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Triton Crew's Jobs Reinstated - Australia
World  (tags: australia, customs, unions, workers, reinstated, darwin, good news, jobs )

Chrissy
- 1962 days ago - abc.net.au
The sacked crew of the Triton Customs boat that has been docked in Darwin for a week has been reinstated to their jobs. The seafarers have now ended their week-long occupation of the ship.
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Ecstasy Worth $45m Smuggled in Plumbing _ Australia
World  (tags: australia, israeli, customs, smuggling, ecstasy, drugs )

Chrissy
- 1965 days ago - news.com.au
A MAN used his business to smuggle more than 100kg of ecstasy, worth $45 million on the street, into Australia in hot water tanks, a court was told today. Benjamin Rosenfeld, 46, is awaiting sentence after being convicted by a jury of importing a
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Sacked Customs Crew Refuses to Abandon Ship - Australia
World  (tags: australia, customs, ship, crew, darwin, union, government )

Chrissy
- 1967 days ago - abc.net.au
The sacked crew of the Customs ship the Triton is refusing to disembark, fearing replacement by cheaper, foreign labour. The ship's owner Gardline has a contract with Customs to patrol Australia's northern waters, but recently ended an arrangement with an
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Toy Cars With Asbestos Parts Illegally Imported - Australia
World  (tags: australia, china, imports, toy, asbestos, illegal, customs )

Chrissy
- 1982 days ago - theage.com.au
ASBESTOS-FILLED toys from China have been sold to Australian children through online auction site eBay and illegally imported into the country. The Age this week discovered more than 100 remote-control cars for sale on eBay's Australian website that have
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