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| Jan.16 |
Melbourne |
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Tennis stars raise funds for Haiti victims |
| Jan.17 |
Melbourne |
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Sharapova upset at Australian Open |
| Jan.19 |
Melbourne |
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Nadal, Roddick, Clijsters advance |
| Jan.22 |
Melbourne |
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Clijsters crashes out of Open by Petrova |
| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Li stuns Venus, Serena rallies |
| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
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Serena, Henin gets to Australian final
| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
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Williams win 11th Grand Slam doubles title |
| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
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Federer cruises into final
| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
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Serena powers to Australian Open glory
| Jan.31 |
Melbourne |
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Federer claims Australian Open title Roger Federer swept aside Britain's Andy Murray in straight sets and claims the 16th grand slam of his record breaking career
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| Feb.14 |
Sydney |
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Five terror attack plotters sentenced |
| Feb.22 |
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Rudd: Australia faces major terror threat |
| Feb.24 |
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Australia anger at Dubai killing |
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| Mar.12 |
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32 asylum seekers rescued off coast |
| Mar.19 |
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Rio Tinto signs mining deal with Chinalco
| Mar.20 |
Queensland |
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Australia braces for cyclone |
| Mar.21 |
Queensland |
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Cyclone makes landfall
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Shanghai |
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4 Tio Tinto employees on trial for bribery
| Mar.26 |
Melbourne |
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Hamilton car impounded by police |
| Mar.28 |
Melbourne |
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Button wins Australian GP |
| Mar.29 |
Shanghai |
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Rio Tinto executives jailed A court has sentenced an Australian mining executive to 10 years for bribery and stealing commercial secrets in the Rio Tinto case | |
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| Apr.3 |
Queensland |
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Alert over oil leak on Great Barrier Reef
Map of Great Barrier Reef Australia The Shen Neng I, a Chinese ship, has run aground off north-eastern Australia, sparking an alert of an oil leak into the Great Barrier Reef | |
| Apr.4 |
Malaysia |
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Vettel leads home Webber |
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Queensland |
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Ship aground near Great Reef off course |
| Apr.8 |
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Australia halts asylum claims |
| Apr.10 |
Queensland |
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Crew charged over reef route |
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| May.6 |
Japan |
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Asia shares fall over Greece debt |
| May.9 |
Barcelona |
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Webber claims Spanish Grand Prix |
| May.14 |
Sydney |
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Australia hails solo yachts girl Australians have gathered around harbour to welcome back Jessica Watson, 16, from her record round-the-world sailing adventure
| May.16 |
Monaco |
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Webber completes easy victory |
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Barbados |
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England shock Australia in 20/20 final |
| May.23 |
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Israel faked Australia passports |
| May.24 |
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Australia expels Israeli diplomat Australia has expelled an Israeli diplomat saying Israel was behind the forging of Australian passports linked to the murder of a Hamas oper...
| May.29 |
Paris |
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Nadal battles past Hewitt |
| May.31 |
Paris |
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Henin crashes out to Stosur |
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Australia takes Japan to court |
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| Jun.10 |
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Teenage sailor in ocean distress |
| Jun.13 |
Eastern Germany |
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Hewitt stuns Federer in Halle |
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South Africa |
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Rampant Germany crush Australia |
| Jun.19 |
South Africa |
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Aussies hold off Ghana for 1-1 draw |
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| Jul.11 |
England |
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Webber triumphs at British GP |
| Jul.16 |
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New Australian PM to call for elections Prime Minister Julia Gillard was expected on Saturday to call for a national election, according to her office
| Jul.17 |
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Australian PM sets election date |
| Jul.30 |
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Change call after Australia fires
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| Aug.1 |
Hungary |
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Webber claims F1 lead |
| Aug.18 |
Western Australia |
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No niqab for witness, judge rules |
| Aug.19 |
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Poll: Dead heat in Australian election Top candidates for prime minister campaigned furiously, as incumbent Julia Gillard was tied with coalition challenger Tony Abbott in a national...
