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Aruba: news

TV chef Gordon Ramsay angers Australian PM

Tuesday, June 9th 2009, 12:50

The Australian Prime Minister criticises Gordon Ramsay after the chef made insulting remarks about TV host Tracy Grimshaw.
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Tourist in Australia clings on for ride of life

Sunday, June 7th 2009, 8:21
related countries: Australia, United States

A teenaged American tourist says he spent two hours clinging to the side of a long-distance train as it sped across the Australian outback in the night.
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Rio Tinto scraps China firm deal

Friday, June 5th 2009, 8:33

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto scraps a deal with China's Chinalco in favour of a tie-up with rival BHP Billiton.
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Live - French Open

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 13:27
related countries: France, Russia

Svetlana Kuznetsova takes on Australian Sam Stosur in the second French Open semi-final, looking to join fellow Russian Dinara Safina in the final.
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Fury at school 'mock hanging'

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 9:09

Australian authorities order an inquiry after a school boy falls during a mocking hanging as part of a classroom activity.
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Australia defence minister quits

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 4:40

Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon resigns amid questions over expenses and the declaration of gifts.
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Australia mulls race crime laws

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 6:39
related countries: India

Australian authorities consider imposing tougher sentences for hate crimes after a spate of attacks on Indian students.
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Aborigine town camp seizure move

Monday, June 1st 2009, 5:24

The Australian government says it is preparing to seize control of run-down settlements in Alice Springs, known as town camps.
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Grateful dead: Australia admits cash handouts for late citizens

Thursday, May 28th 2009, 7:02

The Australian government admits cash hand-outs aimed at stimulating the economy have been sent to thousands of dead people.
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Man charged over kangaroo attacks

Wednesday, May 20th 2009, 14:16

Australian police charge a man with animal cruelty for allegedly shooting two kangaroos and leaving them for dead.
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Travel costs row hits Australia

Sunday, May 17th 2009, 11:30
related countries: Australia

The Australian government comes under fire for the $1.5m travel expenses it racked up during parliament's 10-week break.
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Australia halts cull of kangaroos

Friday, May 15th 2009, 11:40

An Australian court orders a temporary halt to the killing of thousands of kangaroos, pending a scientific review.
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Kangaroo survives arrow in head

Monday, May 11th 2009, 12:03

An Australian kangaroo shot through the head with an arrow is expected to make a full recovery, wildlife officers say.
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Lessons learned?

Sunday, May 10th 2009, 23:10

Australian bushfire inquiry stirs fierce debate
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Rudd denies hair-dryer tantrum

Friday, May 8th 2009, 11:49
related countries: Afghanistan

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd denies allegations he "threw a wobbly" in Afghanistan over a hair-dryer.
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UK man lands 'world's best job'

Wednesday, May 6th 2009, 9:51
related countries: United Kingdom

Briton Ben Southall is named as caretaker of a tropical Australian island, a position described as "the best job in the world".
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WWI battle grave recovery begins

Monday, May 4th 2009, 23:47
related countries: United Kingdom

Experts are due to begin exhuming remains of about 400 British and Australian soldiers killed in WWI in Northern France.
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Court grants teen breast removal

Monday, May 4th 2009, 7:59

An Australian teenager is given permission to have both breasts surgically removed so she more closely resembles a boy.
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Australia delays emissions scheme

Monday, May 4th 2009, 4:44

The Australian government says it will push back a planned carbon emissions trading scheme by a year until 2011.
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Euthanasia doctor allowed into UK

Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 16:30
related countries: United Kingdom

An Australian doctor interviewed at Heathrow Airport when he arrived to hold workshops on euthanasia is allowed to enter the UK.
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Euthanasia doctor allowed into UK

Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 14:36
related countries: United Kingdom

An Australian doctor detained at Heathrow Airport when he arrived to hold workshops on euthanasia is allowed to enter the UK.
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McLaren given suspended race ban

Wednesday, April 29th 2009, 11:01

McLaren receive a suspended three-race ban from motorsport's governing body for misleading stewards at the Australian Grand Prix.
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McLaren await 'lying' punishment

Wednesday, April 29th 2009, 9:51

Motorsport's governing body, the FIA, meet on Wednesday to decide on McLaren's punishment for misleading Australian Grand Prix officials.
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Australian cookie chain threatens to sue on Krispy Kreme recipe

Friday, April 24th 2009, 11:05
related countries: United States

An Australian cookie chain threatens legal action against US chain Krispy Kreme for stealing a biscuit name and recipe.
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Appeal in Australia nail gun murder

Friday, April 24th 2009, 8:38
related countries: Australia, China

Australian police release an X-ray of the skull of a Chinese man shot repeatedly with a nail gun, in an appeal to catch his killers.
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Shark 'dumped' on newspaper's doorstep baffles Australian police

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 17:45
related countries: Australia

Police in Australia are "dumbfounded" by the dumping of a live shark on the doorstep of a local newspaper.
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Australia expects Sri Lanka boats

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 4:54
related countries: Sri Lanka

Australian officials prepare for asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, where a civil war is causing heavy civilian casualties.
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Anger as Australian fire inquiry opens

Monday, April 20th 2009, 9:25

Victims of February's Australian bushfires say they are being shut out of the official inquiry, as it opens in Melbourne.
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Australia PM furious at smugglers

Friday, April 17th 2009, 9:49

People-smugglers are 'scum', says Australia PM Kevin Rudd, a day after a deadly blast on an asylum-seekers' boat.
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Snake-hunt on board Australian jet as baby pythons escape hold

Thursday, April 16th 2009, 9:53

An Australian airliner is grounded after four baby pythons escape from their container in the aircraft's hold.
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Lost language

Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 1:01

Australian children savour lost dialect of Dharug
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McLaren face FIA 'lying' inquiry

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 16:28

McLaren will appear before the FIA World Motorsport Council on 29 April to answer charges of misleading race stewards following the Australian Grand Prix.
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Australian rates at 49-year low

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 6:14

The Australian central bank cuts interest rates to a 49-year low of 3% as the country faces its first recession since 1991.
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Australian canine castaway survives on remote island

Monday, April 6th 2009, 22:12

A pet dog washed overboard and believed drowned is found four months later - as a castaway on a remote island.
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I am not a liar, insists Hamilton

Friday, April 3rd 2009, 11:36
related countries: Bermuda

World champion Lewis Hamilton insists he is not dishonest after being disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix for misleading officials.
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Hamilton loses Aussie GP points

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 16:26
related countries: Bermuda

Lewis Hamilton and McLaren are stripped of their podium finish at the Australian Grand Prix and disqualified.
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Australian deluge worsens floods

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 9:26
related countries: Australia

Rains and flooding described as a once-in-a-century deluge leave thousands stranded along Australia's east coast.
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China deal for Australian miner

Wednesday, April 1st 2009, 6:24
related countries: Australia, China

Australia's Oz Minerals agrees to sell most of its assets to China's Minmetals just days after a deal had been blocked.
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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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