Australia News
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Apple and banana in Australia needle scares
Australian police say sewing needles have been found hidden in an apple and a banana, amid a nationwide scare that...
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Australia's strawberry needle scare widens
Australia has ordered an investigation into the discovery of sewing needles hidden in strawberries, amid growing alarm over scares across...
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Australian PM sends letter to Sheikh Hasina
Australia's newly elected Prime Minister Scott Morrison expressed his satisfaction over the bilateral relations between the two countries in a...
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Chirkutt to perform in Australia
Popular Bangladeshi band Chirkutt will leave Dhaka on 10 October to perform in Australia for the first time. "We will...
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Five found dead at Australian home
Australian police found up to five dead people, including a woman and children, on Sunday in a suburb of the...
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Rice bran oil: exports on the rise
Bangladesh's rice bran oil is gradually making headway in the international market thanks to manufactures' efforts to sell the antioxidant-rich...
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Multiple sclerosis: Healthful diet tied to lower risk
Eating a healthful diet that is rich in vegetables, fish, legumes, eggs, and poultry is tied to a lower risk...
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24,000 Rohingyas killed since Aug last
Over 24,000 Rohingyas were murdered and 18,000 Rohingya women and girls raped during Myanmar's crackdown in Rakhine State since August...
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Entire Australian state now in drought
Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), is now entirely in drought, officials have confirmed.A dry winter has intensified...
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Australia population to hit 25 million
Australia's population will reach 25 million for the first time on Tuesday, according to official estimates.The milestone, driven significantly by...
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Australia now a land of drought, says Turnbull
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said his country must realize it is the "land of drought and flooding rains"...
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Polls open in Australia 'Super Saturday' by-elections
Australia's political leaders made last-gasp bids to sway voters Saturday as polls opened in five by-elections that could see the...
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Disgraced Smith begins comeback in Canada
Steve Smith made his comeback from cricket exile on Thursday in front of a sparse crowd in a sleepy, rural...
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Australia begins sex abuse compensation scheme
Australia has begun a compensation scheme for victims of institutional child sex abuse. Some 60,000 Australians will be eligible for...
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Australia and East Timor sign historic maritime border deal
Australia and East Timor have signed a historic treaty on a permanent maritime border in the Timor Sea. The deal...
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Melon listeria kills three in Australia
A third person has died in Australia after eating melon contaminated with listeria bacteria. Fifteen elderly people have now been...