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Fiji leader lifting martial law |
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| Jan.6 |
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Meal with deadly mushrooms kills 2 |
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Hot air balloon crash kills 11 
Map of Carterton New Zealand A fire likely started on board the balloon, sending it plummeting to the ground. No one survived the crash
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| Jan.7 |
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Stricken NZ cargo ship breaks up 
Map of Tauranga New Zealand A ship which ran aground off the coast of New Zealand three months ago has broken in two, spilling containers and other debris into the sea
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| Jan.11 |
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Cyclone prompts ports and oil fields to close |
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| Jan.15 |
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Australia secure series win over India |
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Phobos: Failed probe 'falls over Pacific' |
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Federer, Nadal smoothing over rift |
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| Jan.22 |
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Clijsters, Federer to Aussie quarters |
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Megaupload boss seeks bail in NZ German national Kim Dotcom, the founder of file-sharing website Megaupload, has appeared in a New Zealand court seeking bail
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Unseeded Makarova upsets Serena Williams |
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| Jan.24 |
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Champion Clijsters ousts No. 1 Wozniacki |
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Kvitova, Sharapova into Aussie semis |
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| Jan.25 |
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'Mutiny' amid PNG power struggle A group of soldiers in Papua New Guinea say they have taken control of the military and are demanding the reinstatement of the ousted PM
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| Jan.26 |
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Nadal beats Federer in semi World No. 2 Rafael Nadal battled from behind to win another epic encounter with his great rival and earn a place in the Australian Open fina...
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Mob threatens Australian prime minister Security officers dragged Julia Gillard out of a Canberra restaurant after an angry mob of protesters surrounded the building
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Sharapova-Azarenka in final Azarenka: 6-4 1-6 6-3 semifinal win over defending champion Kim Clijsters. Sharapova secured her place in the title match with a 6-2 3-6 6-4...
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Head of Papua New Guinea military freed |
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| Jan.27 |
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Djokovic wins epic semifinal against Murray The Serbian was made to fight much harder before finally triumphing 6-3 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 7-5 in four hours and 50 minutes
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| Jan.28 |
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Azarenka crowned Open champ Victoria Azarenka has claimed her first grand slam title after comprehensively beating Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the final of the Australian...
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| Jan.29 |
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Djokovic beats Nadal in Australian epic| Novak Djokovic cemented his place at the top of men's tennis by outlasting Rafael Nadal in a five-set epic to retain his Australian Open title. The world #1 edged a gripping battle with the second se... | |
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More than 200 rescued after ferry sinks Map of Cape Fortification Papua New Guinea| The Australian authorities have been helping Papua New Guinea with rescue efforts after the ship, the MV Rabaul Queen, sank off Cape Fortification | |
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Fears grow for PNG ferry missing Ships and helicopters are continuing to search for more than 100 people missing after a ferry sank off Papua New Guinea's north coast
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| Feb.4 |
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Four bodies found after ferry sinking |
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Flooding strands thousands in east. Australia |
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| Feb.5 |
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Military aircraft dispatched in floods |
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Shift to recovery mode in ferry sinking |
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| Feb.6 |
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Australians urged to flee flooding Australian authorities pleaded with hundreds of people who had chosen to remain in a town in the path of rising flood waters to vacate their...
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| Feb.8 |
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NZ quake building 'sub-standard' |
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| Feb.21 |
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New Zealand remembers quake dead |
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Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigns| Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has resigned amid widespread reports of a leadership tussle between him and Prime Minister Julia Gillard | |
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| Feb.22 |
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Australia PM Gillard calls leadership ballot |
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| Feb.23 |
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Australian rivals set up leadership clash |
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| Feb.26 |
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Australia's Gillard survives challenge |
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| Feb.28 |
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Reef ship pair plead guilty in NZ The captain and navigating officer of a cargo ship which ploughed into a reef off New Zealand last October have pleaded guilty to a series of...
