By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 August 2007 Relatives of patients look on as they sit outside a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 19 Aug 2007 An APEC conference in northern Australia has unveiled a multi-million dollar aid package for disaster-hit regions. Aus

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Another boat carrying suspected illegal immigrants has been found in Australian waters, the fifth in the past two months. Opposition politicians argue that softer immigration policies have encouraged people smugglers to target Australia. From Sydney

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Iraqi asylum seekers on the remote Australian territory of Christmas Island are continuing a hunger strike Saturday following a similar protest at an immigration detention facility in Sydney earlier this week. Detainees are angry about delays in the

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 25 November 2007 President Bush and Britain's leader Gordon Brown have congratulated Australia's Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd after his stunning election win. Mr. Rudd's overwhelming victory has ended more than a decade of co

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Australia's vast native forests are storing three times as much carbon as previously thought and could hold the key to tackling climate change, according to a new study released Tuesday. It has found the eucalyptus forests of southeast Australia can

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 June 2007 The biggest exhibition of Islamic art seen in Australia has opened in Sydney. It features 350 rare works from the renowned Khalili Collection. The Arts Of Islam features Korans and prayer rugs as well as secular obj

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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces plans to send boat people to East Timor to have their refugee claims assessed, Sydney, 6 July 2010 The Australian government plans to continue talks with East Timor on establishing a refugee processin

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