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| Jan.4 |
Sydney |
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Australia sweeps up Ashes |
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| Jan.12 |
Sydney |
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Clijsters battles to title |
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| Jan.13 |
Melbourne |
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Roddick knocks off Federer |
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| Jan.15 |
Melbourne |
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Sharapova survives, Nadal cruises |
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| Jan.16 |
Melbourne |
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Federer, Roddick win 2nd rounds |
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Fires threaten homes |
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| Jan.18 |
Melbourne |
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Nadal made to work on night shift |
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Melbourne |
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Williams advances to 4th round |
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| Jan.19 |
Melbourne |
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Composed Roddick sinks irate Safin |
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Melbourne |
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Sharapova, Hingis advance to 4th round |
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| Jan.20 |
Melbourne |
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Hewitt's Aussie Open dream wrecked |
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Melbourne |
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Unseeded Safarova stuns Mauresmo |
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| Jan.21 |
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Flag 'ban' sparks anger |
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Melbourne |
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Clijsters, Hingis to meet in quarters |
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| Jan.22 |
Melbourne |
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Serena, Roddick earn spots in semis |
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| Jan.23 |
Melbourne |
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Federer races to Roddick showdown |
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Melbourne |
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Sharapova, Clijsters win singles |
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| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
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Nadal beaten by inspired Gonzalez |
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Melbourne |
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Serena beats Vaidisova to final
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Melbourne |
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Sharapova eases past Clijsters
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| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
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Awesome Federer destroys Roddick
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Gonzalez races to Federer showdown
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| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
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Unstoppable Serena stuns Sharapova Serena Williams dramatically tore up the script, 6-1 6-2, to capture a third Australian Open crown
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| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
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Federer sweeps to Aussie Open win 
Roger Federer won his 3rd Australian Open and 10th Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-4 win over Gonzalez
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| Feb.11 |
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PM slams Obama Iraq stance John Howard said that victory for Democratic Sen. in next year's presidential election would be a boon for terrorists
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| Feb.23 |
Sydney |
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Cheney warns on Chinese build-up
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| Mar.2 |
Washington |
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U.S. charges Australian aiding Taliban |
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| Mar.11 |
Queensland |
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Rains helping cool Barrier Reef |
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| Mar.17 |
Sydney |
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Bridge marks 75th year |
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| Mar.18 |
Melbourne |
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Raikkonen clinches opening victory
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| Mar.24 |
Saint Kitts & Nevis |
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Hayden launches Aussies to key win |
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| Mar.26 |
Guantanamo |
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Australian admits terror charge| Prisoner David Hicks pleaded guilty before a U.S. military tribunal to a charge of providing material support to terrorists. The 31-year-old Muslim convert was ... | |
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| Mar.27 |
Melbourne |
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Phelps gold as world records crash |
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| Mar.28 |
Guantanamo |
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Publicist: Australian detainee may cash in |
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| Mar.29 |
Melbourne |
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Phelps smashes third world record |
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| Mar.30 |
Guantanamo |
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Hicks gets plea deal |
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Melbourne |
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Phelps takes fifth gold |
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Guantanamo |
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Hicks to serve nine months' jail
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| Mar.31 |
Sydney |
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Climate change blackout
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Melbourne |
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Phelps equals Thorpe's gold record |
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| Apr.1 |
Melbourne |
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Michael Phelps collect 7th gold medal
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| Apr.4 |
India |
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Chappell resigns as coach of India |
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| Apr.9 |
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Australia to double Afghan force
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| Apr.13 |
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Howard calls for HIV migrant ban
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Barbados |
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Aussies crush Irish to reach semis |
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| Apr.19 |
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Drought hits food bowl |
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Queensland |
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'Ghost yacht' found| Emergency services have launched a search for the 3-man crew of a yacht found drifting off the North Queensland coast | |
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| Apr.25 |
Saint Lucia |
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Aussies in final with crushing win
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| Apr.28 |
 Barbados |
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Australia won 4th Cup over Sri Lanka| Australia lifted the cricket World Cup trophy for a 3rd successive time after claiming a 53-run victory in farcial ending to a rain-shortened final. Gilchrist smashed 149, the highest i... | |
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| May.12 |
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Aussies pull out of Zimbabwe tour
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| May.14 |
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Bullied in A$1m payout |
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| May.18 |
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Rain helps ease drought |
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| May.19 |
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Guantanamo Australian flies home David Hicks, convicted of supporting terrorism by a US military court, has arrived after 5 years at the US detention centre in Cuba
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| May.24 |
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Big Brother under fire |
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| Jun.3 |
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PM pledges climate plan |
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| Jun.8 |
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Stormy seas push freighter aground |
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| Jun.15 |
Sydney |
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PM meets Dalai Lama to talk Tibet |
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| Jun.26 |
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Aborigines threaten tourist ban The elders are threatening to ban tourists from Uluru, or Ayers Rock, over a plan to curb child sex abuse in Aboriginal communities
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| Jul.2 |
Queensland |
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Australia detains man in terror probe 
A doctor taken into custody while trying to fly out of Australia was the 8th person detained as British focused on several foreign-born doct...
