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Australia: Police open fire in Sydney mall, four injured
Jun 09, 2016 10:12Four people, including the offender, have been wounded as police opened fire on a man armed with a knife at a shopping mall in the Australian city of Sydney.
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Modern slavery plaguing over 45 million worldwide: Study
May 31, 2016 04:06An Australian study shows more than 45 million people are currently trapped in modern slavery across the world, up by 28 percent compared to similar estimates two years ago.
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Police break up rival protests in Melbourne
May 28, 2016 10:04Australian police intervene to defuse clashes between anti-Islam and anti-racism protesters in Melbourne, using pepper spray and making several arrests.
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Australia charges five men over ‘plot to join Daesh’ in Syria
May 15, 2016 11:51Australia has charged five young men arrested earlier this week on suspicion of planning to join the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group in Syria.
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Australia: Turnbull dissolves parliament, kicks off election campaign
May 09, 2016 10:34Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dissolved parliament to officially kick off a two-month election campaign.
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Australia's elections set for July 2: Prime minister
May 08, 2016 04:21Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the country will hold general elections on July 2, after Queen Elizabeth II’s representative in Australia agreed to dissolve both houses of parliament.
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Papua New Guinea to close Australia refugee camp: PM
Apr 27, 2016 04:35Papua New Guinea (PNG) says it will close the Australian-funded asylum seeker camp on Manus Island after a court ruled that holding refugees in the facility was unconstitutional and illegal.
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France beats Japan, Germany to win lucrative Australia deal
Apr 26, 2016 04:20Australia awards France a $40-billion contract to build 12 submarines as the country's arms spending hits new heights amid the US military buildup in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Diplomats gone wild: Saudi staffers run riot on our roads with Australian police powerless to stop them
Apr 11, 2016 12:30Imagine driving at 135km/h past Australian Parliament House at 2am on a Tuesday, leading police on a pursuit, failing to provide a valid licence, blaming your behaviour on a lack of antibiotics and getting away with it.
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Iranian FM meets Australian speaker, senior MPs
Mar 15, 2016 13:04Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Australian Parliament Speaker Tony Smith and senior legislators to discuss ties and regional developments.