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Back-up sent to Australia migrant centre

Image of Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre taken on July 26, 2013
Police reinforcements arrive at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre in an operation to "restore order" as unrest continues, officials say.

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Swede dies in Sydney trolley crash

A Swedish man dies and another is seriously injured when the shopping trolley they are riding down a hill hits a car in Sydney's east.
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  • From the section Australia
File photo: An empty Australian lifeboat that carried asylum seekers turned back by Australian navy is docked at Pangandaran wharf in western Java island, 8 February 2014

Australia asylum rules criticised at UN

Australia's tough asylum seeker polices have been criticised by other countries, including the US and Britain, at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

SPORT Australia earn dominant win over NZ

  • 9 November 2015
  • From the section Cricket

Nigeria celebrates Scrabble victory

  • 9 November 2015
  • From the section Africa

NEWSBEAT 5SOS Michael falls off stage at awards

  • 8 November 2015
  • From the section Home

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A baby bat is wrapped in a blanket

Bats in blankets

A popular Facebook page from Australia is dedicated to educating the public about orphaned baby bats and flying foxes.
Essena O'Neill explains why she's quitting social media

Behind the screen

The bombshell that exposed the reality of 'perfect' lifestyle blogs
  • 7 November 2015
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  • From the section Magazine
Man celebrates after completing a makeshift limbo at the Melbourne Cup

Prim to plastered 

The cup runneth over for Melbourne Cup race revellers
  • 3 November 2015
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  • From the section Australia
Steven and Michelle Payne celebrate Melbourne Cup win (3 Nov 2015)

Trailblazers

Payne family charms Australia after race win
  • 3 November 2015
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  • From the section Australia
Racegoers at Flemington, Melbourne (3 Nov 2015)

In pictures

Fascinators for the fillies and frivolity at the Melbourne Cup.
  • 3 November 2015
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  • From the section Australia
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces his Ministry during a press conference at Parliament House on 20 September 2015 in Canberra, Australia

Knightmare over?

Ditching the dames brings back republican question
Jon DonnisonBBC News, Sydney
  • 2 November 2015
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  • From the section Australia
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