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Australia: news

Women's Ashes ODI into reserve day

Sunday, July 26th 2015, 13:02
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Worcester

The third and final ODI of the Women's Ashes will take place on Monday after persistent rain ruled out any Sunday play at Worcester.
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Australia set up NZ title decider

Sunday, July 26th 2015, 8:49
related countries: Argentina, New Zealand

Australia beat Argentina with three second-half tries to set up a Rugby Championship decider against New Zealand.
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Clarke finds form as Australia draw

Saturday, July 25th 2015, 18:28

Australia captain Michael Clarke scores an unbeaten 44 as they draw their three-day tour match with Derbyshire.
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VIDEO: Australians paddling for whales

Saturday, July 25th 2015, 18:01

An annual "Paddle Out for Whales" ceremony takes place in Hervey Bay, in Queensland, Australia, with people taking to the water to hold a minute's silence for whales killed by hunters.
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Tasmania woman sees shark kill father

Saturday, July 25th 2015, 16:30

A diver dies after being attacked by a shark in front of his daughter, off the Tasmania coast in Australia.
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Shark attack surfer returns to water

Saturday, July 25th 2015, 6:52
related countries: South Africa

A champion surfer who escaped a shark attack in South Africa live on television returns to the water six days later in his native Australia.
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Australia's problem with 'pokies'

Friday, July 24th 2015, 15:41

Australia's addiction to gambling
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Australian returns from IS in Syria

Friday, July 24th 2015, 8:50
related countries: Aruba, Syria

A nurse who says he was forced to work with Islamist State militants in Syria is returning under police escort to Australia.
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Australia level series with ODI win

Thursday, July 23rd 2015, 17:06
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Bristol

Australia beat England by 63 runs in the second one-day international at Bristol to level the Women's Ashes.
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Boy, 15, admits Anzac Day terror plot

Thursday, July 23rd 2015, 10:50
related places: Melbourne

A 15-year-old boy from Blackburn admits involvement in a terror plot to kill police officers at an Anzac Day parade in Melbourne, Australia.
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Australia's climate stance attacked

Thursday, July 23rd 2015, 3:13
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's former Conservative environment minister has attacked Australia's climate change stance as "incomprehensible".
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Nobody safe in England team - Lyth

Wednesday, July 22nd 2015, 19:54
related countries: United Kingdom

Opening batsman Adam Lyth says every England player is at risk of being dropped after a series of poor top-order displays.
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Illegal downloads 'rife in Australia'

Wednesday, July 22nd 2015, 3:19

Nearly half of Australia's digital users illegally download movies, TV shows and music on a regular basis, a government survey finds.
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England win Women's Ashes opener

Tuesday, July 21st 2015, 16:53
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Taunton

England begin their defence of the Women's Ashes with a four-wicket victory over Australia in the first ODI at Taunton.
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Bairstow included in England squad

Tuesday, July 21st 2015, 15:00
related countries: United Kingdom

Yorkshire batsman Jonny Bairstow replaces Gary Ballance in the England squad to face Australia in the third Ashes Test.
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VIDEO: Shark attack surfer on 'warrior' mate

Tuesday, July 21st 2015, 8:17
related countries: South Africa

Three-time world champion surfer Mick Fanning returns to Australia after his escape from a shark attack during a competition in South Africa.
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Australia, China in live cattle deal

Tuesday, July 21st 2015, 1:11
related countries: China

Australia could earn up to $1.5bn a year in cattle exports to China in a deal being negotiated between the two countries.
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Bouncer gives Rogers 'ear problem'

Monday, July 20th 2015, 21:52

Chris Rogers is likely to have sustained a "delayed ear problem" when he was struck on the helmet in the second Ashes Test.
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VIDEO: Battling deadly disease in wombats

Monday, July 20th 2015, 19:50

Fighting deadly disease among Australia's furry friends
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Suspected migrant boat off Australia

Monday, July 20th 2015, 5:16
related countries: Aruba

A boat is sighted off the West Australian coast which could be carrying the first asylum seekers to make it to Australia in about 12 months.
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England backsides smacked - Bayliss

Sunday, July 19th 2015, 20:01
related countries: United Kingdom

Trevor Bayliss says his England team had their "backsides smacked" in the 405-run defeat by Australia at Lord's.
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Amateur Dunne shares Open lead

Sunday, July 19th 2015, 19:17

Irish amateur Paul Dunne is one of three players leading The Open before the final round on Monday at St Andrews.
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Hewitt gives Australia Davis Cup win

