2014, focusing on Abbott's proposal to give loggers access to 74,000 hectares of land in the World Heritage-listed wilderness region of Tasmania. According to the article, Tasmania's 7.6 percent unemployment rate is the highest in all of Australia.

The article focuses on Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his "Operation Sovereign Borders" program, which aims to end the influx of asylum-seekers by boat to Australia in 2014. Topics include how Abbott's immigration stance has been accepted by Australians and how Australian navy patrols have angered Indonesia by entering waters without permission.

The article considers elections for Australia's legislative body to be held in September 2013. Public opinion polls indicating that an electoral coalition of opposition leader Tony Abbott will defeat the Labor Party government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd are discussed. A contradiction is examined between Abbott's campaign pledges to increase public spending and his Liberal Party's traditional opposition to such spending.

The article looks at politics in Australia as of February 2013. Topics include Prime Minister Julia Gillard's announcement that a federal election would be held in September 2013, concerns from members of Parliament that if elected, the conservative opposition coalition would abolish taxes on carbon emissions, and protests from the rural environmental group Manning Alliance.

The article discusses fracking in Australia as of June 2012, focusing on the nation's use of coal-seam gas (CSG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG), Australia's burgeoning economy, and a map which depicts Australia and the Great Barrier Reef area. A May 17, 2012 report by the Queensland Water Commission on an anticipated drop in water levels due to CSG water extraction is also provided.

The article discusses a tax on mineral resources and mineral industries profits enacted in Australia. The passage of the tax is considered as a political victory for Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Gillard's plan to use revenue for the tax on infrastructure spending, an increase in social security payments and a cut in corporation taxes is discussed.

The article offers information about a political rivalry between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Politician Kevin Rudd over leadership of the Labour Party in politics in Australia.

The article discusses the policies of Australian prime minister Julia Gillard. Topics include her policy on forcing asylum seekers to be processed in nearby Malaysia, her struggles to deal with the carbon tax problem, her replacement of prime minister Kevin Rudd, and decreased popularity and increased doubts about her success as a leader among supporters in parliament.

The article presents a profile of the carbon tax program being advocated by the Australian prime minister Julia Gillard in 2011 to curtail climate change. Details are given reviewing the prominence of climate chance awareness and concern in the nation, statistics concerning greenhouse gas emissions, and the political climate of her program. Comments focus on the contentious reception of the bill by the greater public.

This article reports on politicians in Australia in 2011 and the effectiveness of their reforms. The article discusses Australian politics and political parties related to economic policy, political terms, Conservatism, and Liberals. Information is also provided on the Labour party and the governments of former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and John Howard.

The article looks at Australian prime minister Julia Gillard, focusing on her decreasing public support. Topics discussed include floods in Queensland, legislation on journalists, and foreign policy.

The article discusses national elections held in Australia on August 21, 2010. Neither the Labor Party of Prime Minister Julia Gillard nor the opposition Liberal-National party led by Tony Abbott was able to gain a majority in the parliament. The success of Adam Bandt and his Green party is discussed, as is the role of independent legislators such as Andrew Wilkie, Bob Katter, and Tony Windsor in the formation of the Parliament is discussed.

The article presents information on the politics and government of Australia. It focuses on an election scheduled for August 21, 2010, and polls which indicate that Prime Minister Julia Gillard's popularity had declined only a few weeks after she had taken over from former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The question of whether Gillard and Rudd's Labor Party would be able to fend off a challenge from the Liberal-National coalition of parties is addressed.

The article presents information on the politics and government of Australia as of July 17, 2010. It focuses on the efforts of Prime Minister Julia Gillard to restore public support for the Labor Party. Her predecessor, Kevin Rudd, was forced to resign after implementing a series of controversial policies involving mining taxes, foreign asylum-seekers, and climate change.

The article reports on the replacing of Kevin Rudd with Julia Gillard as prime minister of Australia. A number of topics are addressed including the steep decline in the popularity of Rudd among Australian voters, a heavy tax on Australia's mines proposed by Rudd, and the chances that Gillard will win a second term in power for the Labor Party.

The article presents information on the politics and government of Australia as of March 2010, focusing on a health care reform promoted by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Rudd would like the Australian federal government to take over the majority of public hospital finance from the Australian states. A televised debate on this topic between Rudd and opposition leader Tony Abbott is discussed.

