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Australian Journalist Cheng Lei, Jailed In China, Returns Home After 3 Years
The former anchor for Chinese state broadcaster CGTN was arrested in 2020, and was formally charged with "supplying state secrets overseas".
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Novak Djokovic Back In Detention In Australia, Declared "Public Threat"
Court documents showed the 34-year-old Serbian was currently being detained at an address in Melbourne, as his appeal against deportation is heard.
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Facebook Comments: Australian Media Outlets Liable for What Users Post on Their Corporate Pages, Court Finds
Australia's biggest news publishers including Rupert Murdoch's the Australian are responsible for comments that readers post on their corporate Facebook pages, the High Court ruled.
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China Silent On Detention Of Australian Journalist Cheng Lei
China on Tuesday declined to provide details about the detention of an Australian journalist working as an anchor for state TV who has been detained for at least two weeks without charge.
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Gay Saudi Journalists Released From Australian Detention Centre
Two gay Saudi journalists who were detained in Australia as they sought permanent refuge have been released while their asylum claims are processed, their lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.
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UN Asks Australia To Release Tamil Family Fighting Deportation
The UN has asked the Australian government to release the Tamil family, fighting deportation to Sri Lanka, from offshore detention into a "community setting arrangement" to find another way to end their existing situation.
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North Korea Says Freed Australian Student Had Been Spying
North Korea's state news agency said on Saturday an Australian student who was expelled from the country after 10 days' detention had committed "spying acts" through his work with foreign media.
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Australia Seeks Clarification Over Student Feared Detained In North Korea
Australia said it was "urgently seeking clarification" Thursday on the fate of a 29-year-old tour guide and student feared detained in North Korea.
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Behrouz Boochani: Refugee Who Wrote Book Using WhatsApp Wins Top Prize
A refugee held in a remote Pacific detention centre has won Australia's top literature prize with his debut book, which he wrote on his mobile phone and delivered one chapter at a time via WhatsApp.
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No Proof Writer's Detention In China Due To Canadian Arrests: Australia
There is no proof that Beijing's detention of a Chinese-born Australian writer is related to the arrest of Canadians in China, Australian Defence Minister Christopher Pyne said on Monday.
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Australian Juvenile Prison Set On Fire In Mass Breakout Attempt
A juvenile detention facility in Australia has been set ablaze during an attempted mass breakout, police said on Wednesday.
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Australian Archbishop Begins Home Detention Over Sex Abuse Cover-Up
A former Australian archbishop, the most senior Catholic cleric in the world convicted of concealing child sex abuse, was spared jail on Tuesday when he was ordered to serve his one-year sentence at home.
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Thousands March In Australian Cities To Protest Refugee Detention Policy
Thousands of people marched across major Australian cities Saturday calling for an end to Canberra's offshore detention of asylum-seekers.
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Papua New Guinea, Australia Agree To Close Detention Center
Papua New Guinea and Australia said today they have agreed to close a detention center on Manus Island for asylum seekers but they offered no details on when it will happen or on the fate of the 850 men being held there.
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Australian Minister Peter Dutton Accuses Asylum-Seekers Of Sex Assault Lies
Asylum-seekers are faking sexual assault claims in a bid to seek refugee status in Australia, the immigration minister said today, after leaked reports detailed abuse allegations at a Nauru detention camp.
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Australian Journalist Cheng Lei, Jailed In China, Returns Home After 3 Years
The former anchor for Chinese state broadcaster CGTN was arrested in 2020, and was formally charged with "supplying state secrets overseas".
-
Novak Djokovic Back In Detention In Australia, Declared "Public Threat"
Court documents showed the 34-year-old Serbian was currently being detained at an address in Melbourne, as his appeal against deportation is heard.
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Facebook Comments: Australian Media Outlets Liable for What Users Post on Their Corporate Pages, Court Finds
Australia's biggest news publishers including Rupert Murdoch's the Australian are responsible for comments that readers post on their corporate Facebook pages, the High Court ruled.
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China Silent On Detention Of Australian Journalist Cheng Lei
China on Tuesday declined to provide details about the detention of an Australian journalist working as an anchor for state TV who has been detained for at least two weeks without charge.
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Gay Saudi Journalists Released From Australian Detention Centre
Two gay Saudi journalists who were detained in Australia as they sought permanent refuge have been released while their asylum claims are processed, their lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.
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UN Asks Australia To Release Tamil Family Fighting Deportation
The UN has asked the Australian government to release the Tamil family, fighting deportation to Sri Lanka, from offshore detention into a "community setting arrangement" to find another way to end their existing situation.
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North Korea Says Freed Australian Student Had Been Spying
North Korea's state news agency said on Saturday an Australian student who was expelled from the country after 10 days' detention had committed "spying acts" through his work with foreign media.
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Australia Seeks Clarification Over Student Feared Detained In North Korea
Australia said it was "urgently seeking clarification" Thursday on the fate of a 29-year-old tour guide and student feared detained in North Korea.
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Behrouz Boochani: Refugee Who Wrote Book Using WhatsApp Wins Top Prize
A refugee held in a remote Pacific detention centre has won Australia's top literature prize with his debut book, which he wrote on his mobile phone and delivered one chapter at a time via WhatsApp.
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No Proof Writer's Detention In China Due To Canadian Arrests: Australia
There is no proof that Beijing's detention of a Chinese-born Australian writer is related to the arrest of Canadians in China, Australian Defence Minister Christopher Pyne said on Monday.
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Australian Juvenile Prison Set On Fire In Mass Breakout Attempt
A juvenile detention facility in Australia has been set ablaze during an attempted mass breakout, police said on Wednesday.
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Australian Archbishop Begins Home Detention Over Sex Abuse Cover-Up
A former Australian archbishop, the most senior Catholic cleric in the world convicted of concealing child sex abuse, was spared jail on Tuesday when he was ordered to serve his one-year sentence at home.
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Thousands March In Australian Cities To Protest Refugee Detention Policy
Thousands of people marched across major Australian cities Saturday calling for an end to Canberra's offshore detention of asylum-seekers.
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Papua New Guinea, Australia Agree To Close Detention Center
Papua New Guinea and Australia said today they have agreed to close a detention center on Manus Island for asylum seekers but they offered no details on when it will happen or on the fate of the 850 men being held there.
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Australian Minister Peter Dutton Accuses Asylum-Seekers Of Sex Assault Lies
Asylum-seekers are faking sexual assault claims in a bid to seek refugee status in Australia, the immigration minister said today, after leaked reports detailed abuse allegations at a Nauru detention camp.
