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Lynas: Australia wants conditions dropped
BANGKOK: The Australian government is hoping that Malaysia will drop conditions imposed on rare earth company Lynas Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. operating in Gebeng, Kuantan. This was among the matters raised in talks between Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
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Sri Lankan boat with 13 asylum seekers intercepted
SYDNEY: Australia’s military intercepted a Sri Lankan boat carrying 13 asylum-seekers last month, Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said on Monday, as Canberra sought to defend the relocation of a Tamil family to a remote detention centre. Dutton said
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Australia economy may be at turning point, rates to stay low
CANBERRA: Australia’s economic slowdown may have ended but interest rates will remain at historic lows for an extended period, with the U.S.-China trade war the major uncertainty for the global economy, the central bank head said. The Reserve Bank of
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Australian Islamic State orphans rescued from Syria camp
SYDNEY: Eight orphans of Australian Islamic State fighters have been spirited out of a camp in Syria, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today, in an apparent U-turn. The children and grandchildren of two notorious jihadis are now in the
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Australia’s conservative coalition wins parliamentary majority
SYDNEY: Australia’s conservative coalition secured an outright parliamentary majority on Monday following a shock election victory, allowing Prime Minister Scott Morrison to progress his legislative agenda without the support of independents. Morrison’s coalition defied forecasts to be re-elected in what
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Australia polls, Labor tipped for victory
Australians flocked to the polls today capping a bitterly fought election that may be the first anywhere decided by climate policy. Between 16 and 17 million people are expected to vote across the vast island-continent, with the centre-left Labor party
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Australia warns more terror attacks ‘likely’ in Sri Lanka
Australia on Thursday warned more terror attacks were “likely” in Sri Lanka, cautioning citizens against visiting the island nation following the Easter Sunday bombing that claimed 253 lives. “Terrorists are likely to carry out further attacks in Sri Lanka,” the foreign ministry
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Australia sets May 18 election with campaign expected on taxes, climate change
SYDNEY: Australians go to the polls in a general election on May 18, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today, firing the starting gun on a campaign expected to be fought over taxation, climate change, and inequality. Opinion polls show Morrison’s
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