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Aust FM Bishop to pursue asylum-seeker issues during PNG visit
Australia's Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, has embarked on a two-day visit to Papua New Guinea, her first in government.
Australian Govt stymies human rights probe into Nauru detentions
An inquiry by Australia's Human Rights Commission into the asylum seeker detention centre on Nauru has suffered a set-back.
Thousands of troops deployed to guard Sochi Winter Olympics
With just days to go before the opening of the Winter Olympics in Russia, there has seen a security clampdown involving tens of thousands of security personnel.
Singapore home to Asia's unhappiest workers: report
Singapore's unemployment is one of the lowest in the world and remains the envy of many countries.
Resist the farm lobby, invest more in research: economist
An authority on agricultural production has warned against governments boosting rice prices, to keep the farming lobby happy.
Whale shark slaughter in China exposed
A three year undercover operation in China has revealed as many as 600 whale sharks a year are killed to supply one factory alone.
PNG judges question whether Manus asylum seekers know their rights
Refugee advocates in Papua New Guinea say they're encouraged by comments by a panel of Supreme Court judges that anyone held at the Australia-run processing centre on Manus Island has the right to challenge their detention.
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