Locked down Sydney left leaderless after corruption resignation
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The leader of Australia's most populous state resigned Friday amid a corruption investigation, leaving Sydneysiders --…
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Australia to ease 18-month-old border closure ‘within weeks’
by Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia will begin to reopen its borders next month, the country's prime minister…
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Tornado damages Australian homes, power lines
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A tornado ploughed through a rural area west of Sydney on Thursday, damaging homes and scarring…
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Sydney gets ‘blueprint for freedom’ as virus cases fall
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Vaccinated Sydney residents will finally emerge from a lengthy Covid lockdown by mid-October, Australian officials said…
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Australian PM says may not join global climate summit
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, under pressure to adopt a 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target, said…
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Rare Australia earthquake triggers panic in Melbourne
by William WEST MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A rare quake rattled southeastern Australia early Wednesday, shaking buildings, knocking down walls…
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JUST IN: Shallow 5.8-magnitude quake rattles southern Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A shallow quake rattled southeastern Australia early Wednesday, with reports saying people ran into the streets…
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Melbourne police fire to disperse violent anti-vaccine protest
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Melbourne riot police used pepper spray, foam baton rounds and rubber ball grenades to disperse a…
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N.Korea says US submarine deal, alliance could trigger ‘nuclear arms race’
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's foreign ministry on Monday said a new US alliance in the Indo-Pacific and…
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Australia rejects French accusations of lying over subs deal
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday rejected France's accusations Canberra lied about plans to cancel a contract to…
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Virus lockdown end in sight for Australia’s second-largest city
Australia's second-largest city will exit its coronavirus lockdown in late October if vaccine targets are met under an official roadmap…
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Police wounded, hundreds arrested in Melbourne anti-lockdown protest
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Several police officers were wounded and hundreds of protesters were arrested in Australia's second-most-populous city…
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