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UK nerve agent attack: Australia joins 14 EU nations, to expel 2 Russian officials for 'actions inconsistent with their status'
•The Australian government will expel two Russian officials over the use of nerve agent allegedly by Moscow against a former Russian spy in the UK
Admiral Harry Harris to be next US ambassador to Australia: Picking 'China hawk' sends clear message to Beijing
Fp Staff •United States president Donald Trump has nominated Admiral Harry B Harris Jr, commander of the United States Pacific Command, as the next ambassador to Australia.
Volcano erupts off Papua New Guinea's northern coast; over 1,500 people evacuated as Australia sends aid
•About 1,500 people are being evacuated from an island off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) after a nearby volcano erupted, the local Red Cross said on Sunday.
Australia willing to participate in 'quadrilateral dialogue' with India, US and Japan; talks likely on ASEAN Summit sidelines
Fp Staff •Australia has expressed its willingness to participate in the dialogue between four countries.
Las Vegas attack: Australia offers to help US reform its gun laws two decades after successful ban on automatic weapons
•Australia offered to help the United States reform its gun laws on Tuesday after a successful two-decade clampdown on firearms in the wake of its own worst mass shooting
Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop will be in India tomorrow, will discuss bilateral ties, security
Ians •Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop will be on a two-day visit to New Delhi from Tuesday
MH17 plane crash: Australia says suspects may be tried in absentia
•The perpetrators who brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in July 2014, killing all 298 aboard, may be tried in absentia, Australian Foreign minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday
Australia to join UN Human Rights Council after getting massive support from member countries
Ians •Australia will take a seat on the powerful UN Human Rights Council following France's withdrawal from the process, according to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
Australian schoolgirl Zynab Al-Harbiya killed in Islamic State perpetrated Baghdad car bomb blast
•Zynab Al-Harbiya, a 12-year-old from Melbourne, was among the 17 people killed on Monday when a car bomb exploded outside a popular ice cream shop in Baghdad.
Australian minister under fire for 'illiterate' refugees comment
•Australia's immigration minister was accused of xenophobia Wednesday after he said increasing the nation's refugee intake would lead to "illiterate and innumerate" people claiming welfare or taking local jobs.