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| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
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Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to reach final
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| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
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Andy Murray overcomes Milos Raonic to reach final
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| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
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Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win title
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| Jan.31 |
Melbourne |
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  Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win sixth Australian Open title  World number one beat Murray in straight sets, 6-1 7-5 7-6 (7-3), to win his sixth Australian Open title and condemn the Briton to a fifth final...
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| Mar.2 |
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Cardinal Pell admits he did not act on abuse claim
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| Mar.7 |
 Los Angeles |
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  Maria Sharapova failed drugs test at Australian Open  | Former world number Sharapova, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues. | |
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Malaysia |
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MH370 search: Investigators remain 'hopeful' on anniversary
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| Mar.23 |
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MH370: Mozambique debris 'almost certainly' from missing plane
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| May.29 |
Queensland |
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Bleaching kills third of coral in Great Barrier Reef's north
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| Jun.5 |
Sydney |
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Australia storm leaves three dead and homes in danger Three people are confirmed dead after massive storms flooded rivers, uprooted trees and tore into beaches along Australia's east coast
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| Jul.10 |
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Australia PM Turnbull's conservatives win tight election
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| Jul.27 |
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Cardinal George Pell denies child abuse claims
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| Aug.6 |
Queensland |
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Stranded kayaker rescued after crocodile attack
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| Aug.14 |
Western Australia |
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Video shows huge crocodile joining sharks to stalk boat
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| Sep.22 |
Queensland |
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Jetstar plane fills with smoke and diverts
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| Oct.27 |
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World's largest marine protected area declared in Antarctica
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| Nov.1 |
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MH370: Report suggests flight was not preparing for landing
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| Nov.4 |
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 Indonesia protest: President Joko Widodo cancels Australia visit President Joko Widodo has cancelled his visit to Australia following violent clashes at a rally in Jakarta involving thousands of hard-line ...
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| Nov.7 |
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Australia senate stops gay marriage vote
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| Nov.12 |
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Australia and US reach deal to resettle asylum seekers
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| Nov.15 |
New Zealand |
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New Zealand earthquake: Warships head to Kaikoura
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| Nov.18 |
Melbourne |
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Man sets himself on fire in Australia bank; 26 injured
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| Dec.19 |
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 MH370: Plane 'not likely to be in search area', say investigators Experts in the hunt for Malaysia flight have said the plane is unlikely to be found in the current search area, and recommended looking further...
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| Jan.2 |
Southern Thailand |
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2 tourists, from China and Australia, die in swimming accidents at Thai island |
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| Jan.3 |
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Australia children and father drown in car |
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| Jan.7 |
Western Australia |
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Waroona fire threatens more towns after devastating Yarloop
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| Jan.9 |
Western Australia |
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Australia bushfire: Two killed as blaze rages unabated
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| Jan.11 |
India |
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Australians die in crash 'on way to Taj Mahal'
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| Jan.14 |
Western Australia |
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Woman attacked on Australian creek bank by leaping crocodile
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| Jan.21 |
Queensland |
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Tiger attacks keeper at 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin's zoo
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| Jan.22 |
Melbourne |
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Sharapova, Federer reach milestones |
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| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
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Australian Open: Sharapova, Djokovic, Radwanska survive |
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| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
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Serena Williams powers past Maria Sharapova into Australian Open semis |
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Tennis match-fixing: Review into anti-corruption |
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| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
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Serena Williams routs Agnieszka Radwanska |
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| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
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Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to reach final Winning 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena -- Djokovic became the first man in the Open Era to make six Australian Open finals
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| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
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Andy Murray overcomes Milos Raonic to reach final The Scot who overcame Milos Raonic 4-6 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-2 in a slugfest Friday to appear in a fifth final in Melbourne
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| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
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Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win title Map of Melbourne Park Melbourne Australia Kerber stunned Serena Williams in a 6-4 3-6 6-4 thriller to open her grand slam account and deprive the American of a historic 22nd title
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| Jan.31 |
Melbourne |
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Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win sixth Australian Open title Map of Melbourne Park Melbourne Australia| World number one beat Murray in straight sets, 6-1 7-5 7-6 (7-3), to win his sixth Australian Open title and condemn the Briton to a fifth final defeat | |
