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Aruba: news

Son hunted over curator killing

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 13:29
related countries: United Kingdom

Australian police are hunting the son of a British art curator who was found stabbed to death alongside his daughter.
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Australian PM visits Afghanistan

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 11:44
related countries: Afghanistan

Australian PM Kevin Rudd makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan to spend Remembrance Day with the troops.
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Australia refuses Tamil refugees

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 9:50
related countries: Australia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka

Australian authorities say 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Indonesia will not be allowed into Australia.
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Police reward in 'vampire' murder

Monday, October 26th 2009, 11:55

Australian police offer a reward of Aus$1m for a man suspected of ordering the killing of a self-proclaimed vampire.
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Australia to review Afghan force

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 3:27
related countries: Afghanistan, Australia

Australia's defence minister calls for recommendations on how soon troops could pull out from Afghanistan.
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Leech convicts Australian robber

Tuesday, October 20th 2009, 9:50

Australian police in Tasmania use a blood sample from a leech to identify a criminal, in what is believed to be a world first.
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Australian teenager sets off on round-the-world voyage

Sunday, October 18th 2009, 5:20

A 16-year-old Australian girl begins an attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo and non-stop around the world.
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Australian teenager sets off on round-the-world voyage

Sunday, October 18th 2009, 5:20

A 16-year-old Australian girl begins an attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo and non-stop around the world.
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Stoner overhauls Rossi for pole

Saturday, October 17th 2009, 6:21

Casey Stoner secures pole position Sunday's Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.
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Australia fails to plug oil leak

Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 2:46

A second attempt to stop oil pouring into Australian waters after a rig accident in the Timor Sea fails.
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Henin given Aussie Open wildcard

Monday, October 12th 2009, 7:28

Former world number one Justine Henin is granted a wildcard for the Australian Open in January.
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'Nazi' accused faces extradition

Thursday, October 8th 2009, 13:01
related countries: Hungary

An Australian court rules that a Perth man can be extradited to Hungary to face accusations of murdering a Jew in 1944.
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Australian fans face booze limit - 24 cans of beer a day!

Tuesday, October 6th 2009, 10:35

Australian police are gearing up for an annual crackdown on motor-racing fans - limiting race-goers to 24 cans of beer a day.
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Australian fans face booze limit - 24 cans of beer a day!

Tuesday, October 6th 2009, 9:41

Australian police are gearing up for an annual crackdown on motor-racing fans - limiting race-goers to 24 cans of beer a day.
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Census reveals extinction threat

Tuesday, September 29th 2009, 11:44

Almost 10% of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish are at risk of extinction, says an Australian report.
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Australia seeks investment limits

Friday, September 25th 2009, 8:43
related countries: Australia, China

Australia's foreign investment regulator tells Chinese investors that stakes in Australian companies should be under 15%.
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Desert dust storm chokes Sydney

Wednesday, September 23rd 2009, 10:42

A large stretch of Australia's east coast, including the largest city Sydney, has been shrouded in red dust blown in from the outback.
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Australian 'naked police run' investigated

Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 9:16

Australian police are investigating whether officers ran naked round an unmarked police van at traffic lights as they travelled to a stag party.
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Mad Men wins top Emmy again

Monday, September 21st 2009, 9:00

Mad Men, the period show about the advertising industry, wins an Emmy award for best drama, as Glenn Close takes lead actress.
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Australian dies after court win

Monday, September 21st 2009, 4:46

An Australian quadriplegic, who last month won a landmark legal right to starve to death, dies.
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Australian attacked in Belgrade

Sunday, September 20th 2009, 21:56
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro
related places: Belgrade

Serbian police report the second attack on a foreigner in four days, as police arrest suspected members of far-right groups.
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Australian man goes on run with 'death row' dog

Friday, September 18th 2009, 9:49

An Australian man who freed his dog from an animal pound's "death row" and then went on the run, offers to surrender, police say.
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Australia debates citizens' tests

Friday, September 18th 2009, 3:12

Australian MPs debate changes to controversial citizenship tests said to discriminate against non-English speakers.
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Australia father faces rape trial

Thursday, September 17th 2009, 11:13

Australian police charge a man with sex offences that media reports say relate to the rape of his daughter over decades.
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Australia demands Telstra split

Tuesday, September 15th 2009, 2:18

The Australian government says telecoms giant Telstra must break up, ahead of a national broadband roll-out.
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Australia discovers new dinosaur

Thursday, August 27th 2009, 10:28

Australian palaeontologists discover a new species of dinosaur on a sheep farm in the northern state of Queensland.
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Australian surfers to aid Japan

Monday, August 24th 2009, 4:41
related countries: Japan

Australian surf lifesavers travel to Japan to help reduce high rates of drowning deaths at beaches.
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Nice sprummer we're having! Does Australia need extra seasons?

