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CANBERRA Feb 26, 2010 International governments are getting increasingly angry over the killing of a top Hamas commander in Dubai. Now, Australia has
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CANBERRA Feb 23, 2010 Australia faces a rising threat from home-grown "violent jihadists", Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Tuesday. He released a counter-terrorism plan which increases security measures in relation to visitors from 10 countries.
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SYDNEY Feb 15, 2010 Five Australian Muslims were jailed on Monday for terms ranging from 23 to 28 years. They had been found with weapons and chemicals to make bombs. The men had been arrested in Sydney in 2005 as part of Australia’s largest ever terror raids. They were found guilty in October 2009 of planning a terror attack in revenge for Australia’s sending troops to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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CANBERRA Feb 08, 2010 The Australian government said it will dump 20,000 low-skilled migrant applications, received before September 1, 2007. It will re-focus its immigration intake on high-skilled jobs critical to the economy. Australia’s mining sector welcomed the move. It has been expanding to meet China’s growing demand for resources, but faces a shortage of skilled workers.
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CANBERRA Feb 8, 2010 Australia will increase humanitarian aid to Myanmar- formerly known as Burma, by 40 percent to A$50 million ($43 million) a year. However, it will continue sanctions on the military regime, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Monday.
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MELBOURNE Feb 04, 2010 Australia are pinning their hopes on Samantha Stosur
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MELBOURNE January 29, 2010 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga left Melbourne Park deflated on Friday after Roger
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Federer beat him comprehensively in the
AUSTRALIA January 29, 2010 Australian Open men’s singles semi-final result from Melbourne on Friday (prefix denotes seeding).
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1-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat 10-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 6-2 6-3 6-2
MELBOURNE January 29, 2010 Result of Australian Open women’s doubles final in Melbourne on Friday (prefix denotes seeding) 2-Venus Williams/Serena Williams (U.S.) beat 1-Cara Black/Liezel Huber (Zimbabwe/United States) 6-4 6-3.
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