News: Aruba

We have started to collect the most important news related to Aruba in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Aruba: news

Kent Heckenlively, US 'anti-vaxxer', denied Australian visa

Thursday, August 31st 2017, 1:58
related countries: United States

Kent Heckenlively has been refused a visa over his "dangerous" ideas, a government minister says.
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Australian channel apologises for 'racist' rugby video

Tuesday, August 29th 2017, 9:40

Host apologises for video accused of "casual racism" against Pacific Islanders.
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Dean Mercer: Former Australian Ironman champion dies

Monday, August 28th 2017, 7:14

Dean Mercer, 47, suffered a cardiac arrest while driving in Queensland, his family says.
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Tony Abbott: Australian ex-PM was 'too drunk' to make vote

Friday, August 25th 2017, 8:06

Malcolm Turnbull chides his predecessor, Tony Abbott, for once missing parliament in 2009.
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Meghan Trainor anger over anti-gay marriage ad

Friday, August 25th 2017, 6:13

The same-sex marriage supporter complains after her face was used in Australian "vote no" ad.
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Four hurt in baseball bat attack at Australian university

Friday, August 25th 2017, 6:03

The attacker was a student wielding a baseball bat, police say, but his motive remains unclear.
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'Amazing' rediscovery of rare Australian tree-rat

Thursday, August 24th 2017, 7:28

The black-footed tree rat was thought to be extinct in the north of Western Australia.
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Australian spy chief criticised for Duterte fist photo

Thursday, August 24th 2017, 6:01

An Australian spy chief should not have clenched his hand alongside the president, critics say.
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Bulldozer rampage: Australian man guilty of endangering lives

Wednesday, August 23rd 2017, 2:27

A man is found guilty of endangering a family after destroying four cars, a boat and a house.
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Australian zoo welcomes rare white koala

Tuesday, August 22nd 2017, 5:53

The joey does not have albinism and would struggle to survive in the wild, experts say.
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Australian terror plan to hide plane bomb in Barbie revealed

Monday, August 21st 2017, 22:15

Details emerge of plans to hide bombs inside a doll and a meat grinder on an Australian flight.
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Danish Crown Prince Frederik 'denied entry to Australian pub'

Monday, August 21st 2017, 18:42
related countries: Denmark

The Danish royal was reportedly turned away because he did not have proper identification.
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Australia church abuse: Priests 'must report' confessions

Monday, August 14th 2017, 7:50

Priests who fail to report child abuse heard in confession should be charged, an Australian inquiry says.
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Barnaby Joyce: NZ confirms Australian deputy PM is dual citizen

Monday, August 14th 2017, 5:01
related countries: Australia, New Zealand

Holding public office as a dual citizen is not allowed under Australia's constitution.
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Norovirus outbreak hits cruise ship passengers

Friday, August 11th 2017, 2:46

At least 91 passengers suffered norovirus on the Sun Princess, Australian authorities say.
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Police make 17 arrests after drug syndicate bust

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 10:57

An Australian-led police operation is said to have smashed an international drugs syndicate
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Australian woman to stand trial in Colombia over drugs

Thursday, August 10th 2017, 1:21
related countries: Colombia

A judge rejects Cassie Sainsbury's plea bargain on charges of attempting to smuggle cocaine.
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Australian bank faces climate change case

Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 5:25

Two shareholders say Commonwealth Bank failed to disclose investment risks such as weather events.
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Australia debates same-sex marriage postal vote

Wednesday, August 9th 2017, 4:13

A voluntary ballot would gauge support for legalising same-sex marriage, the government says.
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Irish vet's English fails Australian computer visa test

Tuesday, August 8th 2017, 17:05
related countries: Ireland

A computer tells Louise Kennedy her native spoken English is not good enough for an Australian visa.
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Bite mystery

Tuesday, August 8th 2017, 5:41

An incident that left an Australian boy covered in blood has been described as "very unusual".
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Australian teenager describes flesh-eating bug attack

Monday, August 7th 2017, 18:10

Australian teenager Sam Kanizay had to be treated in hospital after paddling on a Melbourne beach.
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Australian teenager in hospital after sea bug attack

Monday, August 7th 2017, 13:45

An Australian teen didn't feel a thing while wading but ended up in hospital with his legs bleeding.
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Australian navy locate crashed US military Osprey

Monday, August 7th 2017, 10:33
related countries: United States
related places: Osprey

Underwater search efforts to locate three missing marines will begin shortly, officials said.
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Manus Island: Asylum seeker found dead in Australia-run centre

Monday, August 7th 2017, 5:23
related countries: Australia, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinean authorities are investigating the man's death at the Australian-run detention centre.
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Glorifying obesity?

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 10:36

Australian experts are divided over whether having "very overweight" models glorifies obesity.
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Racist messages cause anger at Australian universities

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 10:18
related countries: China

Offensive graffiti and posters targeting Chinese students cause anger at three top institutions.
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Australian nurse jailed for illegal Cambodian surrogacy

Thursday, August 3rd 2017, 3:55
related countries: Cambodia
related places: Phnom Penh

Tammy Davis-Charles was found guilty of providing commercial surrogacy services in Phnom Penh.
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Same-sex marriage: 'Profound shift' in Australian views

Wednesday, August 2nd 2017, 3:13

A survey finds considerable support for same-sex marriage, amid renewed debate over making it legal.
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Beyoncé inspires fight to save Australian bowls club

Tuesday, August 1st 2017, 11:08

Three Australian pensioners have transformed All The Single Ladies into a plea to save their club.
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Etihad Airways 'assisting' Australia with plane probe

Tuesday, August 1st 2017, 8:50
related countries: Australia

The airline is assisting Australian police with a probe into a suspected plot to bring down a plane.
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Half of all Australian university students 'harassed'

