Bush meets with Australia's Rudd at White House
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd arrive to 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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CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Australia's newly elected opposition Liberal Party leader Tony Abbott vowed Tuesday to delay or block the government's carbon emissions trading scheme.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's flight home was delayed Monday when his plane had to turn around because of a mechanical problem, his spokesman said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama welcomes Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Washington Monday for talks on Afghanistan and climate change, the White House said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is to ask Kevin Rudd to send more troops to Afghanistan when the Australian prime minister visits Washington, authorities said.
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Dissent among Australia's Liberal Party members meant a missed deadline for the Senate to pass the emissions trading legislation, officials said.
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he'll examine letters accusing the Church of Scientology of abuses ranging from imprisonment to blackmail.
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized to nearly a half-million people who grew up in government-run orphanages and foster homes for nearly 50 years.
TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a surprise visit to Afghanistan just hours after a roadside bomb wounded an Australian soldier, officials say.
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,
