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Eight arrested after breakout

Manus Island (ABC News)

Scott Morrison says 35 asylum seekers who escaped from detention last night were quickly recaptured.

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NSA refuses to comment on spy reports

Edward Snowden (theguardian.co.uk)

America's NSA has refused to comment on the latest leak of top secret documents.

Should we lock up thieves?

Barbed wire (Getty Images)

A respected UK sentencing expert says thieves and fraudsters should never be jailed.

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Concerns over mental health of 10 children sent to Nauru

Save the Children say research shows detention impacts children's physical wellbeing and mental health.

Mon 17 Feb 2014, 3:50 pm AEDT

Refugee advocates say the Government's decision to send 10 unaccompanied children to a detention centre on Nauru has put…

Manus Island breakout occurred after detainees learnt of PNG fate

The Refugee Action Coalition says asylum seekers on Manus Island became frustrated after hearing they'd be resettled in PNG.

Mon 17 Feb 2014, 3:46 pm AEDT

Tensions at the Manus Island detention centre erupted into a violent breakout last night, after asylum seekers were told…

New soft drink study ignores burgeoning Frozen Coke market

Some of Coca-Cola products were excluded from the study's scope.

Mon 17 Feb 2014, 3:33 pm AEDT

One of Coca-Cola's fastest-growing products, Frozen Coke and Frozen Fanta, was not included in the latest industry-funded…

Collingwood's Marley Williams assault trial begins

Marley Williams plays for Collingwood in the AFL.

Mon 17 Feb 2014, 3:17 pm AEDT

A court in WA has heard a Collingwood footballer was motivated by "sheer revenge" when he assaulted a man outside a…

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