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Seized Luggage Reveals Islamic State Jihadi’s Travel Wish List

Items inside the luggage belonging to the first woman in Australia to be found guilty of supporting the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) revealed a jihadi’s travel wish list after it was seized by airport authorities when she attempted to make the trip to the terrorist group’s so-called “Caliphate.”

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Australia’s Election Set To Be ‘Neck And Neck’

Australia’s election is set to be a nail-biter with two polls published Monday suggesting it is too close to call as the first full day of campaigning got underway. Conservative Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, in the top job for less

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Australia Turns Back Three Asylum-Seeker Boats

Australia has intercepted three asylum-seeker boats so far this year, including one carrying women and children from Sri Lanka, the country’s immigration minister revealed on Monday. Under Canberra’s hardline measures, asylum-seekers trying to reach Australia by boat are either sent

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Focus On Economy As Australia PM Calls July Election

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (pictured, above) Sunday called an election for both houses of parliament on July 2, as he seeks his own mandate with the public just eight months after deposing predecessor Tony Abbott in a party coup.

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Anzac Day Honours Heroes Of WWI’s Western Front

Some 3,000 Australians marked Anzac Day on Monday with a sombre dawn service in northern France to honour their forebears who fought in the Battle of the Somme a century ago. “Today we come together… to commemorate all who served

Philippines: Presidential Frontrunner Vows to Give U.S. ‘A Sh*t,’ Cut Ties over Rape Joke

Rodrigo Duterte, currently the frontrunner in this year’s Philippine presidential elections, has vowed to “sever” ties with the United States over their criticism of a joke he made about an Australian rape victim. The threat comes at a time of high tensions in the South China Sea, where the U.S. is aiding the Philippines in keeping China from usurping much of its territory.

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Australian PM To Call Early Election

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s prime minister said on Tuesday he expects to call a rare early election, with the nation likely to head to the polls in July amid waning popularity for the ruling conservative party. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s

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Colourful ‘Vomit-Like’ Australian $5 note Unveiled

It may be the smallest-denominated Australian dollar banknote, but a new design for the Aus$5 bill attracted an outsized amount of criticism when it was unveiled Tuesday, with detractors calling it “hideous” and “like vomit”. The note, which will replace

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Australian Government Advises Against Travel To Turkish Cities

The Australian government has warned its citizens against travelling to the Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul because of the terrorist threat. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said the heightened travel warnings on Thursday follow the deaths of more than 80

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British ‘Invaded’ Australia Say University Guidelines

Language guidelines that advise students to describe British explorer James Cook’s arrival in Sydney as an “invasion” rather than a “settlement” were defended by an Australian university Wednesday, denying it was rewriting history to be politically correct. The University of

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‘Homesick’ Migrants Resettled in Cambodia Return to Iran

Two more refugees resettled in Cambodia from an Australian detention camp have returned home, the government said Tuesday, sparking renewed criticism about the Aus$55 million (US$40 million) scheme. Under Canberra’s hardline policy to stop asylum-seeker boats reaching its shores, those

Australia Same Sex Marriage Vote May Be By End Of Year

Australia’s attorney-general said on Sunday the government would hold a plebiscite on legalising same-sex marriage this year if re-elected, a day after the prime minister became the first sitting leader to attend the Mardi Gras parade. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull,

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Oh The Humanity: Yale Closes Its Climate & Energy Institute

Yale University is to close its Climate & Energy Institute. With sweet serendipity, the heartbreaking announcement on the university’s website coincides with the news that the institute’s founding head Rajendra Pachauri has been formally charged with sexual harrassment. How different

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Australian ‘Teen Wife’ Charged On Terrorism Offences

Australian police on Tuesday charged an 18-year-old woman on terrorism-related offences, one month after another teenager reported to be her husband faced court on similar charges. The young woman from suburban Sydney, who was arrested on Tuesday, is among several

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Australia Warns Of Terror Threat To Malaysia

Australia has warned of a possible terror attack in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, urging travellers to be vigilant after a number of arrests. “Terrorists may be planning attacks in and around Kuala Lumpur,” Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and

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