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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 | |
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Australia PM condemns infighting Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has unveiled a new front bench, days after an abortive leadership vote she called 'unseemly' and 'se...
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Australia PM calls leadership vote Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called a leadership ballot, in a bid to resolve who should lead the Labor party into September's...
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Australia sorry for forced adoptions 
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has issued an apology to people affected by Australia's forced adoption policy between the 1950s and 1970s
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Jerusalem |
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Israel to launch Prisoner X inquiry| Israeli parliamentarians are to hold an intensive inquiry into the death of Ben Zygier, an Australian-Israeli believed to have had links to Mossad | |
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| Jan.29 |
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Gillard sets Australia poll date
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Australia PM visits fire-hit area
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| Dec.12 |
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Watchdog opens royal hoax inquiry
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Kate hoax station orders review
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London |
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Hospital slams radio station over prank call
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Melbourne |
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Kate hoax nurse death a 'tragedy'
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Canberra sorry for military abuse
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Melbourne |
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Australian church admits abuse
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'No Indians, Asians' job ad sparks anger
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Australia 1st nation to require tobacco 'plain packaging'
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Nazi suspect wins Australia case Charles Zentai has won his legal fight against the Australian government's attempts to extradite him to face trial in Hungary
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Asylum panel recommends offshore processing |
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Australia enacts carbon-tax law |
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Australia PM sets out Afghan exit plan
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Australia's Gillard survives challenge |
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Australian rivals set up leadership clash |
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Australia PM Gillard calls leadership ballot |
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| Feb.21 |
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Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigns Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has resigned amid widespread reports of a leadership tussle between him and Prime Minister Julia Gillard
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Mob threatens Australian prime minister
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Australia Labor for gay marriage |
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Obama stakes US claim to Pacific | US President Barack Obama has said that the Asia-Pacific region will play a key role in defining the world's future | |
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US to send marines to Australia Australia has agreed to host a full US Marine task force in the coming years, PM Gillard has announced at a news conference with Barack Obam...
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Sydney |
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Qantas ordered to end labor dispute An Australian workplace relations tribunal ordered Qantas to end a labor dispute that has left tens of thousands of passengers stranded worl...
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Western Australia |
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Last WWI veteran dies at age 110
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Queensland |
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PM praises flood-hit Australians
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Hanson: PM to blame for boat deaths
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Australia probes asylum shipwreck
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Vatican |
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Australia got its first Catholic saint Mary MacKillop was a feisty 19th-century nun who was briefly excommunicated when her colleagues exposed an abusive priest
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| Sep.11 |
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PM brings back Rudd
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| Sep.6 |
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Key Australia MP backs opposition Bob Katter, one of three independent MPs who hold the balance of power in parliament has said he will support opposition leader Tony Abbott
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Independents to decide next government
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Australia set for hung parliament | Neither of the two main rivals likely to win the 76 seats needed for an outright majority. PM Julia Gillard vowed that she would 'keep fighting'. Predictions: 73 seats for the opposition coalition, 72 f... | |
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| Aug.19 |
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Poll: Dead heat in Australian election Top candidates for prime minister campaigned furiously, as incumbent Julia Gillard was tied with coalition challenger Tony Abbott in a national...
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| Jul.30 |
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Change call after Australia fires
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New Australian PM to call for elections Prime Minister Julia Gillard was expected on Saturday to call for a national election, according to her office
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| May.24 |
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Australia expels Israeli diplomat Australia has expelled an Israeli diplomat saying Israel was behind the forging of Australian passports linked to the murder of a Hamas oper...
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| Nov.15 |
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Australia apologizes to ex-child migrants
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| Feb.12 |
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Australian stimulus plan approved |
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PM announces day of mourning |
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| Jul.18 |
Sydney |
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Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse Benedict XVI apologized to victims of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, describing their acts as 'evil' and a grave betrayal of trust
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| Apr.23 |
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More arrests as Australia hosts torch Map of Canberra Australia 5 people were arrested as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra in a relay that was more orderly than in other countries
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Australia pledges E Timor support |
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| Feb.12 |
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Australia apologizes to Aborigines The government apologized for years of 'mistreatment' that inflicted 'profound grief, suffering and loss' on the country's Aboriginal people
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Cricket tour on despite race row |
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| Nov.24 |
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Rudd: I will be prime minister for all Opposition leader Kevin Rudd greeted jubilant supporters, as he promised changes in environmental, education and workplace policies
| Conservative Prime Minister Howard officially conceded that the Labor Party had gained a majority of seats in parliament . Rudd, 50, is the head of center-left Labor Party.
