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2010-09-01 16:56

Greens party backs Australian Labor Party gov't (AP)

AP - Australia's Labor Party won the backing of a Greens party lawmaker Wednesday in its attempt to form the country's first minority government in nearly seven decades, while other nonaligned legislators said they are close to deciding which party they will support.

2010-09-01 11:36

Australia clocks fastest growth in three years (AFP)

Australia's economy surged 1.2 percent in the June quarter and 3.3 percent over the year, smashing analyst forecasts, figures showed Wednesday, sending share prices and the local dollar higher.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australia's economy surged 1.2 percent in the three months to June, the biggest jump in three years, official figures showed on Wednesday, sending share prices and the local dollar sharply higher.


2010-09-01 11:36

Aussie mom jailed 27 years for killing two sons (AP)

AP - An Australian mother twice convicted of killing her two young sons was sentenced to 27 years in prison on Wednesday for what the judge called "the greatest act of betrayal."

2010-09-01 11:36

Australian PM wins Greens support in government bid (Reuters)

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks at a news conference in Melbourne August 22, 2010. REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard forged an alliance with the Greens party on Wednesday to take her party closer to forming a government, but vowed not to allow the deal to change her plans for a tax on miners' profits.


2010-09-01 06:06

Mass breakout from Australia immigration centre (AFP)

Nearly 100 asylum-seekers broke out of an Australian immigration detention centre on Wednesday after days of riots and staged a protest outside, police said.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Nearly 100 asylum-seekers broke out of an Australian immigration detention centre on Wednesday after days of riots and staged a protest outside, police said.


2010-09-01 06:06

Australian Greens back PM as coalition talks progress (AFP)

Greens Party leader Bob Brown speaks to the media in Melbourne in August 2010. Brown declared his support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard as tortuous negotiations to form a minority government inched forward.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australia's only Greens MP Wednesday declared his support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard as tortuous negotiations to form a minority government inched forward.


2010-09-01 06:06

Australia economy surges, smashing forecasts (AFP)

Australia's economy surged 1.2 percent in the June quarter and 3.3 percent over the year, smashing analyst forecasts, figures showed Wednesday, sending share prices and the local dollar higher.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australia's economy surged 1.2 percent in the June quarter and 3.3 percent over the year, smashing analyst forecasts, figures showed Wednesday, sending share prices and the local dollar higher.


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