Hostages being held inside central Sydney cafe by suspected Islamic State militants
Hostages were being held inside a central Sydney cafe where a black flag with white Arabic writing could be seen in the…
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Australia and Oceania
Putin plans to leave G20 early after West blasts Russia over Ukraine
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to leave the G20 summit early, a member of his delegation said, after Western leaders…
10 years ago
Australian nurse is under observation in hospital with suspected Ebola
(Reuters) -- Health officials in Queensland on Thursday (October 9) said they are testing a 57-year-old nurse who recently returned from Sierra Leone for…
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Australian Jets strike first Islamic state targets in Iraq
[youtube id="A0fPNaYHPyw"] Australian fighter jets have made their first strike against Islamic State militants in Iraq where a US-led coalition…
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Green balls in a scenic beach
Hundreds of strange, spongy green balls washed up on a scenic beach in Australia. [youtube id=n7tXoQxAJjI]
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Australia joins coalition air strikes in Iraq
Australian fighter jets have been authorized to participate in a US-led airstrike against Islamic State insurgents in Iraq. [youtube id="rBOeAmDvMf4"]
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Australia defense chief apologizes after race-based assault claim withdrawn
SYDNEY Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:32am EDT (Reuters) - The head of Australia's Defense Force apologized on Friday after an…
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Australia police launch massive “counter-terrorism” raids
More than 800 heavily armed Australian police carried out sweeping anti-terror raids in Sydney and Brisbane to prevent unspecified acts…
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Australia raises terror threat level to “high”
Australia raised its terror alert to high from medium. [youtube id="CtMAdG7HpbQ"]
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U.S. to bolster air, navy activity in northern Australia: source
SYDNEY Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:29pm EDT (Reuters) - The United States will bolster its air and navy presence in…
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