The spread of weapons of mass destruction is one of the main threats to international and regional security, said the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Alexander Downer MP in Camberra on October 10 when he officially launched a new government publication entitled Weapons of Mass Destruction: Australia's Role in Fighting Proliferation.
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Thursday 13 October 2005
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Canberra, Australia
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Wednesday 15 December 2004
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Canberra, Australia
Australians are being warned this Christmas not to travel to Indonesia unless it is essential, because of a continuing threat of terrorist attacks.
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Monday 8 November 2004
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Canberra, Australia
Australia is hosting the Asia-Pacific Nuclear Safeguards and Security conference in Sydney on November 8-9.
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Friday 13 August 2004
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Canberra, Australia
HIV/AIDS is a global emergency. Around the world 20 million people, almost three times the population of the Pacific, have died already. A further 38 million are now living with the disease.
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Wednesday 21 July 2004
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Press Release Canberra, Australia
Terrorism poses a grave threat to international security. As a Western country with global interests that values peace, religious freedom, respect for the rule of law and tolerance, Australia is a target.
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Tuesday 22 June 2004
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Canberra, Australia
Australia's engagement with the countries of the Pacific has intensified dramatically over the past year.
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Tuesday 23 December 2003
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Asked about the Australian government's reaction to Tonga's controversial new media laws, the Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told a Press Conference in Nuku'alofa on December 17 that "We are not the regional policeman . . . the moral judge and jury for the region, it is not our job."
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Thursday 18 December 2003
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said in Tonga that Australia was uping its effort and making stronger or more forceful contributions in the Pacific.
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Saturday 30 September 2000
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Fiji Foreign Affairs Minister Kaliopate Tavola said he was very pleased with his meeting with his Australian counterpart Alexander Downer, the Fiji Daily Post reported on August 26. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 3, September 2000.
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