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‘Racist’ cartoon strokes debate over abuse of Australian natives
Aug 06, 2016 12:29An Australian newspaper cartoon widely slammed as racist has renewed a national debate on the discriminatory treatment of the country’s native people amid a scandal over the abuse of Aboriginal minors in prison cells.
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Australia suspends aid to NGO over Zionist reigme claims of ‘Hamas links’
Aug 05, 2016 09:59Australia has suspended funding for operations of a major international NGO in the occupied Palestinian lands following Israeli regime claims that the director of its Gaza branch diverted millions of dollars to the resistance movement, Hamas.
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Australians protest against teen abuse in detention centers
Jul 31, 2016 02:55Hundreds of Australians protested Saturday against the maltreatment of minors in detention centers, less than a week after a shocking video emerged showing the abuse of aboriginal children in a prison in the Northern Territory.
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Australia counter-sues minors abused in Northern Territory prison
Jul 29, 2016 10:38Australia has launched a counter-suit against two of the six aboriginal children recently revealed to have been abused by prison guards, alleging the minors had damaged the prison in an escape attempt.
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Australia's jail abuse may amount to torture: UN official
Jul 28, 2016 04:26The United Nations (UN) says the recently-revealed mistreatment of aboriginal minors in an Australian prison could amount to torture.
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US to expand presence in Pacific: Biden
Jul 19, 2016 11:40US Vice President Joe Biden has asserted that as a “Pacific power,” Washington plans to stay in the Pacific Ocean to ensure peace and security there.
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Australia PM declares victory in general elections, vote counting continues
Jul 10, 2016 04:24Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has declared victory in general elections despite ongoing vote counting.
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Australia opposition leader calls for PM resignation
Jul 04, 2016 08:07Australia's opposition leader has called for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to step down amid chaos over parliamentary elections which failed to produce a clear winner.
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Australia mosque hit by firebombing, graffiti attack
Jun 29, 2016 03:31A firebombing and anti-Islam graffiti attack has happened outside a mosque in the Australian city of Perth while hundreds of worshipers were attending a prayer service inside.
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Suspected MH370 debris found off Tanzania: Australian official
Jun 24, 2016 13:38Australia’s minister for infrastructure and transport says plane wreckage potentially from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been discovered off the coast of Tanzania.