Government And Politics

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Hundreds of Philippine workers approved for Guam visas

Apr 2, 2019

More than 350 Philippine workers approved to work at projects on Guam

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Australia plans to balance books in pre-election budget

Apr 2, 2019

The Australian government has unveiled a plan to balance the national budget next year and pay off all debt in a decade as it prepares for a general election next month

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Australian senator slammed over mosque shooting comments

Apr 2, 2019

The Australian senator whose comments about the New Zealand mosque shootings led to him having an egg cracked on his head by a teenage boy has faced a stinging attack in the first sitting of Australia's Parliament since last month's attacks

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Australian gov't offers balanced budget just before election

Apr 2, 2019

Australia's treasurer says he will unveil the government's first balanced annual budget plan in a decade days before general elections are called

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Family asks Australian gov't to help man leave Egypt

Apr 2, 2019

The family of an Australian man who was detained for a year and now is unable to leave Egypt has called on the Australian government to help get him out of the country

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New Zealand initiates bill to ban guns used in mosque attack

Apr 1, 2019

New Zealand's government has introduced a bill it plans to rush into law that would ban the weapons a gunman used to kill 50 people at two mosques

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3 Australian orphans reportedly found in Syrian camp

Apr 1, 2019

Australia's prime minister says he won't put officials in danger by retrieving three orphaned Australian children of a convicted terrorist who have reportedly been found in a Syrian refugee camp

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Australian man loses bullying-by-breaking wind court case

Mar 29, 2019

An Australian court has dismissed a bullying case brought by an engineer who accused his former supervisor of repeatedly breaking wind toward him

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Australian PM rules out minor party deal to protect gun laws

Mar 28, 2019

Australia's prime minister has ruled out any vote-sharing deal with an influential minor party in a bid to protect the nation's strict gun controls

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Australian official lifts lid on cyberwarfare

Mar 27, 2019

Australia's top cyberwarrior has revealed that his country actively participated in the electronic war against the Islamic State group in Syria