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We have started to collect the most important news related to Australia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
United KingdomA sacred Aboriginal stone not supposed to be seen by Aboriginal women has been withdrawn from a British auction following a public outcry in Australia.
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One of Australia's most notorious criminals, Carl Williams, was offering information to police before he was murdered, the trial of his alleged killer hears.
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ArubaAustralia's unemployment rate rose unexpectedly to a 10-month high in August, according to official figures.
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Australia's economy grows 1.2% in the June quarter, rebounding from a contraction during the first three months of the year.
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A man has in his early 20s has died after being attacked by a shark at a popular surfing spot in western Australia on Sunday.
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Legal advisers to Australia's government warn its plans for the off-shore processing of asylum-seekers may be illegal.
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Sri LankaA battling century from Mahela Jayawardene proves too little to save hosts Sri Lanka from a heavy defeat in the first Test against Australia.
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Swimmers in Australia had a surprise when a baby crocodile was found in the pool they were in.
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MalaysiaAustralia's High Court has ruled that a government plan for a refugee "swap" with Malaysia is unlawful.
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MalaysiaIn a major setback for Australia's government, the high court rules a deal to "swap" refugees with Malaysia to try to deter people-smuggling is unlawful.
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United StatesAustralia's attorney general describes as "incredibly irresponsible" Wikileaks' release of a US cable that appears to name Australian terror suspects.
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A gold rush is taking place in Australia as record prices convince ordinary prospectors to search the fields and rivers for nuggets.
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Nick Bryant on the joys of four years' blogging on Australia
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Despite a few setbacks, art in Australia is booming
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Police in Australia launch an investigation into the cause of a house fire near Brisbane in which 11 people, mainly teenagers and children, died.
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Is Julia Gillard's hard hat enough to save Australia's government?
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Three members of a TV crew from Australia's ABC have died in a helicopter crash in the outback, police say.
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Qantas and the 'Asiafication' of Australia
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Tracking down Australia's 'collar-bomb hoaxer'
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Cane toads tadpoles in Australia cannibalise eggs to safeguard their own survival, according to scientists.
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Rocky Elsom is relieved of the Australia captaincy for the World Cup as Matt Giteau is left out of the squad.
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From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports on the indigenous people from the Torres Strait islands in northern Australia who have told the government they are in danger of becoming the world's first "climate change refugees", due to the effects of rising sea l
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ArubaThousands of people gathered in the Australian capital, Canberra, to protest against a planned carbon tax aimed at curbing greenhouse emissions.
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Thousands of people gather in Canberra to campaign against government proposals for a carbon tax to curb greenhouse emissions.
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Gay politician, pregnant girlfriend? Australia says: So what?
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Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea approves an Australian proposal to reopen a detention centre on Manus Island, as Canberra's refugee swap deal with Malaysia stalls.
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Australia's unemployment rate jumps to an eight-month high in July, raising further concerns about a slowdown in its economy.
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Aviation authorities in Australia lift a five-week ban on Tiger Airways, but with some safety conditions.
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Australia's asylum policy in tatters - again
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Aruba, MalaysiaAustralia's High Court has stopped the authorities from deporting a boat-load of asylum seekers to Malaysia.
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MalaysiaAustralia's High Court stops authorities deporting a boat-load of asylum seekers to Malaysia, in a blow to government immigration policy.
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Rescuers on Australia's Gold Coast have returned a baby humpback whale to the sea after it was found stranded on a beach in the early hours of Monday.
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Australia's most decorated World War II servicewoman, former saboteur and spy Nancy Wake, has died aged 98
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Aruba, MalaysiaThe High Court in Australia has granted a reprieve to the first group of asylum seekers due to be transferred under the Government's controversial people swap deal to Malaysia.
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Australia's central bank cuts its forecast for growth due to a "slower-than-expected" recovery from floods earlier this year.
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Police in Australia have described a device chained around an 18-year-old woman's neck for 10 hours as a "very, very elaborate hoax".
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An Australian court freezes the proceeds from a memoir by former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks, in a case brought by the government.
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United KingdomShane Warne likens Andrew Strauss's in-form England side to the great Australia teams he played in.
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Australia's government is to post images of boatpeople being turned away on YouTube, in an effort to deter asylum seekers.
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Books to help make sense of the complex land that is Australia
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Australia's officials are to investigate into rising rates of self-harm and suicide attempts by asylum seekers in detention.
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An Air Canada plane is forced to dump its fuel and return to the runway shortly after taking off from Sydney, Australia, reports say.
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Australia's consumer prices rise more-than-forecast as high cost of food and fuel put pressure on inflation.
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MalaysiaAustralia's rights watchdog criticises the asylum-seeker swap deal with Malaysia, saying it may breach international obligations.
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A large, rogue red kangaroo attacks a 94-year-old woman in her garden in Queensland, Australia.
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Aruba, MalaysiaAustralian and Malaysian officials sign a controversial agreement intended to stem the flow of asylum seekers to Australia by boat.
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FranceAustralia's joy at Cadel Evans's victory in the Tour de France
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