The article discusses the political conflict in Australia over the issue of climate change. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's unrealized hopes that a cap-and-trade scheme for reducing Australia's carbon emissions would pass before the United Nations climate talks taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 7, 2009 are mentioned. The conflict within the conservative Liberal Party over the issue of climate change is also discussed.

The article reports that Australian opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has become less popular as a result of his attempts to work against Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Turnbull leads the Liberal Party of Australia, and was influential in striking down climate change legislation that Rudd had proposed. Turnbull also embarrassed himself when he published a forged email in an attempt to discredit Rudd.

The author argues that Australian politician Malcolm Turnbull's ouster of the nation's Prime Minister Tony Abbott during an election in 2015 could impact the country's economy. It states that in just over two years, four people have been elected to the prime minister position in Australia. According to the article, Turnbull could become the most competent leader in Australia since former Prime Minister John Howard. Australia's economic development and swing-voting middle class are examined.

The article discusses how Australia's government and various environmental groups are trying to stop Japan from hunting and slaughtering whales in the Southern Ocean. It is reported that Japan is aiming to kill more than 900 minke and 50 fin whales from the region bordering Antarctica by mid-April 2008. The Japanese are asserting that the hunt is for scientific research, but critics are claiming that it is only a front for a commercial whale-meat harvesting.

The article discusses the victory of Kevin Rudd over the Liberal Party's John Howard to become Australia's Prime Minister. Howard had led the Liberal party to its worst rout in its 63-year history with his divisive approach to politics. Rudd handpicked his first ministry on November 29, 2007, not following the tradition that right and left party factions should be consulted first. The article also presents public opinions of Rudd and what he will have to face as prime minister.

The article discusses general elections in Australia. Incumbent prime minister John Howard was initially hesitant about seeking an unprecedented fifth term for his conservative coalition government. Howard's reticence may have led to the commanding lead that Labor Party head Kevin Rudd has in polls leading up to the November 24, 2007 election. The election may be swung in Queensland, where Howard's coalition holds a vast majority of parliament seats, but to which Rudd is a native.

The article reports on the 2007 federal election campaign in Australia, where Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd is mounting a serious challenge to the five-term conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard. Rudd, whose background in politics is discussed in some detail, has promised environmental reforms and a diversified energy policy.

The article reports on the decision by the government of Australian Prime Minister John Howard to take federal control of aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory in the wake of a report indicating rampant alcohol-induced violence and child sexual abuse in the settlements. The timing of the action is questioned, given the nearness of a national election and the fact that the aborigines' condition is not new.

The article profiles Kevin Rudd, the leader of Australia's Labor Party. Labor is ahead by 14 percentage points in the polls, and has a promising shot at breaking John Howard and the Conservative's 11-year hold on Australian politics. Rudd has been attempting to appease the unions while being more business-friendly than Labor politicians traditionally have been. While popular with the public, this attempt has failed to win him strong favor with business or labor.

The article focuses on the rise in popular use of the Australian flag in relation to national identity, an issue used by many previous political campaigns. John Howard, Australian prime minister seeking re-election, has cited the national identity as an ideal to revive in upcoming campaigns against chief political rival Kevin Rudd. A history of Australian national identity is also discussed.

The article reports on politics and wage reform in Australia. On June 7th, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) delivered what is likely to be its last ruling on the country's minimum wage. Under reforms planned by the conservative coalition government, led by John Howard, the commission's regulatory role is about to give way to a more market-driven system, which will also allow workers more power to negotiate their own wages with employers. The government's chief targets were a centrally determined method of fixing wages under the AIRC, and myriad federal and state "awards" for separate industries--everything from clerical workers to hairdressers--each containing a multitude of stipulations over working conditions. The Howard government went further by allowing individual employees to strike their own deals with bosses through Australian Workplace Agreements (AWA), before the Senate blocked more changes. The planned changes Mr Howard announced last month should go to parliament in August. They contain four key features designed to strengthen the power of employers to do their own pay deals, unburdened by regulation. The AIRC will lose its wage-fixing role to a new body called the Fair Pay Commission, which will be expected to base its decisions mainly on their overall economic impact.