Sunday, July 19th 2015, 8:54
related countries: Kazakhstan

Lleyton Hewitt guides Australia into the Davis Cup semi-finals as the hosts come from 2-0 down to beat Kazakhstan 3-2
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Australia earn late Springboks win

Saturday, July 18th 2015, 13:12
related countries: South Africa

Australia score a late try to beat South Africa 24-20 in their opening game of the 2015 Rugby Championship.
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Australia marks MH17 air disaster

Friday, July 17th 2015, 5:40
related countries: Ukraine

Australia holds a memorial service to mark a year since the MH17 air disaster over Ukraine, in which 298 people, including 39 Australians, died.
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'We expected to take England down'

Thursday, July 16th 2015, 21:25
related countries: United Kingdom

Chris Rogers says Australia had to bounce back after thinking they "were just going to come in and take England down".
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Rogers and Smith dominate England

Thursday, July 16th 2015, 19:22

Unbeaten centuries for Chris Rogers and Steve Smith take Australia to 337-1 on the first day of the second Ashes Test.
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Asian stocks rise on Greek vote

Thursday, July 16th 2015, 9:02
related countries: Greece, Japan
related places: Athens

Asian stocks rise as lawmakers in Greece vote in favour of a bailout deal to prevent the country from exiting the eurozone.
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Depp's wife charged over dog debacle

Thursday, July 16th 2015, 6:44

Amber Heard, the actress wife of Johnny Depp, has been charged with illegally smuggling the couple's dogs into Australia.
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Australia remain favourites - Cook

Wednesday, July 15th 2015, 14:16

England captain Alastair Cook says Australia are favourites to claim the Ashes despite his side's victory in Cardiff.
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Depp's wife summoned over dog import

Wednesday, July 15th 2015, 11:25

Amber Heard, the actress wife of Johnny Depp, is summoned to appear in court over allegations she smuggled the couple's dogs into Australia.
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Faulkner banned by Cricket Australia

Tuesday, July 14th 2015, 13:20
related countries: United Kingdom

James Faulkner will miss Australia's forthcoming one-day series against England after being charged with drink-driving.
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Deep sea volcanoes found off Sydney

Monday, July 13th 2015, 8:52
related places: Sydney

A team of researchers unexpectedly discovers four extinct underwater volcanoes off the coast of Sydney in Australia.
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'Joyous' snow delights Australians

Monday, July 13th 2015, 7:22

South-east Australia is shivering through some of its coldest weather in decades, thanks to an icy cold snap.
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Lehmann 'disappointed' in Watson

Sunday, July 12th 2015, 21:03

Darren Lehmann says he is "disappointed" with Shane Watson's batting problems, while BBC Sport analyses Australia's options.
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England unchanged for Lord's Test

Sunday, July 12th 2015, 8:45

England are unchanged for the second Test of the Ashes at Lord's, while Australia believe Mitchell Starc will be fit.
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Superb England take 1-0 Ashes lead

Saturday, July 11th 2015, 16:34
related countries: United Kingdom

England take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes after a superb bowling display wraps up victory against Australia in the first Test.
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Australia to raise Nauru concerns

Friday, July 10th 2015, 2:24
related countries: Nauru

Australia is to talk to Nauru amid concerns in the region that the Pacific island nation is clamping down on political freedoms.
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Australia fast bowler Harris retires

Saturday, July 4th 2015, 11:56

Australia fast bowler Ryan Harris announces his retirement from the sport and will miss the Ashes series because of a knee injury.
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Qantas pays $68m in bonus to workers

Friday, July 3rd 2015, 6:32
related countries: Aruba

Australia's national carrier, Qantas, will pay a one-off bonus payment of about 90m Australian dollars to employees affected by an 18-month wage freeze.
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Riot reignites prison smoking debate

Thursday, July 2nd 2015, 23:07

Australia debates cigarettes in jail after riot
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Australia recall Giteau and Mitchell

Thursday, July 2nd 2015, 8:33
related places: Mitchell

Drew Mitchell and Matt Giteau are included in Australia's 40-man training squad for the Rugby Championship.
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England name Rashid in Ashes squad

Wednesday, July 1st 2015, 15:42
related countries: United Kingdom

Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid is included in England's 13-man squad for the opening Ashes Test against Australia.
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Barrier Reef spared 'danger' listing

Wednesday, July 1st 2015, 13:47

United Nations heritage body Unesco votes not to put Australia's Great Barrier Reef on its world danger list.
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VIDEO: Aerial video shows Australia prison riot

Tuesday, June 30th 2015, 10:20
related places: Melbourne

Heavily armed police have been sent to a prison on the outskirts of Melbourne following a major riot which officials say may be linked to a smoking ban which begins on Wednesday.
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Bayliss 'could give England edge'

