Eoin Blackwell

Senior Associate Editor, HuffPost Australia

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Australia's New Deputy Prime Minister Once Wrote A Shocking Anti-LGBTQ

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Australia's New Deputy Prime Minister Once Wrote A Shocking Anti-LGBTQ Rant

Michael McCormack has since apologised for the hateful rhetoric.

26/02/2018 3:31 PM AEDT

Australian Artists Powerfully Call Attention To Child Abuse In Offshore Detention

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Australian Artists Powerfully Call Attention To Child Abuse In Offshore Detention Camp

“There were all these stories that people needed to read but weren’t engaging with.”

09/02/2018 11:48 AM AEDT

New Zealand Leader Is Considering An Offer To Bury Her Child's

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New Zealand Leader Is Considering An Offer To Bury Her Child's Placenta

“The fact that the suggestion was made and that there were elders alongside me who really acknowledged that ― it felt like a significant gesture.”

06/02/2018 12:00 PM AEDT

Australia's Spy Agency Moves To Secure Cabinets Filled With Cabinet

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Australia's Spy Agency Moves To Secure Cabinets Filled With Cabinet Secrets

The hundreds of government documents that ended up at a resale store haven’t been confiscated from the media. They’re just going into different containers.

01/02/2018 1:16 PM AEDT

Fitness App Strava Published 'Heat Map' Details About Secret Military

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Fitness App Strava Published 'Heat Map' Details About Secret Military Bases

It was a fluke find, but it’s sparked fears among some security experts.

29/01/2018 5:30 PM AEDT

Australia Plans To Become Top 10 Defence Exporter In A

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Australia Plans To Become Top 10 Defence Exporter In A Decade

The government says Australia currently only sells about $1.5bn to $2.5bn in defence exports a year.

29/01/2018 4:57 PM AEDT

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Announces

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Announces Pregnancy

'I’ll be PM & a mum'

19/01/2018 11:19 AM AEDT

Anti-Cyber Bullying Campaign Launched After Suicide Of Former Akubra Child

Anti-Cyber Bullying Campaign Launched After Suicide Of Former Akubra Child Model

"Dolly" Everett's parents have asked the bullies to come to her farewell service to "witness the complete devastation you have created.”

11/01/2018 1:06 PM AEDT

Australia Swelters Through Third Warmest Year On

Australia Swelters Through Third Warmest Year On Record

Another notch in 2017's belt. 😒

10/01/2018 2:09 PM AEDT

African-Australians Fight Racism With #Africangangs

African-Australians Fight Racism With #Africangangs Hashtag

'Michael Kirby ain't afraid to take a photo with #AfricanGangs,' wrote one man.

10/01/2018 12:07 PM AEDT

Moments After Midnight: Same Sex Couples Marry In

Moments After Midnight: Same Sex Couples Marry In Australia

Tuesday marked the first day in Australia couples can marry without a waiver.

09/01/2018 10:56 AM AEDT

Australia's Child Sex Abuse Commission Exposes National Tragedy Of Systemic

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Australia's Child Sex Abuse Commission Exposes National Tragedy Of Systemic Violence

SYDNEY ― Australia’s child sex abuse Royal Commission on Friday handed over its final report to the government in a move

15/12/2017 5:25 PM AEDT

Palaszczuk 'Confident' Of Victory With A Majority In Queensland

Palaszczuk 'Confident' Of Victory With A Majority In Queensland Poll

One Nation's 'shockwave' result failed to eventuate.

25/11/2017 5:23 PM AEDT

Police Try To Unravel Story Of Fatal Shooting, Carjackings And Car

Police Try To Unravel Story Of Fatal Shooting, Carjackings And Car Crashes

The crimes are all believed to be connected.

24/11/2017 11:10 AM AEDT

PNG Authorities Re-Enter Manus Detention Centre, Tell Men To

PNG Authorities Re-Enter Manus Detention Centre, Tell Men To Leave

Police say all the men have been taken from the old centre to new facilities.

24/11/2017 10:16 AM AEDT

'Egregious Attack On Press Freedom': Manus Journalist's Arrest

'Egregious Attack On Press Freedom': Manus Journalist's Arrest Condemned

Behrouz Boochani has been a vital source of information from the secretive centre.

23/11/2017 4:12 PM AEDT

PNG Authorities Move In On Manus Detention

PNG Authorities Move In On Manus Detention Centre

"It's too much tension and the refugees are extremely scared," one asylum seeker reported.

23/11/2017 9:02 AM AEDT

Australia Is Ripping Off Foreign Workers At A Staggering

Australia Is Ripping Off Foreign Workers At A Staggering Rate

1 in 3 international students and backpackers are paid about half the legal minimum wage.

21/11/2017 7:00 PM AEDT

Second Man Charged With Murder Of Allecha Suzette

Second Man Charged With Murder Of Allecha Suzette Boyd

Police charged a 37-year-old man with her murder, weeks after charging another man.

21/11/2017 4:43 PM AEDT

Raise NT's Age Of Criminal Responsibility From 10 To 12, Legal

Raise NT's Age Of Criminal Responsibility From 10 To 12, Legal Experts

It could greatly reduce harm experts say.

20/11/2017 7:33 PM AEDT

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