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Australian prime minister calls election for May 18th
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Australia’s national day: Celebrating the Union flag, toasting a British king
January 26th marks start of European settlement, but many find it offensive to Aboriginals
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As much of the world turns right, Australia turns left
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Ireland can learn from the good and bad points of Australia’s so-called Super
New Australian prime minister suffers epic fail in first test
Sydney Letter: Public tired of PMs changing via party processes, rather than by voters
Australia’s new prime minister quotes Bono in maiden speech
Scott Morrison is an Evangelical Christian with a tough line on asylum seekers
Australia’s PM fights to the end but his time appears up
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