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In this Aug. 10, 2016 photo, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media from the government offices in Sydney. Turnbull said Tuesday, April 18, 2017, that the country will scrap a temporary visa for skilled foreign workers, arguing that Australians must be given priority for Australian jobs. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia scraps visa for skilled foreign workers

By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press

Basketball Australia hires Brondello as Opals head coach

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In this undated photo provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, John Clarke, a comedian and political satirist beloved in Australia and New Zealand, poses for a photo. Clarke's family said the 68-year-old died on Sunday, April 9, 2017, of natural causes while taking photographs of birds in the Grampians National Park, a three-hour drive from his home in Melbourne, Australia. (ABC via AP)

John Clarke, beloved Down Under for his satire, dies at 68

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Nick Kyrgios of Australia plays a shot in his match against Sam Querrey of the U.S. at the Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinal in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, April 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

Davis Cup: Australia clinches quarterfinal win over US

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Steve Johnson, left, celebrates with Jack Sock of the U.S. after they won the doubles match against Australia's Sam Groth and John Peers at the Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinal in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, April 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

Davis Cup: US wins doubles to stay alive in quarterfinal

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FILE - In this March 8, 2014 file photo, Australia's Sally Pearson clears a hurdle in her 60m hurdles semi-final during the Athletics World Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland. Just days after floods devastated wide areas of Australia’s so-called Sunshine State, the Gold Coast is marking the one-year countdown to the Commonwealth Games. Olympic hurdles gold medalist Sally Pearson is a Gold Coast local and will be the main ambassador of the April 4-15 games, which run through the local school-holiday period to ensure as many of the 1.2 million tickets are sold as possible. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

1 year to go: Gold Coast counts down to Commonwealth Games

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

Scholars urge China to let academic return to Australia

By LOUISE WATT - Associated Press

Jack Sock, of the United States, hits a return to Jiri Vesely, of the Czech Republic, during the Miami Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Sock won 6-3, 7-6(0). (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Sock, Isner lead US against Kyrgios, Australia in Davis Cup

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China prevents academic from returning home to Australia

By GILLIAN WONG - Associated Press

Australia close to resettling 12,000 Syrian refugees

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2016 file photo, International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates speaks during a joint press conference of the IOC coordination commission in Tokyo. Coates will have his leadership of Australia's Olympic movement challenged for the first time in decades after 1996 field hockey gold medalist Danni Roche got backing to run against him in May elections. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Gold medalist Roche to challenge IOC VP Coates in elections

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FILE - At left, in a Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, Baylor forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (0), of Australia, dunks during the first period of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, in Lubbock, Texas. At right, in a Nov. 15, 2015, file photo, New Mexico State guard Jalyn Pennie, of Toronto, Ontario, dunks the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against New Mexico in Las Cruces, N.M. Ten players from foreign countries will participate in the Baylor-New Mexico State game alone, taking March Madness well beyond U.S. borders. (AP Photo/File)

March Madness sprinkled with international flavor

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

Ex-NFLer Jarryd Hayne finding life difficult back Down Under

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

FILE -In this May 10, 2012 file photo, Fatima Munshi collects water for domestic consumption from a community faucet outside her home in Khandwa, India. Living in Australia, Saroo Brierley, 30, was reunited with his biological mother, Munshi, in Feb. 2012, 25 years after an ill-fated train ride left him an orphan on the streets of Calcutta. Their story was the basis of the 2017 Oscar-nominated film &quot;Lion.&quot; (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

Before “Lion,” the story behind an unlikely family reunion

By KRISTEN GELINEAU and RAVI NESSMAN - Associated Press

IS using more suicide vehicles and armed drones in Mosul

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Golfer Rickie Fowler holds up the Honda Classic trophy after the conclusion of the golf tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. (Michael Ares /The Palm Beach Post via AP)

4 players could miss Match Play in detour to the Masters

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

US officials not yet authorized to vet Pacific refugees

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

In this Feb. 17, 2017 photo, Pete Ryan speaks at his home in Canberra, Australia. Some Australians foresee trouble in their country's traditionally strong alliance with the United States because of what they see as &quot;un-presidential&quot; behavior from President Donald Trump, while others think outspoken businessman-turned-Australian leader Malcolm Turnbull is a good match for him. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

Australians doubt Trump’s commitment to its traditional ally

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Brazil to play friendly against Australia in Melbourne

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Ex-Australia rugby forward Dan Vickerman dies at age 37

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