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Aruba: news

Death toll cut in Australia fires

Monday, March 30th 2009, 10:00
related countries: Australia, Seychelles
related places: Victoria

Police in the Australian state of Victoria reduce the death toll for February's devastating bush fires from 210 to 173.
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More to come from Brawn - Button

Sunday, March 29th 2009, 11:47

Jenson Button believes there is "more to come" from him and Brawn GP despite their one-two finish at the Australian Grand Prix.
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Button seals dream Australia win

Sunday, March 29th 2009, 10:18
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom

Britain's Jenson Button wins the Australian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello to mark a stunning debut for the new Brawn GP team.
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Live - Australian Grand Prix

Sunday, March 29th 2009, 4:46

Jenson Button leads the Australian GP following a frenetic opening to the race in Melbourne.
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F1: Button on pole in Melbourne

Saturday, March 28th 2009, 14:48

Jenson Button will start the Australian GP on pole with team-mate Rubens Barrichello next to him while Lewis Hamilton is 18th.
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Live - Australian GP qualifying

Saturday, March 28th 2009, 2:07
related countries: Bermuda

Jenson Button snatches pole position ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello as Brawn GP dominate qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
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Australian GP practice as it happened

Friday, March 27th 2009, 1:05

Nico Rosberg dominates both practice sessions in Melbourne ahead of the Australian GP as Williams, Brawn GP and Toyota outshine the likes of Ferrari and McLaren on Friday.
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F1 teams given Melbourne go-ahead

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 13:09

Motorsport's governing body rejects the protest made by three Formula One teams about the legality of certain cars, but they are making an appeal.
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McLaren will struggle - Hamilton

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 12:07
related countries: Bermuda
related places: Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton admits he may struggle to keep pace as he prepares to launch the defence of his F1 title in Melbourne.
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Australian Grand Prix race result

Thursday, March 26th 2009, 10:20

Full results from the 2009 Australian Grand Prix
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Australian leader in US for talks

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 4:57
related countries: United States

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd arrives in the US for his first meeting with President Barack Obama.
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Australia nude photos were fakes

Sunday, March 22nd 2009, 5:48

Australian newspapers apologise to politician Pauline Hanson for printing nude photos they wrongly claimed depicted her.
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New Australian fuel 'cuts abuse'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 13:11
related countries: Australia

A new fuel has reduced petrol-sniffing in Aboriginal communities in Australia's central desert area, officials say.
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Australia spill '10 times worse'

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 14:56

An oil spill along the coast of Queensland is 10 times worse than originally thought, Australian authorities say.
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Australian coast hit by oil spill

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 11:16
related countries: Australia

An oil slick coats beaches and wildlife along Australia's east coast, after a cargo ships spills its load in stormy seas.
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Australian wine hit by downturn

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 6:27
related countries: Australia

Australia's wine industry is the latest casualty of global economic woes, as Australia announces falling exports.
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Winds stoke Victoria fire fears

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 8:25
related countries: Seychelles
related places: Victoria

Firefighters in the Australian state of Victoria are on alert as high winds threaten to ignite more deadly bushfires.
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Sydney race film back at cinemas

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 11:33

An Australian cinema chain is to resume screenings of a film about race riots pulled after a violent reaction from audiences.
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Shark attacks Australian surfer

Sunday, March 1st 2009, 12:54

An Australian surfer is attacked by a shark at a northern Sydney beach - the third such attack in as many weeks.
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Woods fit and ready for comeback

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 18:21

Tiger Woods says he feels fitter than ever as he prepares to return after eight months out at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.
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Australia battles fresh bushfires

Tuesday, February 24th 2009, 8:55
related countries: Seychelles
related places: Victoria

Australian firefighters tackle more blazes in Victoria, as forecasters warn of hot, windy weather at the weekend.
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Deadly Australian bushfires flare

Monday, February 23rd 2009, 11:26

More Australian residents are forced to flee their homes amid renewed bushfires, as the official death toll rises to 210.
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Thailand frees Australian writer

Saturday, February 21st 2009, 4:37
related countries: Thailand

Harry Nicolaides, an Australian writer jailed in Thailand for defaming its monarch, is pardoned and set free.
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Australian island job draws 'wild applicants'

Friday, February 20th 2009, 11:02
related countries: Australia

The deadline is approaching for applications for "the best job in the world" - caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
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Australian doll of US financier Bernard Madoff 'a smash'

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 11:31
related countries: United States

An Australian toy designer causes a storm with his smashable doll of US financier Bernard Madoff, accused of a $50bn fraud.
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Australian bushfires toll rises

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 9:32
related countries: Australia

The number of victims of the Australia bushfires rises to 208, but police say they do not expect the toll to go much higher.
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Boy's body found in crocodile

Wednesday, February 18th 2009, 5:13

The remains of an Australian boy who disappeared 10 days ago are found in the stomach of a crocodile, police say.
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Australian arson suspect named

Monday, February 16th 2009, 9:03
related countries: Australia

The first suspect to be charged with arson over Australia's bushfires is named, despite fears for his safety.
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Chinese firm to buy Oz Minerals

Monday, February 16th 2009, 8:21
related countries: China

Chinese firm Minmetals offeres to buy debt-laden Australian miner Oz Minerals for 2.6bn Australian dollars ($1.7bn, £1.2bn).
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Australian man charged with arson

