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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media at Melbourne Commonwealth Parliament Office, in Melbourne, Australia February 11, 2022.

A security car travelling with the Australian prime minister went off the road on Thursday after crashing with another car, ...

2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame and advocate for survivors of sexual assault Brittany Higgins attend the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia February 9, 2022.

Australian Prime Minister’s apology not enough: Abuse campaigner

by Lebo Tshangela

9 February 2022, 8:02 AM

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A day after Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised in parliament for the treatment of women who had suffered sexual ...

Australian Prime Minister's apology not enough: Abuse campaigner

by Lebo Tshangela

9 February 2022, 8:02 AM

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A day after Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised in parliament for the treatment of women who had suffered sexual ...

Birds and a plane are seen flying above emission from the chimneys of a chemical plant located near Port Botany in Sydney, Australia June 2, 2017.

Australia’s Prime Minister refuses to commit to phasing out fossil fuels

by Sesona Mahlahla

26 September 2021, 10:35 AM

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused to commit to phasing out fossil fuels as a major climate conference approaches, while ...

Australia began mass inoculation for its 25 million population on Feb. 22.

Australia PM says COVID-19 vaccination drive on track to meet targets

by Busisiwe Radebe

9 March 2021, 6:28 AM

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Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he remained optimistic the country's COVID-19 vaccination drive would finish on time by October ...

The United States is Australia's key strategic ally

US, Australia discuss China and Myanmar in first leaders call, White House says

by Raymond Akamby

4 February 2021, 8:39 AM

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US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison discussed how they can work together to deal with China ...

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference held with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia.

Australia says it has been target of ‘state-based’ cyberattacks

by Celestine Hendricks

19 June 2020, 9:10 AM

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A “sophisticated state-based actor” has been attempting to hack a wide range of Australian organisations for months and had stepped ...

Morrison said people should find other ways to express anger following the death of black American George Floyd in US police custody.

Australians urged not to take part in #BlackLivesMatter protests

by Richard Brooks

5 June 2020, 5:59 AM

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Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged people not to attend planned #BlackLivesMatter protests around the country this weekend, citing ...

The formal declaration gives the government the power to close off cities or regions, impose curfews and order people to quarantine, if deemed necessary to contain the spread of the virus.

Australia declares emergency, invokes new powers to fight coronavirus

by Richard Brooks

18 March 2020, 5:09 AM

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday declared a "human bio security emergency"and said the country's citizens should abandon all ...

Australia Day marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the “First Fleet” of British ships at Sydney Cove. Britain claimed Australia, declaring it an empty land, but indigenous Australians trace their lineage back 50,000 years.

Tragedy of bush fires clouds Australia Day celebrations

by Celestine Hendricks

26 January 2020, 8:08 AM

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Australia Day celebrations on Sunday saw thousands of people flock to beaches and music festivals, but festivities were clouded by ...

With the Australian bush burning for nearly three months now, killing 28 people, claiming 2 000 homes and raging across millions of acres of land and wildlife, the crisis is becoming increasingly political.

Australian PM proposes review on bushfires response

by Sesona Mahlahla

12 January 2020, 10:57 AM

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After weeks of criticism over the handling of the bushfires scorching Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday he ...

Morrison's backing of signature Trump policies comes days after he was drawn into controversy over a damaging report into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election

Australia’s Prime Minister echoes Trump with call to reject globalism

by Busi Magudulela

4 October 2019, 10:20 AM

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Australia should reject"unaccountable internationalist bureaucracy", Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, echoing a recent call by US President Donald ...

An Australian student Alek Sigley, 29, who was detained in North Korea, arrives at Beijing international airport in Beijing.

Australian student released from North Korea

by Bongisipho Magcaba

4 July 2019, 10:32 AM

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Alek Sigley who was studying in the North Korea, had been missing since June 25, declined to comment about what ...

Embattled Aussie PM suffers historic defeat over refugees

by Wendy Mothata

12 February 2019, 2:42 PM

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Australia's conservative minority government suffered a damaging political defeat Tuesday, becoming the first administration in nearly a century to lose ...