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Coronavirus: Australia police seize cruise ship’s black box
Australian police are investigating why the Ruby Princess cruise ship allowed ill passengers to disembark in Sydney amid mounting Coronavirus fears, according to local media.Public broadcaster...
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George Pell: Court quashes cardinal’s sexual abuse convictions
Cardinal George Pell has been freed from jail after Australia's highest court overturned his convictions for child sexual abuse.The ex-Vatican treasurer, 78, was the...
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Troops deployed across fire-hit Australia after horror weekend
Reserve troops were deployed to fire-ravaged regions across three Australian states on Monday after a torrid weekend that turned swathes of land into smouldering,...
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Blood-red skies loom over southeast Australia after deadly bushfires bring ‘one of worst days ever’
Skies turned blood red above parts of southeast Australia on Sunday as residents sought refuge from deadly bushfires, and a senior firefighter described the...
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Australia endures hottest day on record
Australia has experienced its hottest day on record with the national average temperature reaching a high of 40.9C (105.6F), meteorologists say.The Bureau of Meteorology...
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Two dead, at least 150 homes lost in Australia bushfires
Catastrophic bushfires have killed at least two people and forced thousands from their homes in eastern Australia, with the death toll expected to rise...
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Australian brothers guilty of IS plane bomb plot
Two men linked to the Islamic State (IS) group have been convicted in Australia of plotting to blow up a flight using a concealed...
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Three Australians detained in Iran
The Australian government on Wednesday said three citizens had been detained in Iran, the latest in a series of Westerners to be seized by...
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