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CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Indigenous leaders promised more protests after a clash between demonstrators and police in which the Prime Minister was hustled to safety but lost a shoe.
CANBERRA, Australia, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition head Tony Abbott were rushed out of a Canberra restaurant Thursday after being surrounded by protesters.
SYDNEY, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The Australian Senate Tuesday approved a carbon tax environmentalists pushed to penalize air polluters they say contribute to global warming.
CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Australia's controversial carbon pricing scheme has become law.
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II praised Australians' courage during a year of floods and hurricanes at a reception Friday at Parliament House.
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The Australian Parliament passed a carbon tax that would make 500 of the country's top polluters pay for each ton of carbon dioxide they emit, officials said.
CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Australia's controversial carbon-pricing legislation was narrowly passed by its House of Representatives Tuesday and is expected to pass when it goes to the Senate next month.
CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Australia has introduced its controversial carbon pricing scheme in parliament.
CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Australia's longest election ended with Labor winning over several independent members of parliament to reform a government, and the opposition leader gracious in defeat.
CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- An indecisive election on the weekend left the decision of who next governs Australia in the hands of three independent politicians.
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