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Australia Broadcaster Sees 1st Strike Over Pay, Work Conditions In 20 Years
Hundreds of staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation began a one-day strike on Wednesday, the first walkout in 20 years, over pay and working conditions, disrupting live news coverage at the public broadcaster.
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Australia Must Choose Between United States And China: US Army Official
A senior US soldier said on Thursday Australia must choose between a stronger US alliance or closer ties with China, and urged Canberra to take a tougher stance against Chinese claims in the South China Sea.
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Crocodile Bites Off Woman's Hand In Australia
A crocodile bit a woman's hand off in an attack at a creek in a small northwestern Australian town, sparking a hunt to trap and kill the animal today.
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Grandfather Charged With Stabbing Baby Girl To Death In Australia
Australian police today charged a Chinese man in Brisbane with stabbing to death his two-month-old granddaughter and attempting to murder his wife and daughter.
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Australia's Bushfires Leave Trail of Death and Destruction
Fourteen bushfires burning across southern Australia have killed two people, thousands of animals, and destroyed 16 homes, and authorities today said they feared the toll could rise.
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Calls For More Protection After Latest Australia Shark Attack
A champion junior surfer was in an induced coma today after being mauled by a shark off Australia's east coast, as locals said the government was not doing enough to protect beach goers.
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Mosque Raided After Australia 'Terrorism-Linked' Shooting
An Australian mosque reportedly visited by a 15-year-old boy before he shot dead a civilian police employee in an "act of terrorism" has been raided, police said today, as authorities boosted efforts to tackle youth radicalisation.
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New Australian PM Urges Beijing to Cool Tensions in South China Sea
Australia's new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has advised China to ease off on island construction in the South China Sea if it wants a reduced US presence in the region.
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Australian PM Stymies Gay Marriage Push, for Now
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today his government would remain opposed to gay marriage during the current parliament, but suggested the issue could be put to a popular vote after the next election.
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Australia Plays Down MH370 Luggage Link
Australian MH370 search chiefs today played down any link between part of a bag discovered on the French island of La Reunion and the doomed flight.
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Diver Killed by Shark in Australia as Daughter Watches
A diver was killed by a shark Saturday while hunting scallops off the coast of Australia as his daughter watched helplessly, shocking locals in an area not known for such attacks.
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Brigitte Bardot Slams Australia's Plan to Kill 2 Million Feral Cats
French actress Brigitte Bardot has condemned an Australian plan to cull two million feral cats, blamed for wreaking havoc on native animals, to stop them further harming vanishing populations.
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Australian Refugee Groups Demand Answers on Asylum-Seeker Boat
Australian refugee groups today demanded the government provide answers about a boatload of asylum-seekers thought to be from Vietnam seen off the country's west coast.
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Fear of Violence After Nationalist Australia Rallies
Australian officials urged vigilance today following nationalistic and anti-Islam rallies, to ensure sentiment does not boil over into ugly race riots similar to those seen in 2005.
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18 Hurt as Car Crashes Into Australian Cafe
Eighteen people were injured today when a car ploughed into a cafe in a remote Australian town, hitting a gas cylinder and sparking an explosion, with a witness describing "absolute mayhem".
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Australia Broadcaster Sees 1st Strike Over Pay, Work Conditions In 20 Years
Hundreds of staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation began a one-day strike on Wednesday, the first walkout in 20 years, over pay and working conditions, disrupting live news coverage at the public broadcaster.
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Australia Must Choose Between United States And China: US Army Official
A senior US soldier said on Thursday Australia must choose between a stronger US alliance or closer ties with China, and urged Canberra to take a tougher stance against Chinese claims in the South China Sea.
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Crocodile Bites Off Woman's Hand In Australia
A crocodile bit a woman's hand off in an attack at a creek in a small northwestern Australian town, sparking a hunt to trap and kill the animal today.
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Grandfather Charged With Stabbing Baby Girl To Death In Australia
Australian police today charged a Chinese man in Brisbane with stabbing to death his two-month-old granddaughter and attempting to murder his wife and daughter.
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Australia's Bushfires Leave Trail of Death and Destruction
Fourteen bushfires burning across southern Australia have killed two people, thousands of animals, and destroyed 16 homes, and authorities today said they feared the toll could rise.
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Calls For More Protection After Latest Australia Shark Attack
A champion junior surfer was in an induced coma today after being mauled by a shark off Australia's east coast, as locals said the government was not doing enough to protect beach goers.
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Mosque Raided After Australia 'Terrorism-Linked' Shooting
An Australian mosque reportedly visited by a 15-year-old boy before he shot dead a civilian police employee in an "act of terrorism" has been raided, police said today, as authorities boosted efforts to tackle youth radicalisation.
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New Australian PM Urges Beijing to Cool Tensions in South China Sea
Australia's new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has advised China to ease off on island construction in the South China Sea if it wants a reduced US presence in the region.
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Australian PM Stymies Gay Marriage Push, for Now
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today his government would remain opposed to gay marriage during the current parliament, but suggested the issue could be put to a popular vote after the next election.
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Australia Plays Down MH370 Luggage Link
Australian MH370 search chiefs today played down any link between part of a bag discovered on the French island of La Reunion and the doomed flight.
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Diver Killed by Shark in Australia as Daughter Watches
A diver was killed by a shark Saturday while hunting scallops off the coast of Australia as his daughter watched helplessly, shocking locals in an area not known for such attacks.
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Brigitte Bardot Slams Australia's Plan to Kill 2 Million Feral Cats
French actress Brigitte Bardot has condemned an Australian plan to cull two million feral cats, blamed for wreaking havoc on native animals, to stop them further harming vanishing populations.
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Australian Refugee Groups Demand Answers on Asylum-Seeker Boat
Australian refugee groups today demanded the government provide answers about a boatload of asylum-seekers thought to be from Vietnam seen off the country's west coast.
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Fear of Violence After Nationalist Australia Rallies
Australian officials urged vigilance today following nationalistic and anti-Islam rallies, to ensure sentiment does not boil over into ugly race riots similar to those seen in 2005.
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18 Hurt as Car Crashes Into Australian Cafe
Eighteen people were injured today when a car ploughed into a cafe in a remote Australian town, hitting a gas cylinder and sparking an explosion, with a witness describing "absolute mayhem".
