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Forty current and former soldiers of the Israel "Defence" Forces (IDF) will jog across the Sydney Harbour Bridge
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NSW Justice Desmond Fagan
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Australia's march for humanity and an end to Israel's Gaza genocide
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The number of Fijians who are HIV positive has risen to at least 9000
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After two years of denial, Israel has officially admitted firing on the 5-year-old Hind Rajab’s car
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Cook Islands caretaker Prime Minister Mark Brown and US Ambassador Jared Novelly exchange gifts
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Education Minister Aseri Radrodro
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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Mark Brown’s Cook Islands Party set to govern for historic fifth...

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