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| Feb.13 |
Queensland |
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Australian hospital refuses to discharge asylum baby
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| Feb.15 |
Sydney |
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Australia police seize meth hidden in bras inserts
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| Feb.16 |
Western Australia |
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Chinese ship to leave Australia to search for Flight 370
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| Feb.17 |
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Australia town consumed by 'hairy panic'
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| Feb.24 |
Sydney |
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1978 Mardi Gras activists get official apology
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| Feb.25 |
Antarctica |
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Aurora Australis: Antarctica icebreaker passengers rescued
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| Mar.2 |
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Cardinal Pell admits he did not act on abuse claim Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has admitted he did not act after a boy told him about a paedophile priest
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| Mar.6 |
Sydney |
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Three men shot during Sydney factory siege
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| Mar.7 |
Los Angeles |
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Maria Sharapova failed drugs test at Australian Open | Former world number Sharapova, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues. | |
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Malaysia |
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MH370 search: Investigators remain 'hopeful' on anniversary Malaysia and Australia say they remain 'hopeful' that flight MH370 will eventually be found, two years on from its disappearance
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| Mar.20 |
Melbourne |
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Nico Rosberg takes incident-packed F1 opener |
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Australia PM threatens early election over Senate deadlock
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Seven cyclists hurt in kangaroo carcass crash
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| Mar.23 |
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MH370: Mozambique debris 'almost certainly' from missing plane Australia's transport minister says two plane parts found in Mozambique 'almost certainly' came from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370
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| Mar.28 |
Queensland |
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef hit by 'worst' bleaching
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| Mar.30 |
Sydney |
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Professional surfer mauled by shark off eastern Australia |
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| Apr.17 |
Queensland |
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Depp's wife avoids Australia dog-smuggling conviction
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| Apr.19 |
Queensland |
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Just 7% of Australia's Great Barrier Reef escapes bleaching
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| Apr.25 |
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Australia crocodile 'bites camper's foot' inside tent
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| May.4 |
Mosul |
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Australian IS recruiter Neil Prakash killed in Iraq
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| May.7 |
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Poll date for Australia election officially confirmed
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| May.11 |
Queensland |
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46 people abandon ship during Great Barrier Reef fire
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| May.16 |
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Australia delays 'backpacker tax' hike
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| May.17 |
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Australian capsize survivor says he threw tools at crocs
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| May.21 |
Nepal |
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Dutch, Australian climbers die after reaching Everest summit |
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| May.29 |
Queensland |
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Woman fails to save friend in Australian crocodile attack
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Queensland |
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Bleaching kills third of coral in Great Barrier Reef's north Map of Great Barrier Reef Australia Scientists say mass bleaching has killed more than a third of the coral in the northern and central parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef
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| Jun.1 |
Western Australia |
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Shark bites off Australian surfer's leg
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| Jun.5 |
Western Australia |
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Australia shark attacks: New killing feared off Perth
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Sydney |
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Australia storm leaves three dead and homes in danger | Three people are confirmed dead after massive storms flooded rivers, uprooted trees and tore into beaches along Australia's east coast | |
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| Jun.6 |
Sydney |
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Collaroy Beach 'loses 50m' after Australia storm
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| Jun.18 |
Melbourne |
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World Cup flops England seal historic series win over Wallabies |
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| Jul.10 |
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Australia PM Turnbull's conservatives win tight election Malcolm Turnbull has declared victory for his conservative coalition in last week's closely fought general election
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| Jul.23 |
Western Australia |
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Russian balloonist 'breaks Fossett's round-the-world record' |
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| Jul.27 |
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Cardinal George Pell denies child abuse claims Australia's most senior Roman Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has called claims he sexually abused children 'a scandalous smear campaign'
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| Aug.6 |
Queensland |
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Stranded kayaker rescued after crocodile attack A man whose kayak was attacked by a saltwater crocodile has been rescued from an island in Australia
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| Aug.10 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Kyle Chalmers makes Olympic history on golden night for Australia |
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| Aug.14 |
Western Australia |
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Video shows huge crocodile joining sharks to stalk boat Video posted on YouTube shows lemon sharks being joined by a huge crocodile as they swam around a boat in a Western Australia creek
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| Aug.19 |
Sydney |
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All Blacks hotel room in Sydney 'bugged' |
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| Sep.22 |
Queensland |
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Jetstar plane fills with smoke and diverts An Australian Jetstar flight from Sydney to Cairns has been forced to divert to Brisbane about 40 minutes into its trip after filling with s...
