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Wildfires destroy 6 homes in Australia |
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Australia bushfire weather fears |
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Australia swelters through its third-hottest year in 2014 |
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Hopes rise of halting Adelaide fire |
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Queensland |
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Thousands mourn Cairns children |
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| Jan.11 |
Queensland |
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Roger Federer in 1,000th career win |
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| Jan.14 |
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Great white shark closes beaches at the Australian city |
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| Jan.19 |
Papua New Guinea |
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Asylum stand-off 'broken' |
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| Jan.20 |
Melbourne |
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Sharapova saves two match points to beat Panova |
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| Jan.23 |
Melbourne |
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Federer lost to Andreas Seppi in the third round |
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| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
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Murray beats Dimitrov in epic match |
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Tomas Berdych stuns Rafael Nadal in Australian Open |
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| Jan.27 |
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Asylum group 'legally held at sea' |
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| Jan.28 |
Sydney |
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Inquest hears of Sydney siege deaths The start of an inquest into the Sydney cafe siege has heard that hostage Katrina Dawson was killed by fragments from a police bullet or bul...
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| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
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Andy Murray tops Tomas Berdych in ill-tempered semifinal
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Melbourne |
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Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova to meet in final |
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| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
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Djokovic silences Stan to reach fifth final
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| Jan.31 |
Melbourne |
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Serena Williams beat Sharapova in Australian Open final
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Sydney |
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Australia win first Asian Cup title |
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| Feb.1 |
Melbourne |
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Djokovic beats Murray to win 5th Australian Open title 
The Serb, ranked number one, came through 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-0 in three hours and 39 minutes
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 Egypt |
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Reporter Peter Greste freed by Egypt 
Jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has been deported from Egypt, state media say, and is flying to Cyprus
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Abbott 'hasn't considered resigning' |
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| Feb.8 |
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Australian PM Abbott survives leadership challenge |
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Second shark attack in as many days kills surfer
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| Feb.10 |
Sydney |
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Police charge two Sydney men over terror offences |
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| Feb.11 |
Arctic |
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Crews try to rescue fishing boat stuck in Antarctic ice |
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| Feb.15 |
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Holders India crush rivals Pakistan |
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| Feb.19 |
Queensland |
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Tropical Cyclone Marcia weakens Australia's Queensland coast continued to be lashed by heavy rain and winds exceeding 250 kilometers per hour (155 mph) Friday
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| Feb.21 |
Sydney |
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Sydney siege: Security hotline had 18 calls before attack |
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| Feb.22 |
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Australia to toughen citizenship laws Australia is to toughen citizenship laws and tackle those inciting hatred under new measures targeting domestic extremists, Tony Abbott has said
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| Mar.1 |
 Malaysia |
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MH370 search nations trial long-haul plane tracking Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia are to trial a new method of tracking planes, almost a year since a Malaysia Airlines flight disappeared
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| Mar.3 |
Bali |
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Australian pair moved for execution |
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| Mar.4 |
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Abbott hints at MH370 search limits |
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| Mar.15 |
Melbourne |
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Lewis Hamilton dominates season-opener in Australia |
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| Mar.19 |
Melbourne |
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Ex-Australian PM Fraser dies at 84 |
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| Mar.26 |
Sydney |
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Australia beating defending champions India |
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| Mar.29 |
Melbourne |
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Cricket World Cup: Australia crush New Zealand in final Australia overwhelmed New Zealand to win the World Cup for a fifth time at an ecstatic Melbourne Cricket Ground
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| Apr.9 |
Sydney |
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Cricket legend & commentator dies at 84 |
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| Apr.13 |
Queensland |
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Golfer bitten on leg by crocodile |
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| Apr.17 |
Melbourne |
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Australian teens held over alleged terror attack Police in Australia say they have foiled an Islamic State-inspired plot to carry out an attack at a World War One centenary event
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| Apr.19 |
Tehran |
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Australia and Iran will share intelligence to fight IS |
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| Apr.20 |
New Zealand |
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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleads guilty to threat to kill |
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Sydney |
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Fierce storm lashes southeast Australia; 3 people feared dead A fierce storm lashing Australia's southeast has destroyed homes, flooded communities and may have led to the deaths of three people
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| Apr.21 |
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Scores rescued from NSW floods |
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| Apr.22 |
Sydney |
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Cruise ship docks after getting stranded in storm |
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| Apr.23 |
 Turkey |
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WWI: Battle of Gallipoli centenary marked with services Map of Cape Helles Turkey Events are due to take place to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign, one of the bloodiest of World War One
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| Apr.26 |
