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Australia summons Syrian envoy over bloodshed

Australia summons Syrian envoy over bloodshed


Australian FM Kevin Rudd summoned the Syrian envoy to convey his grave concerns about the nation`s w...
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Thai girls `forced into sex slavery` in Australia

Thai girls `forced into sex slavery` in Australia


Trafficking of girls from Asia, particularly Thailand, is a problem in Australia and police said it...
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Police arrest 6 at Occupy Sydney protest site

Police arrest 6 at Occupy Sydney protest site


Dozens of protesters have been arrested since the Occupy Sydney movement first camped in a downtown ...
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Bomb squad called to embassies in Australia

Bomb squad called to embassies in Australia


Bomb squad officers were called to the French and Israeli embassies following the discovery of suspi...
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Australia reviews timetable for buying 12 F-35s

Australia reviews timetable for buying 12 F-35s


Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith said that Canberra is only contractually obligated to take...
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Kerala Tourism on marketing blitz in Australia, ME


Kerala is on a marketing blitz to attract more travellers from the Middle East and Down Under.
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Bowerbirds `woo mates with illusions`

Bowerbirds `woo mates with illusions`


Avians are move clever than you thought, with some displaying traits often similar to humans -- for...
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Australian PM stumbles before angry protesters

Australian PM stumbles before angry protesters


Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard stumbled and was caught by a security guard.
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Learn English: Liberal MP to migrants in Australia

Learn English: Liberal MP to migrants in Australia


Opposition MP Teresa Gambaro recently apologised for saying migrants should be taught to wear deodor...
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`Racism still prevalent in Australia`

`Racism still prevalent in Australia`


Dr Charlie Teo said that claims made by some Australian politicians denying racism in Australia anno...
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‘Condemn Chinese govt for firing at Tibetans’

‘Condemn Chinese govt for firing at Tibetans’


The Australia`s Tibet Council asked Julia Gillard to condemn the Chinese authorities for the incid...
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New sex scandals hit Australian defence force

New sex scandals hit Australian defence force


The Australian Defence Force said it has no tolerance for misconduct or security breaches.
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Saudi Arabia pardons Aussies charged of blasphemy

Saudi Arabia pardons Aussies charged of blasphemy


An Australian man was sentenced 500 lashes and a year in jail in Saudi Arabia for blasphemy.
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Japan to release 3 Oz activists who boarded whaler

Japan to release 3 Oz activists who boarded whaler


Australia maintains the annual whale hunts violate Japan`s international obligations and is seeking ...
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`Australian migrants don`t know how to wear deo`

`Australian migrants don`t know how to wear deo`


Australian opposition has landed in hot waters after Terese Gambaro suggested that migrants should b...
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Australia deports Pak student on security grounds

Australia deports Pak student on security grounds


Salman Ghumman`s father said he feared his son had been unfairly targeted because the family had don...
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Seven injured as turbulence hits Qantas A380

Seven injured as turbulence hits Qantas A380


The Airbus superjumbo was three hours from Singapore when it hit a storm over Indian airspace.
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`Activists detained on Japan whaling vessel`

`Activists detained on Japan whaling vessel`


US-based Sea Shepherd is tailing Japan`s whaling fleet as it heads towards the Southern Ocean to try...
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Indian surrogacy brings twin delights to Oz couple


IVF is a process in which egg cells from a woman are fertilised with sperms outside her body and lat...
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Aussie kidnapped in Philippines seeks $2 mn ransom

Aussie kidnapped in Philippines seeks $2 mn ransom


Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said that her government has established a task force to...
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Cockatoos under threat of extinction

Cockatoos under threat of extinction


Black cockatoos could become extinct within 50 years.
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Eggshells reveal birds` evolutionary secrets

Eggshells reveal birds` evolutionary secrets


A study reveals that, molecules from eggshells of endangered and extinct birds can tell behaviour an...
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Australia endures record heatwave since 1900

Australia endures record heatwave since 1900


Temperatures reached 43 degrees Celsius in parts of Victoria Monday.
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Australia urges Fiji to restore democracy

Australia urges Fiji to restore democracy


Australia said Fiji`s announcement that it would lift emergency laws was a "first step" but urged th...
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Hybrid sharks found in Australia