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| Oct.2 |
Malaysia |
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Red Bull one-two after Lewis Hamilton's engine blows up |
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| Oct.27 |
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World's largest marine protected area declared in Antarctica Map of Hobart Australia Delegates from 24 countries and the European Union have agreed that the Ross Sea will become the world's largest marine protected area
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| Nov.1 |
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MH370: Report suggests flight was not preparing for landing Wreckage analysis suggests Flight MH370 did not make a controlled descent into the Indian Ocean, says a new report
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| Nov.4 |
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Indonesia protest: President Joko Widodo cancels Australia visit| President Joko Widodo has cancelled his visit to Australia following violent clashes at a rally in Jakarta involving thousands of hard-line Muslims | |
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| Nov.7 |
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Australia senate stops gay marriage vote The Australian government's proposal to hold a national vote on legalising same-sex marriage has been defeated in the upper house of parliam...
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| Nov.12 |
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Australia and US reach deal to resettle asylum seekers Australia and the US have reached a resettlement deal for asylum seekers held in offshore detention centres in Papua New Guinea and Nauru
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| Nov.15 |
 New Zealand |
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New Zealand earthquake: Warships head to Kaikoura Australian, Canadian and US warships are heading to the town to help with evacuations after a series of powerful earthquakes
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| Nov.18 |
Melbourne |
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Man sets himself on fire in Australia bank; 26 injured Police arrested the 21 years old man, who was heard screaming that the Commonwealth Bank wouldn’t give him money for food
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| Dec.19 |
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MH370: Plane 'not likely to be in search area', say investigators| Experts in the hunt for Malaysia flight have said the plane is unlikely to be found in the current search area, and recommended looking further north | |
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| Dec.26 |
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Wild Oats XI forced to quit Sydney to Hobart race |
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| Dec.27 |
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Perpetual Loyal wins Sydney to Hobart race in record time |
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| 2016 |
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| May.4 |
Mosul |
Australian IS recruiter Neil Prakash killed in Iraq
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| Nov.15 |
New Zealand |
New Zealand earthquake: Warships head to Kaikoura Australian, Canadian and US warships are heading to the town to help with evacuations after a series of powerful earthquakes
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| 2016 |
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| Jan.2 |
Southern Thailand |
2 tourists, from China and Australia, die in swimming accidents at Thai island |
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| Jan.3 |
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Australia children and father drown in car |
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| Jan.7 |
Western Australia |
Waroona fire threatens more towns after devastating Yarloop
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| Jan.9 |
Western Australia |
Australia bushfire: Two killed as blaze rages unabated
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| Jan.11 |
India |
Australians die in crash 'on way to Taj Mahal'
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| Jan.14 |
Western Australia |
Woman attacked on Australian creek bank by leaping crocodile
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| Jan.21 |
Queensland |
Tiger attacks keeper at 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin's zoo
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| Feb.16 |
Western Australia |
Chinese ship to leave Australia to search for Flight 370
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| Feb.17 |
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Australia town consumed by 'hairy panic'
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| Feb.25 |
Antarctica |
Aurora Australis: Antarctica icebreaker passengers rescued
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| Mar.7 |
Malaysia |
MH370 search: Investigators remain 'hopeful' on anniversary Malaysia and Australia say they remain 'hopeful' that flight MH370 will eventually be found, two years on from its disappearance
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| Mar.20 |
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Seven cyclists hurt in kangaroo carcass crash
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| Mar.23 |
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MH370: Mozambique debris 'almost certainly' from missing plane Australia's transport minister says two plane parts found in Mozambique 'almost certainly' came from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370
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| Mar.28 |
Queensland |
Australia's Great Barrier Reef hit by 'worst' bleaching
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| Mar.30 |
Sydney |
Professional surfer mauled by shark off eastern Australia |
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| Apr.19 |