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Bali Nine: Australia urges executions halt |
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| Apr.27 |
Indonesia |
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Bali Nine: Australia's Chan marries ahead of Indonesia execution |
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| Apr.28 |
 Indonesia |
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Indonesia executions: Australia recalls ambassador Map of Nusakambangan Island Indonesia| Australia has recalled its ambassador from Indonesia after two Australian men were executed for drug smuggling | |
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| May.4 |
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Victoria to investigate foreign worker exploitation in Australia |
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| May.8 |
Melbourne |
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Australian police hold youth on terror charges Police have arrested a 17-year-old on terror charges in a Melbourne suburb and and say they have halted a plot to detonate 3 homemade bombs
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| May.13 |
Western Australia |
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MH370 search discovers uncharted shipwreck |
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| Jun.10 |
Sydney |
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PM Tony Abbott urges regional action against IS Australian Prime Minister has urged Asia Pacific nations to fight jihadist groups, saying Islamic State (IS) has global ambitions
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Queensland |
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Ravenshoe cafe crash: Eight critically injured
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| Jun.11 |
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Australia PM Abbott defends 'creative' migrant policy Prime Minister Tony Abbott has defended the use of 'incredibly creative' approaches to stopping asylum boats from reaching Australia
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| Jul.3 |
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Adelaide Crows AFL coach killed at home; son arrested |
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| Jul.4 |
Netherlands |
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Tour de France: Rohan Dennis wins Utrecht Grand Depart |
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| Jul.12 |
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Icy weather continues for South East Australia
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| Jul.16 |
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MH17 disaster: Australia holds memorial service
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| Jul.19 |
 South Africa |
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Surfer Mick Fanning attacked by shark on live TV A surfing champion was competing Sunday in the finals of South Africa’s J-Bay Open when a familiar-looking fin popped up behind him
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| Jul.25 |
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Shark kills diver in front of daughter off Tasmanian coast
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| Jul.30 |
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Surfer seriously injured in Australian shark attack
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Discovery of debris on island 'a major lead' in hunt for MH370
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| Aug.4 |
Queensland |
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Court overturns approval for giant Carmichael coal mine
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| Aug.5 |
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MH370: Abbott says 'baffling mystery' closer to being solved Tony Abbott has said the mystery of Flight MH370 is closer to being solved, after Malaysia announced that a fragment was part of the missing plane
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| Aug.6 |
Northern England |
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Rampant England humiliate old enemy Australia |
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| Aug.16 |
Wisconsin |
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Jason Day wins PGA Championship |
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| Aug.25 |
Sydney |
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Dozens rescued as wild weather lashes NSW south coast
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| Aug.26 |
Texas |
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Fifty Shades publisher 'must set aside' $10m in royalties
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| Aug.27 |
Western Australia |
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Australian 'Great Escape' survivor dies, aged 101
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| Sep.3 |
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Shark mauls 65-year-old man, injuring leg
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| Sep.14 |
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Tony Abbott was ousted by his party Map of Canberra Australia| Australia is set to swear in Malcolm Turnbull as its new prime minister, after Tony Abbott was ousted by his party in a leadership challenge | |
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| Sep.24 |
Indonesia |
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Engine fault panics passengers and diverts Cathay Pacific flight
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| Sep.26 |
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Australia set to deny visa to US singer Chris Brown
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| Oct.3 |
London |
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Foley, Australia knock out host England |
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| Oct.6 |
Western Australia |
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Sydney shooting: Police arrest five over killing
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| Oct.25 |
London |
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Rugby: Australia beat Argentina to reach final |
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| Oct.31 |
 London |
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Rugby World Cup: All Blacks overcome Wallabies New Zealand held off a fierce Australian comeback to win a thrilling World Cup final and become the first team to retain their title
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| Nov.8 |
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'Major disturbance' and fires at Christmas Island detention centre Map of Christmas Island Australia| Inmates have lit fires at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre in a 'major disturbance' that is yet to be resolved, say government officials | |
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| Nov.9 |
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Reinforcements flown to Christmas Island centre
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Sydney |
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Swedish man killed in Sydney shopping trolley crash
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| Nov.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple apologises after allegations of racism Apple has apologised to six schoolboys asked to leave one of their shops in Australia, in what the students described as a racist incident
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| Nov.17 |
Western Australia |
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4 killed in wildfires raging across Australia's southwest
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| Nov.25 |
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Australian wildfire kills at least 2 and injures 13 others
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| Dec.2 |
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MH370 search: Australia 'likely looking in right place'
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| Dec.9 |
Sydney |
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Sydney police arrest teen and man over 'terror plans'
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| Dec.15 |
Sydney |
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Tornado rips roofs off homes as record winds lash Sydney
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| Dec.16 |
 Japan |
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Asia's investors cheer the Fed's move to raise rates Shares in Asia were all in positive territory on Thursday on news the US Federal Reserve had raised its rates for the first time since June ...