Friday, February 13th 2009, 8:17

Australian police charge a man with "arson causing death" after a week of devastating fires, which left at least 181 dead.
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Australian stimulus plan approved

Friday, February 13th 2009, 2:38

The Australian Senate approves the Labor government's A$42bn stimulus plan, after earlier blocking the bill.
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Australia to rethink fire policy

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 22:29
related countries: Seychelles
related places: Victoria

Australia plans to remove obstacles to a nationwide fire alert system, in the wake of the devastating bushfires.
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Chinese investment in Rio Tinto

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 11:03
related countries: China

Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto says China's state-owned Chinalco is to invest a further $19.5bn in the business.
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Australian stimulus plan blocked

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 10:15

The Australian Senate rejects the Labor government's A$42bn stimulus plan, as the opposition says it is too expensive.
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Fire aftermath 'too distressing'

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 6:22

Australian police stop some residents of fire-hit areas from returning home, saying the scenes are too gruesome.
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Australian fires toll passes 100

Sunday, February 8th 2009, 19:41

Bush fires in southern Australia wipe out towns and kill at least 108 people, the worst fire death toll in the country's history.
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Australian pilot lands plane in harbour

Friday, February 6th 2009, 12:12
related countries: Australia
related places: Darwin

The pilot of a light aircraft is forced to land in Darwin harbour after engine trouble in northern Australia.
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Nadal thrilled with Aussie title

Sunday, February 1st 2009, 16:42

Rafael Nadal says winning his first Grand Slam title on hard courts is extra special after beating Roger Federer at the Australian Open.
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Nadal beats Federer in epic final

Sunday, February 1st 2009, 13:15

Rafael Nadal produces a display of incredible defiance to defeat Roger Federer and win his first Australian Open title.
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Australia battles with bushfires

Sunday, February 1st 2009, 12:03
related countries: Seychelles
related places: Victoria

Firefighters struggle to contain bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria, following a record-breaking heatwave.
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Live text - Federer v Nadal

Sunday, February 1st 2009, 7:58

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are into a fifth set in a classic Australian Open final in Melbourne.
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Australia counts heatwave deaths

Saturday, January 31st 2009, 13:55

Australian officials fear about 20 people have died as temperatures of over 40C (104F) hit the south-east of the country.
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Serena regains Aussie Open crown

Saturday, January 31st 2009, 9:46

Serena Williams sweeps aside Dinara Safina 6-0 6-3 to claim a fourth Australian Open title in Melbourne.
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Live text - Serena v Safina

Saturday, January 31st 2009, 8:18

Serena Williams takes on Dinara Safina in the final of the Australian Open.
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Nadal into final after epic win

Friday, January 30th 2009, 14:09

Rafael Nadal will meet Roger Federer in the Australian Open final after battling past fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.
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Live text - Nadal v Verdasco

Friday, January 30th 2009, 11:29

World number one Rafael Nadal faces fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco at the Australian Open, with Roger Federer waiting in the final.
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Venus & Serena win doubles title

Friday, January 30th 2009, 6:32

Venus and Serena Williams win the Australian Open doubles title, their eighth Grand Slam trophy.
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Sublime Federer eases into final

Thursday, January 29th 2009, 11:00

Roger Federer strolls into the final of the Australian Open with a straight sets win over Andy Roddick 6-2 7-5 7-5.
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Live text - Federer v Roddick

Wednesday, January 28th 2009, 23:00
related countries: United Kingdom

Roger Federer crushes Andy Roddick in straight sets to reach the Australian Open final after Serena Williams and Dinara Safina book their place in the women's final.
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Nadal sets up Verdasco semi-final

Wednesday, January 28th 2009, 12:48

Top seed Rafael Nadal beats Gilles Simon to set up a meeting with fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in the last four of the Australian Open.
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Live text - Nadal v Simon

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 23:15

World number one Rafael Nadal takes on Gilles Simon on day 10 of the Australian Open, after wins for Fernando Verdasco, Serena Williams and Elena Dementieva.
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Federer to face Roddick in semis

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 12:39

Roger Federer thrashes Juan Martin del Potro to set up a semi-final with Andy Roddick at the Australian Open.
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Australia denies whaling 'deal'

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 5:41
related countries: Japan

Two Australian cabinet ministers reject reports of a possible compromise with Japan to allow some commercial whaling.
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Zvonareva storms into semi-finals

Tuesday, January 27th 2009, 3:31
related countries: France

Seventh seed Vera Zvonareva makes short work of France's Marion Bartoli to win 6-3 6-0 and reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
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Australian Open day nine as it happened

Monday, January 26th 2009, 23:14
related countries: United Kingdom

Second seed Roger Federer thrashes Argentine Juan Martin del Potro to book an Australian Open semi-final against Andy Roddick.
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Third Fiji publisher 'expelled'

Monday, January 26th 2009, 15:55
related countries: Fiji

Fiji's military rulers move to deport an Australian newspaper publisher on the eve of a regional summit.
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Murray offers no excuses for exit

Monday, January 26th 2009, 11:51

Andy Murray refuses to make excuses after his fourth-round exit from the Australian Open at the hands of Fernando Verdasco.
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