| Aug.20 |
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Australia votes in tight election |
| Aug.21 |
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Australia set for hung parliament 
Neither of the two main rivals likely to win the 76 seats needed for an outright majority. PM Julia Gillard vowed that she would 'keep fighting'. Predictions: 73 seats for the opposition coalition, 72 f... | |
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Independents to decide next government
| Aug.22 |
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PM Gillard seeks coalition rule |
| Aug.29 |
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First Aboriginal MP for Australia |
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| Sep.6 |
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Evacuation as rain and floods hit Victoria
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Key Australia MP backs opposition Bob Katter, one of three independent MPs who hold the balance of power in parliament has said he will support opposition leader Tony Abbott
| Sep.11 |
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PM brings back Rudd Julia Gillard has brought back into her government, in a senior cabinet post as foreign affairs minister, the man she overthrew in June
| Sep.16 |
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Tourists warned after drownings triple
| Sep.19 |
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Australia warns of terror at India Games
| Sep.21 |
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Australia athletes may quit Games
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| Oct.7 |
New Delhi |
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Swimmers fall ill at Commonwealth Games |
| Oct.16 |
Vatican |
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Australia awaits its first saint
| Oct.17 |
Vatican |
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Australia got its first Catholic saint
Mary MacKillop was a feisty 19th-century nun who was briefly excommunicated when her colleagues exposed an abusive priest
| Oct.24 |
Singapore |
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Singapore bourse launches ASX bid The Singapore stock exchange (SGX) has unveiled a $8.2bn bid for the company that owns the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney
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| Nov.2 |
Western Australia |
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Man saves woman during shark attack
| Nov.3 |
Singapore |
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Distressed plane lands A Qantas Airbus A380,with 433 passengers and 26 crew members, that had one of 4 engines shut down mid-flight landed safely. Debris found on ...
| Nov.4 |
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Qantas grounds Airbus A380
Qantas grounded its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely after part of a plane's engine cover fell off in flight
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'Possible fault' in A380 - Qantas
| Nov.5 |
Singapore |
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Second Qantas jet in engine scare
A Qantas airline jumbo Boeing 747-400 has been forced to return to Singapore because of an engine problem
| Nov.7 |
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Qantas' A380 fleet to remain grounded Qantas Airways' fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft will remain grounded indefinitely after new problems with the engines were uncovered, CEO says
| Nov.10 |
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Australia migrants gain legal win
| Nov.12 |
England |
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Rolls-Royce: Oil fire caused engine fault
| Nov.15 |
Sydney |
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Qantas involved in another mid-air drama
| Nov.17 |
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'Forty new A380 engines needed'
| Nov.22 |
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Qantas to resume flights by A380s
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| Dec.1 |
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Major fault found in A380 engine
| Dec.7 |
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Assange: WikiLeaks 'fearlessly publishing'
| Dec.8 |
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FM blames U.S. for WikiLeaks cables
| Dec.13 |
Sydney |
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Oprah impresses Sydney during visit
| Dec.14 |
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'Many drown' in asylum shipwreck
Map of Christmas Island Australia Many people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying suspected asylum seekers crashed into rocks on Australia's Christmas Island | |
| Dec.15 |
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Australia probes asylum shipwreck
Australia is launching a criminal investigation into the Christmas Island shipwreck that killed at least 28 people, under people trafficking...
| Dec.16 |
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Hanson: PM to blame for boat deaths Controversial former Australian politician Pauline Hanson says the government's weak policies on asylum seekers are to blame for the deaths of...
| Dec.19 |
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Up to 48 Dead in Christmas Isl. Shipwreck
Map of Christmas Island Australia Australian authorities raised the death toll of asylum-seekers killed in a shipwreck to 48, possibly more than half of the passengers on the boat
| Dec.22 |
Melbourne |
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Trio guilty of Sydney attack plot
| Dec.27 |
Queensland |
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Australia floods hit north-east
| Dec.28 |
Queensland |
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Flood chaos forces mass evacuations North-eastern Australia's worst flooding in decades is continuing to cause chaos across the region
1,000 people have been evacuated, including the entire population of the town of Theodore.
The cost of the damage is expected to top AU$1bn, including losses of sunflower and cotton crops
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Melbourne |
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England retain Ashes |
| Dec.30 |
Queensland |
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PM praises flood-hit Australians
Julia Gillard has been visiting the flood-hit eastern state of Queensland, praising the community spirit of victims
| Dec.31 |
Queensland |
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Queensland floods spur more evacuations
Thousands more people are preparing to evacuate their homes as one of Australia's worst floods continues to inundate Queensland
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Sydney |
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World starts marking the new year
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2010 |
| Mar.12 |
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32 asylum seekers rescued off coast |
| Mar.20 |
Queensland |
Australia braces for cyclone |
| Mar.21 |
Queensland |
Cyclone makes landfall
| Apr.3 |
Queensland |
Alert over oil leak on Great Barrier Reef
Map of Great Barrier Reef Australia The Shen Neng I, a Chinese ship, has run aground off north-eastern Australia, sparking an alert of an oil leak into the Great Barrier Reef | |
| Apr.4 |
Queensland |
Ship aground near Great Reef off course |
| Jun.10 |
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Teenage sailor in ocean distress |
| Jul.30 |
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Change call after Australia fires
| Sep.6 |
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Evacuation as rain and floods hit Victoria
| Sep.16 |
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Tourists warned after drownings triple
| Oct.7 |
New Delhi |
Swimmers fall ill at Commonwealth Games |
| Nov.2 |
Western Australia |
Man saves woman during shark attack
| Nov.3 |
Singapore |
Distressed plane lands A Qantas Airbus A380,with 433 passengers and 26 crew members, that had one of 4 engines shut down mid-flight landed safely. Debris found on ...
