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Car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne, up to 19 injured
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Car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne, up to 19 injured

Two men were arrested after the car in which they were travelling crashed into pedestrians on a busy central Melbourne…
Australian probe into child abuse attacks Catholic celibacy
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Australian probe into child abuse attacks Catholic celibacy

An Australian inquiry into child abuse on Friday recommended that the Catholic Church lift its demand of celibacy from clergy…
Australian Parliament allows same-sex marriages
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Australian Parliament allows same-sex marriages

Australia’s Parliament voted Thursday to allow same-sex marriage across the nation, following a bitter debate settled by a much-criticized government…
95-year-old Australian probed for allegedly looting Middle Eastern artifacts
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95-year-old Australian probed for allegedly looting Middle Eastern artifacts

95-year-old Australian, Joan Howard, is currently under investigation following newspaper coverage of her extensive collection of ancient Middle Eastern artifacts, the…
Papua New Guinea asylum seekers report shelters destroyed by authorities
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Papua New Guinea asylum seekers report shelters destroyed by authorities

Papua New Guinea authorities on Thursday removed dozens of asylum seekers and ratcheted up pressure on more than 300 others…
Australian citizenship crisis deepens as eighth lawmaker falls
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Australian citizenship crisis deepens as eighth lawmaker falls

The citizenship crisis engulfing Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government deepened on Tuesday as an eighth lawmaker exited parliament and…
Trump breaks the link as handshake photo op goes awry
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Trump breaks the link as handshake photo op goes awry

Donald Trump was all fingers and thumbs during a carefully choreographed photo op Monday at a summit of world leaders,…
Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp
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Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp

Australia turned down on Sunday an offer to take 150 asylum seekers being held in an Australian-run detention center in…
Australians protest against unfolding ’emergency’ in offshore detention camp
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Australians protest against unfolding ’emergency’ in offshore detention camp

More than 1,000 people protested in Australia on Saturday against the treatment of hundreds of asylum seekers in an offshore…
Australia has duty to take care of asylum seekers in PNG, UN says
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Australia has duty to take care of asylum seekers in PNG, UN says

The United Nations human rights office called on Australia on Friday to restore food, water and health services to some…
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