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US President Donald Trump has urged Anthony Albanese in a late-night phone call to allow the Iranian women's soccer team to seek asylum in Australia.
Trump confirms Australia will grant asylum to five Iranian women football players ⊕
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Amid concerns for player welfare, the Australian Iranian Council wrote to Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke urging the government to protect the squad members while they're in Australia.
Trump says Australia has ‘taken care of’ some Iranian women footballers ○
Players' union FIFPRO expressed serious concerns for team after criticism for not singing anthem before first match.
Donald Trump accuses Australia of 'a terrible mistake' over Iran's female footballer 'traitors' who are trying to escape flying home after making SOS signals during their national anthem ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Five members of the Iranian women's football team have left the team's training camp and have successfully sought refuge in Australia.
Five members of Iranian women’s football team reportedly seeking to remain in Australia ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
After being eliminated from the Asian Cup, the players reportedly escaped their regime minders and are being looked after by police in Queensland
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'Meghan and Harry are no longer assured a warm welcome in Australia': Sussexes will need 'thick skins' for trip Down Under, royal experts say amid fears visit could be a 'lightning rod' for republicans ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry may be in for a hot reception when they visit Australia next month - their first visit since they married seven years ago.
“Save our girls”: crowd chases bus carrying Iranian women’s football team in Australia ⊖
Crowds gathered on the Gold Coast, Australia, as a bus carrying the Iranian women’s national football team passed through the area. Pressure is mounting on Australia to offer the football team asylum…
Crowd chants ‘save our girls’ at bus carrying Iran women’s team ○
Crowds chased a bus carrying Iran’s women’s football team in Australia, chanting 'save our girls'.
Australia urged to protect Iranian team after Asian Cup elimination ⊖
Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.
A new start after 60: I’d had several careers but no degree – then I became a palaeontologist at 62 ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
In search of a new adventure, Craig Munns went back to school. Now, at 65, he spends his days examining long-vanished life forms
Craig Munns has a large model of a T rex on his desk. He got it with a …