The Chinese coal carrier that ran aground and was stuck for nine days on the Great Barrier Reef has caused damage that could take decades to recover.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Group of 20 nations should set a path for economic growth that balances developed and emerging economies.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Wednesday that striking a new global deal to reduce the impact of climate change is crucial to the future of vulnerable Pacific island nations.

Al Gore met with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday to discuss the future of the nation’s role in the charge against global warming.

Comedy movie star Sasha Baron Cohen, in character as gay Austrian fashionista Bruno, said Monday that Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is uber-cute. Before attending the Australian premiere of his new movie Bruno, the British comedian held forth in character at a Sydney news conference where he told The Australian, I've just had breakfast in bed with Kevin Rudd.