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| Joe Biden lands in Melbourne before meeting with Malcolm Turnbull | Joe Biden lands in Melbourne before meeting with Malcolm Turnbull |
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| The US vice-president, Joe Biden, will tour Melbourne on Sunday after arriving in the country with his three granddaughters on Saturday night. | The US vice-president, Joe Biden, will tour Melbourne on Sunday after arriving in the country with his three granddaughters on Saturday night. |
| The US politician is in Australia for a three-day tour and will visit the newly opened Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre on Sunday. He hopes to link the cancer centre with a major US cancer research initiative. | The US politician is in Australia for a three-day tour and will visit the newly opened Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre on Sunday. He hopes to link the cancer centre with a major US cancer research initiative. |
| The fight to cure cancer is an issue close to Biden’s heart, after his son Beau died of brain cancer in 2015. Biden will then attend a flag presentation and meet World War II veterans. | The fight to cure cancer is an issue close to Biden’s heart, after his son Beau died of brain cancer in 2015. Biden will then attend a flag presentation and meet World War II veterans. |
| He will also head to the Carlton v West Coast Eagles AFL game at the MCG before attending a dinner with the governor of Victoria. | He will also head to the Carlton v West Coast Eagles AFL game at the MCG before attending a dinner with the governor of Victoria. |
| Biden was greeted on the tarmac by the federal MP Josh Frydenberg and the Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews. | Biden was greeted on the tarmac by the federal MP Josh Frydenberg and the Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews. |
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| He will meet with the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, in Sydney on Monday before indulging in some typical tourist activities. | He will meet with the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, in Sydney on Monday before indulging in some typical tourist activities. |
| The US ambassador to Australia, John Berry, the Victorian governor, Linda Dessau, and other US ambassadors shook hands with the vice-president. | The US ambassador to Australia, John Berry, the Victorian governor, Linda Dessau, and other US ambassadors shook hands with the vice-president. |
| Biden left the airport in Melbourne in a 35-car motorcade heading towards the Melbourne central business district. | Biden left the airport in Melbourne in a 35-car motorcade heading towards the Melbourne central business district. |