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    Australia’s politics can lead to thrills. But that’s about it.

    Australia’s leadership politics allow for some excitement, like the coup against Tony Abbott. But their system isn’t a cure for what ails ours.

    Newsmaker: Tony Abbott, Australia’s control freak

    Why Stephen Harper has nothing on Australia’s prime minister, who has demanded no front-bencher venture onto a popular interview show

    Newsmaker of the Day: Tony Abbott—and beer

    Gone in six seconds. The Australian PM can sure down a beer.

    Australian adventures in parliamentary democracy

    Checking in on our parliamentary cousins

    Frank talk: The politics and policy of pricing carbon

    Is pricing carbon the future or the past?

    Team Carbon Price

    Barack Obama explains his support for pricing carbon

    Climate change: Prime Minister Frank Harper and the alliance of what?

    What are we going to do about climate change?

    This week’s top newsmakers

    The kid who outsmarted the World Trade Centre’s security system, and Kanye West and Kim Kardashian for their sartorial authority

    Australian GG suggests the country should become a republic

    Representative of the Queen suggests break from British Monarchy

    Harper government announces new willingness to freely comment on environmental policy in other countries

    A love letter to Australia

    Learning to love Julia Gillard

    The Prime Minister’s fiery takedown of Australia’s Opposition leader is changing hearts and minds

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    Australian Opposition leader in hot water again for sexist comments

    Australian Opposition leader Tony Abbott is again under fire for comments deemed to be inappropriate, just weeks after he took a tongue-lashing from Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who accused him of being sexist and misogynist during an impassioned speech in Parliament.