Government And Politics

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Oct 29, 2022

17 Australian women, children return from Syrian camp

Australia says four women and their 13 children who were held in a Syrian camp since the Islamic State group fell in 2019 have become only the second group of Australians to be repatriated from the war-torn country

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Oct 27, 2022

Russia may again block Antarctic marine protections

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are among those meeting in Australia this week to decide the future of Antarctica’s pristine waters

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Australia to reveal economic plan for deteriorating outlook

Oct 24, 2022

Australia’s new government will propose an economic plan to steer the nation through rising inflation and interest rates while reigning in debt

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Oct 20, 2022

Hacker holds Australian health insurer's data for ransom

A cybercriminal is holding for ransom an Australian health insurer’s customer data including diagnoses and treatments, in the nation’s second major privacy breach in a month

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Oct 18, 2022

Australia drops recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Australia has reversed a previous government’s recognition of west Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

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Oct 18, 2022

Australia and Singapore strike agreement to achieve net-zero

Australian and Singaporean leaders have announced what they describe as a world-first agreement to cooperate in transitioning their economies to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions

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Oct 12, 2022

Tennis Australia keeps out of Djokovic's visa application

Novak Djokovic won’t get official support with lobbying from tennis officials if he applies for a visa to play in the Australian Open a year after he was deported because he wasn't vaccinated for COVID-19

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Oct 7, 2022

New Zealand man's convictions overturned 3 years after death

New Zealand’s Supreme Court has taken the unusual step of overturning a man’s convictions even though he died three years ago