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| Mar.6 |
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La Nina to blame for Australian floods |
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| Mar.17 |
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Melbourne hosts Australian Grand Prix |
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Thorpe fails in bid to qualify for Olympics |
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| Mar.18 |
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Button claims opening Australian Grand Prix win |
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Tonga's King Tupou V dies in HK |
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| Mar.24 |
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Tsunami 'ghost ship' drifts to Canada |
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| Mar.25 |
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Sub reaches Earth's deepest place |
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| Mar.27 |
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Apple offers new iPad refunds |
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| Apr.2 |
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4 dead, hundreds displaced in floods |
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| Apr.4 |
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4 fatal shark attacks in 7 months off Australia |
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| Apr.16 |
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Australia PM sets out Afghan exit plan Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australia will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan earlier than planned
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| Apr.29 |
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Billionaire to build Titanic II |
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| May.27 |
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Webber in brilliant Monaco win |
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| Jun.1 |
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Hundreds of sheep rain down on cars |
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US warships in Pacific relocation |
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| Jun.7 |
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Mite helps virus to wipe out bees |
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| Jun.11 |
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Dingo to blame for Australian baby's death Map of Darwin Australia A coroner ruled that a dingo, a wild dog native to Australia, caused the death of Azaria Chamberlain more than 30 years ago
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| Jun.21 |
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Ship with about 200 aboard capsizes off Australia Map of Christmas Island Australia| A ship carrying about 200 people capsized in the waters between Australia and Indonesia. A merchant ship was diverted to the scene | |
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Search for Australia sinking survivors |
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| Jun.22 |
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110 rescued from capsized boat near Australia |
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| Jun.26 |
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Boat sinks off Christmas Island Map of Christmas Island Australia| A boat carrying an estimated 150 people has capsized north of Christmas Island, a week after an asylum-seeker boat sank in the area | |
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| Jun.27 |
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Scores rescued from water after ship capsizes
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| Jun.30 |
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Australia enacts carbon-tax law
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| Jul.10 |
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Emilia rages to Category 4 hurricane in Pacific
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| Jul.15 |
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Surfer killed in shark attack off Australian coast
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| Jul.16 |
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Miners rescued in New Zealand
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| Jul.24 |
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'No sign' of Amelia Earhart wreck
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| Jul.30 |
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Australia in record drugs seizure
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| Aug.4 |
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Exotic breeds freed from Tasmania zoo
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| Aug.8 |
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Pearson wins gold in 100-meter hurdles |
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| Aug.12 |
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Asylum panel recommends offshore processing
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| Aug.14 |
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Nazi suspect wins Australia case Charles Zentai has won his legal fight against the Australian government's attempts to extradite him to face trial in Hungary
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| Aug.15 |
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Australia 1st nation to require tobacco 'plain packaging'
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| Aug.22 |
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Qantas posts $256m annual loss
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| Aug.29 |
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'No Indians, Asians' job ad sparks anger
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| Sep.20 |
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US ends ban on New Zealand ships
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| Sep.21 |
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Australian church admits abuse
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| Oct.2 |
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Half of coral lost from Barrier Reef Map of Great Barrier Reef Australia Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years, a new study shows
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| Oct.19 |
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Elephant crushes Australian zookeeper
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| Oct.24 |
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NZ mine boss pleads not guilty
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| Oct.28 |
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Lorenzo wraps up MotoGP title |
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| Oct.29 |
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Canada quake triggers Hawaii tsunami scare
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| Nov.4 |
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NZ mine disaster 'preventable'
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| Nov.13 |
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Thousands enjoy Australia eclipse
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| Nov.17 |
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Fears for missing girl after crocodile attack
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| Nov.25 |
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Canberra sorry for military abuse
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| Dec.7 |
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Kate hoax nurse death a 'tragedy'
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| Dec.8 |
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Hospital slams radio station over prank call
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| Dec.9 |
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Kate hoax station orders review
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Design 'behind NZ quake collapse'
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| Dec.12 |
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Watchdog opens royal hoax inquiry
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| Dec.13 |
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Cyclone Evan rips through Samoa A cyclone has caused widespread destruction on the Pacific island of Samoa, cutting power, uprooting trees and triggering floods
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| Dec.17 |
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Cyclone Evan leaves trail of destruction in Fiji
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| Dec.28 |
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Nadal will not play Australian Open |
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| Dec.29 |
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Cricket 'revolutionary' Greig passes away |
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| Dec.31 |
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New year revellers begin welcoming 2013 Celebrations are being held around the world to mark the new year, with the city of Auckland in New Zealand holding the first major event of...
