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AIA buys Commonwealth Bank's life insurance arm for $3 bln

HongKong-listedAIAGrouppurchasedthelifeinsurancearmofAustralia'slargestbank,CommonwealthBank(CBA),for3.8billionAustraliandollars(3billionUSdollars)inadealannoun

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Australia prime minister says 50 refugees will soon go to US

Thefirst50refugeestoberesettledintheUnitedStatesunderacontentiousagreementwithAustraliawillbenotifiedwithindaysthattheywillbeleavingthePacificislandcampswhereth

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Hardik Pandya stars as India ease past Australia in rain-hit first ODI

HardikPandyaandMSDhoniputAustraliatotheswordinIndiaasthehostssealeda26-runvictoryinthefirstone-dayinternationalinChennai.Pandyahitacareer-best83fromNo7inacentur

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Smith bats for peace ahead of India ODIs

AustraliaskipperSteveSmithisanxioustohalttheacrimonythatmarkedTestmatchesagainstIndiathisyearwhenthetwopowerhousesstartaone-dayinternationalseriesSunday.Smithha

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India raises 'offensive' lamb advert with Australia

IndiahaslodgedadiplomaticprotestwithAustraliaoveranadvertdepictingtheHindugodGaneshaenjoyinglamb.TheTVadvert,byameatindustrylobbygroup,portraysfiguresfromsevera

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Australia aim to salvage pride against Bangladesh

Heavilycriticisedaftertheirfirst-everTestdefeattoBangladesh,AustraliaaredesperatetorestoresomelostpridewhentheteamsmeetinthesecondandfinalTest,startinginChittag

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Australia bars 'world's no.1 anti-vaxxer' from entry

AnAmericanwhodescribeshimselfasthe"world's#1anti-vaxxer"hasbeenbarredfromenteringAustralia,officialssaidThursday,inafurthercrackdownontheanti-immunisationmoveme

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Bangladesh beat Australia for first time

BangladeshsecuredanhistoricfirstTestvictoryoverAustraliainMirpur,withShakibAlHasanfinishinganengrossingmatchwith10wickets.Chasing265forvictory,SteveSmith'sAustr

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Australia manoeuvre into winning position in 1st Test against Bangladesh

DavidWarnerburiedhissubcontinentdemonstogiveAustraliathechancetopulloffamiraclewinoverBangladeshinthefirstTestinDhaka.Set265forvictory,Warnerscoredanunbeaten75t

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Australia offers help to Philippine troops in local fight against IS: FM

Australia'sForeignMinisterJulieBishoponTuesdayofferedforAustraliatotrain,adviseandassistPhilippinestroopsinthefightagainstIslamicState(IS)militantsinthesouthern

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US broadcaster CBS to buy Australia's Ten Network

AmericanbroadcasterCBShassecuredadealtobuyAustralia'sthird-largesttelevisionnetwork,Ten,theembattledstation'sadministratorssaidMonday.TheTenNetworkwasplacedinvo

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Thousands rally for gay marriage in Australia ahead of vote

ThousandsofpeopleralliedformarriageequalityinAustralia’ssecond-biggestcityofMelbourneonSaturdayaheadofapostalsurveyonsame-sexmarriagewhichcouldleadtoitslegalisa

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Aus. to avoid subcontinental misadventures against rising Bangladesh

“Reconsideryourneedtotravel.”ThisishowtheDepartmentofForeignAffairsclassifiesBangladesh,butitcouldjustasaccuratelydescribeAustralianattitudestoplayingcricketaga

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Australia's Catholic church warns employees on gay marriage

OneofAustralia'stopCatholicshaswarnedthechurch'sthousandsofemployeesitwillonlytoleratetraditionalviewsonmarriage,asthecountrypreparesforavoteonwhethergaycouples

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Australia mark maiden Asian Cup with basketball title triumph

AustraliashruggedofftheabsenceoftheirNBAstarstoclaimtheAsianCupforthefirsttimeintheirmaidenparticipationonSunday,sweepingpastthree-timechampionsIran79-56inthefi

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Australian cyclist thanks Vladimir Putin after defecting to Russia

ShanePerkins’switchtoRussiahasbeenrubber-stampedafterpresidentVladimirPutinsignedanexecutiveordertogranttheAustralia-bornOlympicbronzemedallistanddualworldchamp

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Mitch Starc to miss tour of India, hopes to be fit for Ashes

FastbowlerMitchellStarcwillmissAustralia'slimited-oversandTwenty20toursofIndiastartingnextmonthashecontinueshisrecoveryfromafootinjury.AustraliawillarriveinIndi