Sydney, Australia, 12th March 2010 - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left Australia yesterday after a short visit in which he met Australian officials and addressed Parliament. His address received a standing ovation and he was awarded an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia for being a 'true friend' and for "strengthening Australia-Indonesia relations, and promoting democracy and development in Indonesia".

Sydney, Australia, 17th February 2010 - Five Sydney Muslim men were sentenced to harsh sentences of up to 28 years jail on Monday 15 February 2010 by the Supreme Court, after being earlier convicted on terrorism-related offences. The presiding judge, Justice Whealy, admitted that an intent to kill could not be established. However he found the mere possibility of life being taken sufficient to pronounce them guilty, particularly given the…

Sydney, Australia, 27th May 2009 - The Pakistan High Commission in Canberra refused to meet with a delegation of Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia from Sydney yesterday afternoon. The delegation travelled from Sydney with a letter about the current hostilities in Pakistan. However both the Ambassador and the Deputy Ambassador refused to afford even a five minute meeting wherein Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia could deliver its message. The letter which was to be…

Following in the steps of Barack Obama and the US, Kevin Rudd and the Australian Government has decided to avoid the forthcoming UN conference on racism in Geneva. Stephen Smith, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, said that he was not convinced that the conference would not be a platform for anti-Semitic sentiment.