
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday called for greater intelligence sharing in Southeast Asia to stop a Paris-style terror attack and ordered local law enforcement officials to test their readiness to handle a mass casualty attack. Citing
by Reuters24 Nov 2015, 4:23 AM PST0

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Tuesday there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, which he called fundamentally weak with “more Twitter accounts than fighters”. Calls have been mounting in Canberra
by AFP24 Nov 2015, 4:14 AM PST0

Australian officials Monday said they were aware of 12 people within the community who they believe could commit an act of terror, as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull convened a meeting to discuss national security. Canberra has become increasingly concerned about
by AFP23 Nov 2015, 4:13 AM PST0

SYDNEY, Nov 2 – Australia’s pro-republic Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday scrapped knights and dames from the nation’s honours system, less than a year after a furore sparked by the award of a knighthood to Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s
by Reuters2 Nov 2015, 1:32 AM PST0

Toppled Australian leader Tony Abbott took potshots at the new government on Tuesday, saying it offered no new policies and that the nation should stop swapping prime ministers “like changing clothes”. Abbott was ousted by conservative colleague Malcolm Turnbull in a
by AFP29 Sep 2015, 3:37 AM PST0

New Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, an outspoken republican, will dump knights and dames from the country’s honours list reintroduced under his predecessor Tony Abbott, a local media report said Sunday. London-born monarchist Abbott — who was deposed by Turnbull
by AFP20 Sep 2015, 1:11 AM PST0

One of the first things new Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull heard after ousting Tony Abbott on Monday night was an angry staffer calling him a c**t. A Liberal Party source said that Richard Dowdy, a junior staffer on Abbott’s
by Nick Hallett18 Sep 2015, 9:28 AM PST0