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Democracy Sausage, Voting In Swimsuits: Bizarre Polling Trends In Australia
Not just in Australia, but these democracy sausages are also served at polling places for citizens abroad at Australian embassies in New York, Riyadh, Nairobi and Tokyo, and even at a research station in Antarctica.
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Russia's 'Squatter' Diplomat Moves After Australian Court's Ruling
A mystery Russian diplomat ended his short-lived solo defiance of the Australian government Monday after a top court forced him to stop squatting on the site of a planned Russian embassy near Australia's parliament.
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Russia Suffers Legal Setback In Australian Embassy Standoff
Russia's bid to build a new embassy near Australia's parliament suffered a legal blow on Monday, when the country's highest court denied a request for temporary protection against eviction.
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Australia Denies Russia's Request For New Embassy Near Parliament
Australia blocked Russia from building a new embassy in the shadow of Parliament House Thursday after intelligence officials warned it posed a spying risk and security threat.
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Australia Will Block New Russian Embassy Near Parliament: PM
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday the government would block Russia building a new embassy near the country's parliament, citing national security fears.
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Spy Cams Found In Women's Bathrooms At Australian Embassy In Bangkok
A former staffer at Australia's embassy in Bangkok has been charged after multiple spy cameras were found in women's bathrooms at the mission, a Canberra official said Saturday.
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Australia Shutters Embassy In Afghanistan, Sparking Exodus Fears
Australia was due Friday to shut its embassy in Afghanistan, highlighting the security fears for foreign missions and their local workers as US-led troops pull out of the war-torn country.
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Australia To Close Embassy In Afghanistan Over Security Fears As Foreign Troops Withdraw
Australia on Tuesday abruptly announced it will shutter its embassy in Afghanistan this week, expressing fears over the "increasingly uncertain security environment" in Kabul as foreign troops withdraw.
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US Says China Hit "New Low" With Doctored Photo Of Australian Soldier
The United States has called China's use of a digitally manipulated image of an Australian soldier a "new low", weighing into the dispute between Canberra and Beijing over the tweet.
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China Says Australia "Misled" Offending Social Media Post
China's embassy in Australia said politicians there had "misread" a tweet showing a digitally-altered image of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to the throat of an Afghan child, and were trying to stoke nationalism.
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Madrid Skyscraper Housing Embassies Evacuated Over Bomb Threat
A skyscraper in Madrid that houses the British, Dutch, Australian and Canadian embassies was evacuated on Tuesday over a bomb warning that turned out to be false.
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Man Charged With Sending Dangerous Parcels To Embassies In Australia
An Australian man was charged Thursday with sending dozens of packages believed to contain asbestos to embassies and consulates around the country.
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Chinese Paper Says Australia Spying On Embassy, Monitoring Citizens
The Australian government has been spying on China's embassy in the country and "harassing" Chinese people to provide intelligence, an influential state-run newspaper said on Thursday, citing a security source.
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Australian Security Worker Dies At Embassy In Iraq
An Australian security contractor working at the nation's embassy in Iraq has died in a "tragic incident", Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Friday, with reports that he was shot.
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Australian Former Hells Angels Abducted in Thailand: Police
Thai police said today they are searching for a gang of foreigners believed to have abducted an Australian former Hells Angels gang member at gunpoint.
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Democracy Sausage, Voting In Swimsuits: Bizarre Polling Trends In Australia
Not just in Australia, but these democracy sausages are also served at polling places for citizens abroad at Australian embassies in New York, Riyadh, Nairobi and Tokyo, and even at a research station in Antarctica.
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Russia's 'Squatter' Diplomat Moves After Australian Court's Ruling
A mystery Russian diplomat ended his short-lived solo defiance of the Australian government Monday after a top court forced him to stop squatting on the site of a planned Russian embassy near Australia's parliament.
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Russia Suffers Legal Setback In Australian Embassy Standoff
Russia's bid to build a new embassy near Australia's parliament suffered a legal blow on Monday, when the country's highest court denied a request for temporary protection against eviction.
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Australia Denies Russia's Request For New Embassy Near Parliament
Australia blocked Russia from building a new embassy in the shadow of Parliament House Thursday after intelligence officials warned it posed a spying risk and security threat.
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Australia Will Block New Russian Embassy Near Parliament: PM
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday the government would block Russia building a new embassy near the country's parliament, citing national security fears.
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Spy Cams Found In Women's Bathrooms At Australian Embassy In Bangkok
A former staffer at Australia's embassy in Bangkok has been charged after multiple spy cameras were found in women's bathrooms at the mission, a Canberra official said Saturday.
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Australia Shutters Embassy In Afghanistan, Sparking Exodus Fears
Australia was due Friday to shut its embassy in Afghanistan, highlighting the security fears for foreign missions and their local workers as US-led troops pull out of the war-torn country.
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Australia To Close Embassy In Afghanistan Over Security Fears As Foreign Troops Withdraw
Australia on Tuesday abruptly announced it will shutter its embassy in Afghanistan this week, expressing fears over the "increasingly uncertain security environment" in Kabul as foreign troops withdraw.
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US Says China Hit "New Low" With Doctored Photo Of Australian Soldier
The United States has called China's use of a digitally manipulated image of an Australian soldier a "new low", weighing into the dispute between Canberra and Beijing over the tweet.
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China Says Australia "Misled" Offending Social Media Post
China's embassy in Australia said politicians there had "misread" a tweet showing a digitally-altered image of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to the throat of an Afghan child, and were trying to stoke nationalism.
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Madrid Skyscraper Housing Embassies Evacuated Over Bomb Threat
A skyscraper in Madrid that houses the British, Dutch, Australian and Canadian embassies was evacuated on Tuesday over a bomb warning that turned out to be false.
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Man Charged With Sending Dangerous Parcels To Embassies In Australia
An Australian man was charged Thursday with sending dozens of packages believed to contain asbestos to embassies and consulates around the country.
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Chinese Paper Says Australia Spying On Embassy, Monitoring Citizens
The Australian government has been spying on China's embassy in the country and "harassing" Chinese people to provide intelligence, an influential state-run newspaper said on Thursday, citing a security source.
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Australian Security Worker Dies At Embassy In Iraq
An Australian security contractor working at the nation's embassy in Iraq has died in a "tragic incident", Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Friday, with reports that he was shot.
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Australian Former Hells Angels Abducted in Thailand: Police
Thai police said today they are searching for a gang of foreigners believed to have abducted an Australian former Hells Angels gang member at gunpoint.
