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Australia signs refugee swap deal

Monday, July 25th 2011, 8:47
related countries: Australia Australia, Malaysia Malaysia

Australian and Malaysian officials sign a controversial agreement intended to stem the flow of asylum seekers to Australia by boat.
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Australia celebrates Tour winner

Monday, July 25th 2011, 4:06
related countries: France France

Australia celebrates its first-ever victory in the gruelling Tour de France, by 34-year-old Cadel Evans.
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Forklift drops $1m shipment of Australian red

Friday, July 22nd 2011, 9:45
related countries: Australia Australia

More than $1m of Mollydooker shiraz wine is destroyed as a forklift malfunctions in Australia.
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Australia targets Hicks profits

Thursday, July 21st 2011, 8:25
related countries: Australia Australia

Australia seeks to sue David Hicks, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was convicted of terrorism, for the income from his memoir.
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Police quell island asylum riot

Wednesday, July 20th 2011, 10:19
related countries: Christmas Island Christmas Island

Australian police use tear gas and "bean bag" bullets to quell rioting at the Christmas Island refugee holding centre.
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Murdoch faces Australia questions

Wednesday, July 20th 2011, 4:43
related countries: Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Australian leader Julia Gillard says Rupert Murdoch's media operation there will face "hard questions" in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal in Britain.
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Ripple effect

Tuesday, July 19th 2011, 7:11
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

UK scandal starts to grip Murdoch's Australian empire
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Pressure hits shares in News Corp

Monday, July 18th 2011, 17:20

Shares in News Corporation fall on Monday as the company comes under further pressure as the phone-hacking scandal develops.
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Harper accuses India of bullying

Monday, July 18th 2011, 17:12
related countries: India India

Recently retired Australian umpire Daryl Harper accuses India of bullying and complains about a 'lack of support' from the International Cricket Council.
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O'Sullivan out of Australia event

Saturday, July 16th 2011, 11:19
related countries: Australia Australia

Ronnie O'Sullivan has withdrawn from the Australian Goldfields Open, the first ever ranking tournament to be held in the country, citing neck and back injuries suffered while travelling.
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Qantas sees $122m carbon tax cost

Monday, July 11th 2011, 6:53

Qantas Airways says the new carbon tax is likely to increase the cost of its operations by as much as 115m Australian dollars ($122m).
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Australia to tax worst polluters

Sunday, July 10th 2011, 8:28

Australia unveils plans to slap a tax on carbon emissions for the country's worst polluters, in one of the biggest economic reforms in years.
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Australian call for Murdoch probe

Friday, July 8th 2011, 10:35
related countries: Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The head of Australia's Green party calls for an investigation into Rupert Murdoch's media holdings there following the phone hacking scandal in the UK.
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Tiger fights Australia grounding

Monday, July 4th 2011, 10:37
related countries: Australia Australia

Tiger Airways will hold crisis talks with Australian regulators to try and counter safety claims and resume domestic operations.
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Australian sales in surprise drop

Monday, July 4th 2011, 5:45

Australian sales of retail goods such as clothes and shoes fall unexpectedly in May suffering the biggest drop in seven months.
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Mystery of dead Australian turtles

Friday, July 1st 2011, 5:38

Australian officials are investigating why dozens of turtles - many of them dead - have been washed up on beaches near the city of Townsville.
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Burma convicts Australian editor

Thursday, June 30th 2011, 10:57
related countries: Burma Burma

The Australian owner of a newspaper in Burma is found guilty of assault and breaching immigration laws, but allowed to walk free.
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Live - Nadal v Fish

Wednesday, June 29th 2011, 12:03

Defending champion Rafael Nadal takes on Mardy Fish for a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals after Novak Djokovic holds off Australian teenager Bernard Tomic.
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Philip Morris threatens to sue Australia

Monday, June 27th 2011, 4:21

Philip Morris threatens to sue the Australian government over its plan to introduce plain, brandless packing for cigarettes.
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Migrant reality

Thursday, June 23rd 2011, 23:43

Australia airs fly-on-the-wall show about immigrants
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Australia in mass broadband move

