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Parliamentary polls begin in Australia
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 18 (ANI): Australia kick-started polling on Saturday morning to elect their next Prime Minister and members of Parliament.
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Bob Hawke, Australia's longest serving Labour PM dies at 89
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 16 (ANI): Bob Hawke, one of Australia's longest-serving prime ministers and a champion of the trade union movement, died on Thursday at the age of 89.
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Australia's $50 note misspells 'responsibility' 46 million times!
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 10 (ANI): In a major embarrassment for authorities, Australia's brand new $50 note has a hidden blunder, an unfortunate typo, where the word "responsibility" has been misspelt for a whopping 46 million times!
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In major typo-error, Australian $50 note misspelt 'responsibility' as 'res
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 9 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of Australia on Thursday confirmed a printing error on the new 50 dollar note after a radio station posted a photo on social media sent in by a listener.
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Australian PM egged while campaigning, woman detained
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 8 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was on Tuesday hit by an egg while campaigning for this month's general elections, prompting the police to detain a 25-year-old woman accused of carrying out the act.
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Julian Assange's father requests Australian govt to help his son
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Apr 14 (ANI): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's father has requested the Australian government to bring back his son, who was arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London earlier this week, state media reported.
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Federal election in Australia to be held on May 18
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Apr 11 (ANI): Australia will vote in a general election on May 18, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Thursday.
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India, Australia to hold joint naval exercise
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): The third edition of India-Australia Naval exercise is scheduled to commence with the arrival of HMAS Canberra Landing Helicopter Dock, frigates HMAS New Castle and HMAS Paramatta, HMAS Collins, a conventional submarine and HMAS Success (OR 304), a Durance-
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Australia introduces 3-year jail norm to check social media rot
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Mar 30 (ANI): In an attempt to prevent more acts of terror and mass shooting, Australian government on Saturday introduced new laws under which government officials and bureaucrats will face prison up to three years for either posting or failing to remove "abhorrent" ma
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Let 'quad' evolve on its own term, say Australian diplomatic sources
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): 'Quad' is a diplomatic exercise that should be given its own space to find its own feet, say Australian diplomatic sources.
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Australia braces for twin cyclones, declares emergency in North Territory
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Mar 21 (ANI): Australia on Thursday declared a state of emergency and evacuated people from its Northern Territory as the region braces itself for two cyclones which are expected to make landfall in the coming weekend.
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World’s largest radio telescope gets one step closer to beat Hubble telesc
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Feb 27 (ANI): The world’s largest radio telescope, Square Kilometre Array (SKA), is one step closer to completion in the remote West Australian desert, as scientists are putting the final touches on the build for the ambitious project.
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