New migrants must be well educated or skilled and have a good understanding of English
Australia's central bank raised key interest rate to highest level in 12 years, in attempt to combat inflation
Recessions in Japan, US will cause Australia to suffer biggest drop in overseas visitors in 20 years
Conservationists say government must undertake multi-million dollar cleanup of reef or risk its destruction
David Hicks transferred to Australian prison nine months ago after striking deal with American military prosecutors
Men accused of plotting bombing campaign in Australia
PM John Howard backs nuclear energy as solution to country's power needs and good way to help combat global warming
Wild Oats X1 crosses finishing line in Tasmanian state capital well ahead of its nearest rivals, as it did last year
Prime Minister Howard tells inquiry commission he did not know Australia's wheat exporter was bribing Saddam Hussein
200-strong reconstruction team to operate in southern province of Uruzgan, former stronghold of Taleban force
Three-thousand kilograms of fireworks will light up sky over Sydney Harbor New Year's Eve
So-called 'Big Dry' causing problems in cities, but chaos in farming sector
Bill approved in Parliament's lower house, provoked rare division within governing right-wing coalition
UN officials say country's prosecutor-general has issued arrest warrant for former interior minister Rogerio Lobato, a close ally of Pr
Judges say interview Australian police conducted with Joseph Thomas in Pakistan in 2003 was inadmissible because lawyer was not present
Jakarta has accused its neighbor of meddling in its internal affairs, has asked Australian ambassador to explain decision before parlia
Canberra, however, stops short of severing diplomatic ties with North Korea to protest test
About 40,000 Iraqi exiles, refugees expected to cast early votes next week for Iraq's January 30 election
Release allows young detainees and their families to live in the community while their applications for asylum are processed
Iraqi goldsmith Khaleed Daoed accused of playing integral part in people-smuggling operation that resulted in deaths of 353 asylum seek
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