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.

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Australia: news

Woolworths Anzac campaign taken down

Wednesday, April 15th 2015, 15:10

Woolworths takes down an online Anzac Day campaign in Australia after it attracts strong government and social media criticism.
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Rare whale found on Australia beach

Tuesday, April 14th 2015, 4:01

The carcass of a rare whale is washed up on a Western Australia beach following Tropical Cyclone Olwyn, which hit the region last month.
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Koalas get taste of business class

Monday, April 13th 2015, 9:18
related countries: Singapore

Four koalas being loaned to Singapore by Australia to mark the city state's 50th independence anniversary are given star treatment by Qantas airline.
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Falling iron price to hit Australia

Monday, April 13th 2015, 1:19

Australia says it expects the plunging price of iron ore - its biggest export - to slash revenue forecasts by A$25bn (£13bn; $19bn) over the next four years.
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Warne praises 'Godfather' Benaud

Friday, April 10th 2015, 18:07

Shane Warne pays tribute to Richie Benaud, the former Australia Test captain and iconic commentator who has died aged 84.
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Tributes for cricket legend Benaud

Friday, April 10th 2015, 16:23

The world pays tribute to Richie Benaud, the former Australia captain and legendary cricket commentator, who has died aged 84.
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VIDEO: Abbott warns of crystal meth 'epidemic'

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 10:51

Australia's government has established a national taskforce to tackle growing use of crystal methamphetamine, or ice.
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ANZ wins appeal against class action

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 6:38
related countries: New Zealand

One of Australia's biggest lenders, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), wins an appeal against a landmark court ruling that some of its late fees were unfair.
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Australia approves John Holland sale

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 3:31
related countries: China

Australia approves the sale of John Holland Group, one the country's biggest construction firms, to China Communications Construction Company (CCCC).
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Australia 'crystal meth' clampdown

Wednesday, April 8th 2015, 2:10

Australia's government establishes a national taskforce to tackle the growing use of crystal methamphetamine, or ice.
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Gervais to make Netflix comedy film

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 9:09

Ricky Gervais is to make a comedy film for streaming service Netflix that will see the star of The Office and Derek appear alongside Australia's Eric Bana.
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Lost boy found after five days

Tuesday, April 7th 2015, 6:48
related countries: Aruba, Seychelles
related places: Victoria

An 11-year-old Australian boy with autism who went missing at a campsite in Victoria, Australia, is found after five days.
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VIDEO: Prince Harry: 'Selfies are bad'

Monday, April 6th 2015, 12:03

Prince Harry tells a teenager that "selfies are bad" during his military visit to Australia.
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VIDEO: Harry on Australia military duty

Monday, April 6th 2015, 6:20
related countries: Aruba

Prince Harry has arrived in Australia for a four-week placement with the Australian Defence Force.
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Prince Harry arrives in Australia

Monday, April 6th 2015, 3:44
related countries: Aruba

Prince Harry has arrived in Australia ahead of a four-week placement with the Australian Defence Force.
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Antarctic rescue man in hospital

Friday, April 3rd 2015, 6:18

A seriously ill man who was evacuated from a remote Antarctic base arrives at hospital in Australia after a rough two-week sea voyage.
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The faces of prostitution in Australia

Thursday, April 2nd 2015, 23:12

The women who are proud to be prostitutes
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Australia school 'caged' student

Thursday, April 2nd 2015, 8:46
related countries: Aruba
related places: Canberra

Australian education officials express shock over reports that a Canberra school put a child with special needs in a cage-like structure.
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Woman in court for Australia murders

Thursday, April 2nd 2015, 4:46
related countries: China
related places: Melbourne

A Chinese woman accused of stabbing a four-year-old boy and his grandmother to death with garden shears appears in court in Melbourne.
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Macquarie 'to cut nearly 100 jobs'

Tuesday, March 31st 2015, 6:14

Australia's Macquarie Group is reportedly planning to cut nearly half of its investment banking jobs in Asia following a slump in deals.
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Australia announce Ashes squad

Monday, March 30th 2015, 23:38
related countries: United Kingdom

Adam Voges and Fawad Ahmed are included in Australia's 17-man squad to play England in this summer's Ashes Test series.
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G20 world leaders' personal data leaked

Monday, March 30th 2015, 12:05

Details including passport numbers and Visa numbers were accidentally emailed to the organisers of a football tournament in Australia by a government official.
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VIDEO: Australia introduces cockpit rules

Monday, March 30th 2015, 6:55

Australia has introduced a new rule to ensure two people are in the cockpit at all times, following the Germanwings air crash last week.
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Australia orders new cockpit rules

