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Australian PM Tony Abbott: Sydney attacker was a sick and disturbed individual

"Even a country as free, as open, as generous and as safe as ours is vulnerable to acts of politically-motivated violence."

|ByREUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his wife Margie place flowers at the makeshift memorial for the hostage victims of the Sydney cafe siege
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Conservative leader Abbott sweeps into power in Australian elections

Abbott defeats Labor, promises to restore political stability, cut taxes and crack down on asylum seekers arriving by boat.

|ByREUTERS
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Australian lawmaker apologizes for Nazi analogy

Senator Ian McDonald had called activist group "the Hitler Youth wing" of the Greens political movement.

|ByJTA
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Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule

Gillard's center-left party to form minority gov't after independent lawmakers Tony Windsor and Robb Oakeshott join coalition.

|ByADAM GONN / THE MEDIA LINE

Israel finds Australian support

Opposition head urges gov't not to follow UK and expel diplomat in Dubai case.

MARCH 28, 2010ByHERB KEINON
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