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Shoe-thrower targets former Australian PM Howard

An anti-Iraq War activist dramatically hurled shoes at former Australian prime minister John Howard on live national TV on Monday.

India back Alan Isaac for top ICC post

India’s cricket chiefs on Saturday endorsed New Zealand’s Alan Isaac as the next vice-president of the world governing body.

Howard defiant over ICC snub

Former Australia Prime Minister John Howard will not step aside as the nominee for the International Cricket Council’s vice-presidency.

Murali: Howard has to win over ICC’s Asian nations

Murali: Howard has to win over ICC’s Asian nations

Muttiah Muralitharan said on Wednesday that John Howard faces difficulty winning over South Asian cricket nations as the new head of the ICC.

Ex-Aussie PM Howard nominated to lead ICC

Former Australian prime minister John Howard was on Tuesday named as a candidate to lead the sport internationally from 2012.

Former Australian PM Howard linked to ICC top job

Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is in the running to take charge of international cricket, reports said on Friday.

Shoe thrown at former Aussie PM in Cambridge debate

An angry man threw a boot at former Australian prime minister John Howard during a debate at Britain’s Cambridge University.

Australian troops ‘scorned’ for low-risk missions

Australian soldiers are ashamed of their low-risk missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and are scorned by troops of other nations, two officers charged in comments published on…

Aussie leader is battling the bulge

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd revealed on Wednesday that he is battling the bulge, while his deputy, Julia Gillard, was stunned to be voted one of the country’s sexiest…

Australia apologises for mistreating Aborigines

Australia apologised on Wednesday for the historic mistreatment of Aborigines, moving many Aborigines to tears and prompting cheers from huge crowds gathered in cities across the…

Tears, dances as Aborigines make history

Aborigines playing didgeridoos and smeared with white body paint overturned hundreds of years of British tradition in Australia on Tuesday by taking part in the official opening…

Apology to Aborigines will lift ‘blight on nation’s soul’

The Australian Parliament’s apology to Aborigines to be delivered next week will remove a ”blight on the nation’s soul”, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday. Rudd, who was…

Aussie rugby shocked at funding withdrawal

The cash-strapped Australian Rugby Union said on Wednesday it was shocked at a government decision to scrap funding for a national rugby academy in Queensland state. Former prime…

Australia’s plans to filter internet under fire

An Australian government plan to filter the internet on Wednesday drew criticism from privacy advocates who said it represented the start of state censorship. Communications…

‘Aussie Taliban’ released from jail

Former Guantánamo Bay inmate David Hicks walked free from an Australian jail after completing a sentence for supporting terrorism on Saturday, vowing not to let down those…

Muralitharan, a hero for us all

This week Muttiah Muralitharan became the highest Test wicket-taker in cricket’s long history. It’s an extraordinary, heart-warming achievement that will be celebrated at length…

Australian PM ratifies Kyoto Protocol

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Monday he had ratified the Kyoto Protocol on climate change in his first official act after being sworn in as leader. ”Today I have…

Bali talks seek new climate pact

About 190 nations met in Bali on Monday seeking a breakthrough to a new global pact to fight climate change by 2009 to avert droughts, heatwaves and rising seas that will hit the…

Australia’s Rudd names Cabinet, signals change

Australia’s Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd unveiled his Cabinet on Thursday, prioritising education, industrial relations and the environment in a break with conservative…

New Aussie PM arrives in Canberra

Australia’s Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd arrived in the nation’s capital on Wednesday to choose his new Cabinet, aides said, as outgoing John Howard and his vanquished team…