‘Australians are sick of it’: Malcolm Turnbull clings to power in the ‘coup capital of the world’

    Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s prime minister, is clinging to power after narrowly escaping a leadership challenge that cemented the nation’s reputation as the “coup capital of the world”. For Australians, who have become used to waking up to discover they have a new prime minister, the main surprise was that the challenger, Peter Dutton, almost toppled…

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      Nine year old attacked after refusing to stand for Australian anthem because it’s for ‘white people’

      A nine-year-old schoolgirl sparked intense debate in Australia on Wednesday after refusing to stand for the national anthem to protest alleged institutional racism. Student Harper Nielsen was given detention last week for not joining classmates in a rendition of  Advance Australia Fair, a song she says ignores the nation’s indigenous people. "When it was originally written, Advance Australia Fair meant advance the white…

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