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Bush meets with Australia's Rudd at White House

U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speak to the media in the East Room of the White House in Washington after their meeting on March 28, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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Australia rejects Gitmo detainee request

CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Australia will not be among the nations accepting terror suspects now held at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the government has announced.

Australia to take some Gitmo detainees?

CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Australia will only accept released Guantanamo detainees who have been thoroughly vetted, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Thursday.

Unions complain about workplace law

SYDNEY, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A group of unions in Australia is threatening to file a complaint against the federal government for failing to meet international workplace standards.

Rudd: Australia may take Gitmo inmates

CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday that any decision to accept inmates from the U.S detention center at Guantanamo will be made individually.

Review of Aussie anti-terror laws sought

SYDNEY, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The botched arrest of a terror suspect and his deportation from Australia point out the need for big changes to the nation's anti-terrorism laws, a report says.

Rudd: Australia committed in Afghanistan

CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he expects his country to keep about the same number of troops in Afghanistan for several years.