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Radio Australia News nospam@your.abc.net.au nospam@your.abc.net.au 2008-09-02T12:21:10+11:00 2008-09-02T12:21:10+11:00 Australia's defence minister has defended a group of Australian soldiers who used a dog enclosure to temporarily detain a group of Taliban fighters.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2353077.htm2008-09-02T12:21:10+11:00A defence inquiry into the sinking of the Australian warship HMAS Sydney during World War II, has resumed in Sydney.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2351420.htm2008-09-01T08:36:33+11:00The United States and Iraq are close to reaching a new security deal that will set out a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2344104.htm2008-08-22T21:39:37+11:00Fiji's human rights body is claiming Australian military helicopters endangered aviation safety by flying unannounced into Fiji's airspace on the eve of the 2006 coup.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2342966.htm2008-08-21T19:41:17+11:00A former journalist in Fiji is among those arrested by authorities in connection with missing weapons from the Fiji army.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2337132.htm2008-08-15T19:28:20+11:00China has responded to three more killings in the country's far western province of Xinjiang with a major security crackdown.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2333964.htm2008-08-13T16:18:08+11:00The new chiefs of the US Air Force say they will restore the standard for the control of nuclear forces to perfection.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2333963.htm2008-08-13T14:37:54+11:00The Australian Government says a team from the Australian Defence Force has been sent to Kiribati to help clear unexploded ordnance from World War Two.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2329541.htm2008-08-08T20:34:30+11:00Fiji's ousted prime minister Laisenia Qarase says he's aware the military is watching his movements closely.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2329253.htm2008-08-08T15:32:52+11:00Chinese officials have apologised for the police beating of two Japanese newsmen in Xinjiang province.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2325051.htm2008-08-05T22:12:30+11:00Anti-people smuggling and border security will be the main topics of talks when Australia's immigration minister embarks tomorrow on an eight-day tour of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2325082.htm2008-08-05T22:12:30+11:00China's President says he hopes the Beijing Olympics will enhance his country's co-operation with the world.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2324923.htm2008-08-05T17:08:19+11:00China has stepped up security on public transport, deploying 25,000 security personnel on buses and bus station ahead of this month's Olympics.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2321364.htm2008-08-01T14:53:04+11:00Just months before the United States presidential election, the Pentagon has taken the unusual step of issuing a new national defence strategy.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2321119.htm2008-08-01T09:18:55+11:00Australia's Transport Workers Union says it is unacceptable that a bag with 'bomb' written on it was able to get past security at Brisbane's domestic airport.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2320874.htm2008-07-31T22:32:49+11:00Chinese authorities have implemented strict security measures ahead of next month's Beijing Olympics, warning terrorism is the biggest threat to the games.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2318634.htm2008-07-30T21:35:38+11:00Afghanistan's government says it's time for Pakistan to take action after its prime minister made a commitment to US President George W.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2319033.htm2008-07-30T14:34:52+11:00The Cook Islands' only domestic air service has drawn up a 'no fly list' with the names of islanders who they deem to be a security risk to the airline.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2318068.htm2008-07-29T19:20:27+11:00The Cook Islands' only domestic air service is maintaining a 'no fly list' of some islanders who they deem to be security risks to the airline.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2317650.htm2008-07-29T14:43:12+11:00The Australian Defence Force says personnel from nine countries taking part in a military exercise off the coast of the Northern Territory, are practising in case a disaster hits the Asia Pacific region.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2310087.htm2008-07-21T22:33:55+11:00Solomon Islands prime minister, Dr Derek Sikua, has called for caution over a Japanese offer to participate in the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI).http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2307061.htm2008-07-17T20:28:56+11:00Japan has offered to be part of the Australian-led region assistance mission to Solomon Islands, RAMSI.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2306371.htm2008-07-17T14:27:36+11:00Australia's defence minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, has used his first trip to Washington to call for more troops to be sent to Afghanistan and to defend Australia's withdrawal from Iraq.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2304810.htm2008-07-16T15:46:03+11:00New security checkpoints set up around Beijing ahead of next month's Olympic Games are causing massive traffic jams.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2304898.htm2008-07-16T09:03:18+11:00The Chinese government says it will step up security around the Beijing Olympics to counter the threat of terrorist attacks.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2302650.htm2008-07-14T12:04:19+11:00