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Australians taken hostage in China

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Ten Australians, who were taken hostage in China, have been released. Australia s Foreign Affairs department has confirmed ten Australians were travelling on a tourist bus in China s western province of Xian when they were taken hostage by a Chinese man. Read the full story

Perth Independent Media Centre: Howards military plan causing panic in Indigenous communitues

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

"Prime Minister John Howard has this morning admitted, in response to questions by Neil Mitchell on Southern Cross radio, that "if" it comes to taking lands away from Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal people, he will adequately compensate them", WA Rights group Project SafeCom said this morning...Read the full story