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In this photo provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Chinese Australian journalist Cheng Lei, right, poses with Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne, on Wednesday Oct. 11, 2023. Cheng, who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has returned to Australia. (Sarah Hodges/DFAT via AP)

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A Chinese Australian journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia
By ROD MCGUIRK - Associated Press
Wed,10/11/23-1:07AM , 141 Reads
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese Australian journalist who was convicted on murky espionage charges and detained in China for three years has returned to Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday.
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A woman holds a hand-made "Yes" sign as supporters gather at the Redfern Community Centre in Sydney, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Australians appear likely to reject the creation of an advocate for the Indigenous population in a referendum outcome that some see as a victory for racism. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)

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Opinion polls show Australians likely to reject Indigenous Voice to Parliament at referendum
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Sun,10/08/23-9:48PM , 215 Reads
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians appear likely to reject the creation of an advocate for the Indigenous population in a referendum outcome that some see as a victory for racism.
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Dating apps are displayed on a computer and a phone in Sydney, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Australia's government say the online dating industry must improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation, responding to research that says three-in-four Australian users suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

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Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence
By ROD MCGUIRK - Associated Press
Sun,09/17/23-9:30PM , 194 Reads
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government said Monday the online dating industry must improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation, responding to research that says three-in-four Australian users suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms.
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In this photo released by Australian Department of Defense, United States Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft are parked at RAAF Base Darwin, Australia, Aug. 11, 2023, during Exercise Alon at the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Several U.S. Marines remained in a hospital in the Australian north coast city of Darwin on Monday after they were injured in a fiery crash of a tiltrotor aircraft on an island. (CPL Robert Whitmore/Australian Department of Defense via AP)

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8 US Marines remain in a hospital after a fiery aircraft crash killed 3 during drills in Australia
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Mon,08/28/23-12:01AM , 1,306 Reads
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Eight U.S. Marines remained in a hospital in the Australian north coast city of Darwin on Monday after they were injured in a fiery crash of a tiltrotor aircraft that killed three of their colleagues on an island.
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