1.  A gun battle lasting several hours ensued, and Australian forces believed they killed at least one Taliban fighter.

2.  On Thursday, two separate Australian special forces teams came under fire and escaped without casualties after US planes came to their defense, Australian officials said.

3.  The spokesmen here declined to discuss the composition of the Australian force or its role in the operations.

4.  Opposition Labor leader Kim Beazley on Wednesday said his party fully supported the commitment of Australian forces.

5.  Australian officials sought Sunday to play down the incident, saying the Chinese navy did not impede the Australian force.

6.  Australian forces responded by occupying the ship to keep it away from the island.

7.  Australian forces joined British troops in fighting Indonesia-sponsored guerrillas on the Malaysian-Indonesian land border which dissects the island of Borneo.

8.  Australian forces secretly flew Gusmao here from Darwin, Australia, Thursday night.

9.  Government moves to ban people infected with HIV joining the Australian military forces were condemned Wednesday as prejudiced, unreasonable and likely to undermine anti-discrimination laws.

10.  Hill also said the Australian government also appreciated the efforts of the United States medical personnel who gave assistance to Australian forces.