Monday, June 29th 2015, 14:14
related countries: United Kingdom

Australia's Shane Watson believes the "inside information" of new coach Trevor Bayliss could give England an Ashes "edge".
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Australia IS militant 'may be alive'

Monday, June 29th 2015, 2:56

One of Australia's most notorious militants, Khaled Sharrouf, may still be alive and fighting for IS in the Middle East, media reports say.
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Mafia 'ties to Australia officials'

Sunday, June 28th 2015, 23:13
related countries: Aruba

Australian politicians at both state and federal level have been infiltrated by the Calabrian mafia, according to an investigation by Fairfax Media-Four Corners.
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Australia reviews organ donations

Sunday, June 28th 2015, 20:10

Australia reviews its organ donation scheme
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Australia 0-1 Japan

Saturday, June 27th 2015, 22:14
related countries: Canada

Holders Japan reach the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup with a narrow victory over Australia in Canada.
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Johnson among wickets for Australia

Friday, June 26th 2015, 19:25

Mitchell Johnson takes three wickets as Australia continue to dominate Kent in their pre-Ashes tour match.
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Woolworths shares up on bid rumours

Friday, June 26th 2015, 6:07

Shares in Australia's biggest supermarket chain Woolworths rise as much as 5% on rumours it could be facing a takeover bid.
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Marsh stars in Australia tour opener

Thursday, June 25th 2015, 17:59

Opener Shaun Marsh makes his claim for a place in Australia's Ashes team with a century against Kent in their tour opener.
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Australia 'not as strong in England'

Thursday, June 25th 2015, 11:00
related countries: United Kingdom

Former England spinner Graeme Swann says Australia's batting could decide the Ashes, which you can follow across the BBC.
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Aurora lights stun in New Zealand

Thursday, June 25th 2015, 8:24
related countries: New Zealand

New Zealand's South Island, and some parts of Australia, are treated to the Aurora Australis, a natural light display in the sky.
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England must 'not be afraid to lose'

Wednesday, June 24th 2015, 11:00
related countries: United Kingdom

Former captain Michael Vaughan says England must make Australia fear them to regain the Ashes. Follow every ball on the BBC.
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Australia to join China-led bank

Wednesday, June 24th 2015, 7:04
related countries: Aruba, China

Australia says it will join a China-led infrastructure bank as a founding member, contributing 930m Australian dollars over five years.
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Australia checks Iraq deaths reports

Tuesday, June 23rd 2015, 2:34
related countries: Iraq

Australia says it is trying to verify reports that two of its citizens who went to fight for Islamic State have been killed in Iraq.
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England to play three Tests down under

Friday, June 19th 2015, 7:40
related countries: United Kingdom

Australia will host England in a three-Test series for the first time, after the 2015-16 Premiership season.
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VIDEO: Swapping London for northern Australia

Thursday, June 18th 2015, 19:46
related countries: Aruba, United Kingdom
related places: Darwin

Aaron Snell is a 29-year-old Londoner who was lured to the northern Australian city of Darwin in search of work and adventure.
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Warrant out for Australia 'IS medic'

Thursday, June 18th 2015, 5:40
related countries: Aruba, Syria

An arrest warrant is issued for an Australian doctor who travelled to Syria and joined Islamic State (IS).
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VIDEO: Gillard defends immigration policy

Wednesday, June 17th 2015, 16:51

Julia Gillard, the former Prime Minister of Australia, on her country's battles over immigration.
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Mum kangaroo survives arrow in head

Wednesday, June 17th 2015, 9:54

A Kangaroo survives for four days with an arrow lodged in her head after being shot in Queensland, Australia.
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Woolworths boss quits amid job cuts

Wednesday, June 17th 2015, 1:56

The chief executive of Australia's Woolworths is stepping down after nearly four years at the supermarket chain.
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Nadal crashes out at Queen's Club

Tuesday, June 16th 2015, 18:44

Rafael Nadal makes an early exit at Queen's Club with a three-set defeat by unseeded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov.
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Migrant boat allegations cast cloud

Monday, June 15th 2015, 16:17

Allegations of paying smugglers endanger Australia's reputation
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Australia in command against Windies

Saturday, June 13th 2015, 9:08

Steve Smith's 199 puts Australia in charge of the second Test with West Indies, who are 256 behind at 143-8 after day two.
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VIDEO: Australia's secret camps for migrants

Friday, June 12th 2015, 21:57
related countries: Papua New Guinea

Jon Donnison travels undercover to visit a detention camp in Papua New Guinea, where thousands of asylum seekers who want to settle in Australia are held.
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