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Australia intends to list Hamas as terrorist organisation

FILE PHOTO: Australian Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (not pictured) announce a landmark new law enforcement partnership at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2021. Leigh Vogel/Pool via REUTERS

The Australian government intends to list the entirety of Palestinian militant group Hamas as a terrorist organisation under the country's criminal code, Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said on Thursday.

A listing by Australia of the whole group, rather than just its military arm as at present, would bring its stance in line with the United States, the European Union and Britain.

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