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

VIDEO: Australia bushfire 'out of control'

Saturday, November 1st 2014, 14:05
related countries: Aruba

A bushfire burning out of control in Australia's Blue Mountains has destroyed at least one house and threatens more, according to Australian media.
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Younus hits 213 as Pakistan dominate

Friday, October 31st 2014, 16:09
related countries: Pakistan

Younus Khan records his fifth Test double century as Pakistan dominate the second and final match against Australia.
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ANZ bank announces record profit

Friday, October 31st 2014, 5:55

One of Australia's biggest lenders, ANZ, announces a record full-year net profit of A$7.3bn ($6.4bn, £4bn), up 15% from a year earlier.
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Australia ends sanctions on Fiji

Friday, October 31st 2014, 4:23
related countries: Fiji

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says she is committed to "normalising" relations between Australia and Fiji after the nation's elections last month.
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Younus hits third successive century

Thursday, October 30th 2014, 14:22
related countries: Pakistan

Younus Khan hits a third successive hundred as Pakistan close day one of the final Test with Australia on 304-2.
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Canberra 'trying to verify IS death'

Wednesday, October 29th 2014, 3:11
related countries: Aruba, Syria

The Australian government says it is trying to confirm reports that the most senior Australian member of Islamic State has been killed in Syria.
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Australia's Ebola visa ban condemned

Tuesday, October 28th 2014, 22:21

Australia's decision to suspend entry visas for people from Ebola-affected West African countries is condemned as "counterproductive" and "discriminatory".
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Protection plan 'will not save reef'

Tuesday, October 28th 2014, 5:49

Australia's Academy of Science says a government draft plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef will not prevent its decline.
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Piece of Australia found in Vanuatu

Monday, October 27th 2014, 22:53
related countries: Vanuatu

A fragment of ancient Australia is found under Vanuatu in the South Pacific, raising new questions about how continents are formed.
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Beale could still feature on tour

Monday, October 27th 2014, 15:42

Australia assistant coach Nathan Grey says Kurtley Beale could still play a part in their tour of Europe.
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KKK stunt in Australia veil protest

Monday, October 27th 2014, 6:21
related places: Canberra

Three men, one wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit, try to enter Parliament House in Canberra in a protest over the Islamic full-face veil.
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Storms batter southern Australia

Monday, October 27th 2014, 4:12
related places: Adelaide

Melbourne and Adelaide are recovering from severe electrical storms that swept across southern Australia overnight.
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VIDEO: Australia Muslims hold mosque open day

Monday, October 27th 2014, 2:22

Following a reported rise in attacks on Muslims in Australia, mosques hold an open day to challenge misconceptions about Islam.
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Australia green firms hit by cut

Monday, October 27th 2014, 0:04

Australia's green energy firms hit by target cuts
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Australia's great natural secret comes out of hiding

Sunday, October 26th 2014, 19:34
related places: Kimberley

The wildlife secrets of Australia's Kimberley coast
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Pakistan crush Aussies in first Test

Sunday, October 26th 2014, 12:33

Pakistan see off Australia's remaining batsmen to earn a crushing 221-run win in the first Test in Dubai.
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Younus sets Pakistan century record

Saturday, October 25th 2014, 13:27
related countries: Pakistan

Younus Khan becomes Pakistan's highest Test century maker as they set Australia 438 to win the first Test in Dubai.
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Kiwis stun Australia in Four Nations

Saturday, October 25th 2014, 11:11
related countries: New Zealand

New Zealand shock Australia in the Four Nations with a resounding victory that ended the hosts' 16-match winning run.
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Australia omit Beale from Test squad

Saturday, October 25th 2014, 7:24

Kurtley Beale is not selected for Australia's autumn internationals after being fined for a breach of conduct.
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First transplant of 'dead' heart

Friday, October 24th 2014, 12:00

Surgeons in Australia say they have performed the first heart transplant using a "dead heart".
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Qantas back on track to profit

Friday, October 24th 2014, 4:28

Australia's troubled national carrier Qantas says it is on course to deliver its first pre-tax profits this year in the three months to September.
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How technology is transforming Tasmanian farms

Thursday, October 23rd 2014, 20:34

How technology is revolutionising farming in Australia
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VIDEO: Battle over the Great Barrier Reef

Wednesday, October 22nd 2014, 20:23

Expanding coal mining operations along the Queensland coast could threaten Australia's treasured Great Barrier Reef.
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Can a mining town survive a shutdown?

