Bob Carr
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr during a joint press conference with his Emirati counterpart part of an official visit on May 19, 2013 in Abu Dhabi.
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I think any observer would say there's an underlying trend as members of parliament give it more consideration and listen to the arguments to legalising same-sex marriage
We can support the Joyce family with strenuous consular representations, especially about the indefensible amount of time this has taken, but the substance of the case has got to be a matter pursued by their legal representation.
We can only imagine the pressure and the stress the family is under after receiving this judgment today ... We can support the Joyce family with strenuous consular representations, especially about the indefensible amount of time this has taken, but the substance of the case has got to be a matter pursued by their legal representation.More quotes »
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Australia to slow increase in foreign aid spending
in foreign aid spending as a cost-cutting measure in the new annual budget plan to be revealed Tuesday.Foreign Minister Bob Carr said on Monday that Australia's long-standing pledge to increase its foreign aid spending to 0.5 percent of gross national income Read more »
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Australia asks Israel to explain prison death
death of an Australian-Israeli citizen and alleged Israeli spy in an Israeli prison two years ago.Foreign Minister Bob Carr said on Sunday he had asked Israel to contribute to his department's investigation into the case of the man who died in an Israeli prison Read more »
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Calls to save Joyce
the Dubai expert did not take this into account and said he didn't know where Mr Brown was,'' she said. ''The first thing Bob Carr can do is facilitate a meeting with Mr Brown. ''It can be on Australian soil to protect him, so he can correct his evidence and 5/21/13 from Gold Coast Bulletin Read more »
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Australia: MP calls for Egypt's Ambassador to be called in over persecution of the Copts
for Werriwa has written to the Australian Coptic Movement Association (ACM) confirming that he requested Senator the Hon. Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs to call in the Egyptian Ambassador following ongoing attacks on Copts in Egypt. We need a few politicians 5/21/13 from Jihad Watch Read more »
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Australia hits out over lengthy UAE court case
Minister Bob Carr has blasted as "indefensible" the length of time the legal process took in the United Arab Emirates after an Australian man was jailed for 10 years for property fraud. The Dubai city skyline is shown in November 2012. Australia's Foreign from Bangkok Post Read more »
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More MPs supporting gay marriage
cabinet minister Bob Carr says the parliamentary numbers may be shifting in support of legalising same-sex marriage. Senator Carr's comments come after former prime minister Kevin Rudd said on Monday he had changed his mind on gay marriage and now believed from Big Pond News Read more »
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Serendipity, Bob Carr and Sri Lanka
the face of a great deal of evidence to the contrary, Bob Carr has declared Sri Lanka an ideal democracy. He has declared their institutions sound, and scoffed at the idea of corruption within the ranks of the Rajapaksa Government. He has declared the police, from NewMatilda.com Read more »
