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The prime minister has won a significant victory after caucus agreed to changes to internal rules governing the election of the parliamentary leader.

THE Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, has been rushed to the private Lindo wing of London's St. Mary's Hospital in the early stages of her labour.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has accused Opposition leader Tony Abbott of undermining the tough message on people smugglers.

Volunteers for ALP Abroad distributed pamphlets at the second Test of the Ashes on the weekend, encouraging expat Australians in the UK to enrol as overseas voters for the upcoming federal election.

BREAKING | A riot has broken out on Nauru, leading to around 300 asylum seekers escaping from the island's detention centre. This break-out comes in the aftermath of Australian PM Kevin Rudd's announcement of a new hard-line approach to boat people.

The family of missing British-Australian man Gary Tweddle have flown from the UK to Sydney to join search efforts in the Blue Mountains.

Prime Minister Rudd announces no asylum seekers arriving by boat will resettle in Australia under new deal with PNG.

The man who raped and killed Irish woman Jill Meagher has lodged an appeal in Melbourne's Supreme Court to have his sentence reduced.

Police have expressed "growing concerns" for missing British-Australian man Gary Tweddle as search efforts in the Blue Mountains enter their third day.

Reports that Midnight Oil have been offered a significant amount of money to reform for the US festival circuit.

Four people died yesterday when a boat carrying 150 asylum seekers capsized off the coast of Christmas Island.

The Met Office has upgraded its heatwave warning for London and the South Eastern United Kingdom to Level 3.

British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has claimed that he wouldn't recognise controversial Australian lobbyist Lynton Crosby if he passed him in the street.

FEATURE | If the polls are to be believed, Tony Abbott will become the next Prime Minister of Australia at the next federal election. Abbott has become renowned for his verbal gaffes, and POPPY DAMON has compiled a list of his five best (or worst).

23-year-old Gary Tweddle went missing in the Blue Mountains in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with search efforts entering their second night.

The Australian government is currently awaiting a response to a proposal it has presented to the international community, which would create protected marine areas in East Antarctica and establish reserves that would ban fishing and hunting.

Australian surfwear brand Billabong has announced a $325 million refinancing deal with a San Fransisco-based firm in order to address the company's debt woes.

Vietnamese-Australian writer Nam Le has been selected as one of five judges for new literary award The Folio Prize to be decided in the UK next year.

The 23-year-old Australian woman gored at Pamplona's Running of the Bulls festival over the weekend has been named as New South Wales resident Jessica Escarlet.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is facing yet another internal crisis with allegations that the New South Wales Labor Party are engaging in branch stacking.

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OPINION | Kevin Rudd told media in Papua New Guinea that he had "survived Kokoda", however his most gruelling challenge may be yet to come. In the lead-up to the 2013 federal election, Rudd's biggest nemesis might be his own mouth.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has been urged to sack his Australian election strategist Lynton Crosby.

Former Speaker Peter Slipper will get some federal funds to help pay for the costs of his defence of civil action brought by a former staff member.

Scotland Yard have handed a file of evidence on a royal prank call linked to the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha in December last year to the Australian Federal Police and NSW police.

Further details of the conduct of the Australian army’s so-called “Jedi Council” have been disclosed via the media, and includes senior officers and long-serving members of the defence force.

A Sydney man currently serving 20 years in Bulgarian jail for murder has had his application to serve the remainder of his sentence in Australia rejected.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to appear at this year’s Splendour in the Grass music festival via video link to introduce a debate on trust in the media.

Mel Greig, one of the Australian radio DJs involved in the royal prank phone call to a London nurse, is taking legal action against her employer Austereo for failing to maintain a safe workplace.

Tony Abbott may consider it “old news”, but online it is a different story as thousands sign up to an online petition calling for action over the Opposition Leader’s past use of travel entitlements.

Opposition leader, Tony Abbot has come under fire this week over wrongly claimed travel expenses of $9000 to promote his autobiography, Battlelines.

Operator of Walkabout Shepherd's Bush, Intertain, confirm they have put the popular venue up for sale. Rumours circulate about it closing.

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A giant radio telescope which has been switched on in remote WA will give scientists a better look at the beginnings of the universe.

A 24-year-old Australian identified only by the initials ‘J.C’ was treated for minor injuries sustained on the weekend at the Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain.

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Sympathetic voters have come to the aid of embattled former Labor MP and union boss Craig Thomson

Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison has said that elite SAS troops should be sent on-board boats carrying asylum seekers that threaten self-harm in an attempt to be allowed into Australia.

Tourists have been advised “not to bother” travelling to Perth in a scathing review of its value as a holiday destination following a Tourism Australia industry event in city last month.

Sensitive documents leaked by NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden have revealed that several Australian facilities are actively contributing to a controversial American intelligence collection program.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called a special caucus meeting for 22 July to discuss direct election of the leadership and the federal election strategy.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is in Indonesia for talks with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the asylum seeker issue and trade.

Billionaire mining magnate and political campaigner Clive Palmer has applied to trade mark The Australian Times, in an expected bid to establish his own media entity.

A STOLEN koala held by Prince Charles during the royals six-week Diamond Jubilee tour of Australia in 2012 has been returned to its home.

The federal government has warned hundreds of Australian travelers to reconsider trips to Egypt following increased tension in the political state of the country.

Kevin Rudd says he’s booked the National Press Club for a debate with Tony Abbott on the economy, but Mr Abbott still hasn’t said he’ll turn up.

Tony Abbott has spelt out some of his views about China and the US, and the upcoming federal election in an American journal interview.

Former Liberal PM Malcolm Fraser will campaign with the Greens to stop Opposition Leader Tony Abbott from controlling the Senate if he wins the election.

A chalk outline of the rising sun cap badge created by Australian soldiers during World War One in Wiltshire, near Stonehenge, is at risk of bring destroyed. Local residents have appealed to Aussies to help repair the memorial on Saturday 6 July.