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| 2015 Sep.14 |
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Tony Abbott was ousted by his party Map of Canberra Australia Australia is set to swear in Malcolm Turnbull as its new prime minister, after Tony Abbott was ousted by his party in a leadership challenge | |
| 2015 Feb.8 |
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Australian PM Abbott survives leadership challenge Map of Canberra Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott has urged an end to disunity after surviving a party confidence vote on his leadership | |
| 2014 Oct.19 |
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Australia lifts parliament veil ban Map of Canberra Australia The government has reversed a decision which would have restricted access to parliament in Canberra for women wearing full-face Islamic veils | |
| 2014 Apr.27 |
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Missing plane's search area to be expanded Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that the U.S. Navy's Bluefin 21 has finished scouring the initial search area far off the Australian west coast
| 2013 Sep.17 |
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Abbott sworn in as Australia leader Map of Canberra Australia Tony Abbott has been sworn in as Australia's prime minister, days after his Liberal-National coalition ended six years of Labor government | |
| 2013 Aug.11 |
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Australian rivals clash in TV debate Map of Canberra Australia Australia's Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and opposition leader Tony Abbott have sparred over the economy and immigration | |
| 2013 May.17 |
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Australian politician injured in kangaroo attack Map of Canberra Australia Shane Rattenbury, a minister for the local government, suffered gashes to one of his legs in a close encounter with a kangaroo during his morning jog | |
| 2012 Apr.16 |
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Australia PM sets out Afghan exit plan Map of Canberra Australia
| 2012 Jan.26 |
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Mob threatens Australian prime minister Map of Canberra Australia Security officers dragged Julia Gillard out of a Canberra restaurant after an angry mob of protesters surrounded the building | |
| 2012 Jan.6 |
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Meal with deadly mushrooms kills 2 Map of Canberra Australia A meal containing the world's most deadly mushroom is responsible for killing two people and sickening another | |
| 2008 Apr.23 |
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More arrests as Australia hosts torch 5 people were arrested as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra in a relay that was more orderly than in other countries
There have been scuffles between pro-Tibet protesters and China supporters at the start of the relay
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| 2008 Apr.22 |
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Olympic torch arrives in Australia Map of Canberra Australia The torch will be carried about Canberra, and officials there have vowed not to cut the 20 km course despite threats of pro-Tibet protests | |
| 2007 Oct.13 |
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Howard sets election date Map of Canberra Australia Next federal election will be held November 24, Prime Minister announced at a news conference in Canberra | |
| 2004 May.27 |
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Guilty plea in embassy bomb plot Map of Canberra Australia British-born Jack Roche has pleaded guilty to an al Qaeda-linked plot to blow up the Israeli embassy in Canberra | |
| 2003 Aug.21 |
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Australia 'twisted Iraq intelligence' Map of Canberra Australia Andrew Wilkie, a former senior intelligence analyst, has accused Canberra of exaggerating the case for going to war | |
| 2003 Mar.17 |
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Australia expels Iraqi diplomats Map of Canberra Australia Canberra has given all Iraqi embassy staff 5 days to leave the country | |
| 2003 Jan.18 |
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State of emergency in capital Map of Canberra Australia The ferocious bushfires have killed one person, burned dozens of homes and forced thousands of evacuations | |
| 2002 Oct.16 |
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Australia posts reward for Bali bombers Canberra and Jakarta will also set up a joint investigation team into bombings
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