North Korea highlights 1250 US marines in Darwin to warn of nuclear war
State newspaper singles out deployment of 1250 marines to claim America is preparing for nuclear war.
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Kirsty Needham
Kirsty Needham is China Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
Grim warning on North Korea missile threat as Julie Bishop blasts regime
Defence experts said Pyongyang could have the ability to strike Australia with an inter-continental ballistic missile within three years.
Spend money on your people, not WMDs: Julie Bishop fires back at North Korea
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has delivered a blistering rebuke to the North Korean regime.
North Korea issues nuclear warning to Australia
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Bishop backs Japan as it sends warship into troubled waters
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Abbott claims victory after Turnbull's party reform compromise
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NSW: Labor regains Eden-Monaro, wins Macarthur
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Burney makes history for Labor
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