| Nov.4 |
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Qantas grounds Airbus A380
Qantas grounded its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely after part of a plane's engine cover fell off in flight
| Nov.4 |
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'Possible fault' in A380 - Qantas
| Nov.5 |
Singapore |
Second Qantas jet in engine scare
A Qantas airline jumbo Boeing 747-400 has been forced to return to Singapore because of an engine problem
| Nov.7 |
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Qantas' A380 fleet to remain grounded Qantas Airways' fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft will remain grounded indefinitely after new problems with the engines were uncovered, CEO says
| Nov.12 |
England |
Rolls-Royce: Oil fire caused engine fault
| Nov.15 |
Sydney |
Qantas involved in another mid-air drama
| Nov.22 |
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Qantas to resume flights by A380s
| Dec.1 |
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Major fault found in A380 engine
| Dec.14 |
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'Many drown' in asylum shipwreck
Map of Christmas Island Australia Many people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying suspected asylum seekers crashed into rocks on Australia's Christmas Island | |
| Dec.15 |
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Australia probes asylum shipwreck
Australia is launching a criminal investigation into the Christmas Island shipwreck that killed at least 28 people, under people trafficking...
| Dec.16 |
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Hanson: PM to blame for boat deaths Controversial former Australian politician Pauline Hanson says the government's weak policies on asylum seekers are to blame for the deaths of...
| Dec.19 |
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Up to 48 Dead in Christmas Isl. Shipwreck
Map of Christmas Island Australia Australian authorities raised the death toll of asylum-seekers killed in a shipwreck to 48, possibly more than half of the passengers on the boat
| Dec.27 |
Queensland |
Australia floods hit north-east
| Dec.28 |
Queensland |
Flood chaos forces mass evacuations North-eastern Australia's worst flooding in decades is continuing to cause chaos across the region
1,000 people have been evacuated, including the entire population of the town of Theodore.
The cost of the damage is expected to top AU$1bn, including losses of sunflower and cotton crops
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| Dec.30 |
Queensland |
PM praises flood-hit Australians
Julia Gillard has been visiting the flood-hit eastern state of Queensland, praising the community spirit of victims
| Dec.31 |
Queensland |
Queensland floods spur more evacuations
Thousands more people are preparing to evacuate their homes as one of Australia's worst floods continues to inundate Queensland
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2010 |
| Mar.19 |
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Rio Tinto signs mining deal with Chinalco
| Mar.21 |
Shanghai |
4 Tio Tinto employees on trial for bribery
| Apr.10 |
Queensland |
Crew charged over reef route |
| May.6 |
Japan |
Asia shares fall over Greece debt |
| May.31 |
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Australia takes Japan to court |
| Sep.16 |
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Tourists warned after drownings triple
| Oct.24 |
Singapore |
Singapore bourse launches ASX bid The Singapore stock exchange (SGX) has unveiled a $8.2bn bid for the company that owns the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney
| Nov.4 |
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Qantas grounds Airbus A380
Qantas grounded its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely after part of a plane's engine cover fell off in flight
| Nov.7 |
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Qantas' A380 fleet to remain grounded Qantas Airways' fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft will remain grounded indefinitely after new problems with the engines were uncovered, CEO says
| Nov.17 |
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'Forty new A380 engines needed'
| Nov.22 |
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Qantas to resume flights by A380s
| Dec.13 |
Sydney |
Oprah impresses Sydney during visit
| Dec.31 |
Sydney |
World starts marking the new year
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2010 |
| Jan.16 |
Melbourne |
Tennis stars raise funds for Haiti victims |
| Jan.17 |
Melbourne |
Sharapova upset at Australian Open |
| Jan.19 |
Melbourne |
Nadal, Roddick, Clijsters advance |
| Jan.22 |
Melbourne |
Clijsters crashes out of Open by Petrova |
| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
Li stuns Venus, Serena rallies |
| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
Serena, Henin gets to Australian final
| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
Williams win 11th Grand Slam doubles title |
| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
Federer cruises into final
| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
