Government And Politics

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Australian prime minister rejects candidate's Islam posts

May 3, 2019

Australia's prime minister says his Liberal Party rejects the anti-Muslim views of an election candidate who has become the third to lose the conservative party's endorsement in as many days over social media postings

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Australian judge jails extremist for Philippines boat plot

May 3, 2019

The ringleader of a plot to take six extremists from Australia in a motor boat to the southern Philippines to overthrow the provincial government has been sentenced by an Australian judge to 7 years in prison

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New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern and partner get engaged

May 3, 2019

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gotten engaged to longtime partner Clarke Gayford

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Turkish man shot in Christchurch attack dies, toll now 51

May 3, 2019

A Turkish man shot in the Christchurch mosque attacks seven weeks ago has died in the hospital, raising the death toll to 51

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Biased social posts forcing out some Australian candidates

May 2, 2019

Social media histories are coming back to haunt several Australian candidates less than three weeks before elections

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Australian quits anti-Muslim party over strip club video

Apr 30, 2019

A candidate in Australia's looming general election has quit his anti-Muslim political party after video of him groping and propositioning dancers in a U.S. strip club was broadcast on national television

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Australian ruling party's chances improve in vote-swap deal

Apr 29, 2019

An Australian billionaire businessman has announced his minor party has struck a vote-swap deal with the ruling party that improves the government's chances of being re-elected in a general election on May 18

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Prince William meets New Zealand mosque attack responders

Apr 25, 2019

Britain's Prince William met with first responders to mosque attacks in Christchurch after laying wreath at Anzac Day service alongside Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

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Australia leader plays down terror threat at Gallipoli event

Apr 25, 2019

Australia's prime minister plays down any potential link between the arrest of an a suspected Islamic State group member in Turkey and a World War I battle commemoration attended by hundreds

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New Zealand and France to call for an end to online terror

Apr 24, 2019

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting in Paris next month seeking to eliminate acts of violent extremism and terror from being shown online