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Abu Dhabi's renewable energy company Masdar will partner with Tribe to develop waste-to-energy projects in Australia. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Masdar and Tribe team up to develop waste-to-energy projects in Australia

November 28, 2020
Passengers, including British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, disembark from an Australian government jet after landing at Canberra Airport on November 27, 2020. AAP Image via AP

Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert returns to Australia after two years in Iran prison

November 27, 2020
A photo taken from a drone shows whales stranded on a beach in the Chatham Islands, New Zealand, on November 24, 2020. Instagram @SAMINTHEWILD_ via Reuters

Nearly 100 whales die in mass stranding on remote New Zealand islands

November 26, 2020
A still from Iranian state TV (IRIB) shows dual British-Australian citizen Kylie Moore-Gilbert during her release at the Mehr-Abad airport in Tehran, Iran. EPA/IRIB 

'I came to Iran as a friend': Australian-British academic speaks of ordeal

November 26, 2020
On October 2, police at Doha's Hamad International Airport stopped women on as many as 10 flights AP Photo

Qatar police officers charged over invasive airport strip searches

November 24, 2020
Chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) General Angus Campbell delivers the findings from the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry on November 19, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Getty Images

Australia defence chief vows changes after Afghanistan report

November 22, 2020
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 13: A shark is seen on November 13, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Following the Victorian government's easing of COVID-19 restrictions on indoor entertainment venues, SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium opened to the public on Friday with capacity restrictions and extra health and safety measures in place. Guests now have allocated time-slots to visit, physical distancing between groups is encouraged while hygiene screens in various areas and extra cleaning processes have been introduced. All visitors aged 12 and above ale also required to wear face masks. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Shark attack kills man in north-west Australia

November 22, 2020
Officers arrested Russell Waugh from his Brisbane home on Wednesday before he was charged with foreign bribery. Photo provided by the Australian Federal Police

Australian executive's arrest highlights Iraqi oil industry corruption

November 19, 2020
Afghan army soldiers (ANA) participate in counter-terrorism night operations training in Herat province, Afghanistan, 15 November 2020. EPA Photo

'A litany of horrors': Australia faces reckoning over Afghanistan war crimes

November 19, 2020
A worker wears a protective mask, following an outbreak of coronavirus, north of Basra. Iraq's Ministry of Oil and South Oil Company have been the target of an international investigation involving alleged bribery and contract rigging, with Australian firm Leighton Offshore and British company Petrofac also implicated in the allegations. REUTERS.

Australian arrested over $78m Iraqi corruption probe

November 19, 2020
G20 leaders held a virtual meeting in March in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic ahead of the main summit in November. The G20 Presidency under Saudi Arabia is committed to supporting global efforts to fight the pandemic and reboot the global economic growth AFP

World leaders to address most pressing global challenges at upcoming G20 summit

November 18, 2020
Super-recognisers are able to identify people they have only seen in photos. Getty Images

Are you the world's best super-recogniser?

November 17, 2020
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: A general view showing 'Trump 2020' written in the sky during the Women's Big Bash League WBBL match between the Adelaide Strikers and the Sydney Sixers at Drummoyne Oval, on November 15, 2020, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

'Trump 2020' appears in the Sydney sky leaving residents bemused

November 15, 2020
The two-million-year-old skull of Paranthropus robustus, small-brained ancient human cousin.

Skull of two-million-year-old human 'cousin' unearthed in South Africa

November 10, 2020
A veterinarian feeds a parrot chick that was recovered by highway police from the trunk of a car, in Jundiai, Brazil, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. AP

Parrot saves owner by waking him up during a fire in Australia

November 4, 2020
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Mina Plaza will be demolished on Friday. Victor Besa / The National 

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