Tony Abbott ousted as Australian PM in internal party challengeIn the hastily-arranged late night party leadership ballot, Abbott, 57, who had been plagued by poor opinion polls, received 44 votes to Tu...
14 Sep, 2015, 06.05 PM IST
Australian PM Tony Abbott under attack for pro-Adani statementAbbott has come under attack for candidly speaking in favour of Adani's $16.5 billion coal mine project in central Queensland.
08 Aug, 2015, 10.58 PM IST
Japan eyes British help to sink German bid for Australian submarine: SourcesA Japanese government team is in talks with at least two top British firms to help a Japanese consortium land one of the world's most lucra...
23 Jul, 2015, 09.53 PM IST
Australia launches taskforce to tackle "deadly scourge" of crystal methamphetamineAbbott said that Australian Crime Commission considers ice poses the highest risk of all illicit drugs to our community with ice use rates ...
08 Apr, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
Australia PM Tony Abbott survives confidence voteAbbott said he took the result of today's leadership spill motion, which was defeated by 61 - 39, as a "shot across his bow".
09 Feb, 2015, 12.51 PM IST
Kushan Buddha statue to make way back to IndiaThe Australian government has informed Indian authorities that it will soon return the sculpture dating back to 2nd century BC.
02 Jan, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi takes playful dig at Tony Abbott during Australia Parliament speech"I'm the third head of the government you are listening to this week, I do not know how you are doing this! May be, this is Prime Minister ...
18 Nov, 2014, 01.50 PM IST
Australian warplanes to be deployed to join airstrikes on Islamic StateThe announcement was made after Prime Minister Tony Abbott's meeting with the National Security Committee of Cabinet.
03 Oct, 2014, 03.32 PM IST
Australia, Malaysia contribute AUD 60 million each for MH370 searchTony Abbott said Australia had intended to build a memorial or monument to honour those on board the MH370 flight in the Australian western...
06 Sep, 2014, 05.57 PM IST
Australia, Malaysia contribute AUS Dollar 60 million for MH370 searchBoth countries committed to give 60 mn Aus Dollar in their quest to locate the plane which is believed to have crashed in Southern Indian O...
06 Sep, 2014, 03.53 PM IST
Narendra Modi shouldn't be blamed for 2002 riots in Gujarat: Australian PM Tony AbbottElaborating his thoughts on the issue, the Australian Prime Minister said he accepts that sometimes "we" (leaders) are presiding when terri...
06 Sep, 2014, 06.53 AM IST
Tony Abbott gifts 'Nehru Jacket' jacket to Narendra ModiThe gifts were exchanged during a meeting the two Prime Ministers had after which the important civil nuclear deal was inked between the tw...
05 Sep, 2014, 09.25 PM IST
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj calls on Australian Prime Minister Tony AbbottSwaraj called on the visiting dignitary, who arrived in India on a two-day visit yesterday.
05 Sep, 2014, 02.15 PM IST
Ficci welcomes Australian PM's statement on India tiesAbbott said though there is no dearth of opportunities elsewhere in the vicinity of Australia, there is "an abundance of opportunities" in ...
04 Sep, 2014, 08.51 PM IST
Australia to help anti-ISIL forces in Iraq: Tony Abbott"Australia's contribution will continue to be coordinated with the government of Iraq and regional countries," Abbott said.
01 Sep, 2014, 10.57 AM IST
Bilateral ties: Australian think-tank seeks Abbott's visit to India after Lok Sabha pollsAbbott, who recently led one of the largest high-level trade delegation to three North Asian nations, has signed free trade agreements with...
15 Apr, 2014, 02.48 PM IST
India-Australia ties likely to get boost under PM-elect Tony AbbottAustralia-India ties will become more robust under Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott, who had once described India as an emerging super powe...
10 Sep, 2013, 02.23 PM IST