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| Jul.5 |
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UK bomb suspect held for longer |
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| Jul.6 |
Sydney |
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Live Earth concerts kick off 24-hour global concert series to raise awareness about climate change got a traditional Aboriginal welcome
| 150 artists will be performing over 24 hours in 9 cities, including London and Washington. Live Earth is organized by former US VP Al Gore
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| Jul.12 |
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Rio Tinto launches $38B bid for Alcan |
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| Jul.13 |
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UK terror plot suspect charged A 27-year-old Indian national has been charged in connection with terrorism incidents in Britain last month,
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| Jul.15 |
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Terror suspect won't be extradited |
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Bail for bomb suspect |
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| Jul.21 |
Sydney |
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Major Aids forum opens |
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| Jul.23 |
Sydney |
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World 'losing fight against Aids' Dr Anthony Fauci, Bush's top adviser on HIV/Aids, has said at a gathering of the world's leading Aids experts, the world is losing the battl...
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| Jul.26 |
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Australia drops terror charge Top prosecutor dropped a terror charge against an Indian doctor accused of supporting failed bomb attacks on London and Scotland
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| Jul.28 |
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Cleared doctor leaves Australia Mohammed Haneef, a former suspect charged in connection with the foiled terrorist bomb attacks in Britain, was free to leave Australia
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| Jul.29 |
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Haneef relieved 'honour restored' |
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| Aug.20 |
Queensland |
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Woman killed by pet camel |
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Judge overturns Haneef visa ban A court has overturned a government decision to cancel the visa of an Indian doctor charged over failed bomb attacks in the UK
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| Aug.31 |
Sydney |
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Sydney fenced in for Apec summit |
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| Sep.2 |
Sydney |
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Security tight as APEC meeting started
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| Sep.4 |
Sydney |
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Howard reaffirms Iraq commitment
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| Sep.6 |
Sydney |
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Bush, China's Hu tackle thorny issues U.S. President's talks with Chinese President centered on Iran, China-made product recalls, global climate change and civilian religious fre...