Thursday, June 23rd 2011, 3:04

The Australian government reaches agreement with two telecommunications companies to bring high-speed internet to most of the nation.
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Qantas settles with Rolls-Royce

Wednesday, June 22nd 2011, 4:25

Engine-maker Rolls-Royce agrees to pay Qantas 95m Australian dollars ($100m) after one of its engines on a Qantas plane expoded last year.
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Ash-hit Australian flights resume

Wednesday, June 22nd 2011, 0:52
related countries: Australia Australia, Chile Chile

Flights are gradually resuming from airports across Australia after two days of cancellations caused by an ash cloud from a Chilean volcano.
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Australia PM pursues asylum deal

Friday, June 17th 2011, 3:59
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

Australian PM Julia Gillard says she will pursue the deal with Malaysia on handling asylum seekers despite a rare parliamentary rejection of the policy.
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VIDEO: Dalai Lama joke backfires on TV host

Wednesday, June 15th 2011, 15:23

An Australian television presenter attempted to tell a Delai Lama joke to the man himself, but struggled to get a laugh.
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Live - Royal Ascot day two

Wednesday, June 15th 2011, 12:30
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

So You Think, the Aidan O'Brien-trained Australian import, suffers a shock defeat at the Prince of Wales's Stakes on the second day of action at Royal Ascot.
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Qantas cuts growth as service hit

Wednesday, June 15th 2011, 2:50
related countries: Chile Chile

Qantas airlines cuts its forecast for domestic growth as it grounds more flights due to ash from volcano in Chile.
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Australian dinosaur had UK double

Wednesday, June 15th 2011, 2:43
related countries: Australia Australia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A dinosaur found in Australia is almost identical to a well-known fish-eating one from the UK, suggesting northern and southern hemisphere dinos had a lot more in common than previously thought.
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UK migrants sue Australia over abuse

Tuesday, June 14th 2011, 11:13
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A group of former British child migrants have launched a class action suit against the Australian government.
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First Bloke

Monday, June 13th 2011, 10:26

Australian prime minister's live-in boyfriend gives first interview
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Nadal progresses at wet Queen's

Wednesday, June 8th 2011, 17:07

Rafael Nadal effortlessly reaches the third round of Queen's with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden.
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Indonesia cattle abuse row grows

Wednesday, June 8th 2011, 10:21
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

The Australian government suspends all live cattle exports to Indonesia in a growing row over alleged animal cruelty.
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Australian sues over UAE jailing

Tuesday, June 7th 2011, 11:49

An Australian woman sues her government, claiming consular officials gave her bad advice when she was in trouble in the UAE which led to her being jailed.
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Australian backlash in cattle row

Tuesday, June 7th 2011, 8:23
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Australian butchers are reporting a slump in demand for beef after ABC broadcasts an investigation into animal cruelty in Indonesian abattoirs.
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Australia retreat on child asylum

Monday, June 6th 2011, 9:50
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

The Australian government apparently softens its policy on sending unaccompanied children to Malaysia for asylum processing, after UN criticism.
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Australian scientists in fingerprint breakthrough

Monday, June 6th 2011, 9:25

Australian researchers develop a new technique, using nanotechnology to recover usable fingerprints from old evidence, which could help police reopen unsolved cases.
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Resourcehouse cancels HK IPO

Monday, June 6th 2011, 4:34
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Australian mining company Resourcehouse cancels its planned Hong Kong IPO citing deteriorating market conditions.
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Australia to deport lone children

Saturday, June 4th 2011, 17:05
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

The Australian government says it will send unaccompanied children to Malaysia for asylum claims processing as part of a controversial plan.
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Australian economy dips sharply

Wednesday, June 1st 2011, 5:58
related countries: Australia Australia

Australia reports its biggest quarterly fall in gross domestic product in 20 years as floods and cyclones take their toll.
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Australia suspends cattle trade

Tuesday, May 31st 2011, 8:43
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

The Australian government suspends the live export of cattle to some abattoirs in Indonesia, after seeing harrowing footage of their treatment of the animals.
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Cate Blanchett sparks Australian climate debate

Monday, May 30th 2011, 3:27

The Australian actress Cate Blanchett is criticised for calling for the introduction of a carbon tax to reduce Australian emissions.
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Widow to use late husband's sperm