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.25 |
'Mutiny' amid PNG power struggle A group of soldiers in Papua New Guinea say they have taken control of the military and are demanding the reinstatement of the ousted PM
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| Jan.26 |
Head of Papua New Guinea military freed |
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| Feb.5 |
Military aircraft dispatched in floods |
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| Apr.16 |
Australia PM sets out Afghan exit plan Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australia will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan earlier than planned
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| Jun.1 |
US warships in Pacific relocation |
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| Aug.14 |
Nazi suspect wins Australia case Charles Zentai has won his legal fight against the Australian government's attempts to extradite him to face trial in Hungary
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| Sep.20 |
US ends ban on New Zealand ships
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| Nov.25 |
Canberra sorry for military abuse
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.6 |
Meal with deadly mushrooms kills 2 |
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| Jan.6 |
Hot air balloon crash kills 11 Map of Carterton New Zealand A fire likely started on board the balloon, sending it plummeting to the ground. No one survived the crash
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| Jan.7 |
Stricken NZ cargo ship breaks up Map of Tauranga New Zealand A ship which ran aground off the coast of New Zealand three months ago has broken in two, spilling containers and other debris into the sea
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| Jan.11 |
Cyclone prompts ports and oil fields to close |
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| Jan.15 |
Phobos: Failed probe 'falls over Pacific' |
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| Feb.2 |
More than 200 rescued after ferry sinks Map of Cape Fortification Papua New Guinea| The Australian authorities have been helping Papua New Guinea with rescue efforts after the ship, the MV Rabaul Queen, sank off Cape Fortification | |
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| Feb.2 |
Fears grow for PNG ferry missing Ships and helicopters are continuing to search for more than 100 people missing after a ferry sank off Papua New Guinea's north coast
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| Feb.4 |
Four bodies found after ferry sinking |
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| Feb.4 |
Flooding strands thousands in east. Australia |
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| Feb.5 |
Military aircraft dispatched in floods |
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| Feb.5 |
Shift to recovery mode in ferry sinking |
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| Feb.6 |
Australians urged to flee flooding Australian authorities pleaded with hundreds of people who had chosen to remain in a town in the path of rising flood waters to vacate their...
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| Feb.8 |
NZ quake building 'sub-standard' |
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| Feb.21 |
New Zealand remembers quake dead |
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| Feb.28 |
Reef ship pair plead guilty in NZ The captain and navigating officer of a cargo ship which ploughed into a reef off New Zealand last October have pleaded guilty to a series of...
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| Mar.6 |
La Nina to blame for Australian floods |
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| Mar.24 |
Tsunami 'ghost ship' drifts to Canada |
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| Apr.2 |
4 dead, hundreds displaced in floods |
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| Apr.4 |
4 fatal shark attacks in 7 months off Australia |
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| Jun.1 |
Hundreds of sheep rain down on cars |
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| Jun.7 |
Mite helps virus to wipe out bees |
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| Jun.11 |
Dingo to blame for Australian baby's death Map of Darwin Australia A coroner ruled that a dingo, a wild dog native to Australia, caused the death of Azaria Chamberlain more than 30 years ago
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| Jun.21 |
Ship with about 200 aboard capsizes off Australia Map of Christmas Island Australia| A ship carrying about 200 people capsized in the waters between Australia and Indonesia. A merchant ship was diverted to the scene | |
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| Jun.21 |
Search for Australia sinking survivors |
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| Jun.22 |
110 rescued from capsized boat near Australia |
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| Jun.26 |
Boat sinks off Christmas Island Map of Christmas Island Australia| A boat carrying an estimated 150 people has capsized north of Christmas Island, a week after an asylum-seeker boat sank in the area | |
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| Jun.27 |
Scores rescued from water after ship capsizes
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| Jul.10 |
Emilia rages to Category 4 hurricane in Pacific
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| Jul.15 |
Surfer killed in shark attack off Australian coast
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| Jul.16 |
Miners rescued in New Zealand
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| Jul.24 |
'No sign' of Amelia Earhart wreck
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| Aug.4 |
Exotic breeds freed from Tasmania zoo
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| Oct.2 |
Half of coral lost from Barrier Reef Map of Great Barrier Reef Australia Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years, a new study shows
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| Oct.19 |
Elephant crushes Australian zookeeper
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| Oct.29 |
Canada quake triggers Hawaii tsunami scare
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| Nov.4 |
NZ mine disaster 'preventable'
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| Nov.17 |
Fears for missing girl after crocodile attack
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| Dec.9 |
Design 'behind NZ quake collapse'
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| Dec.13 |
Cyclone Evan rips through Samoa A cyclone has caused widespread destruction on the Pacific island of Samoa, cutting power, uprooting trees and triggering floods
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| Dec.17 |
Cyclone Evan leaves trail of destruction in Fiji
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.15 |
Australia secure series win over India |
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| Jan.16 |
Federer, Nadal smoothing over rift |
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| Jan.22 |
Clijsters, Federer to Aussie quarters |
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| Jan.22 |
Unseeded Makarova upsets Serena Williams |
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| Jan.24 |
Champion Clijsters ousts No. 1 Wozniacki |
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| Jan.24 |
Kvitova, Sharapova into Aussie semis |
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| Jan.26 |
Nadal beats Federer in semi World No. 2 Rafael Nadal battled from behind to win another epic encounter with his great rival and earn a place in the Australian Open fina...
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| Jan.26 |
Sharapova-Azarenka in final Azarenka: 6-4 1-6 6-3 semifinal win over defending champion Kim Clijsters. Sharapova secured her place in the title match with a 6-2 3-6 6-4...
