Topic: Australia

Australia PM to address US Congress

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will address a joint session of the US Congress and meet President Barack Obama on a visit next month to mark 60 years of alliance, officials said Wednesday.Gillard, paying her first visit to the United States since ...
According to David Brooks a survey of Popular Culture showed that roughly 90 percent of professors in the arts and sciences that are registered with political parties, were registered as Democrats (Brooks 2003). Another somewhat disturbing suggestion Brooks makes is that is ...

Return to power within grasp for Australia's PM

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard came within grasp of a return to power on Thursday after one of four "kingmaker" MPs backed her Labor Party's bid to form a minority government following last month's dead-heat elections.Labor has promised to ...
Health care crunch time leads Obama to delay Asia trip as Congress tries to pass big overhaul President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care ...

Obama delays Pacific trip for healthcare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week to stay home and focus on his final push for a healthcare overhaul, White House officials said on Friday.Obama, who had been scheduled to leave on ...
Australia was considering a fresh request from the United States to resettle a group of inmates from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, officials said Saturday. "Australia has received another request from the United States and the matter is being considered," a foreign ...
NEWS . - Obama to meet Congressional leaders to overcome opposition from Republican lawmakers to parts of his $900 billion rescue plan. - Eurozone manufacturing shrinks at slightly slower pace in January, factory prices tumble at their fastest rate in at least ...
//www.enn.com/climate/article/38611">UN climate chief seeks Barack Obama input in December talksSource: AFPThe UN climate chief has said he was "very encouraged" by Barack Obama's stance on global warming, and said he hoped the US president-elect would join in key talks in December before ...