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| Nov.23 |
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Australians vote to choose leader |
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| Oct.13 |
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Howard sets election date |
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| Sep.7 |
Sydney |
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Bush spars with Roh on Korean war |
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| Sep.6 |
Sydney |
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Bush, China's Hu tackle thorny issues |
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| Aug.20 |
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Judge overturns Haneef visa ban |
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| Jul.28 |
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Cleared doctor leaves Australia |
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| Jun.26 |
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Aborigines threaten tourist ban
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| Apr.13 |
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Howard calls for HIV migrant ban |
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| Feb.23 |
Sydney |
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Cheney warns on Chinese build-up |
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| Feb.11 |
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PM slams Obama Iraq stance
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| Oct.25 |
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Cleric in dress furore Sheikh Taj el-Din al-Hilali was saying that some women are attracting sexual assault by the way they dress
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| Feb.15 |
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New Abu Ghraib images broadcast An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing US abuse of prisoners
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| Mar.3 |
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Dismay over Bali bombing sentence |
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| Jan.27 |
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First Iraqis cast their vote
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| Jan.5 |
Indonesia |
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Tsunami aid tops $3 billion |
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| Oct.9 |
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Incumbent Howard triumphs
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| Aug.7 |
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Australian Iraq policy under fire |
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| Jul.25 |
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Australia defiant on terror threat |
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| Jun.3 |
Washington |
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Bush slams Howard opponent on Iraq |
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| May.14 |
Denmark |
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Prince weds Aussie |
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| Feb.3 |
Bali |
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Downer warns attacks 'inevitable' |
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| Aug.21 |
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Australia 'twisted Iraq intelligence' |
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| Feb.15 |
Sydney |
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Rally against war on Iraq |
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| Feb.14 |
Melbourne |
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150,000 demonstrated against war |
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| Feb.5 |
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Howard censured over Iraq |
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| Dec.25 |
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Australia plans 'fortress' embassies |
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| Oct.19 |
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Australia mourns Bali dead A nation fell quiet as millions of Australians paused for sad and silent reflection
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| Oct.16 |
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Australians urged to leave Indonesia
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| Apr.30 |
Sydney |
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May Day protesters clash with police |
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| Nov.10 |
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Howard wins third term as PM
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| Sep.3 |
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Asylum seekers begin new journey
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| 2012 |
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| Aug.14 |
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Nazi suspect wins Australia case Charles Zentai has won his legal fight against the Australian government's attempts to extradite him to face trial in Hungary
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| 2005 |
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| Jan.5 |
Indonesia |
Tsunami aid tops $3 billion |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.29 |
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Gillard sets Australia poll date
| 2012 |
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| Feb.26 |
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Australia's Gillard survives challenge |
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| Feb.23 |
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Australian rivals set up leadership clash |
| 2010 |
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| Aug.21 |
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Independents to decide next government
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| Aug.21 |
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Australia set for hung parliament | Neither of the two main rivals likely to win the 76 seats needed for an outright majority. PM Julia Gillard vowed that she would 'keep fighting'. Predictions: 73 seats for the opposition coalition, 72 f... | |
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| Aug.19 |
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Poll: Dead heat in Australian election Top candidates for prime minister campaigned furiously, as incumbent Julia Gillard was tied with coalition challenger Tony Abbott in a national...
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| Jul.16 |
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New Australian PM to call for elections Prime Minister Julia Gillard was expected on Saturday to call for a national election, according to her office
| 2007 |
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| Nov.24 |
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Rudd: I will be prime minister for all Opposition leader Kevin Rudd greeted jubilant supporters, as he promised changes in environmental, education and workplace policies
| Conservative Prime Minister Howard officially conceded that the Labor Party had gained a majority of seats in parliament . Rudd, 50, is the head of center-left Labor Party.
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| |
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| Nov.23 |
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Australians vote to choose leader |
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| Oct.13 |
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Howard sets election date |
| 2005 |
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| Jan.27 |
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First Iraqis cast their vote
| 2004 |
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| Oct.9 |
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Incumbent Howard triumphs
| 2001 |
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| Nov.10 |
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Howard wins third term as PM
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.24 |
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Australia PM condemns infighting Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has unveiled a new front bench, days after an abortive leadership vote she called 'unseemly' and 'se...
| 2012 |
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| Apr.16 |
|
Australia PM sets out Afghan exit plan
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| 2012 |
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| Jun.30 |
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Australia enacts carbon-tax law |
|
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| 2012 |
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| Sep.21 |
Melbourne |
Australian church admits abuse
| 2010 |
|
| Oct.17 |
Vatican |
Australia got its first Catholic saint Mary MacKillop was a feisty 19th-century nun who was briefly excommunicated when her colleagues exposed an abusive priest
| 2008 |
|
| Jul.18 |
Sydney |
Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse Benedict XVI apologized to victims of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, describing their acts as 'evil' and a grave betrayal of trust
| 2006 |
|
| Oct.25 |
|
Cleric in dress furore Sheikh Taj el-Din al-Hilali was saying that some women are attracting sexual assault by the way they dress
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| 2012 |
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| Aug.15 |
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Australia 1st nation to require tobacco 'plain packaging'
| 2011 |
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| Oct.30 |
Sydney |
Qantas ordered to end labor dispute An Australian workplace relations tribunal ordered Qantas to end a labor dispute that has left tens of thousands of passengers stranded worl...
