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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott answers questions at a media conference before attending the parliament's question time in Canberra, in this Feb. 9, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Australia arrests 5 for alleged terror plot inspired by Islamic State

By Kristen Gelineau - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2014 file photo, a hostage runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. For a country of just 24 million that is thousands of miles from Syria and Iraq, Australia has been unusually fertile ground for Islamic State recruiters. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

Australia a puzzling hotbed of Islamic State recruiting

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his wife Margie pay their respect to the victims of the siege in Martin Place in Sydney central business district, Australia. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Abbott has laid flowers at a makeshift memorial in Sydney for the victims of a central city cafe siege which left three people dead. (Photo: Steve Christo)

Man Haron Monis, Sydney gunman, had dropped off watch list, prime minister says

By Kristen Gelineau - Associated Press

In this April 18, 2011, file photo, Man Haron Monis speaks to the media as he leaves the Downing Centre in Sydney after a pre-trial hearing where he is accused of sending offending letters to the families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Monis, the gunman in the 16-hour-long siege at the Lindt Cafe in downtown Sydney, was killed Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, in a police operation to rescue the people he was holding hostage. (AP Photo/AAP Image, Dean Lewins)

Horror over deadly Sydney siege turns to anger

By Kristen Gelineau - Associated Press

Hostages run towards armed tactical responce police as they run to freedom from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. New South Wales state police would not say what was happening inside the cafe or whether hostages were being held. But television footage shot through the cafe's windows showed several people with their arms in the air.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

3 dead after police storm Sydney cafe where Islamic State-sympathizer held hostages

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A hostage runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. New South Wales state police would not say what was happening inside the cafe or whether hostages were being held. But television footage shot through the cafe's windows showed several people with their arms in the air. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

Sydney hostage crisis: 5 people escape cafe; Islamic gunman still holding others

By Kristen Gelineau - Associated Press

In this June 18, 2014 photo, Jarryd Hayne, center, escapes a tackle during a State of Origin rugby league series game in Sydney, Australia. Hayne stunned the rugby league world by quitting his long-time Australian club suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, to chase a dream of playing in the National Football League. (AAP Image/Paul Miller) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY, AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUT, PAPUA NEW GUINEA OUT, SOUTH PACIFIC OUT

Jarryd Hayne quits rugby league to try out for NFL

By Dennis Passa - Associated Press

A police officer searches a house in Mount Gravatt, Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. Australian police detained 15 people on Thursday in a major counterterrorism operation, saying intelligence indicated a random, violent attack was being planned on Australian soil. (AP Photo/AAP Image, Dave Hunt) AUSTRALIA OUT, NEW ZEALAND OUT, PAPUA NEW GUINEA OUT, SOUTH PACIFIC OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVES

Australian leader warns of planned attack

By Kristen Gelineau - Associated Press

Nathan Walker waits to take the ice during the Capitals' development camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington on Monday, July 9, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

Nathan Walker’s NHL dreams send him around the world

By Brian McNally - The Washington Times

Australia's Tim Cahill, right, is substituted by coach Ange Postecoglou during their friendly soccer match in Sydney, Monday, May 26, 2014. The game is a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Coach cuts 3 from Australia’s World Cup squad

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Australia picks youthful squad for World Cup

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Olympic medalist pleads guilty to cocaine charges

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