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01Feb/16

The statue of Cecil Rhodes

Oxford keeps statue of colonialist Rhodes, dividing opinion

February 1, 2016WorldBritish Empire, Cecil Rhodes, DE BEERS DIAMOND, Education in the United Kingdom, Human Interest, Imperialism, Killing of Cecil the lion, Lau, Oriel College, Oxford, Orsi Kozel, Oxford, Politics, Randlords, Rhodes, Rhodes Must Fall, Rhodes of Africa, Rhodes Scholarship, Rhodes University, Riane Trotmaw, Simon Tomlinson, Tony Abbott, United Kingdom, University of Oxford, Zimbabwesmbale

Opinions are divided as an Oxford University college announces that it will keep a statue of 19th century colonialist Cecil Rhodes on display.

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01Jul/15

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef outlook poor but not “in danger” – UNESCO

July 1, 2015EnvironmentAustralia, Australian National Heritage List, Barrier reef, Belize, Belize Barrier Reef, Bonn, Canberra, Coral reefs, Dermot O'Gorman, Environment, Environment of Australia, Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef, Geography of Australia, Germany, Great Barrier Reef, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Greg Hunt, Mali, Marine ecoregions, Oceania, Physical geography, Protected areas of Australia, Queensland, States and territories of Australia, The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management, Timbuktu, Tony Abbott, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Heritage Committee of the U.N. Educationalsmbale

UNESCO says that the Great Barrier Reef is threatened but stops short of listing it as “in danger”.
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15Jun/15

Calls grow for inquiry into alleged Australian people-smuggler payments

June 15, 2015PoliticsAbbott Government, Armanatha Nasir, Asylum seeker, Australia, Bangladesh, BILL SHORTEN, Canberra, Countries, Government of Australia, Hanson-Young, Howard Government, In Australia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Julie Bishop, Members of the Australian House of Representatives, Morrison Government, Myanmar, Nauru, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Peter Dutton, Sarah Hanson-Young, Sri Lanka, Tony Abbott, Turnbull Governmentsmbale

Calls grow for and inquiry into whether Australian officials paid people-smugglers thousands of dollars to turn the their boat back to Indonesia.

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20Apr/15

British teen, 14, held in connection with alleged ANZAC Day plot

April 20, 2015UncategorizedAftermath of World War I, Anzac Day, Australia, Counter-terrorism, Definitions of terrorism, Gallipoli, Gallipoli Campaign, Glasgow International Airport attack, Holsworthy Barracks terror plot, International relations, National security, Politics, Terrorism, Tony Abbott, Tony Mole, United Kingdom, War/Conflictsmbale

A 14-year-old British child from the north-west of England has been arrested in connection with a foiled terrorist plot in Australia.

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