Australia, Philippines negotiating asylum seeker transfer deal
Australia is negotiating a deal with the Philippines to transfer asylum seekers being held indefinitely in controversial detention centres on…
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Australian PM’s new cabinet sees first female defense minister
Australia on Monday (September 21) swore in its first female defense minister, Senator Marise Payne, who will oversee open-ended military…
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Mixed opinions in Australia after Malcom Turnbull topples Prime Minister Tony Abbott
(Reuters) -- Australia woke on Tuesday (September 15) to the news that the ruling Liberal Party voted to oust Tony…
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Turnbull topples Abbott, to become Australia’s fifth PM in eight years
(Reuters) -- Australia will have its fifth prime minister in eight years after the ruling Liberal Party on Monday (September…
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Bushfire continues to burn in Australia’s Blue Mountains
(Reuters) -- A bushfire fuelled by strong winds continued to burn in Australia's Blue Mountains for a second day…
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Australia issues travel advisory regarding Philippines
JUNE 24 (Eagle News) -- Australia warned its citizens traveling to the Philippines due to threats of terrorism. The travel…
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Graffiti Catcher
(Reuters) Sydney is deploying a high-tech system that literally sniffs out vandals on its rail network. The CEO of Sydney…
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Australia’s Abbott confident officials acted within the law on asylum seekers’ issue
JUNE 16 (Reuters) -- Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott said on Tuesday (June 16) he was confident Australian agencies acted…
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Ambulances carrying bodies of executed drug convicts leave Indonesian prison island
APRIL 29 (Reuters) -- Ambulances carrying the remains of executed drug convicts left the Indonesian prison island of Nusakambangan on…
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Australia recalls ambassador to Indonesia after executions
APRIL 29 (Reuters) -- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday (April 29) he was recalling the nation's ambassador to Indonesia…
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Mary Jane Veloso spared from execution; eight others executed as scheduled
Eight drug convicts were executed by an Indonesian firing squad early on Wednesday but a Filipina who was on death…
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Families of nine facing death row emotional as midnight execution by firing squad set
NINE drug traffickers held emotional farewell meetings with their families at an Indonesian prison on Tuesday, after Jakarta rejected last-ditch…
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