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Court obligates Australia to pay damages to refugees
Sep 06, 2017 06:47Australia has been obligated by Victoria State’s Supreme Court to pay billions in compensation to hundreds of asylum seekers it has been illegally keeping in dire conditions on a remote island.
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Australia investigates war crimes by soldiers in Afghanistan
Sep 02, 2017 06:55Australia’s military watchdog has launched a probe into reports of possible war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan over the past years.
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Australia charges 3 over attacks on a mosque
Aug 20, 2017 04:13Police in Australia have charged three men with terrorism over two “Daesh-inspired” arson attacks against a Shia Muslim mosque in Melbourne last year.
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Australian police charge two men over plane bomb, gas device plots
Aug 04, 2017 02:36Police in Australia have charged two men with plotting to bomb a plane and conduct a chemical attack in the country.
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Australia foils ‘terror plot’ aimed at downing plane
Jul 30, 2017 04:02Australia has thwarted a Takfiri-inspired “terrorist plot” aimed at downing an aircraft with explosives.
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Australia calls on China to do more to contain North Korea
Jul 27, 2017 08:12Australia has stressed that China can play a more effective role in containing the “threat” from North Korea’s missile and nuclear military programs.
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Australia keeping refugees in ‘unacceptable’ circumstances: UNCHR
Jul 24, 2017 08:53The United Nations refugee agency slams Australia for keeping thousands of refugees “unacceptable” conditions, saying the Canberra government has backtracked on an agreement to relax its tough stance on asylum seekers.
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Australia resumes aerial missions over Syria
Jun 22, 2017 02:05Australia has resumed aerial missions over Syria two days after it suspended them amid rising tensions between a US-led coalition and the Russian military in the Arab country.
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Australia suspends operations in US-led coalition in Syria after Syrian jet hit
Jun 20, 2017 07:48Australia has suspended its cooperation with a United States-led coalition in Syria out of apparent concern that the US’s recent downing of a Syrian fighter jet may escalate the situation in the Arab country to its disadvantage.
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Malaysian plane returns to airport after false bomb threat
Jun 01, 2017 00:25Armed police have stormed a Malaysia Airlines flight, which was forced to return to Melbourne after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit claiming he had a bomb, officials say.