Hybrid sharks found in Australia


The inter-breeding between the two species shows that the animals are adapting to climate change and...
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Australian teen jailed for Nitin Garg’s murder


An Australian court on Thursday sentenced a Melbourne teenager to 13 years in jail for murdering Ind...
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Australian tourist found dead in Jaipur hotel


Ramganj police station SHO Narendra Singh said that the girl, Kathleen Adam Brook, was a resident of...
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Navy stops asylum seekers off Australian coast

Navy stops asylum seekers off Australian coast


Australian Navy Wednesday intercepted yet another boat carrying 100 suspected asylum seekers north o...
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Australia PM reshuffles cabinet, targets jobs

Australia PM reshuffles cabinet, targets jobs


Australia`s Prime Minister Julia Gillard reshuffled her cabinet on Monday, focusing on job creation ...
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Ex-Oz PM decries India uranium ban decision


Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Fraser on Monday strongly criticised Julia Gillard for am...
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UNSC seat: Australia supports India


Australia supported India`s claim for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council.
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Saudi: Oz man to get 500 lashes for blasphemy

Saudi: Oz man to get 500 lashes for blasphemy


Mansor Almaribe, was charged with blasphemy last month while participating in the Hajj, a pilgrimage...
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China jails Australian businessman for 13 years

China jails Australian businessman for 13 years


A Chinese court on Tuesday jailed an Australian businessman for 13 years on bribery and embezzleme...
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Oz minister rules out uranium export to Pak

Oz minister rules out uranium export to Pak


Stephen Smith has ruled out uranium export to Pakistan, citing its poor proliferation record.
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Australia expands sanctions against Iran

Australia expands sanctions against Iran


Australian Govt has expanded sanctions against Iran in response to its continued non-compliance wit...
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Oz Defence Minister supports uranium sale to India


Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith has said that he did not support the similar treatment t...
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Pak envies Australia selling Uranium to India


Pak claimed that Australia should sell uranium to Pakistan as well, as India has not signed the nucl...
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Oz uranium sale to India: China reacts cautiously

Oz uranium sale to India: China reacts cautiously


China said that all countries are entitled to peaceful use of nuclear energy.
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Oz’s Labor votes for uranium sale to India


Australia`s ruling Labor on Sunday voted to overturn a decades-old ban on uranium sale to India, pa...
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Indian cabbie attacked in Australia


A 22-year-old Indian taxi driver in Australia was attacked by four men who ripped off his turban a...
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Australian charged over 35,000 child porn images

Australian charged over 35,000 child porn images


A former Australian Federal Police worker who changed his name to Elvis Presley was refused bail aft...
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India not keen on trilateral pact with US, Oz


India voiced surprise at Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd`s remarks suggesting a trilateral se...
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Oz: Over 200 asylum seekers taken into custody

Oz: Over 200 asylum seekers taken into custody


The boats were carrying 110 and 103 passengers, according to an AAP report.
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China military condemns US-Australia military pact

China military condemns US-Australia military pact


The US-Australia agreement will send military aircraft and up to 2,500 Marines to northern Austral...
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iPhone expels smoke, glows on Australia flight

iPhone expels smoke, glows on Australia flight


Apple`s iPhone is the world`s hottest smartphone — and one iPhone in Australia appears to be the hot...
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‘Sale of uranium to India will violate treaty’


Unless India agrees to open its military facilities to nuclear inspectors, sale of uranium by Aust...
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‘Anti-semitism’ crimes in Oz increased by 31%

‘Anti-semitism’ crimes in Oz increased by 31%


Incidents of harassment and intimidation against Jews in Australia increased by 31 percent to 517 be...
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Australian teen electrocuted in Bali

Australian teen electrocuted in Bali


Jake Flannery was out celebrating on the well-known Kuta strip when he received the electric shock a...
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Murdoch son denies lobbying Australian senator

Murdoch son denies lobbying Australian senator


Rupert Murdoch`s eldest son denied that he was present when a former Australian senator alleges a ...
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Australian boy, 14, sentenced in Bali for drugs

Australian boy, 14, sentenced in Bali for drugs


The teen was vacationing on Bali with his parents when he bought the drugs.
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