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Asia dims the lights for Earth Hour
Lights went out at Sydney's Opera House and Harbour Bridge on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event in which landmarks and homes go dark for an hour to highlight the threat from climate change.
Mar 28, 2009, 19:34
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Button leads Brawn front row sweep
Jenson Button seized pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday in a fairytale front row sweep for his new Brawn GP team.
Mar 28, 2009, 19:31
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Victoria braces for wild dawn
Victorians are being urged to secure their homes ahead of strong northerly winds expected around dawn.
Mar 2, 2009, 16:47
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Australia goes one up in South Africa
Australia took a massive step towards retaining its number one Test ranking after winning the first Test in Johannesburg by 162 runs.
Mar 2, 2009, 16:43
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Business 'not ready' for ETS
A major business group says many companies will not be ready for the proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS) by next year's planned start date.
Feb 26, 2009, 21:07
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Govt 'fails to deliver on apology promise'
The Federal Government is coming under fire over its first annual report to Parliament on efforts to improve the living conditions of Indigenous Australians.
Feb 26, 2009, 20:47
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Australia fight back from shocking start
Australia battled bravely on the opening day of the first Test match in Johannesburg, after a disastrous start to its tour of South Africa overnight.
Feb 26, 2009, 20:45
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Victoria braces for extreme fire conditions
Victoria is bracing for another day of dangerous fire conditions with temperatures predicted to be in the high 30s and low 40s degrees Celsius, low humidity, and strong winds ahead of a late change.
Feb 26, 2009, 20:42
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Australian Catholic abuse victims want apology from Pope
Victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests and brothers in Australia, like Jose Respall who still vividly recalls being fondled at age 11, are calling on Pope Benedict to apologise when he arrives in Sydney on Sunday.
Jul 7, 2008, 09:34
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Austrian incest father planned dungeon for years
An Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children with her had planned the construction of her basement prison years in advance, police said on Monday.
May 5, 2008, 23:40
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Australian judge slams handling of terrorism case
Australian authorities dropped terrorism charges against a Sydney medical student on Monday, with a judge condemning police and intelligence agents for "grossly improper" behaviour in the case.
Nov 12, 2007, 14:08
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Aftershocks follow magnitude 6.8 NZ quake
Aftershocks rattled New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday up to 10 hours after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the area, New Zealand seismologists said.
Oct 16, 2007, 00:28
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Abandoned toddler sparks three-nation police hunt
Police in three countries are hunting for the parents of a little girl in a red jacket nicknamed "Pumpkin" after she was abandoned at an Australian railway station.
Sep 18, 2007, 13:40
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Australia's PM stares down leadership tensions
Australian Prime Minister John Howard stared down leadership tension within his conservative government on Tuesday, flatly refusing to quit despite a string of bad opinion polls ahead of looming national elections.
Sep 11, 2007, 12:49
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Australia releases new evidence against Indian doc
Australia released new evidence on Tuesday against an Indian doctor accused of links to a failed car bomb plot in Britain, as police and the government continued to face criticism over his bungled arrest and subsequent release.
Jul 31, 2007, 20:04
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Australia halts Indian doctor's bail release
The Australian government stopped an Indian doctor on Monday from being released on bail on terrorism charges linked to British car bombings by cancelling his visa and ordering him into an immigration detention centre.
Jul 16, 2007, 19:08
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Police to say Woolmer died of natural causes
Jamaican police are to announce next week that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered as they had initially stated, the Daily Mail said on Saturday.
Jun 2, 2007, 15:19
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Law experts say courts can stop Japan whale cull
Law experts on Monday urged anti-whaling nations to end years of fruitless diplomatic pressure on Japan to stop scientific culling and use international courts to halt Tokyo.
May 7, 2007, 12:39
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Blind pilot lands flight-of-fancy
Flying a tiny Microlight aircraft across the world through snow and over open ocean would test the courage and skills of anyone.
Apr 30, 2007, 12:31
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Stallone offers evidence in hormone case
Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone has provided medical documents to Australia's customs after being charged with importing 48 vials of banned human growth hormone, his lawyer told a Sydney court on Tuesday.
Apr 24, 2007, 13:28
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Australian offered plea bargain at Guantanamo
Australian David Hicks has grown his hair to chest-length so he can use it to cover his eyes from the lights that shine in his Guantanamo prison cell all night, one of his lawyers said.
Mar 26, 2007, 15:04
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Vaughan's likely return boosts spirits
The likely return of captain Michael Vaughan has provided England with another timely boost before Tuesday's must-win tri-series one-day international against New Zealand in Brisbane.
Feb 5, 2007, 09:40
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Australia gain edge after England collapse
England fought back from another batting collapse on Wednesday to grab four wickets before Australia began to reassert their control on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes test.
Jan 3, 2007, 14:47
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Warne passes 700 wickets in fourth test
Shane Warne captured five wickets to take his career total past 700 as Australia seized control of the fourth Ashes test against England on Tuesday.
Dec 26, 2006, 14:12
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Government split over wheat monopoly
DIVISIONS in the Coalition have deepened after the Federal Government effectively broke AWB's monopoly on Australian wheat exports, approving licences for two rival companies to sell wheat offshore.
Dec 22, 2006, 07:51
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Australians outraged by Bashir verdict
Australian authorities remain convinced radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was involved in the 2002 Bali bombings, even though he has been cleared of any crime by an Indonesian court.
Dec 22, 2006, 07:43
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Ruthless Australia win back Ashes
Australia beat England by 206 runs in the third test to regain the Ashes in record time after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series on Monday.
Dec 18, 2006, 13:59
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Australian cleric refuses to quit over "meat" sermon
Australia's top Muslim cleric, suspended from preaching after describing women who do not dress modestly as "uncovered meat", rejected calls to resign on Friday, saying he would not go until the White House was cleaned out.
Oct 27, 2006, 20:50
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Pessimism grows in "Lucky Country" Australia
A decade and a half of economic growth, rising incomes and a housing boom hasn't made Australians -- traditionally proud of their country's "Lucky Country" moniker -- any happier.
Sep 16, 2006, 10:53
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Australia's Crocodile Hunter gets private funeral
A private funeral service was held for Australian TV naturalist Steve Irwin on Saturday and he will be buried at his family's zoo in the northern state of Queensland, local media reported.
Sep 10, 2006, 12:10
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Aust concerned at Horta resignation
AUSTRALIA has expressed disappointment at the resignation of East Timor foreign and defence minister, Jose Ramos Horta
Jun 25, 2006, 12:27
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Australians bewitched by Kidman's fairy-tale wedding
Guests began arriving on Sunday in Sydney's seaside suburb of Manly where actor Nicole Kidman was to marry country singer and fellow Australian Keith Urban in a traditional ceremony billed as the society wedding of the year.
Jun 25, 2006, 12:24
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Australia may develop nuclear power - PM Howard
Prime Minister John Howard says he has an open mind on the development of nuclear power in Australia, which has 40 percent of the world's known reserves of uranium, and has called for a full debate on the issue.
May 20, 2006, 09:03
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Blair fuels speculation over future
Prime Minister Tony Blair sparked a fresh bout of conjecture over his future on Monday when he said it may have been a mistake to rule out a fourth term.
Mar 27, 2006, 17:41
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Ad police relent after "bloody" Australian campaign
Australia said "bloody well done" on Saturday after the television advertising regulator lifted a ban on an Australian tourism campaign centred on the slightly risqué phrase "bloody hell".
Mar 18, 2006, 14:01
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