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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• September 17th 2009 – August 23rd 2009
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• December 30th 2008 – November 16th 2008
• November 15th 2008 – October 26th 2008
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• January 3rd 2008 – November 14th 2007
• November 14th 2007 – September 18th 2007
• September 18th 2007 – July 18th 2007
• July 17th 2007 – May 30th 2007
• May 25th 2007 – April 8th 2007
• April 8th 2007 – February 16th 2007
• February 16th 2007 – January 2nd 2007
• December 29th 2006 – November 22nd 2006
• November 22nd 2006 – October 16th 2006
• October 16th 2006 – July 23rd 2006
• July 11th 2006 – April 25th 2006
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• January 20th 2006 – December 8th 2005
• December 7th 2005 – November 14th 2005

Australia: news

Live - England v Australia

Sunday, April 8th 2007, 17:18
related countries: United Kingdom

Australia head towards victory over England despite the dismissal of Ricky Ponting for 86.
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US 'has to act' on climate report

Monday, April 2nd 2007, 15:45
related countries: United States

EU leaders call for a change of stance from the US and Australia, as a report details global climate impacts.
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Cricket: Record for McGrath

Saturday, March 31st 2007, 21:16
related countries: Bangladesh

Glenn McGrath breaks the World Cup wicket-taking record as Australia beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets.
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Sydney's climate change blackout

Saturday, March 31st 2007, 10:41
related places: Sydney

Homes and businesses in Sydney turn lights out across the city to try to raise awareness of global warming.
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Hicks to serve nine months' jail

Saturday, March 31st 2007, 6:26
related countries: United States

Guantanamo detainee David Hicks will serve nine months in prison at home in Australia, a US military judge says.
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Australia fund to protect forests

Thursday, March 29th 2007, 10:40

Australia launches a fund to protect the world's forests, in a bid to tackle illegal logging and global warming.
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Cricket: Aussies beat WIndies

Wednesday, March 28th 2007, 16:58

Brad Hogg and Glenn McGrath take three wickets each as Australia beat West Indies.
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Hicks' plea 'a way to get home'

Wednesday, March 28th 2007, 3:26

Terry Hicks, father of the first Guantanamo detainee to plead guilty, says he did it to go back to Australia.
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Toads' Australian march quickens

Tuesday, March 27th 2007, 23:05
related countries: Aruba

Cane toads are likely to double their range in Australia, scientists say, with damaging impacts on wildlife.
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Labor gets fourth NSW term

Saturday, March 24th 2007, 21:53

Voters in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, have re-elected the Labor Party for a fourth term.
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Australian imams 'to fight fires'

Wednesday, March 21st 2007, 5:54
related countries: Aruba

Islamic clerics in Australia are being encouraged to volunteer as firemen, to improve the image of Muslims.
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'Australia terror plotter' jailed

Thursday, March 15th 2007, 14:23
related countries: France

A French man suspected of plotting terror attacks in Australia is found guilty of links to terrorist groups.
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Australia in Japan security deal

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 10:45
related countries: Japan, United States

Japan and Australia sign a landmark security pact - the first Japan has made with a nation other than the US.
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Stallone charged on growth drug

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 10:39

Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone is charged with importing a banned growth hormone into Australia.
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Stallone charged over hormone

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 6:11

Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone is charged with importing a banned growth hormone into Australia.
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Ninth World Cup set for lift-off

Monday, March 12th 2007, 14:59

The ninth Cricket World Cup begins on Tuesday - with holders Australia favourites once again.
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Hilali 'to start political party'

Monday, March 12th 2007, 13:57

Australia's controversial Muslim cleric Sheikh Hilali says he is to form a political party for upcoming elections.
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Australian PM begins Japan visit

Sunday, March 11th 2007, 11:00
related countries: Aruba, Japan

Australia's John Howard arrives in Japan on a visit that will include signing a bilateral security pact.
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Cyclone batters western Australia

Friday, March 9th 2007, 11:10

At least two people are killed and about 20 injured as a powerful cyclone hits north-west Australia.
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Indonesia crash jet data probed

Friday, March 9th 2007, 10:57

The flight recorders from the plane that crashed in Java are sent to Australia for expert analysis.
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Australian clerics 'in media ban'

Friday, March 9th 2007, 7:39
related countries: Aruba

Five of Australia's senior Muslim clerics are reportedly banned from talking to the media by Islamic leaders.
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Australia economy picks up pace

Wednesday, March 7th 2007, 7:28

Australia's economy grew by 2.8% in the final three months of 2006, despite a severe drought.
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Australia clears Qantas bid

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 7:25

Australia's government says it will not block a proposed takeover of the country's flagship airline Qantas.
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Sydney terror suspects in court

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 6:38
related places: Sydney

Nine Muslim men arrested in Australia's biggest counter-terror raids face a pre-trial hearing in Sydney.
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US vice-president pledge on Hicks

Saturday, February 24th 2007, 5:41
related countries: United States
related places: Hicks

The US is working to speed up the judicial process for Australia's sole Guantanamo detainee, Dick Cheney says.
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Cheney warns on China build-up

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 8:05
related countries: Aruba, Iraq, United States

US Vice-President Dick Cheney voices concern at China's growing military power, on a visit to Australia.
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Cricket: Lee out of World Cup

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 7:00

Fast bowler Brett Lee is ruled out of the World Cup with an ankle injury and will be replaced by Stuart Clark.
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Sydney clashes over Cheney visit

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 13:04
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

Protesters clash with police in the Australian city of Sydney ahead of a visit by US Vice-President Dick Cheney.
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Australia pulls plug on old bulbs

Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 10:56

Australia plans to ditch traditional incandescent filament light bulbs in favour of a greener alternative.
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Cricket: NZ beat Australia

Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 9:15
related countries: New Zealand

Craig McMillan's rapid century eclipses Matthew Hayden's record 181 as New Zealand chase 350 for victory.
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Hicks to return home 'this year'

Sunday, February 18th 2007, 11:35
related countries: United States

The Australian detainee at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay could be home by the end of the year.
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Cricket: Australia lose again

Sunday, February 18th 2007, 7:40
related countries: New Zealand, South Africa

Australia are replaced by South Africa at the top of the one-day rankings after losing to New Zealand.
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Cricket: Brett Lee injured

Friday, February 16th 2007, 7:38
related countries: New Zealand

Australia pace bowler Brett Lee is uncertain whether he will be able to play in the World Cup.
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