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| Jan.27 |
Djokovic wins epic semifinal against Murray The Serbian was made to fight much harder before finally triumphing 6-3 3-6 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 7-5 in four hours and 50 minutes
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| Jan.28 |
Azarenka crowned Open champ Victoria Azarenka has claimed her first grand slam title after comprehensively beating Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the final of the Australian...
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| Jan.29 |
Djokovic beats Nadal in Australian epic| Novak Djokovic cemented his place at the top of men's tennis by outlasting Rafael Nadal in a five-set epic to retain his Australian Open title. The world #1 edged a gripping battle with the second se... | |
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| Mar.17 |
Melbourne hosts Australian Grand Prix |
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| Mar.17 |
Thorpe fails in bid to qualify for Olympics |
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| Mar.18 |
Button claims opening Australian Grand Prix win |
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| May.27 |
Webber in brilliant Monaco win |
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| Aug.8 |
Pearson wins gold in 100-meter hurdles |
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| Oct.28 |
Lorenzo wraps up MotoGP title |
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| Dec.28 |
Nadal will not play Australian Open |
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| Dec.29 |
Cricket 'revolutionary' Greig passes away |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.6 |
Meal with deadly mushrooms kills 2 |
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| Jan.22 |
Megaupload boss seeks bail in NZ German national Kim Dotcom, the founder of file-sharing website Megaupload, has appeared in a New Zealand court seeking bail
|
| Feb.28 |
Reef ship pair plead guilty in NZ The captain and navigating officer of a cargo ship which ploughed into a reef off New Zealand last October have pleaded guilty to a series of...
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| Mar.25 |
Sub reaches Earth's deepest place |
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| Mar.27 |
Apple offers new iPad refunds |
|
| Apr.29 |
Billionaire to build Titanic II |
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| Jun.30 |
Australia enacts carbon-tax law
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| Aug.22 |
Qantas posts $256m annual loss
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| Aug.29 |
'No Indians, Asians' job ad sparks anger
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| Oct.24 |
NZ mine boss pleads not guilty
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| Dec.31 |
New year revellers begin welcoming 2013 Celebrations are being held around the world to mark the new year, with the city of Auckland in New Zealand holding the first major event of...
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.22 |
Megaupload boss seeks bail in NZ German national Kim Dotcom, the founder of file-sharing website Megaupload, has appeared in a New Zealand court seeking bail
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| Jan.26 |
Head of Papua New Guinea military freed |
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| Feb.28 |
Reef ship pair plead guilty in NZ The captain and navigating officer of a cargo ship which ploughed into a reef off New Zealand last October have pleaded guilty to a series of...
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| Jun.11 |
Dingo to blame for Australian baby's death Map of Darwin Australia A coroner ruled that a dingo, a wild dog native to Australia, caused the death of Azaria Chamberlain more than 30 years ago
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| Jul.30 |
Australia in record drugs seizure
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| Aug.14 |
Nazi suspect wins Australia case Charles Zentai has won his legal fight against the Australian government's attempts to extradite him to face trial in Hungary
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| Sep.21 |
Australian church admits abuse
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| Oct.24 |
NZ mine boss pleads not guilty
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.1 |
Fiji leader lifting martial law |
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| Jan.26 |
Mob threatens Australian prime minister Security officers dragged Julia Gillard out of a Canberra restaurant after an angry mob of protesters surrounded the building
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| Feb.21 |
New Zealand remembers quake dead |
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| Feb.21 |
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigns| Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has resigned amid widespread reports of a leadership tussle between him and Prime Minister Julia Gillard | |
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| Feb.22 |
Australia PM Gillard calls leadership ballot |
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| Feb.23 |
Australian rivals set up leadership clash |
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| Feb.26 |
Australia's Gillard survives challenge |
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| Mar.18 |
Tonga's King Tupou V dies in HK |
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| Apr.16 |
Australia PM sets out Afghan exit plan Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australia will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan earlier than planned
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| Jun.30 |
Australia enacts carbon-tax law
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| Aug.12 |
Asylum panel recommends offshore processing
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| Aug.14 |
Nazi suspect wins Australia case Charles Zentai has won his legal fight against the Australian government's attempts to extradite him to face trial in Hungary
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| Aug.15 |
Australia 1st nation to require tobacco 'plain packaging'
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| Aug.29 |
'No Indians, Asians' job ad sparks anger
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| Sep.21 |
Australian church admits abuse
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| Nov.4 |
NZ mine disaster 'preventable'
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| Nov.13 |
Thousands enjoy Australia eclipse
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| Nov.25 |
Canberra sorry for military abuse
|
| Dec.7 |
Kate hoax nurse death a 'tragedy'
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| Dec.8 |
Hospital slams radio station over prank call
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| Dec.9 |
Kate hoax station orders review
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| Dec.12 |
Watchdog opens royal hoax inquiry
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