Serena powers to Australian Open glory
| Jan.31 |
Melbourne |
Federer claims Australian Open title Roger Federer swept aside Britain's Andy Murray in straight sets and claims the 16th grand slam of his record breaking career
| Mar.26 |
Melbourne |
Hamilton car impounded by police |
| Mar.28 |
Melbourne |
Button wins Australian GP |
| Apr.4 |
Malaysia |
Vettel leads home Webber |
| May.9 |
Barcelona |
Webber claims Spanish Grand Prix |
| May.14 |
Sydney |
Australia hails solo yachts girl Australians have gathered around harbour to welcome back Jessica Watson, 16, from her record round-the-world sailing adventure
| May.16 |
Monaco |
Webber completes easy victory |
| May.16 |
Barbados |
England shock Australia in 20/20 final |
| May.29 |
Paris |
Nadal battles past Hewitt |
| May.31 |
Paris |
Henin crashes out to Stosur |
| Jun.10 |
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Teenage sailor in ocean distress |
| Jun.13 |
Eastern Germany |
Hewitt stuns Federer in Halle |
| Jun.13 |
South Africa |
Rampant Germany crush Australia |
| Jun.19 |
South Africa |
Aussies hold off Ghana for 1-1 draw |
| Jul.11 |
England |
Webber triumphs at British GP |
| Aug.1 |
Hungary |
Webber claims F1 lead |
| Sep.19 |
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Australia warns of terror at India Games
| Sep.21 |
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Australia athletes may quit Games
| Oct.7 |
New Delhi |
Swimmers fall ill at Commonwealth Games |
| Dec.28 |
Melbourne |
England retain Ashes |
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2010 |
| Feb.14 |
Sydney |
Five terror attack plotters sentenced |
| Feb.22 |
|
Rudd: Australia faces major terror threat |
| Mar.21 |
Shanghai |
4 Tio Tinto employees on trial for bribery
| Mar.26 |
Melbourne |
Hamilton car impounded by police |
| Mar.29 |
Shanghai |
Rio Tinto executives jailed A court has sentenced an Australian mining executive to 10 years for bribery and stealing commercial secrets in the Rio Tinto case | |
| Apr.10 |
Queensland |
Crew charged over reef route |
| Sep.19 |
|
Australia warns of terror at India Games
| Dec.22 |
Melbourne |
Trio guilty of Sydney attack plot
|
|
2010 |
| Jan.16 |
Melbourne |
Tennis stars raise funds for Haiti victims |
| Feb.22 |
|
Rudd: Australia faces major terror threat |
| Feb.24 |
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Australia anger at Dubai killing |
| Apr.8 |
|
Australia halts asylum claims |
| May.23 |
|
Israel faked Australia passports |
| May.24 |
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Australia expels Israeli diplomat Australia has expelled an Israeli diplomat saying Israel was behind the forging of Australian passports linked to the murder of a Hamas oper...
| Jul.16 |
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New Australian PM to call for elections Prime Minister Julia Gillard was expected on Saturday to call for a national election, according to her office
| Jul.17 |
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Australian PM sets election date |
| Jul.30 |
|
Change call after Australia fires
| Aug.18 |
Western Australia |
No niqab for witness, judge rules |
| Aug.19 |
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Poll: Dead heat in Australian election Top candidates for prime minister campaigned furiously, as incumbent Julia Gillard was tied with coalition challenger Tony Abbott in a national...
| Aug.20 |
|
Australia votes in tight election |
| Aug.21 |
|
Australia set for hung parliament 
Neither of the two main rivals likely to win the 76 seats needed for an outright majority. PM Julia Gillard vowed that she would 'keep fighting'. Predictions: 73 seats for the opposition coalition, 72 f... | |
| Aug.21 |
|
Independents to decide next government
| Aug.22 |
|
PM Gillard seeks coalition rule |
| Aug.29 |
|
First Aboriginal MP for Australia |
| Sep.6 |
|
Key Australia MP backs opposition Bob Katter, one of three independent MPs who hold the balance of power in parliament has said he will support opposition leader Tony Abbott
| Sep.11 |
|
PM brings back Rudd Julia Gillard has brought back into her government, in a senior cabinet post as foreign affairs minister, the man she overthrew in June
| Oct.16 |
Vatican |
Australia awaits its first saint
| Oct.17 |
Vatican |
Australia got its first Catholic saint
Mary MacKillop was a feisty 19th-century nun who was briefly excommunicated when her colleagues exposed an abusive priest
| Nov.10 |
|
Australia migrants gain legal win
| Dec.7 |
|
Assange: WikiLeaks 'fearlessly publishing'
| Dec.8 |
|
FM blames U.S. for WikiLeaks cables
| Dec.13 |
Sydney |
Oprah impresses Sydney during visit
| Dec.15 |
|
Australia probes asylum shipwreck
Australia is launching a criminal investigation into the Christmas Island shipwreck that killed at least 28 people, under people trafficking...
| Dec.16 |
|
Hanson: PM to blame for boat deaths Controversial former Australian politician Pauline Hanson says the government's weak policies on asylum seekers are to blame for the deaths of...
| Dec.30 |
Queensland |
PM praises flood-hit Australians
Julia Gillard has been visiting the flood-hit eastern state of Queensland, praising the community spirit of victims