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Now playing Next Australia Grand slam champions among players quarantined at Australian Open Grand slam champions are among 47 players in hard lockdown at the Australian Open, after four people on charter flights into Australia tested positive for COVID-19. 17/01/2021
Now playing Next Australia Australia to kill pigeon that crossed Pacific from Oregon A racing pigeon survived an extraordinary 13,000-kilometre Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States but authorities consider the bird a quarantine risk. 14/01/2021
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Now playing Next Australia Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghans, shocking report finds The report recommended 19 soldiers be referred to federal police for criminal investigation for the unlawful killing of 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and civilians. 19/11/2020
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Now playing Next Green News Chris Hemsworth releases Tasmanian devils back into Australia Tasmanian devils haven't existed in mainland Australia for 3,000 years. 06/10/2020