Monday, March 30th 2015, 4:03

Australia orders two people to remain in the cockpit at all times during commercial flights, after last week's Germanwings crash.
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Clarke dedicates victory to Hughes

Sunday, March 29th 2015, 12:57

Captain Michael Clarke dedicates Australia's fifth World Cup title to his former team-mate Phillip Hughes.
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Pietersen could 'tear apart' England

Friday, March 27th 2015, 13:42
related countries: United Kingdom

Bringing back Kevin Pietersen could "tear apart the fabric" of the England team, says former Australia coach John Buchanan.
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Dhoni has no retirement plans

Thursday, March 26th 2015, 13:22
related countries: India

MS Dhoni has no plans to quit as captain of the India limited-overs side despite their World Cup semi-final loss to Australia.
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Australia beat India to reach final

Thursday, March 26th 2015, 11:22
related countries: India
related places: Sydney

Australia power into the Cricket World Cup final with a 95-run victory over defending champions India in Sydney.
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Australia's Norfolk Island faces fight for independence

Wednesday, March 25th 2015, 20:16
related countries: Norfolk Island

Australia's Norfolk Island faces losing independence, but not without a fight
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India 'ready for anything' in semi

Wednesday, March 25th 2015, 9:42
related countries: India

Opener Rohit Sharma says India will not be daunted by Thursday's World Cup semi-final against Australia.
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Australia may join China-led bank

Wednesday, March 25th 2015, 8:06
related countries: China

Australia says it is "prepared to join" the growing number of countries signing up to a new China-led infrastructure bank.
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Australian gangs driving meth boom

Wednesday, March 25th 2015, 0:13
related countries: Aruba

More than 60% of Australia's major organised crime figures are dealing crystal meth - known as "ice" - a new report finds.
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Australia finds 'huge asteroid impact'

Tuesday, March 24th 2015, 0:23

Scientists in central Australia discover what they say is a 400km-wide underground asteroid crater - the largest impact area ever found.
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Riaz and Watson punished for clash

Saturday, March 21st 2015, 10:02
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's Wahab Riaz and Australia's Shane Watson are fined for their confrontation in Friday's World Cup quarter-final.
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Clarke praises Watson's defiance

Friday, March 20th 2015, 14:11
related countries: Pakistan

Australia captain Michael Clarke praises Shane Watson's batting after their World Cup quarter-final win over Pakistan.
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Australia hold nerve to reach semis

Friday, March 20th 2015, 11:09
related countries: India, Pakistan

Australia withstand a pulsating spell from Pakistan's Wahab Riaz to set up a meeting with India in the World Cup semi-finals.
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Asylum camp abuse claims 'credible'

Friday, March 20th 2015, 10:25
related countries: Nauru

A inquiry into reports of sexual abuse at Australia's asylum camp in Nauru finds "credible" claims of assault, harassment and rape.
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'Big brother' technology comes to Australia's shops

Thursday, March 19th 2015, 22:06

Free wi-fi - but do shoppers understand the deal?
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VIDEO: Abbott Nazi reference sparks uproar

Thursday, March 19th 2015, 10:52
related countries: Germany

There were ugly scenes in Australia's parliament on Thursday when Prime Minister Tony Abbott compared Labour Party leader Bill Shorten to the Germany WWII propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.
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Norfolk Islanders to pay income tax

Thursday, March 19th 2015, 1:10
related countries: Norfolk Island

New government proposals will see residents on Australia's tiny Norfolk Island lose their parliament and have to pay income tax for the first time.
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Medics call for Australia boxing ban

Tuesday, March 17th 2015, 11:26

Medical officials in Australia call for a ban on boxing in the country after a 23-year-old fighter collapsed and died.
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Airport terror police stop hundreds

Monday, March 16th 2015, 0:51

A new airport counter-terror force is stopping more than 400 travellers per day as Australia attempts to crack down on would-be jihadists leaving the country.
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VIDEO: Rollercoaster failure sparks rescue

Sunday, March 15th 2015, 15:55
related places: Gold Coast

Six people have been rescued after a rollercoaster cart became stranded 50m in the air on Australia's Gold Coast.
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Hamilton wins with ease in Australia

Sunday, March 15th 2015, 6:45
related countries: Aruba, Bermuda

Lewis Hamilton dominates the Australian Grand Prix, as only 11 cars finish the season-opening race.
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Van der Garde drops Sauber dispute

Saturday, March 14th 2015, 0:08

Giedo van der Garde drops his legal action against Sauber, allowing them to race in the Australian Grand Prix.
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Rosberg beats Hamilton in practice

