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![Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hugs Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on his arrival at Parliament House in Canberra. [AAP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r528245_2983562.jpg "Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hugs Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on his arrival at Parliament House in Canberra. [AAP]")
Indonesia's president 'humbled' as he addresses Australian Parliament
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Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has delivered an historic address to Australia's Parliament.
![Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has hailed reports that Dulmatin is dead. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r528538_2988604.jpg "Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has hailed reports that Dulmatin is dead. [Reuters]")
Indonesian PM welcomes Bali bomber's death
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Indonesian counter-terrorism forces say they have killed a man believed to have been one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombings.
![Under the new rules Aung San Suu Kyi will have to be expelled from her party. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200905/r371674_1725364.jpg "Under the new rules Aung San Suu Kyi will have to be expelled from her party. [Reuters]")
Human rights groups denounce new Burmese electoral laws
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Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will have to be expelled from her political party under electoral rules announced by the country's ruling military government.
Militants attack charity office in Pakistan's north west
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Five people have been killed in an attack by militants on the offices of a US-based charity group in Pakistan.
![There are 230 people still onboard the boat. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200912/r492398_2560742.jpg "There are 230 people still onboard the boat. [ABC]")
Refugee advocates call for action on boatful of Tamils
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Refugee advocates have staged a rally in the eastern Australian city of Sydney to mark 150 days since a boat load of asylum seekers moored in Indonesia.
![It is seven years since foreign troops arrived in the Solomon Islands to quell the violence that brought death and dislocation. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200807/r274699_1159259.jpg "It is seven years since foreign troops arrived in the Solomon Islands to quell the violence that brought death and dislocation. [Reuters]")
Solomons Islands faces its violent past
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Old wounds have been reopened in the Solomon Islands as the country delves back into its violent past.
![Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200810/r307087_1343517.jpg "Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti. [ABC]")
French Polynesia declares natural disaster
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French Polynesia's declared a state of natural disaster for the capital Pape'ete and other towns and villages on the main island of Tahiti.
![A vehicle lies on the seabed near where the Princess Ashika sank. [Tonga Ministry of Information]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200908/r421960_2006083.jpg "A vehicle lies on the seabed near where the Princess Ashika sank. [Tonga Ministry of Information]")
Tonga disaster victims get relief funds
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The survivors, and the families of those who died in last year's Tongan ferry disaster, have started receiving compensation.
Fiji inspectors try to identify areas of typhoid risk
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Health authorities in Fiji say they have identified the cause of a typhoid outbreak in the country's Northern Division.
PNG government under fire over gas project tax decision
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The Papua New Guinea government's decision to make investors in the country's Liquefied Natural Gas project, exempt from paying tax, is under fire.
![Philippe Gomes, says Australia, the current Forum chair, has agreed to back his country's bid for full membership. [Radio Australia]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200906/r381368_1777256.jpg "Philippe Gomes, says Australia, the current Forum chair, has agreed to back his country's bid for full membership. [Radio Australia]")
New Caledonia seeks Australian support for forum membership
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Australia will support New Caledonia's push to become a full member of the Pacific Islands Forum.
![Burma's junta leader, Than Shwe, promised the elections as part of his so-called 'roadmap to democracy'. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200908/r412661_1951777.jpg "Burma's junta leader, Than Shwe, promised the elections as part of his so-called 'roadmap to democracy'. [AFP]")
US doubtful over credible Burma elections
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The United States has voiced doubt over whether upcoming elections in Burma will be credible.
![Senator Scott Ludlam has filed a motion in Parliament, calling on Australian companies to stop investing in Burma's gas and oil industry. [The Australian Greens]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r528271_2984148.jpg "Senator Scott Ludlam has filed a motion in Parliament, calling on Australian companies to stop investing in Burma's gas and oil industry. [The Australian Greens]")
Australian government, businesses urged to act on Burma
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The Australian Government is being urged to take a tougher stance against Burma.
![Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says he expects the collapse of some colleges to translate into a drop in enrolments. [AAP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200907/r396166_1855207.jpg "Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says he expects the collapse of some colleges to translate into a drop in enrolments. [AAP]")
Australia's FM expects drop in Indian student numbers
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Australia's Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith says the collapse of some private colleges will contribute to a drop in the number of Indian students coming to Australia.
![Cambodia's parliament will debate the anti-graft bill this week. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r528188_2982356.jpg "Cambodia's parliament will debate the anti-graft bill this week. [AFP]")
NGOs call for delay on Cambodia graft debate
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Rights groups in Cambodia say an anti-corruption law that parliament will debate this week, won't stop graft the problem.
