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: Australian wildfires to worsen

Sunday, October 20th 2013, 7:30
related countries: Aruba
related places: Sydney

Hundreds of houses have been destroyed by the fires in the Blue Mountains near Sydney in Australia, with conditions said to be worsening on the coming days.
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Faulkner stars in superb Aussie win

Saturday, October 19th 2013, 16:05
related countries: India

James Faulkner smashes 64 from 29 balls as Australia win another high-scoring one-day international against India.
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All Blacks seal Bledisloe whitewash

Saturday, October 19th 2013, 11:57
related countries: New Zealand

New Zealand prevail in a seven-try spectacle to seal a 3-0 Bledisloe Cup triumph against Australia and remain unbeaten in 2013.
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Australian military probes fire link

Saturday, October 19th 2013, 7:52
related countries: Aruba

Australia's military is investigating whether a training exercise using explosives may have started one of the huge bush fires burning in New South Wales.
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VIDEO: Reporter urges man to flee wildfires

Friday, October 18th 2013, 11:42
related places: Springwood

A man desperate to salvage possessions as wildfires closed in on his home in Springwood, Australia, has been forced to abandon his attempt by a news reporter.
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McCaw to miss Bledisloe Cup game

Friday, October 18th 2013, 9:29
related countries: New Zealand

New Zealand captain Richie McCaw will miss Saturday's Bledisloe Cup game against Australia with a calf injury.
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VIDEO: Man dies fighting Australia wildfire

Friday, October 18th 2013, 6:55

Wildfires raging across Australia have claimed at least one life and destroyed hundreds of homes.
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VIDEO: Flames turn Blue Mountains orange

Thursday, October 17th 2013, 10:57
related places: Sydney

Firemen are battling fierce wildfires -- dozens of homes are destroyed on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia.
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Record-breaking India stun Australia

Wednesday, October 16th 2013, 16:24
related countries: India

India pull off the second-highest run chase in one-day internationals to thrash Australia and level their series at 1-1.
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Trott rejects Lehmann criticism

Wednesday, October 16th 2013, 6:08
related countries: United Kingdom

England batsman Jonathan Trott rejects criticism from Australia coach Darren Lehmann ahead of the return Ashes series.
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A solution for Australia's grog addicts?

Wednesday, October 16th 2013, 0:04

Is this the world's harshest crackdown on problem drinkers?
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British racing driver Edwards killed

Tuesday, October 15th 2013, 16:29
related countries: United Kingdom

British racing driver Sean Edwards is killed in a crash at the Queensland Raceway in Australia.
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Australia plans tough bike gang laws

Tuesday, October 15th 2013, 5:47

Australia's Queensland parliament is set to introduce tough new laws to tackle motorcycle gang crime, amid a recent escalation in violence.
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Blaze hits Australia Olympic park

Monday, October 14th 2013, 3:30

A fire in Australia's Olympic park destroyed or damaged around 80 cars and forced 1,500 people to evacuate the aquatic centre, authorities say.
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Returning Yuvraj fires India to win

Thursday, October 10th 2013, 19:17
related countries: India

Yuvraj Singh, playing his first international since January, hits 77 as India beat Australia in a Twenty20 match.
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VIDEO: Forgotten map of Australia reappears

Thursday, October 10th 2013, 18:24

A centuries-old chart created in 1663 and thought to be the prototype for all future maps of Australia is about to go on display at the National Library of Australia.
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Australia tycoon in Senate deal

Thursday, October 10th 2013, 7:47

Billionaire Clive Palmer strikes a deal to form a bloc key to passing legislation in Australia's Senate, where PM Tony Abbott lacks a majority.
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Stuck platypus survives 15km ride

Thursday, October 10th 2013, 4:21
related countries: Aruba

A platypus that got stuck in a car engine in Australia has been safely released back into the wild, Australian conservation officials say.
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Australia criminal Chopper Read dies

Wednesday, October 9th 2013, 8:33

One of Australia's most notorious criminals, Mark "Chopper" Read, who later became a novelist, dies of liver cancer, his manager says.
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Batsman Warner handed suspended ban

Tuesday, October 8th 2013, 11:43

Australia batsman David Warner receives a one-game suspended ban after missing a grade match to watch horse racing.
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Australia bikers held over shootings

Wednesday, October 2nd 2013, 9:27
related places: Melbourne

Eight members of rival motorcycle gangs are charged in Australia over a spate of shootings in Melbourne, with police raiding properties connected to biker groups.
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VIDEO: Gales lash southern Australia