Monday, May 23rd 2011, 7:28

An Australian woman who had been discussing fertility treatments with her husband when he died is allowed to use his frozen sperm.
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Australia climate change 'real'

Monday, May 23rd 2011, 4:21

The Australian Climate Commission warns sea levels could rise by 1m by the end of the century, much more than previously thought.
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Australian actor Bill Hunter dies

Sunday, May 22nd 2011, 0:51

Australian actor Bill Hunter, known for his roles in Gallipoli, Muriel's Wedding and Strictly Ballroom, dies aged 71 in Melbourne.
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Indonesia 'jihadis' join in jail

Thursday, May 19th 2011, 5:23
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Indonesian jails are incubators of terrorism where jailed jihadis form new links and plan attacks, a new report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says.
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Warne avoids ban but fined by IPL

Wednesday, May 18th 2011, 11:25
related countries: India India

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne escapes a ban which would have prematurely ended his playing career, but he is fined about £31,000 by the Indian Cricket Board.
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Christmas Island tragedy inquest

Wednesday, May 18th 2011, 8:50
related countries: Christmas Island Christmas Island

An Australian inquest into the Christmas Island shipwreck, which killed up to 50 asylum seekers, is told the captain abandoned the boat a day before the tragedy.
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Australian banks have ratings cut

Wednesday, May 18th 2011, 7:45
related countries: Australia Australia

Moody's cuts the credit ratings of Australia's big four banks, saying they rely too much on overseas debt markets.
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VIDEO: Internet craze 'planking' turns fatal

Monday, May 16th 2011, 5:53

Police in the Australian city of Brisbane say a man who fell to his death from a seventh floor balcony was taking part in the internet craze of "planking".
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Australian dies after 'planking'

Sunday, May 15th 2011, 15:33

Australian police say a man who plunged seven floors to his death from an apartment balcony was participating in the internet craze of "planking".
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Dominant Stosur into Rome final

Saturday, May 14th 2011, 12:08
related countries: China China, Italy Italy
related places: Rome

Australian Sam Stosur defeats China's Ni La in straight sets to set up a final with Caroline Wozniacki or Maria Sharapova in the Rome Masters.
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VIDEO: Stolen koala reunited with keepers

Thursday, May 12th 2011, 9:59

An elderly koala stolen from an Australian wildlife park two days ago has been reunited with its keepers.
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McDermott to coach Aussie bowlers

Thursday, May 12th 2011, 6:44

Craig McDermott replaces Troy Cooley as bowling coach to the Australian cricket team.
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Indian fury over swimwear images

Tuesday, May 10th 2011, 12:26
related countries: India India

Images of the Hindu goddess of wealth Laxmi, displayed on swimwear at an Australian fashion show, spark a legal battle in India.
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Australia unveils spending cuts

Tuesday, May 10th 2011, 11:17
related countries: Australia Australia

Australia is to cut government spending by 22bn Australian dollars as it aims to post a budget surplus by 2012-2013.
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Moves to tackle Aborigine suicide

Monday, May 9th 2011, 3:53

The Australian government moved to tackle a sharp increase in the rate of suicide in some Aboriginal communities.
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Aboriginal boxer Lionel Rose dies

Sunday, May 8th 2011, 13:04

Lionel Rose, who won the world bantamweight boxing title in 1968 and became the first Aborigine to be named "Australian of the year", dies aged 62.
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Warne to retire after IPL season

Friday, May 6th 2011, 8:26
related countries: India India

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne says he will retire from professional cricket at the end of the current Indian Premier League campaign.
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Detainees on Sydney riot charges

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 8:48

Seven detainees at an Australian immigration centre in Sydney are charged in connection with a riot and massive blaze at the facility last month.
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Last WWI veteran dies at age 110

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 4:48
related countries: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

The world's last known combat veteran of World War I, Claude "Chuckles" Choules, dies in an Australian nursing home at the age of 110.
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Investors agree to split Foster's

Friday, April 29th 2011, 7:46

Shareholders of Australian drinks maker Foster's agree to split company into separate beer and wine businesses.
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