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Peter Cave

Russia agrees to Georgia pullout

PETER CAVE: The European Union's top three negotiators have met with the Russian President to discuss Georgia. They emerged after three hours of talks in Moscow with a commitment from Russia that it will pull its troops...

WA Labor and National leaders meet again

The leaders of the Labor and National parties in WA have met again amid continuing uncertainty over who will govern the state following the inconclusive weekend election. The Nationals say they're keeping an open mind on...

Garnaut's carbon emissions targets too soft: climate expert

The government's key adviser on climate change said last week the country should aim to cut its carbon emissions by 10 per cent of 2000 levels, by 2020. But Professor David Karoly, a lead author on the Intergovernmental...

Election upsets cause shock waves in federal parties

The Federal Government is hoping its plans to reform Australian federalism won't be derailed by the possibility of Labor losing government in Western Australia. Meanwhile, the Nationals are re-considering their alliance...

NT considers building camps for homeless

PETER CAVE: Darwin's homeless population are known as long-grassers - people who sleep illegally in the city's mangroves and bushland. ZOIE JONES: Last night Duncan Dennis slept under a tree in bushland that surrounds...

Lifestyle › Primary schools doing well, but challenges ahead

LONDON — Despite fears about falling academic standards in Japan, the primary education system is functioning well and can act as a model for other nations, according to a leading British expert on Japan. Peter Cave, from...

Vacuum in wake of resignation

In the face of a threat by the democratically elected parliament to impeach him Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has resigned. The former army general who seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999 spent almost an hour of a...

Kashmir braces for further clashes

By foreign affairs editor Peter Cave Security forces in Indian Kashmir are gearing up for further clashes with separatist protesters as Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day today, and India marks its tomorrow. More than 20...

Russia, Ukraine tensions rise

By foreign affairs editor Peter Cave Tension between Russia and Ukraine is escalating, with Ukraine demanding to be informed of the movements of Russian warships based in its waters. Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko has...

Taliban claims responsibility for aid workers' deaths

By foreign affairs editor Peter Cave The Taliban in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for killing three female foreign aid workers and an Afghan driver in an ambush near the capital, Kabul. The women from the United...