Australia plans to deport would-be asylum seekers to detention camps in Papua New Guinea and Nauru.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is little closer to discovering whether his request for political asylum in Ecuador will be accepted after he spent a third night at the country’s embassy in London.

Australian prime minister Julia Gillard says she still has enough support to lead the government despite growing speculation that foreign minister Kevin Rudd plans to seize power.

NEW Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard moved to revive a stalled carbon trading scheme yesterday, pledging more consultation with industry and voters to win support for an issue that has split the nation.