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| Dec.20 |
Melbourne |
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Homes destroyed in Australia bushfires
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| Dec.25 |
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Christmas blaze guts Australia homes Map of Great Ocean Road Victoria Australia| A Christmas Day bushfire in Australia has destroyed at least 53 homes in Victoria state, officials say | |
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| Dec.27 |
Queensland |
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Australia train derails with sulphuric acid cargo
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| Dec.31 |
Japan |
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New Year: Celebrations mark start of 2016 | Countries around the world are marking the New Year, with festivities currently under way across Asia | |
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| 2015 |
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| Apr.23 |
Turkey |
WWI: Battle of Gallipoli centenary marked with services Map of Cape Helles Turkey Events are due to take place to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign, one of the bloodiest of World War One
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| Aug.27 |
Western Australia |
Australian 'Great Escape' survivor dies, aged 101
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| 2015 |
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| Jan.2 |
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Wildfires destroy 6 homes in Australia |
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| Jan.4 |
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Australia bushfire weather fears |
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| Jan.5 |
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Australia swelters through its third-hottest year in 2014 |
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| Jan.6 |
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Hopes rise of halting Adelaide fire |
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| Jan.14 |
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Great white shark closes beaches at the Australian city |
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| Feb.8 |
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Second shark attack in as many days kills surfer
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| Feb.11 |
Arctic |
Crews try to rescue fishing boat stuck in Antarctic ice |
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| Feb.19 |
Queensland |
Tropical Cyclone Marcia weakens Australia's Queensland coast continued to be lashed by heavy rain and winds exceeding 250 kilometers per hour (155 mph) Friday
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| Mar.1 |
Malaysia |
MH370 search nations trial long-haul plane tracking Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia are to trial a new method of tracking planes, almost a year since a Malaysia Airlines flight disappeared
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| Mar.4 |
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Abbott hints at MH370 search limits |
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| Apr.13 |
Queensland |
Golfer bitten on leg by crocodile |
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| Apr.20 |
Sydney |
Fierce storm lashes southeast Australia; 3 people feared dead A fierce storm lashing Australia's southeast has destroyed homes, flooded communities and may have led to the deaths of three people
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| Apr.21 |
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Scores rescued from NSW floods |
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| Apr.22 |
Sydney |
Cruise ship docks after getting stranded in storm |
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| May.13 |
Western Australia |
MH370 search discovers uncharted shipwreck |
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| Jun.10 |
Queensland |
Ravenshoe cafe crash: Eight critically injured
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| Jul.12 |
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Icy weather continues for South East Australia
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| Jul.19 |
South Africa |
Surfer Mick Fanning attacked by shark on live TV A surfing champion was competing Sunday in the finals of South Africa’s J-Bay Open when a familiar-looking fin popped up behind him
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| Jul.25 |
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Shark kills diver in front of daughter off Tasmanian coast
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| Jul.30 |
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Surfer seriously injured in Australian shark attack
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| Jul.30 |
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Discovery of debris on island 'a major lead' in hunt for MH370
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| Aug.5 |
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MH370: Abbott says 'baffling mystery' closer to being solved Tony Abbott has said the mystery of Flight MH370 is closer to being solved, after Malaysia announced that a fragment was part of the missing plane
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| Aug.25 |
Sydney |
Dozens rescued as wild weather lashes NSW south coast
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| Sep.3 |
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Shark mauls 65-year-old man, injuring leg
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| Sep.24 |
Indonesia |
Engine fault panics passengers and diverts Cathay Pacific flight
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| Nov.9 |
Sydney |
Swedish man killed in Sydney shopping trolley crash
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| Nov.17 |
Western Australia |
4 killed in wildfires raging across Australia's southwest
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| Nov.25 |
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Australian wildfire kills at least 2 and injures 13 others
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| Dec.2 |
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MH370 search: Australia 'likely looking in right place'
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| Dec.15 |
Sydney |
Tornado rips roofs off homes as record winds lash Sydney
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| Dec.20 |
Melbourne |
Homes destroyed in Australia bushfires
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| Dec.25 |
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Christmas blaze guts Australia homes Map of Great Ocean Road Victoria Australia| A Christmas Day bushfire in Australia has destroyed at least 53 homes in Victoria state, officials say | |
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| Dec.27 |
Queensland |
Australia train derails with sulphuric acid cargo
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| 2015 |
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| Apr.20 |
New Zealand |
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleads guilty to threat to kill |
|
| Aug.4 |
Queensland |
Court overturns approval for giant Carmichael coal mine
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| Aug.26 |
Texas |
Fifty Shades publisher 'must set aside' $10m in royalties
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| Sep.26 |
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Australia set to deny visa to US singer Chris Brown
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| Dec.16 |
Japan |
Asia's investors cheer the Fed's move to raise rates Shares in Asia were all in positive territory on Thursday on news the US Federal Reserve had raised its rates for the first time since June ...
