'Growing pains' divide the Greens, says Senator Lee Rhiannon | The Australian

'Growing pains' divide the Greens, says Senator Lee Rhiannon | The Australian:

"THE controversial NSW Greens senator Lee Rhiannon has admitted to "growing pains" in her party amid reports of splits between her division and other branches."

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Aust terror accused jailed in Lebanon

Aust terror accused jailed in Lebanon:

"An Australian who had his passport cancelled by ASIO over terrorism concerns has been convicted in a Lebanese court after allegedly travelling to Pakistan to train with an extremist group"

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Embassy row on alert - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times

Embassy row on alert - Local News - News - General - The Canberra Times:

"ACT SENATOR Gary Humphries has vowed to raise the recent attack on the Syrian embassy in Canberra in Senate estimates this week."

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Terror six claim it was fix

Terror six claim it was fix:

"A SET-UP BY a foreign intelligence agency and a cover-up by senior federal government officials led to the conviction and jailing of six Australians in Sydney for terrorism, a Herald investigation reveals."

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Stumblings on embassy security - Opinion - Editorial - General - The Canberra Times

Stumblings on embassy security - Opinion - Editorial - General - The Canberra Times:

"Hyperbole after the great Lobby Restaurant Massacree of Australia Day labelled it as the most serious lapse of security involving a prime minister since the 1970s. I very much doubt that - and it was certainly not as good as the egg in the face of William Morris Hughes in Warwick, Queensland, in 1917 which led to the formation of a Commonwealth Police. But so far as it was a breach, the focus on minder mischief is distracting attention from how anyone decided that the Lobby had been a good place for the PM to be."

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Framed: the untold story about the Croatian Six

Framed: the untold story about the Croatian Six:

"Was the jailing of six Croatians a counter-terrorism coup for Australia or a set-up by foreign spies? Hamish McDonald chronicles the case that devastated a community."

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