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National: 6 May 13
Australian officials declared Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Jews during World War II, as the country's first honorary citizen at a ceremony in Canberra on Monday.
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Sport: 14 Feb 13
A Swedish golfer who was bitten by one of Australia's deadliest spiders used a golf tee to help her extract the venom and finish the course during a qualifying tournament in Canberra.
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National: 23 Aug 12
Julian Assange's lawyer said Thursday that a prosecutor from Sweden had been requested to take a statement in London from the WikiLeaks founder, adding that "surprising" information about the rape claims would be revealed.
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Politics: 25 Jun 12
Julian Assange asked for guarantees Monday to ensure that he will not be pursued by the United States for conspiracy charges if the WikiLeaks founder were to come to Sweden to face his rape and sexual assault charges.
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Politics: 24 Jun 12
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said on Sunday that he had received "no hint" that the US would seek the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange were he to come to Sweden.
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National: 23 Jun 12
Ecuador on Friday recalled its ambassador to Britain to discuss the political asylum application filed by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at its London embassy this week.
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National: 22 Jun 12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange launched a verbal attack at Australia and Sweden on Friday, speaking for the first time since he turned up at the Ecuadorian embassy in London to file a request for political asylum.
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National: 21 Jun 12
Ecuador will take its time to determine whether Julian Assange's unexpected bid for asylum in the country is motivated by a genuine fear of facing the death penalty in the US, its president Rafael Correa said on Wednesday.
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National: 31 May 12
The US ambassador to Australia has rejected claims that Washington wants Wikileaks founder Julian Assange brought to justice in to America, should he be extradited to Sweden.
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National: 3 Nov 11
Julian Assange's mother and lawyers on Thursday increased pressure on the Australian government to intervene over the WikiLeaks founder's extradition to Sweden, arguing he won't get a fair trial.
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National: 22 Feb 11
The Swedish foreign ministry believes that around 100 Swedes were in Christchurch, New Zealand at the time of a major earthquake, but confirmed that there are currently no reports of any injuries.
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National: 7 Dec 10
Embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will fight an extradition request to Sweden, his lawyer said Tuesday, after British police received a demand to send him to face charges in Stockholm.
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National: 2 Oct 09
Two young Swedes are reported to be missing after the tsunami which swept across the South Pacific islands of Samoa on Tuesday evening.
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National: 31 Jul 06
A man who killed his Australian partner and dismembered her body has had his life prison sentence confirmed by a Stockholm appeal court.
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Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jul 06
Despite reports of disorganisation and chaos, Sweden's evacuation of its citizens has been held up as a model of order by commentators in other countries. Louis Roper explains how text messaging has played a key role.
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National: 1 Jun 06
A man who killed his Australian partner giggled as he described the murder in court on Tuesday. "What I did was completely right," he said, and compared himself to a suicide bomber.
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National: 24 May 06
The prosecution of a man accused of killing his Australian partner, chopping up her body and dumping it in a lake was formally opened in Stockholm on Wednesday.
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National: 17 Mar 06
A woman whose body parts were found in a lake south of Stockholm on Tuesday was an Australian living in Sweden, the embassy in Stockholm has confirmed.
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