Saturday 12 February - Following similar announcements from officials in the US and Europe, Australian officials have welcomed the resignation of Hosni Mubarak. Kevin Rudd and Julie Bishop, Minister and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs respectively, have expressed their support for the people of Egypt and encouraged democratic change.

Sydney, Australia, 22nd October 2010 - Debate in the Federal Parliament took place this week on Australia's continued involvement in the invasion of Afghanistan. Bipartisan support was expressed by the Government and Opposition with a handful of politicians dissenting.

Sydney, Australia, 17th April 2010 - The Australian Government weighed in late this week to the story about Shaykh Anwar al-Awlaki and the address he delivered at Lakemba Mosque last year through phone-link from Yemen. The Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, said that he was very concerned about violent or extremist views being put to young Australians and that Muslim Community leaders needed to stop young Muslims from being exposed to these…

  Sydney, Australia, 24th February 2010 - Kevin Rudd yesterday revealed the Australian Government's latest White Paper on Counter-Terrorism. In expressing the findings of the paper Mr. Rudd stated that the threat of terrorism was not diminishing, it had in fact become a permanent feature of Australia's security environment, with an increased threat from people born or raised in Australia.