AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard won the support of a key independent MP on Thursday, leaving her close to breaking the worst political deadlock in decades after elections failed to produce a winner.
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2010-09-02 19:55
Australian PM wins key backer in bid for power (AFP)
2010-09-02 19:55
Key Australian lawmaker backs Labor to govern (AP)
AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when an independent lawmaker said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia's first minority government in almost seven decades.
2010-09-02 14:29
Qantas engine blast 'like fireworks', say passengers (AFP)
AFP - Passengers on a Sydney-bound Qantas jet rocked by an exploding engine Thursday described how the plane felt like it had hit a "speed bump" and showered flames and sparks like fireworks.
2010-09-02 14:29
Australian independent MP backs Gillard (AFP)
AFP - A key independent MP Thursday backed Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to form a government after deadlocked polls, leaving her just two seats short of a parliamentary majority.
2010-09-02 14:29
Australia's Gillard inches closer to power (Reuters)
Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard inched closer to a return to power on Thursday after one of four independent lawmakers holding the balance of power threw his support behind her Labor Party.
2010-09-02 09:08
Kookaburra sits in gum tree, but no longer 'gay' (AFP)
AFP - An Australian school was under fire Thursday after erasing the word "gay" from iconic song "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree" to stop children tittering.
2010-09-02 09:08
Australia PM boosted by opposition blunder (AFP)
AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's hopes of forming a government after deadlocked polls rose Thursday when the opposition was accused of a policy blow-out of up to 10 billion US dollars.
2010-09-02 09:08
Australian key lawmaker backs Labor to govern (AP)
AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when an independent lawmaker said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia's first minority government in almost seven decades.
2010-09-02 03:46
Australian school drops 'gay' from classic song (AP)
AP - An Australian school principal has asked students to stop using the word "gay" when singing a classic children's song, but said Thursday no offense was intended — he was simply trying to keep the kids from laughing.
2010-09-02 03:46
Australian lawmakers reveal $9.7 B hole in pledges (AP)
AP - Australia's conservative leader said Thursday that his coalition had the best economic credentials to govern despite new figures showing that he had overstated savings from election promises by up to 10.6 billion Australian dollars ($9.7 billion).
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