News: Australia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Australia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Australia – overview

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• November 10th 2009 – October 16th 2009
• October 15th 2009 – September 16th 2009
• September 15th 2009 – August 22nd 2009
• August 21st 2009 – August 3rd 2009
• August 3rd 2009 – July 11th 2009
• July 11th 2009 – June 8th 2009
• June 8th 2009 – April 27th 2009
• April 27th 2009 – March 14th 2009
• March 13th 2009 – February 7th 2009
• February 6th 2009 – January 2nd 2009
• January 1st 2009 – November 22nd 2008
• November 22nd 2008 – October 30th 2008
• October 29th 2008 – October 5th 2008
• October 4th 2008 – August 16th 2008
• August 13th 2008 – June 19th 2008
• June 19th 2008 – April 24th 2008
• April 23rd 2008 – February 22nd 2008
• February 22nd 2008 – January 16th 2008
• January 15th 2008 – December 9th 2007
• December 6th 2007 – October 8th 2007
• October 8th 2007 – August 28th 2007
• August 26th 2007 – June 21st 2007
• June 21st 2007 – April 26th 2007
• April 26th 2007 – March 13th 2007
• March 13th 2007 – January 26th 2007
• January 22nd 2007 – December 15th 2006
• December 14th 2006 – November 8th 2006
• November 7th 2006 – September 21st 2006
• September 18th 2006 – June 19th 2006
• June 18th 2006 – April 16th 2006
• April 13th 2006 – March 3rd 2006
• March 3rd 2006 – January 4th 2006
• January 3rd 2006 – December 1st 2005
• November 29th 2005 – November 14th 2005

Australia: news

Koalas 'could face extinction'

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 11:34

Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless the government takes urgent action, conservationists warn.
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Australia tackles refugee source

Monday, November 9th 2009, 15:56
related countries: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka and Australia agree to set up a joint mechanism to tackle the problem of people smuggling.
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Apple iPhone infected by new variant of 'Rickrolling'

Monday, November 9th 2009, 10:08

A self-propagating program that infects the Apple iPhone is discovered spreading amongst handsets in Australia.
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Australia tackles refugee source

Monday, November 9th 2009, 4:28
related countries: Sri Lanka

Australia's foreign minister visits Sri Lanka to try to tackle the source of a growing refugee problem.
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W Australia sea level rising fast

Monday, November 9th 2009, 4:22

Rising sea levels in Australia are worst in the west, where they are double the world average, new figures reveal.
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Aussies seal series win in India

Sunday, November 8th 2009, 10:52
related countries: India

Doug Bollinger takes 5-35 as Australia beat India by six wickets to take a winning 4-2 lead in their one-day series.
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Live - Wales 9-19 New Zealand

Saturday, November 7th 2009, 13:47
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Cardiff, Twickenham

Wales take on the All Blacks in Cardiff after England lose 18-9 to Australia at Twickenham.
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Australia raises growth forecasts

Friday, November 6th 2009, 10:04

The Reserve Bank of Australia says the country is growing faster than it had expected.
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India lose despite Tendulkar ton

Thursday, November 5th 2009, 17:10
related countries: India

Sachin Tendulkar's dazzling 175 fails to stop Australia taking a 3-2 lead over India in their one-day international series.
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England pick Wilkinson & Thompson

Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 12:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Jonny Wilkinson will win his first cap for 18 months while Steve Thompson also returns to the England side to face Australia.
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Australia oil well leak 'plugged'

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 12:18

A leaking oil well in the Timor Sea off the north-west coast of Australia is plugged, the company running the well says.
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Fiji bars NZ and Australia envoys

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 9:14
related countries: Fiji, New Zealand

Fiji has ordered the envoys of New Zealand and Australia, its two biggest neighbours, to leave within 24 hours.
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New Australia interest rate rise

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 6:39

Australia, which managed to avoid recession, raises its main interest rate once again - this time from 3.25% to 3.5%.
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Australia oil well catches fire

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 1:31

An oil well at the centre of a massive spill in the Timor Sea off the north-west coast of Australia catches fire.
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Bryant's Australia

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 0:08

A nation's enduring weakness for having a flutter
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Australia to expand asylum centre

Saturday, October 31st 2009, 11:52
related countries: Christmas Island

Australia plans to significantly expand a detention centre on Christmas Island to cope with an influx of asylum seekers.
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Death risk alluring, says prince

Friday, October 30th 2009, 11:52

Prince Edward suggests on a trip to Australia that the risk of death attracts young people to the Duke of Edinburgh scheme.
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Australia and China seek to mend ties

Thursday, October 29th 2009, 11:10
related countries: China

China sends a top official to Australia in what is seen as a bid to improve relations after an acrimonious year.
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Dhoni helps India to easy victory

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 17:01
related countries: India
related places: Nagpur

Captain Mahendra Dhoni hits a magnificent 124 as India beat Australia by 99 runs in Nagpur.
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Australia refuses Tamil refugees

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

Australian authorities say 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Indonesia will not be allowed into Australia.
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India v Australia latest score

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 9:16
related countries: India
related places: Nagpur

Champions Trophy winners Australia take on India in the second one-day international in Nagpur.
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Eco-friendly cars battle it out in race across Australia

Monday, October 26th 2009, 6:33
related places: Adelaide, Darwin

Eco-friendly cars battle it out in Australia's unforgiving terrain in a cross-continent race from Darwin to Adelaide.
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Kiwis and Kangaroos draw at Stoop

Saturday, October 24th 2009, 20:57
related countries: New Zealand

Cameron Smith's last-minute try helps Australia rescue a 20-20 draw in their Four Nations opener against New Zealand.
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India v Australia latest score

Saturday, October 24th 2009, 11:21
related countries: India
related places: Mohali

Australia take on India in Mohali in the fourth of seven one-day internationals.
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India v Australia scorecard

Saturday, October 24th 2009, 11:21
related countries: India
related places: Vadodara

Champions Trophy winners Australia take on India in Vadodara in the first of seven one-day internationals.
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Australia v N Zealand live score

Friday, October 23rd 2009, 16:41
related countries: New Zealand

Australia take on world champions New Zealand in the Four Nations tournament at Twickenham Stoop.
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'Huge damage' in Australia spill

Friday, October 23rd 2009, 4:26

The WWF says an oil spill off north-west Australia is causing massive, widespread damage to marine life.
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Turtles prefer the 'city life', scientists surprised to find

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 9:43

Suburban turtles in Australia outperform their counterparts living in nature reserves, surprising scientists.
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Henin confirms Brisbane comeback

Wednesday, October 21st 2009, 8:08
related places: Brisbane

Former world number one Justine Henin, who retired in May 2008, will make her comeback at the Brisbane International tournament in Australia in January.
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Australia to review Afghan force

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

Australia's defence minister calls for recommendations on how soon troops could pull out from Afghanistan.
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Sydney terror suspects convicted

Friday, October 16th 2009, 7:14

A jury in Australia finds five men guilty of conspiring to commit terrorist attacks, after one of the country's longest trials.
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Australia PM unmoved by refugees

Friday, October 16th 2009, 3:31
related countries: Sri Lanka

Australia's PM says the emotional pleas and hunger strike by Sri Lankan asylum seekers will not sway decisions on their fate.
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