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

Cricket: Gilchrist ponders future

Friday, June 1st 2007, 7:59

Australia's World Cup hero Adam Gilchrist says he may quit one-day internationals to prolong his Test career.
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Canberra-Manila in security pact

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 8:44
related countries: Philippines

Australia and the Philippines sign a security deal aimed at cracking down on regional terror groups.
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Sydney terror accused deny guilt

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 3:31

Nine men arrested in Australia's largest counter-terror operation plead not guilty to plotting an attack.
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Rugby: Australia ring changes

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 5:45
related countries: United Kingdom

Australia make five changes to their side for Saturday's second Test against Wales.
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Australian Big Brother under fire

Friday, May 25th 2007, 10:47
related countries: Aruba

Australia's Big Brother is criticised for deciding not to tell a contestant that her father had died.
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Australian Big Brother under fire

Friday, May 25th 2007, 4:14
related countries: Aruba

Australia's Big Brother is criticised for deciding not to tell a contestant that her father had died.
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Drought hits Aussie wheat profits

Wednesday, May 23rd 2007, 5:46

The severe drought in Australia dents profits at the country's troubled wheat exporting business.
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Japan WWII sailors stay in wreck

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 20:07
related countries: Japan
related places: Sydney

The bodies of two WWII submariners from Japan are to be left in their wreck off Sydney, Australia.
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Howard warns of election drubbing

Tuesday, May 22nd 2007, 11:48

Australia's PM John Howard says his conservative coalition risks "annihilation" in elections this year.
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Sport quiz for Australia migrants

Monday, May 21st 2007, 6:49

Sport and culture will be key parts of controversial citizenship tests to be introduced in Australia.
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Stallone fined for hormone import

Monday, May 21st 2007, 1:34

Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone is convicted of importing a banned growth hormone into Australia.
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Heavy rains hit parched Australia

Friday, May 18th 2007, 16:06

Farmers get welcome relief from a six-year drought, as the heaviest rain for years soaks south-eastern Australia.
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Australia 'funds Zimbabwe terror'

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 12:41
related countries: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's government accuses Australia of funding violence to try to remove President Mugabe.
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Australia frees embassy plotter

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 5:50
related countries: Israel, United Kingdom

A British-born Muslim who plotted to blow up Israel's embassy in Australia is released from jail there.
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Stallone admits hormone charges

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 3:59

Actor Sylvester Stallone pleads guilty to bringing a banned human growth hormone into Australia.
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Perth girls get life for murder

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 14:02

Two teenage girls in Australia are jailed for life for killing a friend simply to see if they would feel remorse.
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Australia seeks skilled workers

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 10:48

Australia's budget unveils measures to admit more skilled migrant workers to ease the country's labour shortage.
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Australia holds 'Tamil Tiger' duo

Tuesday, May 1st 2007, 5:10
related countries: Sri Lanka

Two men are detained in Australia, accused of fundraising for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Australia ban on Snoop Dogg

Thursday, April 26th 2007, 8:08

Rapper Snoop Dogg is banned from entering Australia after failing a character test, officials say.
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Cricket: Australia 'not afraid'

Thursday, April 26th 2007, 6:37
related countries: Sri Lanka

Captain Ricky Ponting says Australia have no fear of Sri Lanka in Saturday's World Cup final.
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'Ghost yacht' crew search halted

Sunday, April 22nd 2007, 11:00

Rescuers call off the search for the crew of a yacht found drifting off north-east Australia.
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Actor Bana unhurt in rally crash

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 11:55

Troy and Munich star Eric Bana crashes while taking part in a car rally in his native Australia.
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Hopes fade for 'ghost yacht' crew

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 6:10
related countries: Aruba

Rescuers hunting for the crew of a yacht found off north-east Australia think it has been drifting since Sunday.
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US warns of attack in Philippines

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 5:31
related countries: Philippines, United States

The US and Australia warn of a possible terror attack in the Philippines, where hostages were recently beheaded.
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Cricket: Aussies outclass NZ

Friday, April 20th 2007, 19:59
related countries: Grenada, New Zealand

Matthew Hayden hits a century as Australia thrash New Zealand by an ominous 215 runs in Grenada.
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'Ghost yacht' found off Australia

Friday, April 20th 2007, 15:35

A search is launched after a yacht is found drifting off the Queensland coast with its engine running but no crew.
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Australians warned of water cuts

Thursday, April 19th 2007, 6:13

Australia's PM says irrigation of much of the country's farmland will be banned unless heavy rains come soon.
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Canberra row over UK envoy remark

Thursday, April 19th 2007, 3:45
related countries: Iraq, United Kingdom
related places: Canberra

Comments by Britain's envoy in Canberra on the Iraq conflict are at odds with PM John Howard's statements.
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Australia and US to swap refugees

Wednesday, April 18th 2007, 7:43
related countries: United States

Australia and the US plan to swap 200 asylum seekers a year, in a move designed to deter illegal migrants.
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Cricket: Aussies stroll to win

Monday, April 16th 2007, 20:53

Australia wrap up a straightforward seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Grenada.
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Sea lion attacks Australian girl

Sunday, April 15th 2007, 8:31
related countries: Aruba

A teenage girl is in a stable condition after being mauled by a sea lion while surfing off Australia's west coast.
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Cricket: Australia beat Ireland

Friday, April 13th 2007, 17:06

Australia require only 12.2 overs to reach their target of 92 and thrash Ireland by nine wickets in Barbados.
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Howard calls for HIV migrant ban

Friday, April 13th 2007, 10:23

Australia's Prime Minister John Howard says migrants with HIV should be refused entry into the country.
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