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Amnesty censures Australian rights abuses
Feb 22, 2017 11:23The Amnesty International rights group has slammed Australia for rights violations against Aboriginals in the country as well as asylum seekers held off shores, saying indigenous kids are 24 times more likely to be arrested than their non-native peers.
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Plane crashes into Australia mall, five killed
Feb 21, 2017 09:57A light plane has crashed into the roof of a shopping mall in Australia, claiming the lives of five people, including four Americans.
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Australia wants asylum seekers to leave voluntarily by offering money
Feb 15, 2017 14:12Australia is offering money to the asylum seekers it has been holding in off-shore detention camps to persuade them to return home voluntarily, as difficulties associated with the refugees and the camps reportedly mount.
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Indonesia, Australia agree to ‘choke off’ terror funding
Feb 03, 2017 03:01Indonesia and Australia have reached an agreement to fight terrorist groups by blocking their financial resources amid concerns in both countries that supporters of Daesh may be planning new terror attacks there.
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Light plane crashes in Australia, two killed
Jan 27, 2017 05:41Two people have died in an incident involving an old, light plane crashing during an air show in Australia’s west.
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Thousands demand change of national day in Australia
Jan 26, 2017 09:12Tens of thousands of protesters have staged rallies in major Australian cities to demand a shift of the date of the country’s national day because, according to them, the current date marks the start of an era of injustices suffered by Australia’s disadvantaged Aborigines.
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3 dead, 20 injured as Melbourne driver rams into busy shopping mall
Jan 20, 2017 05:55A driver has plowed his vehicle into pedestrians at a busy shopping center in Melbourne, Australia, leaving multiple casualties.
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Australian health minister agrees to step down amid probe
Jan 09, 2017 10:19Australia’s heath minister has agreed to temporarily stand down pending the findings of an investigation into allegations that she funded personal trips with taxpayer money.
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Indonesia suspends military cooperation with Australia
Jan 04, 2017 10:47Indonesia says it has suspended military cooperation with Australia, reportedly over disrespectful training materials taught at an Australian academy.
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Australia's police smash drug smuggling ring in largest bust
Dec 29, 2016 06:21Australian police say they have dismantled a major drug trafficking ring, seizing over a ton of cocaine worth about 260 million US dollars, in the largest drug bust in the country’s history.