Kevin Rudd – The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡

Australian Prime Minister popularity hits record low

EU Times — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 22:18:50 +0000

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s popularity has taken a nosedive in recent months with only 18 percent of voters supporting him, a new report shows. A new survey published in Crikey’s newsletter found that more Australians would prefer “someone else” than the current leader to head the ruling Liberal Party. The report found that only […]

The post Australian Prime Minister popularity hits record low first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Australian election: Abbott as PM may surprise everyone

EU Times — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:58:36 +0000

Australia has just gone through a lackluster election, where a change of government took place. Tony Abbott will be Australia’s next prime minister. However this change in government appeared to lack the euphoria of past elections that delivered new governments like ’72, ’75, ’83, ’96, and ’07. Many fear that an Abbott government will bring […]

The post Australian election: Abbott as PM may surprise everyone first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Australia underestimated growth, unemployment, and debt figures by billions

EU Times — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 07:41:33 +0000

Australia will post a budget deficit of $30.1 billion for the fiscal year, a gross miscalculation from its May estimate of $18 billion, but the government promises to stay on track. Federal Treasurer Chris Bowen, speaking on the newly-released economic report, said Australia is undergoing ‘economic transition’ and ‘not a crisis’. Bowen predicts weaker economic […]

The post Australia underestimated growth, unemployment, and debt figures by billions first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Asylum-seeker boat sinks off Indonesian coast, 3 dead

EU Times — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:14:18 +0000

At least three people have died after an Australia-bound boat carrying asylum seekers sank off the coast of Indonesia, with up to 157 people rescued. The boat, carrying 175 people, all of them Iranians and Sri Lankans, encountered harsh sea conditions and simply broke up, Australian media reported. More than a dozen people are still […]

The post Asylum-seeker boat sinks off Indonesian coast, 3 dead first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Australia signs deal to deport all illegal immigrants to Papua New Guinea

EU Times — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:13:18 +0000

Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has signed an agreement with Papua New Guinea to send all asylum-seekers arriving by boat to the poverty-stricken island nation, a move strongly condemned by multiculturalism groups. Rudd and his Papua New Guinea counterpart, Peter O’Neill, signed the Regional Settlement Arrangement on Friday in Brisbane. The arrangement comes into effect […]

The post Australia signs deal to deport all illegal immigrants to Papua New Guinea first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Australian Prime Minister vows to hold vote on recognition of aborigines

EU Times — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:22:27 +0000

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says if the Labor Party is reelected, he will hold a referendum on the recognition of the country’s Aborigines in the constitution. On Wednesday, during the 50th anniversary of the indigenous land rights movement, Rudd said the recognition of the Aboriginal people as Australia’s first inhabitants was a key priority. […]

The post Australian Prime Minister vows to hold vote on recognition of aborigines first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Ex-Premier Rudd defeats Gillard in Australia Labor Party vote

EU Times — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:41:49 +0000

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been defeated by former Premier Kevin Rudd in a Labor Party leadership vote. Former Prime Minister Rudd won the vote of the Labor caucus 57 to 45, reports on Wednesday said. The prime minister is expected to resign on Thursday, before Rudd is sworn in. Gillard said a leadership […]

The post Ex-Premier Rudd defeats Gillard in Australia Labor Party vote first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Australian PM Gillard remains head of Labor Party

EU Times — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:50:22 +0000

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has managed to hold onto her position as the leader of the country’s Labor Party. The 51-year-old Gillard remained the party leader after a vote on Thursday, as MP Kevin Rudd failed to garner enough party support to replace her. “This is a difficult day for the Australian Labor party. […]

The post Australian PM Gillard remains head of Labor Party first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Gillard set to reject Kevin Rudd on Palestine

EU Times — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:48:40 +0000

Australia is almost certain to vote against a Palestinian state next month, despite an apparent push by Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd for Canberra to abstain from any such vote. Leaders of the Jewish community reacted angrily yesterday to a report that Mr Rudd had written to Julia Gillard recommending that Australia abstain from the vote […]

The post Gillard set to reject Kevin Rudd on Palestine first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

US, Australia seek to influence China's behavior

EU Times — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 07:02:22 +0000

The United States and Australia pledged Saturday to tighten security ties and work together to influence the behavior of an increasingly assertive China. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said their countries would enhance their military and defense cooperation by expanding joint exercises and the use of each […]

The post US, Australia seek to influence China's behavior first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Australia restores race laws after Aboriginal crackdown

EU Times — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:42:37 +0000

Australia reinstated race laws in the remote Northern Territory region Tuesday after suspending them for three years to pursue a controversial crime crackdown in poor Aboriginal townships. Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin called the suspension, enacted under conservative former prime minister John Howard but amended in parliament late on Monday, a “blight” on Australia’s image. […]

The post Australia restores race laws after Aboriginal crackdown first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Kevin Rudd calls for end to Israeli blockade

EU Times — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:17:41 +0000

Barely a week after it announced the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat following the misuse of Australian passports, the Rudd government was yesterday again at odds with Israel. The renewed tension came after it emerged that Israeli commandos had shot one Australian citizen and detained three others in its botched raid on the convoy. A […]

The post Kevin Rudd calls for end to Israeli blockade first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Indian magazine: Why the Aussies hate us

EU Times — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:48:43 +0000

IT IS a magazine cover that will make the hearts of Australian university bosses and diplomats sink. “Why the Aussies hate us” screams the cover of this week’s influential Indian news magazine Outlook. The 10-page coverage includes stories of young Indian victims of violence and racial abuse and describes how Indian students in Melbourne feel […]

The post Indian magazine: Why the Aussies hate us first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.

Australian Senate Rejects Climate Bill Again; Rudd Left Empty Handed

EU Times — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:45:25 +0000

The story gets interesting. Australia has a “Climate Change Minister” which is a Malaysian Chinese woman, Penny Wong. China is the most industrialized nation on earth and pollutes this planet as much as whole Europe + Middle East & Australia all together but the Chinese come to Australia to turn into politicians and lecture them […]

The post Australian Senate Rejects Climate Bill Again; Rudd Left Empty Handed first appeared on The European Union Times ⚡ Shocking Hidden News Reports ⚡.