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Australia bans disposable vape imports from 1 January

The block on single-use vapes is aimed at reversing a "disturbing" increase in vaping among young people

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles attends a joint news conference with France's Foreign and Defence ministers at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
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Australia criticises China for 'unsafe, unprofessional' naval interaction

Australian dollars are seen in an illustration photo February 8, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz
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Australia, New Zealand dollars struggle to find support after rapid retreat

FILE PHOTO: Participants of a pro-Palestinian rally react outside the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, October 9, 2023. AAP Image/Dean Lewins via REUTERS/File Photo
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Australian arms exports to Israel in focus amid court case, port pro-Palestinian protests

Broken Ethernet cable is seen in front of binary code and words "cyber security" in this illustration taken March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Police investigate 'cyber incident' at Australia ports operator

An aerial view of the rubbish dump used to dispose waste is seen north of Funafuti, Tuvalu, August 15, 2019. AAP Image via REUTERS /File Photo
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Australia offers climate refuge to citizens of the Pacific Island Tuvalu

A person in protective face mask walks along the harbour waterfront across from the Sydney Opera House during a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Australian central bank lifts benchmark cash rate to 4.35% with 13th hike

Customers seen in the self-service checkout area of a Coles supermarket in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo/File Photo
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Australian retailers add security tech amid rising theft, aggression

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Australia Q3 inflation surprisingly strong, adds to rate hike risk

Aboriginal flags rise above a crowd walking across Sydney Harbour Bridge on May 28, 2000. Photo :Reuters
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Indigenous Australians denounce 'shameful' rights referendum result

U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Navy Gateway Inns and Suites, in San Diego, California U.S., March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
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AUKUS, critical minerals in focus for Australian PM on US trip

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Australians fete Sydney Opera House's 50th anniversary

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the Australia - United Kingdom - U.S. (AUKUS) partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California U.S. March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
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British navy chief says AUKUS submarine project needs 'rat-catchers' not regulators