Tuesday, October 21st 2014, 19:33

Can a remote mining town in Australia survive a shutdown?
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Tributes paid to ex-Australian PM

Tuesday, October 21st 2014, 15:25
related countries: Aruba

Tributes have been paid to Australia's controversial former prime minister Gough Whitlam who died on Tuesday at the age of 98.
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Five ways Whitlam changed Australia

Tuesday, October 21st 2014, 7:49

Five ways that late PM Gough Whitlam reformed his country
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Australia page for BBC News website

Monday, October 20th 2014, 20:39

How we are improving the BBC's coverage of Australia
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Australia's Medibank plans share sale

Monday, October 20th 2014, 7:21
related countries: Aruba

Australia's government hopes to raise as much as $5.5bn Australian dollars ($4.8bn; £3bn) by selling shares in health insurer Medibank Private.
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Australia lifts parliament veil ban

Monday, October 20th 2014, 3:57
related places: Canberra

Australia reverses a rule which would have restricted access to the parliament building in Canberra for women wearing full-face Islamic veils.
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On the tracks of Australia's last record maker

Sunday, October 19th 2014, 23:21

Getting into the groove with Australia's last record maker
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Iraq approves Australia anti-IS unit

Sunday, October 19th 2014, 18:11
related countries: Iraq

Australia closes a deal to allow 200 special forces into Iraq to train local troops to fight against Islamic State, after a month-long legal row.
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Rossi wins, Smith third in Australia

Sunday, October 19th 2014, 8:37
related countries: Aruba, United Kingdom

Italian Valentino Rossi wins the Australian MotoGP as Britain's Bradley Smith takes third, his first podium finish.
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Australia coach McKenzie resigns

Saturday, October 18th 2014, 14:52
related countries: New Zealand
related places: Brisbane

Australia coach Ewen McKenzie quits after the 29-28 defeat by New Zealand in Brisbane, 11 months before the World Cup.
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Australia 28-29 New Zealand

Saturday, October 18th 2014, 11:41
related countries: New Zealand

A last-minute converted try from Malakai Fekitoa gives New Zealand a thrilling victory over Australia.
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Australia extend Lehmann's contract

Friday, October 17th 2014, 6:29

Ashes-winning coach Darren Lehmann has his Australia contract extended by one year until June 2017.
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Lockdown lifted at Australia base

Thursday, October 16th 2014, 7:19
related countries: Seychelles
related places: Victoria

An Australian naval training base in Victoria was locked down for several hours after "hazardous material" was found during a routine inspection.
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Channel apologises for 'sexist' quiz

Thursday, October 16th 2014, 7:00

Australia's Channel 10 apologises for a "sexist" question on the Family Feud quiz asking contestants to "name a woman's job".
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Asylum baby denied Australia visa

Wednesday, October 15th 2014, 11:29

In a landmark ruling Australia's federal court says a baby born in Australia to an asylum seeker from Myanmar is not entitled to a refugee visa.
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Australia expands rich investor visa

Tuesday, October 14th 2014, 16:27
related countries: China

Australia tries to attract rich immigrants with new immigration rules likely to appeal to wealthy Chinese citizens.
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Kit plane crashes on Melbourne house

Tuesday, October 14th 2014, 7:18
related places: Melbourne

A light aircraft which officials say was "amateur built" crashes into a suburban home in Melbourne, Australia, killing the pilot.
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Australia in court over asylum cases

Tuesday, October 14th 2014, 2:55
related places: Brisbane

Australia's government faces court challenges to its asylum policies in cases involving a baby born in Brisbane and Sri Lankans detained at sea.
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Australian chain pulls 'racist' top

Monday, October 13th 2014, 15:23
related countries: Aruba

A singlet bearing a slogan seen by many as racist is removed from Woolworths shelves in Australia after it was "inadvertently" stocked.
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Derby winner Australia retired

Saturday, October 11th 2014, 10:56

The 2014 Derby winner Australia is retired after his owners Coolmore Stud reveal problems in a right hind hoof.
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Former China mining head extradited

Friday, October 10th 2014, 6:44
related countries: China, Hong Kong

A former Chinese mining firm executive on the run from insider trading charges in Australia has been extradited from Hong Kong.
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Australia in first IS bombing raid

Thursday, October 9th 2014, 4:06
related countries: Iraq

Australia carries out its first raid in Iraq on what officials said was an Islamic State facility, with a fighter jet dropping two bombs.
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Australia seeks 'hate preacher' ban

