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Vandals attack memorial site for murdered Australian comedian

Vandals attack memorial site for murdered Australian comedian CNN

Vandals Have Defaced A Memorial For Eurydice Dixon In The Park Where Her Body Was Found BuzzFeed News
Richmond star Brandon Ellis opens up about his tribute to Eurydice 3AW
Vandals deface makeshift memorial for Eurydice Dixon1:38 NEWS.com.au
For Eurydice’s sake, we need to do more than go to vigils The Sydney Morning Herald

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Australian artist buried under busy road for 72 hours

SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian performance artist has been buried in a steel container under a busy road where he will spend 72 hours as part of a so-called dark arts festival act held on the island state of Tasmania.

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Leaked photo shows an Australian army vehicle waving a Nazi flag

Leaked photo shows an Australian army vehicle waving a Nazi flag Business Insider

Soldiers Flew Nazi Swastika Flag On Army Truck in Afghanistan Newsweek
Australia punished soldiers over Nazi flag incident in Afghanistan – PM Reuters

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Australian Qantas A380 gets rare 'jolt' from wake turbulence

(Reuters) – Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd said on Thursday one of its Airbus SE A380 jets had experienced a rare “jolt” from wake turbulence after flying 20 nautical miles behind another one of its super-jumbos this week.

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In boost for Australian PM, right-wing party loses power to block his bills

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A defection from Australia’s most prominent right-wing political party, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, on Thursday robbed it of its ability to block Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s legislation, raising the prospect he can introduce tax cuts.

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In boost for Australian PM, right-wing party looses power to block his bills

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Nazi flag on Australian army vehicle 'unacceptable', PM says

Nazi flag on Australian army vehicle ‘unacceptable’, PM says BBC News

Uproar over Australian army vehicle flying swastika flag in Afghanistan The Times of Israel
Australian troops condemned by Prime Minister and Defence for hoisting Nazi flag in Afghanistan 9news.com.au

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Australian soldiers condemned over Nazi flag

The “utterly unacceptable” incident happened in Afghanistan in 2007, PM Malcolm Turnbull says.
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British and Australian tourists die in Portugal 'fall'

British and Australian tourists die in Portugal ‘fall’ BBC News

Couple plunges to their deaths while taking selfie on vacation New York Post
Couple in tragic fatal cliff fall in Portugal identified Yahoo News

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British and Australian tourists die in Portugal 'fall'

British and Australian tourists die in Portugal ‘fall’ BBC News

Couple plunges to their deaths while taking selfie on vacation New York Post
Couple in tragic fatal cliff fall in Portugal identified Yahoo News

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Newspaper says inquiry told Australian soldiers committed crimes in Afghanistan

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian soldiers had a “disregard for human life” and used “illegal” violence on missions in Afghanistan, a confidential defense department inquiry heard from special forces insiders, according to an Australian newspaper report on Friday.

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Australian government rushing through foreign interference laws ahead of elections

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government on Friday wound back its controversial proposed foreign interference laws as it urgently tries to win parliamentary support for the bill ahead of key “super Saturday” by-elections that are critical for the ruling coalition.

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Korean woman survives six days in Australian wilderness

Korean Joohee Han is found in Queensland, Australia, days after falling into a ravine during a climb.
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Australian lizard scares away predators with ultra-violet tongue

Researchers investigate how the blue-tongued skink uses a full-tongue display to deter attacking predators.
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Australian winemakers press PM to end rift with China

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian winemakers on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to visit China to resolve diplomatic tensions blamed for trade obstacles that have raised concerns for an export market expected to top A$1 billion ($766 million) this year.

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Australian winemakers press PM to visit China amid diplomatic tiff

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Australian winemakers urge PM to mend fences with China

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian winemakers will on Wednesday hold an emergency meeting with the government as frustration grows that Canberra is unable to break an impasse with China over trade restrictions triggered by a souring of bilateral relations.

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Australian beaches covered with rubbish from lost sea cargo

Locals complain of “mountains of rubbish” after 83 shipping containers slipped overboard at sea.
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Australian Bank Slapped With Record Fine For Thousands Of Suspicious Transactions

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia settled on allegations that it delayed reporting 53,000 transactions over a three-year period, some of which are thought to be tied to drug gangs and terrorism.

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Australian bank offers to pay record fine

Australia’s largest lender was accused of breaching money laundering and terror financing laws.
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Pope names administrator for Australian diocese after child sex abuse case

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis nominated on Sunday a special administrator to the Australian archdiocese of Adelaide after its head was found guilty last month of concealing child sex abuse by a priest.

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Australian Smith stages another 67 at US Women's Open

Sarah Jane Smith has extended her lead at the U.S. Women’s Open

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Mummified body found inside Australian hoarder's home had 'a number of injuries'

Mummified body found inside Australian hoarder’s home had ‘a number of injuries’ Stuff.co.nz

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Australian minister Greg Hunt accused of misogyny

Greg Hunt has not responded to that assertion, but apologises for swearing at a town mayor.
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Australian Catholic Church to enter into redress scheme for sex abuse survivors

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian Catholic Church has committed to taking part in a new national redress scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse, two top religious groups said on Wednesday.

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