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Australia says politicians no longer exempt from sexual harassment rules
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government would overhaul the country's sexual discrimination laws to make members of parliament, judges and public...
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Two Australian cabinet ministers demoted after dual rape scandals
Christian Porter - the government's top legal officer and a former state prosecutor - is accused of raping a 16-year-old fellow student in 1988, an allegation he denies.
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'Disgraceful' sex acts in parliament rock Australia's government
The graphic images have prompted fresh outrage from female lawmakers and the Australian public, coming on the heels of the rape allegations that sparked mass nationwide protests.
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Australia must brace for more 'hard news', says PM as employment slumps
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the job losses were “heart breaking” and that economic numbers would get worse before getting better.
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Australia to hold wide-ranging enquiry into disastrous bushfires
Australia has for months been battling hundreds of blazes that began in September which experts have attributed to climate change.
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Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney
His comments came after weeks spent refusing to speak about the link between climate change and deadly fires described by the emergency services as unprecedented in number and scale for the early bushfire season.
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Australia launches billion dollar drought plan
Swathes of Australia have gone months without adequate rainfall, forcing farmers to truck in water at exorbitant cost, sell off livestock or leave their land to lay fallow.
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Trump asked Australia for help discrediting Russia probe
An Australian government spokesperson confirmed Donald Trump asked Prime Minister Scott Morrison to investigate issues raised in Robert Mueller's probe.
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Australia plans to censor extremist online content
Speaking from the G7 in Biarritz Sunday, Scott Morrison said the measures were needed in response to the deadly attack on two New Zealand mosques in March.
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Australia's conservative coalition secures parliamentary majority
Morrison’s coalition defied forecasts to be re-elected on Saturday in what he called a political miracle.
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Australia says 'state actor' hacked parties, parliament
Prime Minister Scott Morrison told lawmakers security agencies looking at a hack of lawmakers 'also became aware that the networks of some political parties; Liberal, Labor and Nationals have also been affected'.
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Australia recognises West Jerusalem as Israel's capital but embassy not moving
Morrison also confirmed Australia’s support for a two-state solution with a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem.
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'We failed them': Australia apologises to child sex abuse victims
The state apology comes after a five-year Royal Commission that detailed more than 15,000 survivors' harrowing child sex abuse claims involving thousands of institutions.
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Australia seeks to ban schools from expelling gay students
The debate over personal rights is growing ahead of a crucial by-election for Morrison’s ruling Liberal-National coalition in the blue-ribbon Sydney seat of Wentworth on 20 October.
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Strawberry sabotage akin to ‘terrorism’ - Australia PM
Scott Morrison demanded a change in the law to put the perpetrators behind bars for 15 years.
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Australia PM to chill backstage with US rapper Fatman Scoop
Morrison, a staunch proponent of family values who has softened his image in recent years, was quick to respond, saying he was 'definitely keen' for the event but requested a family friendly rendition of the song.
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Australian PM's own party defies him in selection of by-election candidate
Scott Morrison’s Liberal party nominated Dave Sharma to run in the blue ribbon Sydney seat of Wentworth in the by-election, another sign of the deep fractures within the par
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Former Australian PM resigns from parliament, government loses majority
Malcom Turnbull last week said he would resign from parliament after he was ousted from office in a bitter party-room contest.
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Furious voters deliver damning verdict on Australia political chaos
Scott Morrison was sworn in as the country's 30th leader late Friday after a bitter Liberal Party revolt against moderate Turnbull driven by a hardline conservative faction.