Tuesday, October 1st 2013, 16:58

Heavy overnight wind and rain hits southern Australia, causing damage to homes and cars and leaving thousands of people without power.
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Australia tycoon moves to end feud

Tuesday, October 1st 2013, 9:02

Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart says she wants to give up control of a billion-dollar family trust to end a long-running feud with her children.
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VIDEO: Zero emissions sports car

Tuesday, October 1st 2013, 8:48

Students at the University of New South Wales, in Australia, build a solar powered sports car.
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Clarke ruled out of India ODI series

Tuesday, October 1st 2013, 7:43
related countries: India

Australia captain Michael Clarke is ruled out of the tour to India and requires "extensive rehabilitation" before the Ashes.
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Australia PM holds Indonesia talks

Monday, September 30th 2013, 17:21
related countries: Indonesia

Australia's new Prime Minister Tony Abbott has held talks with Indonesia's Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta, and played down tensions over asylum policies.
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VIDEO: Indonesia asylum boat sinks

Saturday, September 28th 2013, 11:49
related countries: Indonesia

At least 21 people drowned when a boat carrying dozens of migrants seeking asylum in Australia sank off the coast of Java, Indonesian officials have said.
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VIDEO: Australia courts Gulf tourists

Saturday, September 28th 2013, 1:51

Australia is competing for the lucrative Middle Eastern tourism market, with facilities such as prayer rooms and Arabic-speaking staff, as Simon Atkinson reports.
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Indonesia boat people die in sinking

Friday, September 27th 2013, 16:56
related countries: Indonesia

A boat carrying dozens of migrants seeking asylum in Australia sinks off the coast of Java, resulting in at least 21 deaths.
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Hick lands Australia coaching role

Wednesday, September 25th 2013, 7:02
related countries: United Kingdom

Cricket Australia appoints ex-England batsman Graeme Hick as high performance coach at its centre of excellence.
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Ballance and Rankin get Ashes call

Monday, September 23rd 2013, 15:08
related countries: Ireland, United Kingdom

England name uncapped trio Gary Ballance, Boyd Rankin and Ben Stokes in their Ashes squad to tour Australia.
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Tiny snake grounds Qantas flight

Monday, September 23rd 2013, 10:36
related countries: Japan

Hundreds of passengers bound for Japan were stranded overnight in Australia after a tiny Mandarin rat snake was found on a Qantas plane.
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Onions hopeful of England tour place

Sunday, September 22nd 2013, 13:28
related countries: United Kingdom

Graham Onions is hopeful of a place in the England Ashes squad to tour Australia and wants to play "that one more game".
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Fixing accused 'fear attack by boss'

Friday, September 20th 2013, 10:36
related countries: United Kingdom

A group of British footballers facing fixing charges in Australia say they fear attack by associates of the alleged ringleader.
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Injured Clarke named in ODI squad

Thursday, September 19th 2013, 7:31
related countries: India

Captain Michael Clarke is included in Australia's squad for the one-day series in India despite a back problem.
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Abbott sworn in as Australia leader

Wednesday, September 18th 2013, 2:32
related places: Canberra

Tony Abbott is sworn in as Australia's prime minister, promising a day of action as his government begins work.
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Australia may sue over 2022 World Cup

Tuesday, September 17th 2013, 10:44

Australia's soccer chief Frank Lowy says his country could ask for compensation if the 2022 World Cup is moved to winter.
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Watson stars as Australia win series

Monday, September 16th 2013, 21:24
related countries: United Kingdom

Shane Watson hits a splendid 143 off 107 balls as Australia beat England by 49 runs to win the one-day series 2-1.
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Clarke a doubt for ODI decider

Monday, September 16th 2013, 7:18
related countries: United Kingdom

Australia captain Michael Clarke is a doubt for the deciding one-day international in his side's series against England.
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Australia's Abbott unveils cabinet

Monday, September 16th 2013, 6:32

Australia's Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott unveils his cabinet ahead of his swearing-in on Wednesday, calling it a highly experienced line-up.
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Australia child abuse hearings begin

Monday, September 16th 2013, 4:55

Australia's royal commission into child sexual abuse begins public hearings, as panel say more than 4,000 victims have come forward.
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Boom and bust in Australia's coal country

Sunday, September 15th 2013, 23:45

The Harley-Davidson days are finally over for Australia's miners
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VIDEO: How Australia moved its masterpieces

Sunday, September 15th 2013, 23:04
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