Queensland |
Just 7% of Australia's Great Barrier Reef escapes bleaching
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| Apr.25 |
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Australia crocodile 'bites camper's foot' inside tent
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| May.11 |
Queensland |
46 people abandon ship during Great Barrier Reef fire
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| May.17 |
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Australian capsize survivor says he threw tools at crocs
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| May.21 |
Nepal |
Dutch, Australian climbers die after reaching Everest summit |
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| May.29 |
Queensland |
Woman fails to save friend in Australian crocodile attack
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| May.29 |
Queensland |
Bleaching kills third of coral in Great Barrier Reef's north Map of Great Barrier Reef Australia Scientists say mass bleaching has killed more than a third of the coral in the northern and central parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef
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| Jun.1 |
Western Australia |
Shark bites off Australian surfer's leg
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| Jun.5 |
Western Australia |
Australia shark attacks: New killing feared off Perth
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| Jun.5 |
Sydney |
Australia storm leaves three dead and homes in danger | Three people are confirmed dead after massive storms flooded rivers, uprooted trees and tore into beaches along Australia's east coast | |
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| Jun.6 |
Sydney |
Collaroy Beach 'loses 50m' after Australia storm
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| Aug.6 |
Queensland |
Stranded kayaker rescued after crocodile attack A man whose kayak was attacked by a saltwater crocodile has been rescued from an island in Australia
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| Aug.14 |
Western Australia |
Video shows huge crocodile joining sharks to stalk boat Video posted on YouTube shows lemon sharks being joined by a huge crocodile as they swam around a boat in a Western Australia creek
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| Sep.22 |
Queensland |
Jetstar plane fills with smoke and diverts An Australian Jetstar flight from Sydney to Cairns has been forced to divert to Brisbane about 40 minutes into its trip after filling with s...
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| Nov.1 |
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MH370: Report suggests flight was not preparing for landing Wreckage analysis suggests Flight MH370 did not make a controlled descent into the Indian Ocean, says a new report
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| Nov.15 |
New Zealand |
New Zealand earthquake: Warships head to Kaikoura Australian, Canadian and US warships are heading to the town to help with evacuations after a series of powerful earthquakes
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| Dec.19 |
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MH370: Plane 'not likely to be in search area', say investigators| Experts in the hunt for Malaysia flight have said the plane is unlikely to be found in the current search area, and recommended looking further north | |
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| 2016 |
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| Feb.13 |
Queensland |
Australian hospital refuses to discharge asylum baby
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| Apr.17 |
Queensland |
Depp's wife avoids Australia dog-smuggling conviction
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| May.16 |
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Australia delays 'backpacker tax' hike
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| Nov.18 |
Melbourne |
Man sets himself on fire in Australia bank; 26 injured Police arrested the 21 years old man, who was heard screaming that the Commonwealth Bank wouldn’t give him money for food
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| 2016 |
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| Jan.22 |
Melbourne |
Sharapova, Federer reach milestones |
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| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
Australian Open: Sharapova, Djokovic, Radwanska survive |
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| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
Serena Williams powers past Maria Sharapova into Australian Open semis |
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
Tennis match-fixing: Review into anti-corruption |
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| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
Serena Williams routs Agnieszka Radwanska |
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| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to reach final Winning 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena -- Djokovic became the first man in the Open Era to make six Australian Open finals
|
| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
Andy Murray overcomes Milos Raonic to reach final The Scot who overcame Milos Raonic 4-6 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-2 in a slugfest Friday to appear in a fifth final in Melbourne
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| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win title Map of Melbourne Park Melbourne Australia Kerber stunned Serena Williams in a 6-4 3-6 6-4 thriller to open her grand slam account and deprive the American of a historic 22nd title
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| Jan.31 |
Melbourne |
Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win sixth Australian Open title Map of Melbourne Park Melbourne Australia| World number one beat Murray in straight sets, 6-1 7-5 7-6 (7-3), to win his sixth Australian Open title and condemn the Briton to a fifth final defeat | |
