Australian shipbuilder Austal bags $2.8 billion government contract

Feb 20 (Reuters) - Australia's Austal said on Friday it has been awarded a A$4 billion ($2.82 billion) contract to build eight landing craft heavy (LCH) vessels for the Australian government. The ...

Australia won't repatriate 34 women and children from Syria

The Australian government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday.
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Australian government rejects MotoGP proposal to race at Albert Park

MotoGP had sought to change the location of the Australian GP, but state legislators ruled that it must remain at Phillip Island ...
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Australian Government Undermines Census in Bid to Avoid Division

The backlash has been swift and fierce. Some have called for a boycott of the census, or to vandalize it with incorrect information. Government officials from the Labor Party publicly criticized and ...