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HighlightsKurdish writer Behrouz Boochani has landed in Melbourne on Tuesday to promote new book.It comes years after the previous government asserted he would never be permitted to enter Australia.He said his visit is work-related and that he would continue to advocate for refugees and asylum seekers. Kurdish refugee and writer

Indonesia’s parliament has approved a criminal code that bans sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, part of a raft of legal changes that critics say undermine civil liberties in the world’s third-largest democracy.Australians visiting popular tourist hotspot, Bali, will need to be wary

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KEY POINTSThe Robodebt inquiry’s commissioner was “puzzled” by the application to have secret cabinet documents released.Scott Morrison’s lawyer said the former prime minister’s “reputation is on the line”.Mr Morrison was social services minister when the scheme, which was found to be unlawful, was established.Scott Morrison is calling for a stack

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Key pointsThe FIFA World Cup final will be played at 2am Monday 19 December AEDT. It will be the 64th match of the tournament, which has involved 32 teams.The match will be played on Qatar’s national day.The final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be played on early

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Transgender athletes will be able to participate in community sport in New Zealand in the gender they identify with and not need to prove or justify their identity, according to guiding principles released by Sport New Zealand (SNZ) on Tuesday.The guidelines do not apply to elite sport and it will

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HighlightsThe cost of domestic flights has soared by nearly 30 per cent compared to pre-pandemic prices, an ACCC report found. “Discounted economy airfares” have been hardest hit by escalating prices.In better news, the report also found flight cancellations and delays were falling closer to normal levels.Australians are paying almost 30