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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.
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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.