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Iran to export first petchem cargo to Australia
Dec 27, 2016 16:03Iran says Australia has joined the list of the clients of its hexamine – a fresh sign showing that petrochemical products are already receiving a central role in the country’s non-oil exports.
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Riot erupts at Australia's offshore refugee camps
Dec 25, 2016 05:27Refugees have briefly taken control of two detention centers leased to the Australian government in Papua New Guinea in protest at the suspicious death of an asylum seeker.
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Five arrested over Christmas Day terror plot in Melbourne
Dec 23, 2016 15:05Australian police in the city of Melbourne have foiled a terror plot and detained five suspects behind the scheme.
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Explosion rocks Christian group building in Australia
Dec 21, 2016 16:49An explosion has rocked the headquarters of a Christian lobby group in Australia’s capital, Canberra.
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Australia, France to seal major military deal
Dec 19, 2016 11:51France and Australia are set to sign a major contract on building nuclear-powered submarines worth billions of dollars.
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Australia passes bill to detain terrorists indefinitely
Dec 01, 2016 10:54Australia has approved a new counter-terrorism bill that allows the indefinite detention of people convicted of terror-related offenses.
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Australian parliament interrupted by pro-refugee protest
Nov 30, 2016 11:02A group of protesters have interrupted a parliamentary session in the Australian capital Canberra, demanding reform of the government’s controversial asylum policy.
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‘Thunderstorm asthma’ kills six in Australia
Nov 27, 2016 06:12Six people have died and five are being kept on life support in Australia due to a rare condition caused by environmental factors during a thunderstorm that hit Australia’s second-largest city of Melbourne.
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Australia arrests two nationals linked to Takfiri terrorists
Nov 03, 2016 10:40Police in Australia have arrested two individuals on charges of breaching the country’s laws on involvement in foreign conflicts by joining a terrorist group in war-torn Syria.
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UN official in Australia to probe refugee abuse
Nov 01, 2016 10:56A senior UN investigator has arrived in Australia to launch a probe into the country’s much-criticized treatment of asylum seekers held in remote islands.