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| 2012 |
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| Dec.12 |
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Watchdog opens royal hoax inquiry
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| Dec.9 |
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Kate hoax station orders review
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| Dec.8 |
London |
Hospital slams radio station over prank call
|
| Dec.7 |
Melbourne |
Kate hoax nurse death a 'tragedy'
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Feb.17 |
Jerusalem |
Israel to launch Prisoner X inquiry| Israeli parliamentarians are to hold an intensive inquiry into the death of Ben Zygier, an Australian-Israeli believed to have had links to Mossad | |
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.25 |
|
Canberra sorry for military abuse
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.15 |
|
Australia probes asylum shipwreck
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Aug.12 |
|
Asylum panel recommends offshore processing |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.15 |
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Australia apologizes to ex-child migrants
| 2007 |
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| Aug.20 |
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Judge overturns Haneef visa ban |
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| Jul.28 |
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Cleared doctor leaves Australia |
|
| Apr.13 |
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Howard calls for HIV migrant ban |
| 2001 |
|
| Sep.3 |
|
Asylum seekers begin new journey
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.6 |
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Australia PM visits fire-hit area
| 2011 |
|
| Nov.16 |
|
Obama stakes US claim to Pacific | US President Barack Obama has said that the Asia-Pacific region will play a key role in defining the world's future | |
|
| Nov.16 |
|
US to send marines to Australia Australia has agreed to host a full US Marine task force in the coming years, PM Gillard has announced at a news conference with Barack Obam...
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.30 |
Queensland |
PM praises flood-hit Australians
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.7 |
Sydney |
Bush spars with Roh on Korean war |
|
| Sep.6 |
Sydney |
Bush, China's Hu tackle thorny issues |
|
| Feb.23 |
Sydney |
Cheney warns on Chinese build-up |
| 2004 |
|
| Jun.3 |
Washington |
Bush slams Howard opponent on Iraq |
|
| Feb.3 |
Bali |
Downer warns attacks 'inevitable' |
|
|
| 2006 |
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| Feb.15 |
|
New Abu Ghraib images broadcast An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing US abuse of prisoners
|
|
| 2010 |
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| May.24 |
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Australia expels Israeli diplomat Australia has expelled an Israeli diplomat saying Israel was behind the forging of Australian passports linked to the murder of a Hamas oper...
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.25 |
|
Australia plans 'fortress' embassies |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| May.14 |
Denmark |
Prince weds Aussie |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| May. 17 |
|
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 | |
|
| Mar.20 |
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Australia PM calls leadership vote Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called a leadership ballot, in a bid to resolve who should lead the Labor party into September's...
| 2012 |
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| Feb.22 |
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Australia PM Gillard calls leadership ballot |
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| Feb.21 |
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Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigns Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has resigned amid widespread reports of a leadership tussle between him and Prime Minister Julia Gillard
| 2010 |
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| Dec.16 |
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Hanson: PM to blame for boat deaths
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| Sep.11 |
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PM brings back Rudd
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| 2010 |
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| Jul.30 |
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Change call after Australia fires
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.26 |
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Mob threatens Australian prime minister
| 2008 |
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| Apr.23 |
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More arrests as Australia hosts torch Map of Canberra Australia 5 people were arrested as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra in a relay that was more orderly than in other countries
| 2007 |
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| Jun.26 |
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Aborigines threaten tourist ban
| 2003 |
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| Feb.15 |
Sydney |
Rally against war on Iraq |
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| Feb.14 |
Melbourne |
150,000 demonstrated against war |
| 2002 |
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| Apr.30 |
Sydney |
May Day protesters clash with police |
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| 2012 |
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| Aug.29 |
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'No Indians, Asians' job ad sparks anger
| 2008 |
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| Jan.8 |
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Cricket tour on despite race row |
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| 2011 |
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| Dec.2 |
|
Australia Labor for gay marriage |
|
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| 2011 |
|
| May.4 |
Western Australia |
Last WWI veteran dies at age 110
| 2009 |
|
| Feb.12 |
|
PM announces day of mourning |
| 2002 |
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| Oct.19 |
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Australia mourns Bali dead A nation fell quiet as millions of Australians paused for sad and silent reflection
|
|
| 2010 |
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| Sep.6 |
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Key Australia MP backs opposition Bob Katter, one of three independent MPs who hold the balance of power in parliament has said he will support opposition leader Tony Abbott
| 2009 |
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| Feb.12 |
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Australian stimulus plan approved |
| 2003 |
|
| Aug.21 |
|
Australia 'twisted Iraq intelligence' |
|
| Feb.5 |
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Howard censured over Iraq |
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