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Australian Coronavirus Cases Leap As Lockdown Broadens

TEHRAN (defapress) – Australia's most populous state recorded its highest daily rise in coronavirus cases on Tuesday (Mar 24) and officials warned of harsher penalties for anybody violating self-isolation orders as the country stepped closer to a full lockdown.
News ID: 80599    Publish Date : 2020/03/24

Spox rejects Iran, Australia FMs' talks on detained Australian national

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi dismissed reports on talks between Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Australian counterpart, Marise Payne, on the situation of an Australian-British national detained in Iran.
News ID: 79992    Publish Date : 2020/01/25

Iran Rejects Media Fuss over Australian Prisoner

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi shrugged off the media hype over the imprisonment of Australian woman Kylie Moore-Gilbert in Iran.
News ID: 79715    Publish Date : 2019/12/29

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Trump Pressed Australian PM on Mueller Inquiry

TEHRAN (defapress) – Amid outrage from Democrats over his controversial phone call with Ukraine's leader, US President Donald Trump is set to face more backlash over his reported bid to seek help from Australia to investigate the origins of the former special counsel’s Russia probe.
News ID: 78872    Publish Date : 2019/10/01

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Australian Opposition Holds Slim Lead over Government ahead of May 18 Election

TEHRAN (defapress) - Australia's opposition Labor Party retained a narrow lead over the conservative coalition government, a closely watched poll showed on Monday, while the Labor's leader popularity hit a four-year high days ahead of a general election.
News ID: 77372    Publish Date : 2019/05/13

Australian PM Promises Migration Cut, Refugee Freeze if Re-Elected

TEHRAN (defapress) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, trailing in opinion polls ahead of a May 18 election, on Sunday campaigned on the hot-button issue of immigration, promising to cut annual migrant numbers and freeze the country's refugee intake.
News ID: 77087    Publish Date : 2019/04/28

Zarif, Australian security intelligence chief discuss mutual coop.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the Australian Security Intelligence Organization chief Duncan Lewis met in the German city of Munich on Friday.
News ID: 75629    Publish Date : 2019/02/16

Australian By-Election Count Goes to the Wire, after PM Concedes

TEHRAN (defapress) - As the count from a crucial Australian by-election spilled into Sunday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced the possibility that his Liberal party may have been too quick to concede a contest that would relegate his administration to a minority government.
News ID: 73193    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Australia Sends Guided Missile Frigate to E. China Sea to Enforce N. Korea Sanctions

TEHRAN (defapress)- Australia has assigned a guided missile frigate to the East China Sea to boost international efforts to enforce sanctions against North Korea.
News ID: 73033    Publish Date : 2018/10/12

Australian Prime Minister Says He Could Quit Parliament Soon

Australia's beleaguered prime minister warned he will quit Parliament on Friday if his disgruntled party continues to try to oust him, forcing a by-election that could cost the government its single-seat majority or pushing his successor into immediately calling general elections.
News ID: 71938    Publish Date : 2018/08/23

Uproar as Politician Praises White Australia Policy, Urges Muslim Ban

An Australian politician was widely condemned Wednesday after demanding "a final solution" to immigration and calling for a return to the White Australia policy which favored "European Christians"
News ID: 71786    Publish Date : 2018/08/15

Australian Government Restores Grip on Power in By-Election

TEHRAN (defpress) - The Australian government on Saturday won a crucial by-election that restores its tenuous grip on power that was threatened by a constitutional ban on dual citizens sitting in Parliament.
News ID: 67553    Publish Date : 2017/12/16

Australian MP Resigns over Dual Nationality in New Blow for Government

TEHRAN (defapress) - Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he would not call a general election after a citizenship crisis claimed another member of parliament on Saturday, leaving his government clinging to power with the support of two independents.
News ID: 66946    Publish Date : 2017/11/11

Australian FM Warns Trump against JCPOA Withdrawal

TEHRAN (defapress) – Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said there is a "powerful argument" that US President Donald Trump's threat to scrap the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers could imperil efforts to negotiate a peaceful outcome with North Korea.
News ID: 66740    Publish Date : 2017/10/29

Australian PM Puts Foreign Minister in Charge amid Government Crisis

TEHRAN (defapress) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Saturday appointed his foreign minister as acting prime minister as he tried to stem the fallout of a citizenship crisis that has cost his government its parliamentary majority.
News ID: 66722    Publish Date : 2017/10/28

Australian Military Probes "Rumors" of Possible War Crimes in Afghanistan

TEHRAN (defapress) - Australia’s military watchdog has issued a public plea for information regarding rumors of possible war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan.
News ID: 65805    Publish Date : 2017/09/02