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Almost 1.6 tonnes of methylamphetamine (ice) detected by ABF in stereo speakers from Thailand.

Australia meth bust: shipment of speakers used to hide largest onshore seizure

Cardinal George Pell leaves the County Court of Victoria court after prosecutors decided not to proceed with a second trial on alleged historical child sexual offences in Melbourne on February 26, 2019.

Cardinal Pell back in prison while judges consider appeal

French journalist Sandra Muller poses during a photo session in Paris on March 14, 2018. (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY / AFP) (Photo credit should read BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)

Men are suing women who accused them of harassment. Will it stop others from speaking out?

Police arrive at the offices of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney.

Australian journalists fear for press freedom after two police raids

JUNE 4, 2019: DARWIN, NT - (EUROPE AND AUSTRALASIA OUT) A suspect is held down by police after a shooting in Darwin, Northern Territory. Four people were killed. (Photo by Keri Megelus Photography/Newspix/Getty Images)

Australia reels from worst rampage killing in decades for a country thought to have solved this issue

Cardinal Pell Listening To Sentencing Remarks from Judge Kidd

Cardinal Pell's lawyers seek to free convicted sex attacker on appeal

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Police at a crime scene on the intersection of McMinn Street and Stuart Highway in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 04 June 2019. According to media reports quoting the police, up to five people were killed after a shooting at a Darwin city hotel on 04 June night. A suspected gunman has been arrested, media added.
At least five dead in shooting in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - 04 Jun 2019

Four killed in mass shooting in northern Australia

Artist's reconstruction of Fostoria dhimbangunmal.

Dinosaur bones shimmering with opal reveal a new species

Chinese warships arriving in Sydney Harbor.

Chinese warships arrive in Sydney Harbor on Australian stopover

A view of Himalayan range including Trishul , Nanda Devi,Chaukhamba from Chopta Valley during the Winter Season at Rudrapragya District of Uttarakhand, India. March 08,2019.Chopta is possibly the only valley town in Uttarakhand, that has minor human alteration, and a good place for intermediate trekkers to brush up their skills while exploring locally renowned tourist spots, like the Tungnath Temple and the Deoria Tal, which are both accessible after a well guided trek. (Photo By Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Five bodies spotted in search for missing Himalayas climbers

President Donald Trump waves to guests on the South Lawn as he departs the White House May 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

New York Times: Trump administration discussed Australia tariffs

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 31, 2018) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), second from bottom, lead ship of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), bottom, and the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), left, conduct a photo exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184), second from top, and the JMSDF destroyers JS Inazuma (DD 105) and JS Suzutsuki (DD 117). The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erwin Jacob Villavicencio Miciano/Released)

Rival South China Sea visions in spotlight as Washington, Beijing front Shangri-La Dialogue

US Attorney General William Barris testifies during a US House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Justice Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 10, 2019. - The US attorney general told Congress Wednesday he believes the FBI spied on President Donald Trump's election campaign and said he is opening an investigation into whether it was justified. Amid fresh charges by Trump that he was the target of an "attempted coup," Bill Barr told lawmakers the FBI may have gone too far in opening a counterintelligence probe into Trump's 2016 operation. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

US intelligence partners wary of Barr's Russia review

Governor General Peter Cosgrove (R) congratulates Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt (R) during an oath-taking ceremony at Government House in Canberra on May 29, 2019. - Scott Morrison was sworn in as Australia's prime minister after shocking election victory over the centre-left Labor Party. (Photo by MARK GRAHAM / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARK GRAHAM/AFP/Getty Images)

Australia swears in its first aboriginal minister

The Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Canberra (L02) arrives at the main port in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on March 23, 2019. - Some 1,000 Australian security personnel in four naval ships and a military aircraft are participating in the biggest joint exercise yet with their Sri Lankan counterparts. Australian forces will move on to India on March 30 then Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore before returning to Darwin. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP) (Photo credit should read ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)

Australian helicopters targeted by lasers in South China Sea

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