Federal Health Minister Peter Dutton says Australians who can afford to pay more for their health should do so.  Mr Dutton says there needs to be a frank, fearless and comprehensive discussion about the health system, which he says is unsustainable in its current form.  His comments have sparked a backlash, with some saying the move signals the death of the universal health-care system.   - Savezni ministar za zdravlje Peter Dutton kaLle da australci koji mogu da plate više za svoje zdravlje bi to trebali i uraditi.  Gospodin Dutton navodi potrebe da se povede otvorena , bez straha i potpuna debata o zdravstvenom sistemu, koji je kako on navodi, u ovakvom modelu neodrživ.  Njegovi komentari su izazvali rekacije u kojima je rečeno da se radi o signalima smrti za univerzalni zdravstveni system.

Tony Abbott has become Prime Minister at a critical time for Australia's foreign and security policy.  But if he thought that steering Australia through the diplomatic shoals would be an easy task, he's had to rethink that view.  At year's end, Australia's relationships with several key neighbours are fraught.  Spying allegations have caused rifts with Indonesia, Timor and Papua New Guinea whilst the nation's relationship with China is on shaky ground over regional security issues  - Tony Abbott postao je premijer Australije u najgore vrijeme kada je u pitanju vanjska politika i bezbjednost zemlje.Špijunska afera, odnosno optužbe naših susjeda da je Australska obavještajna služba ASIO prisluškivala telefone između ostalih i predsjednika Indonezije Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-a te nesuglasice sa Kinom oko Južnog kineskog mora ozbiljno su narušili odnose Australije sa zemljama regiona koje bi trebale biti naši najvažniji strateški i ekononmski partneri.Prema tome, 2014. godina mogla bi biti prelomna i prvi pravi test nove vlade na vanjsko političkoj sceni.

China is accusing Australia's Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, of overstepping the mark with her comments on a restricted flying zone over the East China Sea.  And East Timor is calling for a response to allegations Australia spied on Timorese leaders during negotiations for a lucrative 2006 resource-sharing treaty.  It comes as the Abbott government appears to be smoothing over relations with Indonesia, but is failing to stop tensions from rising with other regional actors.  - U najnovijim australskim vanjskopolitičkim odnosima kineska vlada optužuje australsku ministricu vanjskih poslova za neprimjerene komentare o zabranjenoj zoni nadletanja iznad Istočnog Kineskog mora. Istočni Timor u međuvremenu, poziva australsku vladu na odgovornost zbog navoda da je Australija špijunirala timorske lidere za vrijeme pregovora o unosnom ugovoru o podijeli prirodnih izvora 2006. godine. U vrijeme kada izgleda da vlada Tony Abbotta uspijeva da omekša odnose sa Indonezijom ona propušta da zaustavi tenzije koje izniču u diplomatskim vezama sa drugim zemljama susjedima.

Australia's 44th parliament will sit for the first time onTuesday (12 Nov) and Prime Minister Tony Abbott is preparing to do battle with a hostile senate to get his promised changes passed into law.  Mr Abbott's flagship policies face a difficult passage despite his decisive victory in the federal election, with Labor and Greens rejecting his claim to a mandate and the Senate preparing to challenge him at every turn.   -

Last week report from Bosnia and Herzegovina was prepared by Semra Duranović Koso    -

As the Labor Party seeks to rebuild itself in the wake of its election loss, former attorney-general Nicola Roxon has warned against letting Kevin Rudd remain in parliament.  Ms Roxon has used the annual John Button Lecture to caution against the danger of viewing important policy issues through the prism of internal politics. She says, until Kevin Rudd retires from politics, Labor cannot present itself as a viable alternative to a Coalition government and will constantly be forced to look inwards.    -

Celebrations are set to begin this weekend to commemorate the centenary of the first entry of the Royal Australian Navy's fleet into Sydney. The anniversary has drawn international support, with 17 countries sending ships to Australia to mark the event.  -

The United Nations' body for climate change has presented its fifth major assessment on climate science in Stockholm. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says it is 95 percent sure human activity is to blame for global warming.   - Posljednji izvještaj UN-a o klimatskim promjenama kaže kako su naučnici sigurni da su, u 95 posto slučajeva, ljudi " dominantni uzrok " globalnog zagrijavanja. U dokumentu su prezentirani fizički dokazi da tlo, zrak i okeane čovjek sistematski zagadjuje od 1950.godine.U izvještaju kojeg prezentira Međudržavna komisija Ujedinjenih naroda za klimatske promjene precizira se kako je posljednjih 15 godina, od kada se intenzivno krenulo u zaustavljanje ispuštanja gasova u atmosferu, suviše kratak period da bi se analizirali dugoročni trendovi.

The Abbott government has confirmed it's planning to overhaul the higher education system. One proposal is to axe compulsory fees for university student services. The new government is also planning to drop Labor's targets to lift participation by disadvantaged students.   - Vlada Tonny Abbotta sprema reformu sektora Visokog obrazovanja. To bi značilo i manje para univerzitetima i manje studenata, naročito onih koji pripadaju socijalno ugroženoj kategoriji stanovništva.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has long promised to make a difference to asylum seeker boat arrivals from day one in the top job. That day has finally come and the Coalition has started implementing what it has dubbed Operation Sovereign Borders - Novoizabrani premijer Australije Tony Abbott dok je bio u opoziciji i tokom izborne kampanje je obećavao da će mu jedan od prioriteta kada dođe na vlast biti zaustavljanje brodova sa tražiocima azila.Taj dan je konačno došao pa je koalicija već počela takozvanu Operaciju suverene granice.