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Severe drought hits large regions of Australia
Sep 13, 2018 05:04Last month the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) declared the entire state in drought or drought-affected. The prolonged dry period is enhancing bushfire risk considerably, and will prolong the fire season to an unprecedented extent. Government indifference has exacerbated the plight of many farmers and rural communities that are reeling under the dry conditions.
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Australia, New Zealand to help Japan enforce North Korea sanctions
Sep 08, 2018 11:27Australia and New Zealand say they will send surveillance aircraft to Japan to help the enforcement of United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
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China joins Australia's military drills for first time
Sep 01, 2018 08:36China has for the first time joined Australia’s largest annual sea and air military drills known as Kakadu 2018, involving 27 countries, including key rivals the US, Japan, South Korea and India.
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More ministers quit embattled Australian PM’s cabinet
Aug 23, 2018 07:59Three more ministers have resigned from the cabinet of embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, further lowering his chances of continued leadership, as a second premiership vote looms at parliament.
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China to join exercises involving US off Australia
Aug 02, 2018 07:37Australia says China’s navy will participate in military exercises to be conducted by 26 countries off Australia’s northern coast later this month but would not take part in the live-fire drills of the war games.
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Refugee death was preventable: Australian coroner
Jul 30, 2018 06:44An Australian coroner rules that the death in 2014 of an asylum seeker at a notorious Canberra-run Pacific camp was “preventable,” calling on the government to improve its healthcare services to offshore detention centers.
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Australia hosting three-week air force exercises
Jul 28, 2018 07:33The tropical northern city of Darwin is hosting 4,000 personnel and 140 aircraft over the next three weeks as air forces from around the world take part in Exercise Pitch Black, one of Asia-Pacific's largest air force training exercises.
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Map shows Australia colonizers committed 250 indigenous massacres
Jul 27, 2018 11:07An online map which has so far documented 250 massacres of indigenous peoples after Australia was colonized by the British is set to be expanded, researchers said Friday, as they seek to uncover the country's dark past.
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Thousands protest refugee detention in Australia
Jul 21, 2018 09:37Thousands of people marched across major Australian cities Saturday calling for an end to Canberra's offshore detention of asylum-seekers.
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UK to send biggest warship to Pacific in 'show of force'
Jul 21, 2018 02:46The United Kingdom and Australia are discussing plans for Britain's biggest ever warship to be deployed to the Pacific alongside Australians navy.