Government In Canberra

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  Pro-Palestine Protestors Climb Australian Parliament House's Roof: Report

  A group of four Pro-Palestine protesters ascended to the roof of Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday morning where they hung banners on the facade of the building accusing the government of complicity in war crimes.

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  Now, Capital Canberra To Enter Lockdown As Australia Battles Delta Surge

  Extra Australian military personnel may be called in to ensure compliance with lockdown rules in Sydney, the New South Wales state government said on Thursday, as the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant spreads into regional areas.

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  Australia Calls On China To Allow Uighur Mother And Son Leave Country

  Australia's government on Wednesday called on China to allow an Australian child and his Uighur mother to leave the country, stepping up pressure on Beijing days after Canberra co-signed a letter denouncing its treatment of the Muslim minority.

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  Australia Welcomes Plain Cigarette Packaging 'Win'

  An Australian law requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging has received a boost after an international tribunal said it would not hear a tobacco company's legal challenge.

• Australia Tycoon Apologises for Calling Chinese 'Mongrels'

  Australian tycoon Clive Palmer on Tuesday apologised for calling the Chinese government "mongrels" who "shoot their own people" after a fierce backlash in Beijing and from politicians in Canberra.

• China Paper Denounces 'Rampant Rascality' of Australia Tycoon

  A Chinese state-run newspaper on Wednesday called on Beijing to "teach Canberra a lesson" after Australian tycoon and politician Clive Palmer labelled the Communist government "mongrels" who "shoot their own people" in a televised tirade.

• Asylum-Seekers Sue Australia Over Boat Tragedy

  Families of asylum-seekers killed in a shipwreck off Australia's Christmas Island in 2010 are suing the government, arguing it breached its duty of care in a move Canberra on Tuesday blasted as "shameful".

• Australia election starts; opposition tipped to win

  Australians headed to the polls on Saturday in an election that is expected to see the Labor Party ousted from government after six years in power.

• Australian elections: Economy focus of first debate between Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott

  Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and conservative rival Tony Abbott went head-to-head Sunday in the first debate of the election campaign, an encounter which focused on the economy and divided viewers.

• Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls leadership vote

  Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard called a leadership vote on Thursday after party rivals urged her to step aside and for former leader Kevin Rudd to head the minority government, in an attempt to stave off election defeat.