How Australia took masterpieces to London's Royal Academy
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British players arrested in Australia

Sunday, September 15th 2013, 8:58
related countries: Aruba, United Kingdom

Australian police arrest 10 people, including British players, after an investigation into match-fixing allegations.
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Gillard 'grieves' leadership loss

Saturday, September 14th 2013, 12:00

Australia's ex-PM Julia Gillard speaks for the first time about the pain she felt after being ousted as Labor Party leader, in a newspaper column.
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Rain ends third England-Australia ODI

Wednesday, September 11th 2013, 18:11
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Edgbaston

Rain ends the third one-day international between England and Australia as only 15.1 overs are possible at Edgbaston.
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NZ, Australian hikers in PNG attack

Wednesday, September 11th 2013, 3:29
related countries: Aruba, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea

Robbers attack a trekking party in Papua New Guinea, killing two local guides and injuring tourists from Australia and New Zealand.
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Bushfires blaze in Australia state

Tuesday, September 10th 2013, 7:18
related countries: Aruba
related places: Sydney

About 40 bushfires are burning in parts of the Australian state of New South Wales, west of the main city of Sydney, officials say.
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Johnson tipped for key Ashes role

Monday, September 9th 2013, 18:02

Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson can play a major part in Australia's quest to regain the Ashes, says former bowler Jason Gillespie.
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Australia's Abbott starts transition

Monday, September 9th 2013, 13:05
related places: Canberra

Australia's PM-elect Tony Abbott arrives in Canberra to begin the transition to his coalition government, after Saturday's decisive election win.
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Australia's Starc set to miss Ashes

Monday, September 9th 2013, 7:23

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc is set to miss the Ashes in Australia this winter because of a back injury.
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Morgan defends England selection

Sunday, September 8th 2013, 20:06
related countries: United Kingdom

Eoin Morgan defends England's team selection after his side are well beaten by Australia in the second one-day international.
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Miliband given 'Australia' warning

Sunday, September 8th 2013, 17:18
related countries: Aruba, United Kingdom

The Labour Party faces an election meltdown like that of its Australian counterpart unless it stops its "squabbles" with the unions, the Unison boss warns.
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Clarke leads Australia to ODI win

Sunday, September 8th 2013, 17:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Captain Michael Clarke scores a century to help Australia beat England by 88 runs in the second one-day international.
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Abbott vows quick action on asylum

Sunday, September 8th 2013, 10:35

Australia's PM-elect Tony Abbott says his top priorities in office are to scrap the carbon tax and to stop asylum-seekers arriving by boat.
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Tony Abbott sweeps to Australia win

Saturday, September 7th 2013, 22:02

Tony Abbott will be Australia's next prime minister after his Liberal-National coalition defeats Kevin Rudd's Labor for the first time in six years.
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VIDEO: Tony Abbott wins Australia election

Saturday, September 7th 2013, 21:41

Australia's opposition has crushed the governing Labor party in a general election that has returned the Liberal-National coalition to power for the first time in six years.
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VIDEO: 'Australia under new management'

Saturday, September 7th 2013, 12:51

Tony Abbott has declared that Australia is "under new management" after his Liberal-National coalition swept to power in the country's general election.
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England-Australia ODI washed out

Friday, September 6th 2013, 12:38
related countries: United Kingdom

The first one-day international between England and Australia at Headingley is abandoned because of rain.
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VIDEO: Australian election in 90 seconds

Friday, September 6th 2013, 10:16
related countries: Aruba

A speedy guide to Australia's crunch vote
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Australia opposition plans aid cut

Thursday, September 5th 2013, 8:17

Australia's opposition says it will slash foreign aid, as it sets out more planned cuts and costings two days before the general election.
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VIDEO: Immigration divides Australian voters

Wednesday, September 4th 2013, 13:28
related countries: Aruba

Thousands of immigrants seek a better life in Australia, but the issue of what to do with them is becoming a key issue in the country's forthcoming election
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VIDEO: Asylum seekers living in limbo

Wednesday, September 4th 2013, 4:57
related countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Sri Lanka

Every year, thousands of asylum seekers leave Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Iraq and Iran to make the dangerous and illegal journey across the sea to Australia.
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Australia growth beats forecast

Wednesday, September 4th 2013, 3:31

Australia reports better-than-forecast growth numbers for the April to June quarter, boosted by gains in consumer spending.
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Australia: Why boat people risk it all

Tuesday, September 3rd 2013, 23:41

Three migrants on their bid to reach Australia's shores
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