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Los Angeles Dodgers win first game of World Series

AllmajorlandmarkbuildingsinLosAngeles,fromcityhalldowntowntoSantaMonica'sferriswheel,wereilluminatedwithbluelightonTuesdaynightafterthehometownDodgerswonthefirs

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Former Aussie PM criticized for saying global warming "may save lives"

AswagofleadingAustralianpoliticiansonTuesdaycriticizedformerPrimeMinisterTonyAbbottafterhesaidthatglobalwarmingwas"probablydoingmoregoodthanharm."SpeakingattheG

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US rapper to 'go harder' with gay anthem at Australia rugby match

USrapperMacklemorevowedThursdayto"goharder"whenheplayshishitgayanthematAustralia'srugbyleaguegrandfinal,despiteprotestsfrom"angryoldwhitedudes"duringanationalvo

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Ex-Australia PM Abbot head-butted 'over same sex marriage views'

Australia'sformerprimeministerTonyAbbotthassaidhewashead-buttedbyasame-sexmarriagecampaigner.MrAbbott,aprominentfigureinthe"no"campaignduringapollontheissue,say

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Aust'n PM Turnbull must unite gov't amid defection threat: former PM

It is Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's "duty" to unite the coalition government in the face of a defection threat from outspoken Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday.

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Australian domestic politics costs Japan billion-dollar submarine contract

​Australia's leadership challenge last year, in which Tony Abbott was dethroned by Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister, not only cost Abbott his job, but seemingly Japan a submarine contract worth 40 billion U.S. dollars.

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Australians rank Howard best PM, Abbott worst in national poll

​Ousted Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been judged the worst Australian leader of the modern era in a nationwide poll, while his mentor, John Howard, has been chosen as the best.

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Former Aust'n PM Abbott to recontest seat at next election

​Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has on Monday declared that he will recontest his seat at the next election, despite being sensationally ousted from the top job late last year.

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Warnings sounded after former Aussie PM Tony Abbott seeks re-election

​Warnings have been sounded by Australia's political opposition that former prime minister Tony Abbot announced he would stay in parliament and re-contest his seat at the nation's next federal election.

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Aussie politicians warned not to "play into hands of extremists"

Aussie politicians warned not to "play into hands of extremists" Australian political leaders, including former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, have been warned to put aside domestic political agendas when discussing the war in the Middle East, for fear it "plays into jihadi hands."

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Aussie ex-PM Abbott to pay for marble table damaged during rowdy parliamentary party

​Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has vowed to pay for a marble table that was damaged in parliament during a rowdy party held the night he was ousted as prime minister.

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Australia's new PM faces tough job of winning federal election

​Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made "progressive" and "ground-breaking" appointments in his cabinet reshuffle over the weekend, yet he needs to manage the high public expectations heading into the 2016 federal election.

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Abbott's blunders as Australian PM pave way for Turnbull coup

As Tony Abbott continued to flounder as Australia's prime minister, his dwindling popularity reflected in increasingly grim poll results, and the 2016 election began to loom large on the horizon, it was probably only a matter of time before a challenger emerged from the Liberal Party ranks.

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Abbott's blunders as Australian PM pave way for Turnbull coup

​As Tony Abbott continued to flounder as Australia's prime minister, his dwindling popularity reflected in increasingly grim poll results, and the 2016 election began to loom large on the horizon, it was probably only a matter of time before a challenger emerged from the Liberal Party ranks.

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Besieged Australian PM faces second leadership challenge

​Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is bracing for a second leadership challenge in the space of six months, as pressure on his position continues to increase on Monday.

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China-Australia FTA "big chance" for jobs in Australia

​Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch has weighed in on the China-Australia free trade agreement (FTA), saying Trade Minister Andrew Robb had made "great progress, " calling it a "big chance for food, healthcare, jobs," should it be approved by Labor.

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Australian PM makes historic visit to gravesite of indigenous rights campaigner

​Tony Abbott will on Monday become Australia's first Prime Minister to visit the grave site of prominent land rights campaigner Eddie Koiki Mabo during his week- long tour of the Torres Strait Islands.