NewsBeat SocialTag: australia
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Australia Refuses to Let Ebola Slip through the Cracks
10/28/14 12:06 PM PST
Australia has announced that any person coming from an Ebola-affected country and who has been issued a non-permanent or temporary visa will have their visa temporarily revoked
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Protester Wears Ku Klux Klan Outfit to Oppose Burqas in Australia
10/27/14 3:53 PM PST
Three Australian men calling for a countrywide ban on the Muslim burqa have attempted to enter Australia's parliament building wearing facial coverings
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Newly-Elected Indonesian President Selects Country's First Female Foreign Minister
10/27/14 3:09 PM PST
Indonesia's first female foreign minister Retno Marsudi, is the current Ambassador to the Netherlands and has spent time working in Australia
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Lawmaker Questions Australia's Treatment of Asylum Seekers
10/23/14 11:52 AM PST
An independent Australian lawyer has written to the International Criminal Court asking it to investigate the country's treatment of asylum seekers
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Australia Hopes to Create Massive Antarctic Marine Reserve
10/23/14 11:18 AM PST
Australia has proposed a plan to create a one million square kilometer marine reserve off east Antarctica
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Australian Teen Appears in ISIS Video
10/22/14 11:44 AM PST
A teenage Australian runaway has resurfaced in ISIS' latest propaganda video, directly threatening Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott
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Australia to Deploy 200 Special Forces Soldiers to Train Iraqi Troops
10/21/14 1:39 PM PST
After a month-long delay, Australia has been given approval to deploy 200 special forces soldiers to Iraq to help train local troops
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Miley Cyrus Fan Sneaks Backstage After Show
10/21/14 12:18 PM PST
An Australian man managed to get backstage at a Miley Cyrus concert by dressing as a janitor and just walking in
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Australia's Parliament Drops Face Veil Ban
10/20/14 4:04 PM PST
A controversial proposal that would require anyone wearing a facial recovering to sit behind a glass enclosure in Australia's Parliament House has been dropped
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Australia Denies Visa to Refugee Baby Born in Brisbane
10/16/14 4:05 PM PST
A federal judge in Australia has ruled that a child born to a refugee mother in Brisbane will not be given a visa
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Scientist Says Ancient Kangaroos May Have Walked on Two Feet
10/16/14 3:57 PM PST
Scientist Christine Janis has proposed that ancient kangaroos didn't hop, instead they used their heavier bones to walk on two feet
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Australia Introduces New Visa Targeting Wealthy Immigrants
10/16/14 2:37 PM PST
Australia announces plans for the Premium Investor Visa, giving wealthy immigrants residency if they agree to invest $13 million in the country