Wednesday, October 8th 2014, 6:16

Australia's PM Tony Abbott says he wants visa rules tightened so preachers of "divisive and extremist" ideologies will be refused entry.
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Canberra ranked 'best place to live'

Wednesday, October 8th 2014, 2:37
related countries: Aruba
related places: Canberra

The Australian Capital Territory of Canberra ranks as the best place in the world to live, according to a report by the OECD.
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Argentina 21-17 Australia

Sunday, October 5th 2014, 7:02

Argentina come from 14-0 down to defeat Australia and earn their first win since joining the Rugby Championship.
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Australian winemaker TWE shares drop

Monday, September 29th 2014, 10:31
related countries: Aruba

Shares in the world's biggest listed winemaker, Australia's Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), plunge after it rejects two separate multi-billion takeover offers.
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South Africa edge past Australia

Saturday, September 27th 2014, 17:48

South Africa captain Jean de Villiers scores two late tries to help his side claim a 28-10 bonus-point win over Australia.
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Should Australia's refugees be sent to Cambodia?

Friday, September 26th 2014, 11:45
related countries: Cambodia

Anger as Australia sends Cambodian refugees home
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Australia in Cambodia asylum deal

Thursday, September 25th 2014, 5:05
related countries: Cambodia

Australia confirms it will sign a deal with Cambodia to resettle refugees there, drawing immediate criticism from rights groups.
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Australian migrants struggle to find work

Wednesday, September 24th 2014, 23:55
related countries: Aruba

Struggling to find a job in Australia
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BHP Billiton to cut 700 coal jobs

Tuesday, September 23rd 2014, 6:39

BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi plan to cut 700 jobs at a joint coal mining venture in Australia because of tough market conditions.
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Australia want Lions 2017 tour game

Thursday, September 18th 2014, 10:25
related countries: Aruba, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom

The Australian Rugby Union wants the British and Irish Lions to start their 2017 tour of New Zealand in Australia.
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Australia survive Argentina scare

Saturday, September 13th 2014, 12:31
related countries: Argentina

Australia survive a late rally from Argentina to win their Rugby Championship match on the Gold Coast 32-25.
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Australia raises terror threat level

Friday, September 12th 2014, 5:37

Australia has raised its terrorism threat level from medium to high, PM Tony Abbott announces, amid concern over militant groups in the Middle East.
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Australia's Myer reports losses

Thursday, September 11th 2014, 2:44

Australia's largest department store group, Myer, reports a fall in its annual profits for the fourth consecutive year.
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Australia shootings: Body found

Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 8:26
related countries: Aruba

Australian police find a body and a gun near a rural New South Wales farmhouse where a woman and her three children were found dead.
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Australia police raid Islamic centre

Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 7:51

Police in Australia arrest two in Islamic centre raid, a day after its spy chief said he was considering upgrading the terror threat level.
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Briton dies in Australia shark attack

Tuesday, September 9th 2014, 13:32

A British man has died after being badly bitten on the leg by a shark off a beach in Australia's popular Byron Bay, officials say.
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VIDEO: Man dies in Australia shark attack

Tuesday, September 9th 2014, 10:21
related countries: Aruba
related places: Byron Bay

A 50-year-old man has been killed in a shark attack off a beach in Byron Bay, the most easterly point on the Australian mainland, officials say
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VIDEO: Man dies in Australia shark attack

Tuesday, September 9th 2014, 7:06
related countries: Aruba
related places: Byron Bay

A 50-year-old man has been killed in a shark attack off a beach in Byron Bay, the most easterly point on the Australian mainland, officials say.
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Renshaw leads Tour after stage win

Monday, September 8th 2014, 14:59
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Llandudno

Australia's Mark Renshaw leads the Tour of Britain after winning stage two's sprint finish in Llandudno.
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New plan for Australia reef dumping

Monday, September 8th 2014, 9:46

Queensland leaders present a proposal that would prevent sediment from a port expansion being dumped in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
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Finch named Australia T20 captain

Monday, September 8th 2014, 6:30

Aaron Finch is named Australia's Twenty20 team captain after George Bailey steps down from the role.
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South Africa beat Australia in final

Saturday, September 6th 2014, 16:19
related countries: South Africa, Zimbabwe

Faf du Plessis scores 96 as South Africa defeat Australia by six wickets in the final of the Triangular series in Zimbabwe.
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Australia strike late for victory

Saturday, September 6th 2014, 12:28
related countries: South Africa
related places: Perth

A late converted try gives Australia a 24-23 win over South Africa in their Rugby Championship game in Perth.
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