Saturday, August 22nd 2009, 5:01

An Australian scientist says the country needs five or six seasons to suit its climate, not just four.
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Australia-China tie 'challenging'

Thursday, August 20th 2009, 8:25
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says ties with China are "challenging", as his Beijing ambassador flies home for talks.
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Ashes bookmaker allegation probed

Wednesday, August 19th 2009, 14:14

Cricket chiefs praise Australian team management for alerting them to an approach to a player by a man suspected of ties to illegal bookmaking.
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UN investigates Australia rights

Monday, August 17th 2009, 8:03
related countries: Australia

A senior UN official investigates complaints by Australian Aboriginal communities that the government is violating their rights.
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Australian man wins right to die

Friday, August 14th 2009, 8:17

In a precedent-setting ruling, an Australian court tells a quadriplegic man who wants to die he can have his care stopped.
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Two foreign contractors killed in Iraq

Sunday, August 9th 2009, 19:34
related countries: Iraq, United Kingdom
related places: Baghdad

A British man is arrested after another Briton and an Australian contractor die in a shooting in Baghdad's Green Zone.
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Australia assures Indian students

Friday, August 7th 2009, 11:33
related countries: India

Australian PM Kevin Rudd assures the visiting Indian foreign minister that steps will be take to ensure the safety of Indian students.
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Koala that inspired Australia after bush fires dies during operation

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 9:00
related countries: Australia

A Australian koala named Sam which became a celebrity after being rescued from wildfires dies during surgery.
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Australia detains terror suspects

Tuesday, August 4th 2009, 8:12

Australian police arrest four people after uncovering what they say was a terror plot linked to a Somali Islamist group.
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Radio show axed over rape furore

Monday, August 3rd 2009, 9:33

An Australian radio show is pulled off air following a lie detector stunt which saw a 14-year-old girl say she had been raped.
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Test case

Monday, July 27th 2009, 23:24

Australian winter offers lessons in handling swine flu
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Johnson will come good - Haddin

Monday, July 27th 2009, 17:21

Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin plays down concerns over the form of pace bowler Mitchell Johnson ahead of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
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Islamic school ban sparks protest

Monday, July 27th 2009, 4:38

The decision by an Australian state government to ban an Islamic school planned for Sydney sparks protests.
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Taser-hit man burst into flames

Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 13:09

An Australian man who was sniffing petrol bursts into flames when the police fire a Taser weapon at him.
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Ashes live - England v Australia

Monday, July 20th 2009, 9:24
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom

England beat Australia in a Lord's Test for the first time since 1934 as Andrew Flintoff takes five wickets.
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Live - The Open

Sunday, July 19th 2009, 15:30

Five-time champion Tom Watson and fellow American Stewart Cink are in a play-off at the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry.
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Five bludgeoned in Sydney attack

Sunday, July 19th 2009, 8:15

Five people have been found bludgeoned to death at a home in the Australian city of Sydney, police say.
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Missing backpacker is found alive

Wednesday, July 15th 2009, 15:51
related countries: United Kingdom

A 19-year-old British backpacker missing for a fortnight in the Australian bush west of Sydney has been found alive.
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Australia warns China on spy case

Wednesday, July 15th 2009, 7:13
related countries: China
related places: Shanghai

Australian PM Kevin Rudd reminds China that the world is watching how it handles a case of alleged business espionage in Shanghai.
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Doubts emerge over Papua killings

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 4:14
related countries: Indonesia

An autopsy on a man killed at a Papuan mine and rebels' denial of any role cast doubt over who committed recent shootings.
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East Timor shooting case to trial

Monday, July 13th 2009, 4:20
related countries: East Timor

An Australian woman goes on trial for attempting to kill East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta last year.
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Second death near Indonesia mine

Sunday, July 12th 2009, 11:13
related countries: Indonesia, United States

A security guard is shot dead outside a US-operated Indonesian mine, a day after an Australian worker was killed.
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Ashes live - England v Australia

Saturday, July 11th 2009, 9:12
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom
related places: Cardiff

England are reduced to 20-2, a 219-run deficit, at tea on day four of the first Ashes Test against Australia in Cardiff.
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Rio detainee is 'in good health'

Saturday, July 11th 2009, 7:08
related countries: China

Australian officials gain access to a mining executive detained by China accused of bribery and stealing state secrets.
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Australian killed near Papua mine

Saturday, July 11th 2009, 3:40
related countries: Indonesia

An Australian worker is shot dead near the Freeport McRoRan mine in Indonesia's restive Papua province, say local reports.
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Rio 'surprise' at bribery claims

Friday, July 10th 2009, 7:24
related countries: Australia, China

Mining giant Rio Tinto has said it is concerned that four of its employees have been accused by China of bribery.
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China arrests Rio Tinto executive

Wednesday, July 8th 2009, 11:58
related countries: China

An Australian Rio Tinto executive and three Chinese colleagues are arrested by Chinese authorities on suspicion of spying.
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Australians warned to keep clear of Migaloo the whale

Tuesday, June 30th 2009, 11:40

Australian authorities warn the public to stay away from a rare white humpback whale named Migaloo that has appeared off the east coast.
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Stoned wallabies 'make crop circles' in Tasmania

Thursday, June 25th 2009, 15:14

Australian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around "as high as a kite", a government official says.
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Australia row over 'fake' e-mail

Monday, June 22nd 2009, 8:12

A political row deepens as an e-mail purportedly suggesting PM Kevin Rudd abused his position is described as a fake by police.
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Australian helicopter crashes trying to get close to crocodile

Monday, June 22nd 2009, 1:37
related countries: Australia

A helicopter pilot crashes after trying to get a closer look at a crocodile in northern Australia.
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Australia PM escalates car spat

Sunday, June 21st 2009, 5:05

Australian leader Kevin Rudd challenges his opponents to back up claims he abused his position by helping a car-dealer friend.
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Fire forces Australia jet to land

Thursday, June 11th 2009, 6:35
related countries: Australia, Guam

An Australian A330 Airbus plane with 203 people on board makes an emergency landing in Guam after a fire in the cockpit.
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Fergus On Flu

Wednesday, June 10th 2009, 9:56

Pandemic 'already started' say Australian experts
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