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| Sep.7 |
Sydney |
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Bush spars with Roh on Korean war President Bush told South Korean President a formal end to the Korean War begins when N. Korea halts its secretive nuclear weapons program
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| Sep.12 |
Cape Town |
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Australia are shocked by Zimbabwe |
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| Sep.18 |
Melbourne |
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Abandoned girl sparks global hunt
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| Sep.23 |
Japan |
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Stoner claims MotoGP world title |
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| Oct.9 |
 Baghdad |
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Australian contractors kill 2 women Iraq's Interior Ministry: The security convoy that fired on a car, killing two Iraqi women, was an Australian firm
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| Oct.10 |
Baghdad |
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Contractor: Workers feared bombing
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| Oct.13 |
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Howard sets election date Next federal election will be held November 24, Prime Minister announced at a news conference in Canberra
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| Oct.24 |
Singapore |
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A380 makes first passenger flight
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| Nov.14 |
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Australians named worst emitters
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| Nov.18 |
Melbourne |
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Phone call frees miners
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| Nov.21 |
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PM Howard condemns fake leaflets
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| Nov.23 |
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Australians vote to choose leader Voting has begun in a general election which will decide the fate of second-longest serving prime minister, John Howard
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| Nov.24 |
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Rudd: I will be prime minister for all | Opposition leader Kevin Rudd greeted jubilant supporters, as he promised changes in environmental, education and workplace policies. Conservative Prime Minister Howard officially conceded that the Labor Party had gained... | |
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| Nov.25 |
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Rudd focuses on global warming
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| Nov.28 |
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Ex-rock star in Australia cabinet
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| Dec.5 |
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Australia to be 'climate bridge'
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| Dec.10 |
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Rape case ruling shocks Australia A judge's decision not to jail 9 men guilty of raping a 10-year-old girl in an Aboriginal community has triggered outrage
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| Dec.22 |
Kabul |
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Australia vows Afghan commitment
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| Dec.27 |
Solomon Islands |
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Ex-law chief deported to Australia
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| Dec.28 |
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'Terror' convict freed David Hicks sentenced by the United States for supporting terrorism has been freed from a prison, after completing his term
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| Dec.31 |
Sydney |
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Million revelers cheered fireworks
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|
| 2007 |
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| Apr.9 |
|
Australia to double Afghan force
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| Oct.9 |
Baghdad |
Australian contractors kill 2 women Iraq's Interior Ministry: The security convoy that fired on a car, killing two Iraqi women, was an Australian firm
|
| Oct.10 |
Baghdad |
Contractor: Workers feared bombing
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|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.16 |
|
Fires threaten homes |
|
| Mar.11 |
Queensland |
Rains helping cool Barrier Reef |
|
| Mar.31 |
Sydney |
Climate change blackout
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| Apr.13 |
|
Howard calls for HIV migrant ban
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| Apr.19 |
|
Drought hits food bowl |
|
| Apr.19 |
Queensland |
'Ghost yacht' found| Emergency services have launched a search for the 3-man crew of a yacht found drifting off the North Queensland coast | |
|
| May.18 |
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Rain helps ease drought |