John Howard, Australia's prime minister, is seeking a fourth term for his conservative coalition government. However, 43 of Australia's former defence and diplomatic chiefs have attacked him for what they described as his deception of the Australian people. Their charge, in a statement on August 8th, had to do with "false assumptions" behind Howard's commitment of Australian troops to the Iraq war--about 850 of them are still there. Howard's assertion last year that Australia had moved on from the Iraq war may turn out to have been wishful thinking. The murkiness surrounding Australia's involvement suggests the issue is likely to damage the government in the election campaign. The prime minister's credibility on Iraq and other issues has also brought pressure from a more unsettling front. John Valder, a former president of the conservative Liberal Party, which Howard leads, has launched a campaign to defeat Howard in his Sydney electorate of Bennelong. Valder is not standing himself, but is urging voters in the Liberal Party's heartland to support other Bennelong candidates.

This article discusses how Australia's federal budget was crafted for gain in the upcoming elections. WITH an election due in a few months, the latest budget from Peter Costello, Australia's treasurer (finance minister), was fairly brazenly designed to win a fourth term for the conservative coalition government led by John Howard. By the time Mr Costello actually delivered it in Parliament on May 11th, so much had been leaked there were few surprises left--except, perhaps, the precise scale of the budget's new largesse: a package worth A$37 billion ($26 billion) over the next five years by a government that has staked its credentials over the past eight years on a record of fiscal restraint. Middle-income families, working mothers and retirees, all among the swinging voters who could decide the election, were showered with payments. With a budget cash surplus of only A$2.4 billion, halved from the previous year, Mr Costello has left Mr Latham little room for promises to match his own pre-election spending spree. If so, Mr Costello's budget largesse could be designed to cushion the pain for many in middle Australia who have saddled themselves with debt through buying second and third properties as investments.

This article considers a political blunder concerning Australia's Iraq policy on the part of opposition leader Mark Latham. With an election expected later this year, and the opposition Labor Party powerfully invigorated under Mark Latham, its latest leader, the prospects for John Howard winning a fourth term as prime minister have been looking a bit dim of late. Youthful and dynamic, and deftly able to steer the political agenda towards issues such as health and education, where Labor resonates strongly with voters, Mr Latham has opened up a commanding lead for the party over Mr Howard's conservative coalition since he took over the leadership just four months ago. Apparently emboldened by a sense that Australians wanted to put their military contribution to the war in Iraq behind them, Mr Latham said on March 23rd that, if Labor wins the election, he will bring the troops home by Christmas. There were echoes of the Spanish election on March 14th, soon after terrorist bombings in Madrid, and the pledge by Jos& eacute; Luis Rodr& iacute; guez Zapatero, the Spanish leader-elect, to withdraw Spain's troops from Iraq. Once Australia's responsibility was discharged after the handover to a sovereign authority in Iraq in July, he said, a Latham government would be hoping to have the troops back by Christmas: hardly revolutionary, given that Labor originally opposed the Howard government's despatch of troops to take part in the American-led invasion.

The article focuses on Mark Latham, leader of Australia's opposition Labor Party. Faced with an election by the end of 2004--and the prospect of Prime Minister John Howard winning a fourth term--Labor parliamentarians decided to ignore Mr Latham's colourful past and on December 2nd elected him to replace the lacklustre Simon Crean, whose public-approval ratings collapsed. Mr Latham is Labor's youngest leader in a century. Yet he also seems to be the party's best hope for overcoming the identity crisis that has plagued it since it lost power to Mr Howard's coalition almost eight years ago. Mr Latham is a champion of the market and individual enterprise and favours tax cuts for high earners. The job of government, he says, is "to help the people who are doing the right thing--the people who are getting stuck in, doing things the fair dinkum Australian way." He will push his ideas to make Australia an "upwardly mobile society", and boost health and education, where the Howard government is vulnerable. His biggest challenge will be to unite his party behind him before the election, whose timing is up to Mr Howard. The government coalition will try to exploit Mr Latham's inexperience and his inconsistencies on economic policy. But the new Labor leader is as formidable a communicator as Mr Howard, and every bit as adept at responding quickly to circumstances.

Reports on political parties in Australia. Conditions of Australia's Labor opposition party; How Labor was unseated by the Liberal Party led by John Howard; Problems inside the party, including struggles between internal factions.

Reports on the victory of the conservative Liberal-National coalition in Australia, led by Prime Minister John Howard, in the November 10, 2001 election. Discussion of the outlook for Howard's third consecutive term as prime minister; Issue of his border security policy and economic management agenda; Outlook for the opposition Labor Party.