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Australia backtracks on threat against Russia
Mar 28, 2018 04:06Australia has backtracked on a threat to boycott the 2018 Russia World Cup in response to an alleged attack on a former Russian double agent in the United Kingdom.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi greeted by protesters in Sydney over Rohingya crisis
Mar 19, 2018 14:12Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been greeted by street protests in Australia over her response to the Southeast Asian country's ongoing violent campaign against persecuted Rohingya Muslims.
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Massive floods hit Australia's Queensland
Mar 10, 2018 14:02Massive floods caused by heavy rain have swamped parts of the Australian state of Queensland, as swollen rivers inundate more than 200 homes.
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Australia’s Queensland hit by massive floods
Mar 09, 2018 10:06Floods swamped parts of the Australian state of Queensland on Friday, covering pastureland and cutting off towns as swollen rivers inundated about 200 homes.
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Australia’s scandal-hit deputy PM resigns
Feb 23, 2018 04:56Australia's scandal-hit deputy leader Barnaby Joyce announced Friday he was quitting and moving to the backbench amid claims of sexual harassment and controversy over an affair with a now-pregnant former aide.
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Australia PM meets deputy to fix sex-scandal split
Feb 17, 2018 09:26Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has held crisis talks with his deputy Barnaby Joyce to heal a dangerous rift that is threatening the ruling coalition’s one-seat majority.
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Australia unveils plan to become one of world’s top 10 arms exporters
Jan 29, 2018 10:39Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has put forth a controversial plan to boost the military industry and make the country one of the world’s top arms exporters.
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Australia unveils plan to become one of world’s top 10 arms exporters
Jan 29, 2018 05:23Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has put forth a controversial plan to boost the military industry and make the country one of the world’s top arms exporters.
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Australians rally to protest British 'Invasion Day'
Jan 26, 2018 05:28Tens of thousands of people marched across Australia Friday in an "Invasion Day" protest calling for a rethink of the national day they say is offensive to indigenous people.
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Australia: Car plows into people in Melbourne, 19 injured
Dec 21, 2017 10:24A vehicle has mowed down pedestrians in Australia’s second-largest city of Melbourne, leaving over a dozen people injured, some of them seriously, official reports say.