Friday, March 13th 2015, 7:34
related countries: Bermuda
related places: Hamilton

Nico Rosberg pips team-mate Lewis Hamilton to set the pace in Friday practice as Mercedes dominate in Australia.
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Australia women's coach to step down

Friday, March 13th 2015, 4:15

Australia will need to find a new head coach ahead of the Women's Ashes as Cathryn Fitzpatrick will step down in May.
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Rosberg heads Hamilton in practice

Friday, March 13th 2015, 3:20
related countries: Bermuda
related places: Hamilton

Nico Rosberg narrowly beats team-mate Lewis Hamilton to fastest time as Mercedes dominated first practice in Australia.
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Bishop offers Bali pair jail funding

Thursday, March 12th 2015, 4:18

Australia's foreign minister offers to cover the cost of life in prison to help two Australians avoid execution, but is rebuffed by Indonesia.
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The secrecy surrounding Australia's asylum camps

Wednesday, March 11th 2015, 21:49

What is going on in Australia's offshore asylum camps?
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Australia 'sick of lecturing by UN'

Monday, March 9th 2015, 9:11

PM Tony Abbott defends Australia's controversial treatment of asylum seekers, saying the country is "sick of being lectured" by the UN.
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The photographer who made Australia his canvas

Sunday, March 8th 2015, 20:13

The photographer who made Australia his canvas
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Maxwell hits ton in Australia win

Sunday, March 8th 2015, 14:50
related countries: Sri Lanka

Glenn Maxwell hits the second-fastest century in World Cup history as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 64 runs to reach the last eight.
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Australia lodges Bali Nine complaint

Friday, March 6th 2015, 3:24
related countries: Indonesia

Australia lodges an official complaint with Indonesia over a photograph showing a policeman smiling next to man sentenced to death.
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Australia announces Eurovision singer

Thursday, March 5th 2015, 14:00
related countries: Aruba

Former Australian Idol winner and X Factor judge Guy Sebastian will be Australia's first ever entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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VIDEO: Australia's wave of surfing profits?

Thursday, March 5th 2015, 2:34

Australia's multi-billion dollar surfing industry has been facing challenges since the global financial crisis, but things may be turning around for the sector.
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ODI triple century possible - Clarke

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 17:00

A batsman could soon score 300 in a one-day international, according to Australia captain Michael Clarke.
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Australia win with record Cup score

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 13:52
related countries: Afghanistan, India

Australia post a World Cup record total as they beat Afghanistan by the biggest winning margin in the tournament's history.
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Australia economy grows 2.5% on year

Wednesday, March 4th 2015, 1:24

Australia's economy grew 2.5% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, marking its slowest pace of annual growth last year.
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Rampant South Africa crush Ireland

Tuesday, March 3rd 2015, 11:07
related countries: Ireland
related places: Canberra

South Africa condemn Ireland to their first defeat of the World Cup as they cruise to a 201-run win in Canberra.
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Brandis censured over Triggs row

Monday, March 2nd 2015, 4:50

Australia's Senate censures Attorney General George Brandis over his treatment of human rights chief Gillian Triggs amid an asylum row.
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NZ scrape to victory over Australia

Saturday, February 28th 2015, 8:07
related countries: New Zealand

New Zealand survive a late collapse to beat Australia by one wicket in a thrilling climax to their World Cup Pool A game.
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Australian wine firm back to profit

Friday, February 27th 2015, 2:59
related countries: Aruba

One of the world's biggest listed winemakers, Australia's Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has returned to profit in the six months to December.
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Historic objects return to Australia

Friday, February 27th 2015, 0:27

A collection of rare objects, including a shield thought to have been picked up by Captain Cook in 1770, are set to return to Australia for the first time.
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Kyrgios pulls out of Davis Cup tie

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 10:54
related countries: Czech Republic

Australia number one Nick Kyrgios pulls out of next week's Davis Cup tie with the Czech Republic because of a back problem.
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Australia warning on women militants

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 3:26
related countries: Aruba
related places: Canberra

Up to 40 Australian women have either taken part in terror attacks or support terrorist groups, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says.
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Australia's Qantas returns to profit

Thursday, February 26th 2015, 1:23

Australia's national carrier Qantas has reported its best half-year profit in four years as turnaround plans come to fruition.
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Row over Australia HRC chief deepens

Wednesday, February 25th 2015, 0:17
related countries: Aruba

Australia's opposition party calls for police probe into whether the government tried to induce the head of the Australian Human Rights Commission to resign.
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