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| Jun.3 |
|
PM pledges climate plan |
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| Jun.8 |
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Stormy seas push freighter aground |
|
| Jul.21 |
Sydney |
Major Aids forum opens |
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| Jul.23 |
Sydney |
World 'losing fight against Aids' Dr Anthony Fauci, Bush's top adviser on HIV/Aids, has said at a gathering of the world's leading Aids experts, the world is losing the battl...
|
| Aug.20 |
Queensland |
Woman killed by pet camel |
|
| Nov.14 |
|
Australians named worst emitters
|
| Nov.18 |
Melbourne |
Phone call frees miners
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|
| 2007 |
|
| May.14 |
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Bullied in A$1m payout |
|
| May.24 |
|
Big Brother under fire |
|
| Jun.26 |
|
Aborigines threaten tourist ban The elders are threatening to ban tourists from Uluru, or Ayers Rock, over a plan to curb child sex abuse in Aboriginal communities
|
| Jul.6 |
Sydney |
Live Earth concerts kick off 24-hour global concert series to raise awareness about climate change got a traditional Aboriginal welcome
| 150 artists will be performing over 24 hours in 9 cities, including London and Washington. Live Earth is organized by former US VP Al Gore
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| |
|
| Jul.12 |
|
Rio Tinto launches $38B bid for Alcan |
|
| Oct.24 |
Singapore |
A380 makes first passenger flight
|
| Nov.14 |
|
Australians named worst emitters
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| Nov.28 |
|
Ex-rock star in Australia cabinet
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|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.4 |
Sydney |
Australia sweeps up Ashes |
|
| Jan.12 |
Sydney |
Clijsters battles to title |
|
| Jan.13 |
Melbourne |
Roddick knocks off Federer |
|
| Jan.15 |
Melbourne |
Sharapova survives, Nadal cruises |
|
| Jan.16 |
Melbourne |
Federer, Roddick win 2nd rounds |
|
| Jan.18 |
Melbourne |
Nadal made to work on night shift |
|
| Jan.18 |
Melbourne |
Williams advances to 4th round |
|
| Jan.19 |
Melbourne |
Composed Roddick sinks irate Safin |
|
| Jan.19 |
Melbourne |
Sharapova, Hingis advance to 4th round |
|
| Jan.20 |
Melbourne |
Hewitt's Aussie Open dream wrecked |
|
| Jan.20 |
Melbourne |
Unseeded Safarova stuns Mauresmo |
|
| Jan.21 |
Melbourne |
Clijsters, Hingis to meet in quarters |
|
| Jan.22 |
Melbourne |
Serena, Roddick earn spots in semis |
|
| Jan.23 |
Melbourne |
Federer races to Roddick showdown |
|
| Jan.23 |
Melbourne |
Sharapova, Clijsters win singles |
|
| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
Nadal beaten by inspired Gonzalez |
|
| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
Serena beats Vaidisova to final
|
| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
Sharapova eases past Clijsters
|
| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
Awesome Federer destroys Roddick
|
| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
Gonzalez races to Federer showdown
|
| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
Unstoppable Serena stuns Sharapova Serena Williams dramatically tore up the script, 6-1 6-2, to capture a third Australian Open crown
|
| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
Federer sweeps to Aussie Open win Roger Federer won his 3rd Australian Open and 10th Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-4 win over Gonzalez
|
| Mar.18 |
Melbourne |
Raikkonen clinches opening victory
|
| Mar.24 |
Saint Kitts & Nevis |
Hayden launches Aussies to key win |
|
| Mar.27 |
Melbourne |
Phelps gold as world records crash |
|
| Mar.29 |
Melbourne |
Phelps smashes third world record |
|
| Mar.30 |
Melbourne |
Phelps takes fifth gold |
|
| Mar.31 |
Melbourne |
Phelps equals Thorpe's gold record |
|
| Apr.1 |
Melbourne |
Michael Phelps collect 7th gold medal
|
| Apr.4 |
India |
Chappell resigns as coach of India |
|
| Apr.13 |
Barbados |
Aussies crush Irish to reach semis |
|
| Apr.25 |
Saint Lucia |
Aussies in final with crushing win
|
| Apr.28 |
Barbados |
Australia won 4th Cup over Sri Lanka| Australia lifted the cricket World Cup trophy for a 3rd successive time after claiming a 53-run victory in farcial ending to a rain-shortened final. Gilchrist smashed 149, the highest i... | |
|
| May.12 |
|
Aussies pull out of Zimbabwe tour
|
| Sep.12 |
Cape Town |
Australia are shocked by Zimbabwe |
|
| Sep.23 |
Japan |
Stoner claims MotoGP world title |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.2 |
Washington |
U.S. charges Australian aiding Taliban |
|
| Mar.26 |
Guantanamo |
Australian admits terror charge| Prisoner David Hicks pleaded guilty before a U.S. military tribunal to a charge of providing material support to terrorists. The 31-year-old Muslim convert was ... | |
|
| Mar.30 |
Guantanamo |
Hicks gets plea deal |
|
| Mar.30 |
Guantanamo |
Hicks to serve nine months' jail
|
| May.19 |
|
Guantanamo Australian flies home David Hicks, convicted of supporting terrorism by a US military court, has arrived after 5 years at the US detention centre in Cuba
|
| Jul.2 |
Queensland |
Australia detains man in terror probe A doctor taken into custody while trying to fly out of Australia was the 8th person detained as British focused on several foreign-born doct...
