Government And Politics

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AP Interview: New Zealand urges North Korea 'de-escalation'

Feb 2, 2018

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says her country should maintain a close relationship with the U.S. even if they don't always agree

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Secret service seizes documents from Australian broadcaster

Feb 1, 2018

Australian secret service officers have seized hundreds of classified documents from Australian Broadcasting Corp. bureaus in three cities as part of a probe into how top-secret government papers were mistakenly sold with two discarded filing cabinets

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Australia tightens foreign investment rules on power, farms

Feb 1, 2018

The Australian government has announced tighter controls on foreign investment in electricity grids and farmland two years after Chinese buyers were blocked from high-profile corporate takeovers in both sectors

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tells AP she backs sanctions on North Korea while urging "de-escalation"

Feb 1, 2018

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tells AP she backs sanctions on North Korea while urging "de-escalation"

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Australia secret service secures mislaid classified papers

Feb 1, 2018

Australian secret service officers have secured thousands of classified documents that were sold with two secondhand filing cabinets and have been the basis of news reports by Australia's national broadcaster

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Australia probes sale of secret papers in filing cabinets

Jan 31, 2018

The Australian government has launched an urgent investigation into the loss of thousands of classified documents that were sold with two second-hand filing cabinets.

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Ferry that sank in Pacific was ordered not to carry people

Jan 31, 2018

The Kiribati government says a ferry that sank this month near the remote Pacific nation had been damaged and was ordered not to carry passengers before it sailed

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Aussie military says tracking app doesn't breach security

Jan 30, 2018

Australia's military says that a fitness tracking application did not breach security despite revelations that an interactive, online map can show troop locations around the world.

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Australia plans to become leading defense-industry exporter

Jan 29, 2018

Australia's government announced a strategy to create high-tech jobs and become one of the top 10 defense-industry-exporting countries within a decade through arms sales to liked-minded nations

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7-time major winner Goolagong Cawley gets Australian honors

Jan 25, 2018

Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley has been honored by the Australian government for the work her foundation does with indigenous youth