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Joint statement calling for Japan to end lethal research whaling in the Southern Ocean

Australia joins the EU union and 12 other countries in calling for Japan to end lethal research in the Southern Ocean. Joint statement: "The aforementioned signatories jointly express their opposition to Japan’s continued so-called ‘scientific’ whaling in the Southern Ocean. We remain resolutely opposed to commercial whaling, in particular in the Southern

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AFP investigation uncovers alleged breaches of UN Sanctions and Weapons of Mass Destruction Act in Australia

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has arrested a 59-year-old Sydney man for allegedly acting as an economic agent for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Government (North Korea) in Australia, in breach of both United Nations (UN) and Australian sanctions. Notably, the man has also been charged with brokering sales

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