|
| Jul.5 |
|
UK bomb suspect held for longer |
|
| Jul.13 |
|
UK terror plot suspect charged A 27-year-old Indian national has been charged in connection with terrorism incidents in Britain last month,
|
| Jul.15 |
|
Terror suspect won't be extradited |
|
| Jul.15 |
|
Bail for bomb suspect |
|
| Jul.26 |
|
Australia drops terror charge Top prosecutor dropped a terror charge against an Indian doctor accused of supporting failed bomb attacks on London and Scotland
|
| Jul.28 |
|
Cleared doctor leaves Australia Mohammed Haneef, a former suspect charged in connection with the foiled terrorist bomb attacks in Britain, was free to leave Australia
|
| Jul.29 |
|
Haneef relieved 'honour restored' |
|
| Aug.20 |
|
Judge overturns Haneef visa ban A court has overturned a government decision to cancel the visa of an Indian doctor charged over failed bomb attacks in the UK
|
| Sep.18 |
Melbourne |
Abandoned girl sparks global hunt
|
| Dec.10 |
|
Rape case ruling shocks Australia A judge's decision not to jail 9 men guilty of raping a 10-year-old girl in an Aboriginal community has triggered outrage
|
| Dec.27 |
Solomon Islands |
Ex-law chief deported to Australia
|
| Dec.28 |
|
'Terror' convict freed David Hicks sentenced by the United States for supporting terrorism has been freed from a prison, after completing his term
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.21 |
|
Flag 'ban' sparks anger |
|
| Feb.11 |
|
PM slams Obama Iraq stance John Howard said that victory for Democratic Sen. in next year's presidential election would be a boon for terrorists
|
| Feb.23 |
Sydney |
Cheney warns on Chinese build-up
|
| Mar.17 |
Sydney |
Bridge marks 75th year |
|
| Mar.28 |
Guantanamo |
Publicist: Australian detainee may cash in |
|
| Apr.13 |
|
Howard calls for HIV migrant ban
|
| May.24 |
|
Big Brother under fire |
|
| Jun.3 |
|
PM pledges climate plan |
|
| Jun.15 |
Sydney |
PM meets Dalai Lama to talk Tibet |
|
| Jun.26 |
|
Aborigines threaten tourist ban The elders are threatening to ban tourists from Uluru, or Ayers Rock, over a plan to curb child sex abuse in Aboriginal communities
|
| Jul.15 |
|
Terror suspect won't be extradited |
|
| Jul.28 |
|
Cleared doctor leaves Australia Mohammed Haneef, a former suspect charged in connection with the foiled terrorist bomb attacks in Britain, was free to leave Australia
|
| Aug.20 |
|
Judge overturns Haneef visa ban A court has overturned a government decision to cancel the visa of an Indian doctor charged over failed bomb attacks in the UK
|
| Aug.31 |
Sydney |
Sydney fenced in for Apec summit |
|
| Sep.2 |
Sydney |
Security tight as APEC meeting started
|
| Sep.4 |
Sydney |
Howard reaffirms Iraq commitment
|
| Sep.6 |
Sydney |
Bush, China's Hu tackle thorny issues U.S. President's talks with Chinese President centered on Iran, China-made product recalls, global climate change and civilian religious fre...
|
| Sep.7 |
Sydney |
Bush spars with Roh on Korean war President Bush told South Korean President a formal end to the Korean War begins when N. Korea halts its secretive nuclear weapons program
|
| Oct.13 |
|
Howard sets election date Next federal election will be held November 24, Prime Minister announced at a news conference in Canberra
|
| Nov.21 |
|
PM Howard condemns fake leaflets
|
| Nov.23 |
|
Australians vote to choose leader Voting has begun in a general election which will decide the fate of second-longest serving prime minister, John Howard
|
| Nov.24 |
|
Rudd: I will be prime minister for all | Opposition leader Kevin Rudd greeted jubilant supporters, as he promised changes in environmental, education and workplace policies. Conservative Prime Minister Howard officially conceded that the Labor Party had gained... | |
|
| Nov.25 |
|
Rudd focuses on global warming
|
| Nov.28 |
|
Ex-rock star in Australia cabinet
|
| Dec.5 |
|
Australia to be 'climate bridge'
|
| Dec.22 |
Kabul |
Australia vows Afghan commitment
|
| Dec.31 |
Sydney |
Million revelers cheered fireworks
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