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| Dec.31 |
Japan |
New Year: Celebrations mark start of 2016 | Countries around the world are marking the New Year, with festivities currently under way across Asia | |
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| 2015 |
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| Jan.11 |
Queensland |
Roger Federer in 1,000th career win |
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| Jan.20 |
Melbourne |
Sharapova saves two match points to beat Panova |
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| Jan.23 |
Melbourne |
Federer lost to Andreas Seppi in the third round |
|
| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
Murray beats Dimitrov in epic match |
|
| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
Tomas Berdych stuns Rafael Nadal in Australian Open |
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| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
Andy Murray tops Tomas Berdych in ill-tempered semifinal
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| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova to meet in final |
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| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
Djokovic silences Stan to reach fifth final
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| Jan.31 |
Melbourne |
Serena Williams beat Sharapova in Australian Open final
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| Jan.31 |
Sydney |
Australia win first Asian Cup title |
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| Feb.1 |
Melbourne |
Djokovic beats Murray to win 5th Australian Open title The Serb, ranked number one, came through 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-0 in three hours and 39 minutes
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| Feb.15 |
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Holders India crush rivals Pakistan |
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| Mar.15 |
Melbourne |
Lewis Hamilton dominates season-opener in Australia |
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| Mar.26 |
Sydney |
Australia beating defending champions India |
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| Mar.29 |
Melbourne |
Cricket World Cup: Australia crush New Zealand in final Australia overwhelmed New Zealand to win the World Cup for a fifth time at an ecstatic Melbourne Cricket Ground
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| Apr.9 |
Sydney |
Cricket legend & commentator dies at 84 |
|
| Apr.13 |
Queensland |
Golfer bitten on leg by crocodile |
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| Jul.3 |
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Adelaide Crows AFL coach killed at home; son arrested |
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| Jul.4 |
Netherlands |
Tour de France: Rohan Dennis wins Utrecht Grand Depart |
|
| Jul.19 |
South Africa |
Surfer Mick Fanning attacked by shark on live TV A surfing champion was competing Sunday in the finals of South Africa’s J-Bay Open when a familiar-looking fin popped up behind him
|
| Aug.6 |
Northern England |
Rampant England humiliate old enemy Australia |
|
| Aug.16 |
Wisconsin |
Jason Day wins PGA Championship |
|
| Oct.3 |
London |
Foley, Australia knock out host England |
|
| Oct.25 |
London |
Rugby: Australia beat Argentina to reach final |
|
| Oct.31 |
London |
Rugby World Cup: All Blacks overcome Wallabies New Zealand held off a fierce Australian comeback to win a thrilling World Cup final and become the first team to retain their title
|
|
| 2015 |
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| Jan.28 |
Sydney |
Inquest hears of Sydney siege deaths The start of an inquest into the Sydney cafe siege has heard that hostage Katrina Dawson was killed by fragments from a police bullet or bul...