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| Mar.7 |
Los Angeles |
Maria Sharapova failed drugs test at Australian Open | Former world number Sharapova, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues. | |
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| Mar.20 |
Melbourne |
Nico Rosberg takes incident-packed F1 opener |
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| Mar.30 |
Sydney |
Professional surfer mauled by shark off eastern Australia |
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| May.21 |
Nepal |
Dutch, Australian climbers die after reaching Everest summit |
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| Jun.18 |
Melbourne |
World Cup flops England seal historic series win over Wallabies |
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| Jul.23 |
Western Australia |
Russian balloonist 'breaks Fossett's round-the-world record' |
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| Aug.10 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Kyle Chalmers makes Olympic history on golden night for Australia |
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| Aug.19 |
Sydney |
All Blacks hotel room in Sydney 'bugged' |
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| Oct.2 |
Malaysia |
Red Bull one-two after Lewis Hamilton's engine blows up |
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| Dec.26 |
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Wild Oats XI forced to quit Sydney to Hobart race |
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| Dec.27 |
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Perpetual Loyal wins Sydney to Hobart race in record time |
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| 2016 |
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| Feb.15 |
Sydney |
Australia police seize meth hidden in bras inserts
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| Mar.2 |
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Cardinal Pell admits he did not act on abuse claim Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has admitted he did not act after a boy told him about a paedophile priest
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| Mar.6 |
Sydney |
Three men shot during Sydney factory siege
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| Apr.17 |
Queensland |
Depp's wife avoids Australia dog-smuggling conviction
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| May.4 |
Mosul |
Australian IS recruiter Neil Prakash killed in Iraq
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| Jul.27 |
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Cardinal George Pell denies child abuse claims Australia's most senior Roman Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has called claims he sexually abused children 'a scandalous smear campaign'
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| Aug.19 |
Sydney |
All Blacks hotel room in Sydney 'bugged' |
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| Nov.18 |
Melbourne |
Man sets himself on fire in Australia bank; 26 injured Police arrested the 21 years old man, who was heard screaming that the Commonwealth Bank wouldn’t give him money for food
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| 2016 |
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| Feb.13 |
Queensland |
Australian hospital refuses to discharge asylum baby
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| Feb.24 |
Sydney |
1978 Mardi Gras activists get official apology
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| Mar.2 |
|
Cardinal Pell admits he did not act on abuse claim Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has admitted he did not act after a boy told him about a paedophile priest
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| Mar.20 |
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Australia PM threatens early election over Senate deadlock
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| May.7 |
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Poll date for Australia election officially confirmed
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| May.16 |
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Australia delays 'backpacker tax' hike
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| Jul.10 |
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Australia PM Turnbull's conservatives win tight election Malcolm Turnbull has declared victory for his conservative coalition in last week's closely fought general election
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| Jul.27 |
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Cardinal George Pell denies child abuse claims Australia's most senior Roman Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, has called claims he sexually abused children 'a scandalous smear campaign'
|
| Oct.27 |
|
World's largest marine protected area declared in Antarctica Map of Hobart Australia Delegates from 24 countries and the European Union have agreed that the Ross Sea will become the world's largest marine protected area
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| Nov.4 |
|
Indonesia protest: President Joko Widodo cancels Australia visit| President Joko Widodo has cancelled his visit to Australia following violent clashes at a rally in Jakarta involving thousands of hard-line Muslims | |
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| Nov.7 |
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Australia senate stops gay marriage vote The Australian government's proposal to hold a national vote on legalising same-sex marriage has been defeated in the upper house of parliam...
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| Nov.12 |
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Australia and US reach deal to resettle asylum seekers Australia and the US have reached a resettlement deal for asylum seekers held in offshore detention centres in Papua New Guinea and Nauru
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