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Australia defends plan to create island quarantine camp
World
January 30, 2020
Australia defends plan to create island quarantine camp
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government on Thursday defended its plan to send citizens evacuated from the epicenter of China’s…
Australia announces reopening of offshore detention center
World
February 13, 2019
Australia announces reopening of offshore detention center
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Wednesday announced the reopening of a controversial offshore migrant detention center on Christmas Island, doubling…
Boat carrying 200 capsizes between Indonesia and Australia
World
June 21, 2012
Boat carrying 200 capsizes between Indonesia and Australia
SYDNEY — A boat carrying about 200 suspected asylum seekers has capsized in Indonesian waters 120 nautical miles north of…