|
| Feb.1 |
Egypt |
Reporter Peter Greste freed by Egypt Jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has been deported from Egypt, state media say, and is flying to Cyprus
|
| Feb.10 |
Sydney |
Police charge two Sydney men over terror offences |
|
| Feb.21 |
Sydney |
Sydney siege: Security hotline had 18 calls before attack |
|
| Mar.3 |
Bali |
Australian pair moved for execution |
|
| Apr.17 |
Melbourne |
Australian teens held over alleged terror attack Police in Australia say they have foiled an Islamic State-inspired plot to carry out an attack at a World War One centenary event
|
| Apr.20 |
New Zealand |
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleads guilty to threat to kill |
|
| Apr.26 |
|
Bali Nine: Australia urges executions halt |
|
| Apr.27 |
Indonesia |
Bali Nine: Australia's Chan marries ahead of Indonesia execution |
|
| Apr.28 |
Indonesia |
Indonesia executions: Australia recalls ambassador Map of Nusakambangan Island Indonesia| Australia has recalled its ambassador from Indonesia after two Australian men were executed for drug smuggling | |
|
| May.8 |
Melbourne |
Australian police hold youth on terror charges Police have arrested a 17-year-old on terror charges in a Melbourne suburb and and say they have halted a plot to detonate 3 homemade bombs
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| Jul.3 |
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Adelaide Crows AFL coach killed at home; son arrested |
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| Aug.27 |
Western Australia |
Australian 'Great Escape' survivor dies, aged 101
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| Sep.26 |
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Australia set to deny visa to US singer Chris Brown
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| Oct.6 |
Western Australia |
Sydney shooting: Police arrest five over killing
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| Nov.8 |
|
'Major disturbance' and fires at Christmas Island detention centre Map of Christmas Island Australia| Inmates have lit fires at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre in a 'major disturbance' that is yet to be resolved, say government officials | |
|
| Dec.9 |
Sydney |
Sydney police arrest teen and man over 'terror plans'
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Jan.9 |
Queensland |
Thousands mourn Cairns children |
|
| Jan.19 |
Papua New Guinea |
Asylum stand-off 'broken' |
|
| Jan.27 |
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Asylum group 'legally held at sea' |
|
| Feb.1 |
Egypt |
Reporter Peter Greste freed by Egypt Jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has been deported from Egypt, state media say, and is flying to Cyprus
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| Feb.1 |
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Abbott 'hasn't considered resigning' |
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| Feb.8 |
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Australian PM Abbott survives leadership challenge |
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| Feb.22 |
|
Australia to toughen citizenship laws Australia is to toughen citizenship laws and tackle those inciting hatred under new measures targeting domestic extremists, Tony Abbott has said
|
| Mar.19 |
Melbourne |
Ex-Australian PM Fraser dies at 84 |
|
| Apr.19 |
Tehran |
Australia and Iran will share intelligence to fight IS |
|
| Apr.23 |
Turkey |
WWI: Battle of Gallipoli centenary marked with services Map of Cape Helles Turkey Events are due to take place to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign, one of the bloodiest of World War One
|
| Apr.28 |
Indonesia |
Indonesia executions: Australia recalls ambassador Map of Nusakambangan Island Indonesia| Australia has recalled its ambassador from Indonesia after two Australian men were executed for drug smuggling | |
|
| May.4 |
|
Victoria to investigate foreign worker exploitation in Australia |
|
| Jun.10 |
Sydney |
PM Tony Abbott urges regional action against IS Australian Prime Minister has urged Asia Pacific nations to fight jihadist groups, saying Islamic State (IS) has global ambitions
|
| Jun.11 |
|
Australia PM Abbott defends 'creative' migrant policy Prime Minister Tony Abbott has defended the use of 'incredibly creative' approaches to stopping asylum boats from reaching Australia
|
| Jul.16 |
|
MH17 disaster: Australia holds memorial service
|
| Aug.4 |
Queensland |
Court overturns approval for giant Carmichael coal mine
|
| Aug.27 |
Western Australia |
Australian 'Great Escape' survivor dies, aged 101
|
| Sep.14 |
|
Tony Abbott was ousted by his party Map of Canberra Australia| Australia is set to swear in Malcolm Turnbull as its new prime minister, after Tony Abbott was ousted by his party in a leadership challenge | |
|
| Nov.8 |
|
'Major disturbance' and fires at Christmas Island detention centre Map of Christmas Island Australia| Inmates have lit fires at Australia's Christmas Island detention centre in a 'major disturbance' that is yet to be resolved, say government officials | |
|
| Nov.9 |
|
Reinforcements flown to Christmas Island centre
|
| Nov.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple apologises after allegations of racism Apple has apologised to six schoolboys asked to leave one of their shops in Australia, in what the students described as a racist incident
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