![Rene Preval says to rebuild Port-au-Prince as it was would be a major historical mistake. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201001/r501960_2657764.jpg "Rene Preval says to rebuild Port-au-Prince as it was would be a major historical mistake. [AFP]")
Haiti quake toll not yet known: President
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Haiti's President Rene Preval says the final death toll from January's devastating earthquake still isn't known.
![Indonesian media have reported that one of the men killed was senior Jemaah Islamiah figure Dulmatin. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r528026_2980833.jpg "Indonesian media have reported that one of the men killed was senior Jemaah Islamiah figure Dulmatin. [AFP]")
Bali bombing mastermind believed killed in shoot-out
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Indonesian media is reporting that one of the masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombing has been shot dead during a police raid outside Jakarta.
![Joe Biden is critical of Israel's plan to build more houses in Jerusalem. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r528064_2981112.jpg "Joe Biden is critical of Israel's plan to build more houses in Jerusalem. [Reuters]")
Israel undermining peace talks: US VP
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US vice-president Joe Biden has accused Israel of undermining Middle East peace talks after it announced plans for another 1,600 new houses in East Jerusalem.
![British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the devolution of power from Westminster to Belfast marked the end of decades of strife. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201002/r518510_2854646.jpg "British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the devolution of power from Westminster to Belfast marked the end of decades of strife. [AFP]")
Belfast police decision 'marks end to decades of strife'
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has welcomed the decision of the Northern Ireland Assembly to take over responsibility for policing and justice from London.
Fiji tracks typhoid outbreak
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Health authorities in Fiji have begun an intensive health mapping of the Northern Division following an outbreak of typhoid.
Amnesty reminds Australia about rights
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Amnesty International has called on Australia to put human rights first in any agreements with Indonesia on people-smuggling and refugees.
![Anniversary of a massacre in Dili's Santa Cruz cemetery in 1991, when Indonesian troops opened fire on thousands of young East Timorese, killing many. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200611/r115376_364345.jpg "Anniversary of a massacre in Dili's Santa Cruz cemetery in 1991, when Indonesian troops opened fire on thousands of young East Timorese, killing many. [AFP]")
Concern over US military training for Indonesia
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An American human rights group has raised concerns about a proposal for the United States to resume training the Indonesian military's special forces group, Kopassus.
![Two missiles take off during a firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200905/r377055_1754021.jpg "Two missiles take off during a firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. [AFP]")
NKorea says it will strengthen nuclear defence
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North Korea says it will strengthen its nuclear deterrent in response to American military threats - and is prepared for both dialogue and war with Washington.
![Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare, who will hold talks with the Indonesian leader. [ABC]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200908/r412024_1948094.jpg "Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare, who will hold talks with the Indonesian leader. [ABC]")
PNG visit for Yudhoyono
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will visit Papua New Guinea this week.
Fiji clamp on sugar exports
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The Fiji Sugar Corporation is reportedly rationing the supply of sugar, to prevent it being exported to to other Pacific nations undetected.
![The report says the US believes the war effort was being impaired by the refusal to widen the use of Australian troops in Afghanistan. [Australian Defence Force]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200906/r392063_1833848.jpg "The report says the US believes the war effort was being impaired by the refusal to widen the use of Australian troops in Afghanistan. [Australian Defence Force]")
Minister defends Australia's Afghan role
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Australia's Foreign Minister has rejected claims that the United States complained about restrictions on use of Australian troops in Afghanistan.
Recruitment cheats hit Solomon Islanders
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The governments of Solomon Islands and New Zealand have issued a warning about a recruitment scam involving seasonal workers in New Zealand.
![Low-lying Clipperton Island, in the Pacific Ocean - now safe from the recent toxic spill threat. [US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r525416_2947884.jpg "Low-lying Clipperton Island, in the Pacific Ocean - now safe from the recent toxic spill threat. [US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]")
Toxic tanker towed from Pacific territory
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A chemical tanker that ran aground on the unihabited French Pacific territory of Clipperton Island has been successfully towed off.
![Cambodia's Prime Minister called on Surin Pitsuwan to retract his statement or face a confrontation when ASEAN leaders meet next month. [Reuters]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200902/r343856_1567825.jpg "Cambodia's Prime Minister called on Surin Pitsuwan to retract his statement or face a confrontation when ASEAN leaders meet next month. [Reuters]")
Cambodian PM says ASEAN chief 'unsuitable'
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Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen says the head of ASEAN is unsuitable for the job, accusing him of "crazy work" for reportedly questioning a recent rocket drill.
![Gurshan Singh was found dead near Melbourne airport. [Supplied]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201003/r525743_2952676.jpg "Gurshan Singh was found dead near Melbourne airport. [Supplied]")
Man appears in Australian court over toddler's death
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A 23-year-old man has made a brief appearance in the Melbourne Magistrates Court charged over the death of three-year-old Gurshan Singh.
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