U.S. President Obama meets with Australian Prime Minister in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd in the Oval office of the White House in Washington on March 24, 2009. (UPI PhotoGary Fabiano/Pool)
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MELBOURNE, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Australia's prime minister indicated he is in no rush to end the detention of Sri Lankan refugees aboard the ship Oceanic Viking despite Indonesia's impatience,
SYDNEY, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- At least three people died after a boatload of asylum-seekers sank in the Indian Ocean northwest of Australia, Australian officials said.
SYDNEY, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A massive fire on a leaking oil rig off the coast of West Australia continued to burn out of control Monday.
JAKARTA, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Nearly 80 Tamil boat refugees could find themselves adrift on the high seas again unless a standoff with Indonesian and Australian authorities is resolved.
JAKARTA, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A standoff persisted Thursday in Indonesia as 78 asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka refused to leave an Australian Customs ship.
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Australian government must stop detaining immigrants on Christmas Island, Human Rights Commissioner Catherine Branson said Friday.
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Australian military chiefs are pressing for the Sikorsky MH-60R helicopter over its European rival, the NH90 built by EADS, according to a classified document.
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Indonesian police are holding a suspected people smuggler whose wretched boats were intercepted recently by Indonesian and Canadian authorities.
JAKARTA, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in Tuesday for a second five-year term as president of Indonesia, officials said.
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Opposition political parties have again slammed the Australian government over asylum policies as coast guard ships race to the rescue of more crowded boats in distress.
