australia news
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SNP urges chancellor to stop deportation of Gaelic-speaking childAngus Robertson raises case of Lachlan Brain, 7, who is to be sent back to Australia from Highlands despite having arrived as part of Scottish government initiative -
Johnny Depp and Barnaby Joyce revive feud – videoThe narrative between Hollywood star Johnny Depp and Australia’s deputy PM Barnaby Joyce continues as Depp says Joyce looks like he’s ‘inbred with a tomato’ on the Jimmy Kimmel show on Tuesday
opinion and analysis
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I didn't understand how special it was to be Aboriginal until I was 17Not taught about Australia’s black history at school, @IndigenousX host Jade Jones-Cubillo decided to educate herself, and in the process discovered her own identity
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While Duncan Storrar was being dragged through the mud for asking a hard question, students from an exclusive college were being protected from investigation and Malcolm Turnbull was dining in a private clubIt’s time Australians looked more closely at our privileged ruling class
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How did the Coalition reach the $66bn 'black hole' figure for Labor's policies?The government has made three main claims in order to come up with this headline figure. Here’s a look at how seriously should we take those claims
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Fashion is a big business in Australia – but you wouldn't know it from the newsThe Mercedes Benz fashion week kicked off last week with some sparkly media coverage but it soon fizzed out – why can’t we write well about fashion?
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Taronga zoo to light up for Sydney's Vivid festival – videoGiant animals will light up Sydney’s Taronga zoo as part of the ‘Be the Light for the Wild’ showcase, featuring 10 giant animal lanterns representing endangered species
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Johnny Depp explains Aussie apology, suggests Barnaby Joyce might be 'inbred with a tomato' – videoAppearing on US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, Johnny Depp says Barnaby Joyce looks like he’s ‘inbred with a tomato’, as he continues to mock the apology Depp made with his wife, Amber Heard, for smuggling their two dogs into Australia
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Nova Peris 'a trailblazer' in Senate, says Bill Shorten – videoBill Shorten calls Senator Peris a ‘trailblazer’ on the athletics track and in the Senate. The opposition leader adds he is ‘very grateful for the time she has served the Labor party’
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Christopher Pyne on Q&A;: Direct Action no emissions trading scheme – videoChristopher Pyne rejects a further suggestion that the Coalition’s Direct Action climate policy could operate as a de facto emissions trading scheme
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Drone footage captures 70 sharks feasting on whale in Australia – videoDrone footage shows around 70 tiger sharks eating a whale in the aptly named Shark Bay, around 500 miles north of Perth, Western Australia.
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Follow the leader: 48 hours on the campaign trail with Mike Bowers – videoGuardian Australia’s photographer-at-large, Mike Bowers, takes you inside the Australia 2016 election campaign trail, compressing 48 long hours of behind-the-scenes lunacy into less than 60 seconds
Barnaby Joyce links live export ban to increase in asylum seeker boats