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Australian PM Tony Abbott lays flowers at Sydney siege site

Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday led a shocked nation in mourning the death of 2 Australians who lost their lives at the cafe siege in Sydney that ended with the killing of lone Iranian-born......

Malcolm Turnbull is Australia's new PM, Abbott voted out

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was on Monday dramatically ousted from power by challenger Malcolm Turnbull in an internal party vote just two years after his increasingly unpopular......

Will the Mad Monk pull a surprise?

Australia is never short of characters. From the land of Merv Hughes and Shane Warne comes maverick Aussie politician Tony Abbott. Nicknamed the 'Mad Monk', Tony is currently tied in a razor's......

Narendra Modi is like a brother: Aus PM Abbott

"Narendra and I…" that is how Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott addressed his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the joint press conference after their summit. The personal warmth......

PM Modi takes playful dig at Abbott during Aus Parl speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a playful dig at his Australian counterpart, telling lawmakers that it could be Tony Abbott's way of getting at them by making them listen to three world leaders......

Modi and Abbott target free trade pact, sign 5 deals

Trade between Australia and India stands at around $15 billion a year, or just a tenth of that between Australia and China Australia and India will push for a free trade pact, Australian Prime......

Adani's mine project: India conveys disappointment to Oz

India has conveyed its disappointment to Australia over the derailing of mining giant Adani's controversial $16.5-billion project in Queensland on issues relating to environment. Indian High......

A breather for Adani! Aussie PM backs his mining project

Tony Abbott has said that the $-16.5 billion project was ‘vitally important’ Gautam Adani’s stalled mining project in Australia received the much-needed breather with the......

Legal fight steps up against Adani's coal mine in Australia

An Australian environmental group launched a legal challenge against Adani Enterprises' $7 billion Carmichael coal mine project in the Galilee Basin, renewing the focus on a key issue in a......

India, Australia to sign economic pact by year-end

Talks for having a CECA with Australia started in 2011. The governments of India and Australia have agreed to conclude the ongoing negotiations to have a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation......

Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr Win Golden Globes

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe awards. Best Motion Picture – Drama IMAGE: Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr pose with their awards for......

Barbie, Oppenheimer Lead Golden Globe Nominations

The nominations for the 81st Golden Globes are out, and Barbie and Succession lead the list. Barbie and Succession get nine noms, followed by Oppenheimer at eight. Killers of the Flower Moon and......

Australia PM Abbott defends Smith's tactics at MCG Test

Australian PM Tony Abbott came in defence of young Australian captain Steven Smith’s decision to declare in the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Australian Prime......

Team India have high tea with Australia PM Abbott

Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott poses for a photo with the Indian and Australian Test Cricket teams during their visit at Kirribilli House in Sydney on Thursday. Photograph: Brendon......

World Cup sidelights: Australia PM scores own goal!

A good luck message from the Australian prime minister to the national soccer team at the World Cup was somewhat undermined when Tony Abbott got the Socceroos' captain's name wrong. Wearing a team......

Aus race row: Warne says booing fine even as PM Abbott asks fans to show Goodes respect

'For me, I don’t think that the stuff that they’re doing to Adam Goodes is racist' 'Adam Goodes is a good bloke and he's a great player and I hope he'll be treated with respect and......

PM Modi invited for first India-England Test at Rajkot

IMAGE: File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott with legendary cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border during a function ahead of 2015 World Cup.......

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