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Group attempting to stop ‘offensive’ burning of Ravana effigies at Deepavali celebrations around country

A group representing Tamil heritage and other "caste-oppressed Hindu communities" in Australia is attempting to stop the burning of Ravana effigies around the...

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Why are UN peacekeepers operating in Lebanon?

The UN security council has expressed its concern after a series of strikes on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), over...

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ACT Bar Council dismisses complaints made about former top prosecutor Shane Drumgold’s conduct during Bruce Lehrmann trial

The ACT's former director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold is in the clear after the local Bar Council dismissed a series of complaints...

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Guildford celebrates 100-year-old sugar gums saved by people power

It is hard to picture the heritage-listed Perth suburb of Guildford without the more than hundred-year-old sugar gum trees shading the main street. But 25...

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Andrew Thaler elected to Snowy Monaro Regional Council despite ban from council buildings

A New South Wales Snowy Mountains resident has been elected as a local councillor despite being banned from some council premises.Andrew Thaler has...