Tuesday, August 1st 2017, 7:49

Women at university are four times more likely than men to have been assaulted or harassed, study says.
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Australian intruder 'drank champagne and fell asleep'

Tuesday, August 1st 2017, 1:25

The man broke into an Australian home before being discovered sleeping in a bed, police say.
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Homes searched over Australia 'plane plot'

Monday, July 31st 2017, 5:11
related countries: Australia

Australian police hunt for clues after making four arrests in a "major" counter-terrorism operation.
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Australian comedian Chris Lilley attacked over race video

Saturday, July 29th 2017, 14:12

Summer Heights High star Chris Lilley's video was posted days after a controversial court verdict.
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Justine Damond death: Woman 'slapped police car'

Wednesday, July 26th 2017, 15:18

Australian Justine Damond called 911 and was shot and killed by police less than an hour later.
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Australian indigenous singer Dr G Yunupingu dies

Wednesday, July 26th 2017, 12:34
related countries: Australia

Dr G Yunupingu was Australia's highest-selling indigenous musician and performed around the world.
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Third Australian politician hit by dual citizenship row

Tuesday, July 25th 2017, 12:14
related countries: Italy

Matthew Canavan quits as resources minister after learning he may also have Italian citizenship.
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Canadian police end hunt for missing hiker, family confirms

Monday, July 24th 2017, 0:49
related countries: Canada

The Australian woman had set out with her partner, who was later found dead near a waterfall.
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Justine Damond shooting: Police chief Janee Harteau quits

Saturday, July 22nd 2017, 4:33

Minneapolis mayor says she lost confidence in the chief after officers killed an Australian woman.
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Justine Damond's death 'should not have happened'

Friday, July 21st 2017, 2:03

An Australian woman's shooting was caused by the "actions of one individual", the police chief says.
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Justine Damond shooting: Minneapolis police ambush claim 'ludicrous'

Thursday, July 20th 2017, 14:42

A lawyer for the family of an Australian woman who was shot dead dismisses officers' "ambush" fears.
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Australia human history 'rewritten by rock find'

Thursday, July 20th 2017, 9:28
related countries: Australia

Research shows Aboriginal people entered Australia up to 18,000 years earlier than thought.
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Australian surfer Mick Fanning in another shark scare

Thursday, July 20th 2017, 4:45
related countries: South Africa

The three-time world champion is pulled from a competition in South Africa after a shark sighting.
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Justine Damond

Wednesday, July 19th 2017, 17:32

Officials have released few facts about the Australian woman killed by a Minneapolis police officer.
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Vigil honours Justine Damond, shot dead by US police

Wednesday, July 19th 2017, 12:08
related countries: United States
related places: Sydney

Family and friends meet at dawn on a Sydney beach to mourn the passing of Justine Damond, an Australian woman fatally shot by US police.
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Justine Damond: Minneapolis police 'heard loud sound' before shooting

Wednesday, July 19th 2017, 9:30
related countries: United States

Police radio recordings suggest that the sound may have been from a fireworks display.
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Second Australian senator quits over dual citizenship

Tuesday, July 18th 2017, 6:39
related countries: Australia, Canada

Australia's first politician to breastfeed in parliament resigns due to her Canadian citizenship.
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Justine Damond's fiance 'heartbroken' over police shooting

Monday, July 17th 2017, 22:50
related countries: United States

Australian Justine Damond was shot dead by a US police officer she called to report a disturbance.
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Australian woman shot dead by US police after 911 call

Monday, July 17th 2017, 3:10
related countries: United States

Authorities are investigating the killing but say the officers' body cameras were not turned on.
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Australian PM seeks access to encrypted messages

Friday, July 14th 2017, 10:39

The country's leader says the internet cannot be a "dark place" for criminals to communicate.
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Australian senator quits over New Zealand dual citizenship

Friday, July 14th 2017, 8:45
related countries: New Zealand

Australian Greens politician Scott Ludlam resigns after discovering his dual nationality.
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Australian man's thumb surgically replaced by toe

Thursday, July 13th 2017, 6:56

Doctors recommended the eight-hour surgery after his thumb was severed by a bull.
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Australian plane passenger checks in can of beer

Wednesday, July 12th 2017, 8:09
related countries: Australia

It was the first item on a baggage carousel after a four-hour flight in Australia.
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Runaway camel cornered on Australian golf course

Tuesday, July 11th 2017, 3:15
related countries: Australia

The animal had escaped a circus in Australia before evading police on a busy six-lane road.
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Katy Perry criticised over advert telling her dog to 'chase koalas' in Australia

Wednesday, July 5th 2017, 6:27
related countries: Australia

The singer tells her dog to "go chase some koalas" in an advert for an Australian department store chain.
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Cardinal Pell: Vatican treasurer denies Australia sex offences

Thursday, June 29th 2017, 15:22
related countries: Australia

The Vatican's third-ranking official says he will take a leave of absence to fight the charges.
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Australian cardinal denies sex charges against him

Thursday, June 29th 2017, 7:09
related countries: Australia

The Vatican treasurer and Australia's most senior Catholic figure, Cardinal George Pell, has been charged with sex offences in Australia.
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Crown Resorts staff jailed for enticing Chinese gamblers

Monday, June 26th 2017, 12:58
related countries: China

Three Australian Crown Resorts employees broke the law by enticing Chinese high-rollers to casinos.
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Trump gift leaves Australian PM Turnbull bemused

Monday, June 26th 2017, 4:08

Malcolm Turnbull receives a cheeky church gift - a tie emblazoned with the words "Donald Trump".
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Hackers help speeding drivers dodge fines

Friday, June 23rd 2017, 7:09

Australian police cancelled hundreds of speeding fines after noting their systems were infected.
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