A state leader accused Australia's government today of incompetence in its handling of the case of Indian terror suspect Mohamed Haneef.

The Australian government has come under fire from civil libertarians and supporters of an Indian doctor accused of links to the failed car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow.

Australia’s most prominent Islamic cleric, widely condemned for suggesting that women who don’t wear head scarves invite rape, implied today he would not resign as long as the White House continues to influence the world.

Australian troops won’t be drawn into the conflict in East Timor as they attempt to restore peace and stability to the troubled island nation, the country’s defence chief said today.