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Australia vows to 'restore order' as riots erupt on immigration detention island
Jan 06, 2021 10:57Unrest broke out at an Australian island immigration detention center, authorities and NGOs said Wednesday following reports the Christmas Island facility had been set alight by frustrated detainees.
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Bushfire, smoke threaten Australian 'lives and homes' near Perth
Jan 05, 2021 06:39An out-of-control bushfire threatens lives and homes in Australia's west coast city of Perth, with locals told to shelter in place from toxic fumes.
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1,500 refugees in limbo due to Australia’s controversial policy: Amnesty
Dec 10, 2020 15:03Some 1,500 refugees have been in “bizarre and cruel forms of limbo” for more than seven years under Australia’s policy of deterring refugees, an Amnesty official says.
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Township evacuated in Australia's Fraser Island as bushfire approaches
Dec 07, 2020 09:40Australian authorities on Monday asked residents of a coastal township in the world heritage listed Fraser Island to “leave immediately” after a massive bushfire burning there since mid-October was expected to reach the township early morning.
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China censures war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan, urges full probe
Nov 28, 2020 10:11China has severely censured unlawful killings by Australian forces in Afghanistan and called for a thorough probe into the heinous crimes to bring those involved to justice.
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Iran swaps Israel’s spy for three nationals jailed abroad
Nov 27, 2020 05:41Iran has released an Australian-British citizen, who was serving a prison sentence for spying for the illegal Zionist entity, to secure the release of three Iranians jailed abroad on false charges.
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Euro and Australian dollar gain as US transition goes ahead
Nov 24, 2020 14:57Currencies including the Australian dollar and the euro rose on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump accepted the start of a transition to a Biden regime on Treasury secretary.
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Australia admits troops involved in murder of unarmed Afghan civilians
Nov 19, 2020 15:41Australia has admitted that its military forces unlawfully killed dozens of civilians and prisoners in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016.
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Vienna shooter was Daesh sympathizer just released by Austria police
Nov 05, 2020 12:39The 20-year-old attacker who recently opened fire on Vienna citizens had earlier spent a few months in an Austrian jail for condoning terrorism, but was released shortly before committing the horrendous crime, media reports say.
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India, US, Japan, Australia launch large naval drills
Nov 03, 2020 11:24India, the United States, Japan, and Australia have launched joint naval exercises, the largest in more than a decade, Indian government sources say, amid US attempts to counter China’s influence in the region.