World | Australia
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Thursday May 17
Australia warns of 'bespoke' online child sex abuse
Australian police warned Thursday that paedophiles were using Internet live-streaming sites to order "bespoke" child sex crimes for real-time viewing, from countries including the Philippines
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Wednesday May 16
Australia pledges $300m for Afghan transition
Australia pledged Wednesday to contribute $300 million to Afghanistan in the years following the withdrawal of foreign troops to assist local forces with the transition
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Friday May 11
'Dead' Australian leaves hospital
Daniel Huf, 30, was trapped upside down in the wreckage of a Porsche in a Melbourne suburb and was declared dead after being treated at the scene on April 1
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Monday May 7
New video of Australian kidnapped in Philippines
A new video has emerged of an Australian kidnapped by suspected Muslim extremists in the Philippines
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Saturday May 5
Fertility treatment babies prone to serious defects: study
Conception using treatments like ovulation induction, in-vitro fertilisation or the injection of sperm directly into an egg, resulted in serious defects in 8.3 per cent of cases studied, the research team says
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Friday May 4
Australia warning over smouldering iPhone incident
Air safety watchdog warns of the potential dangers of lithium battery-powered devices after an iPhone that had undergone unauthorised repairs started smouldering on a flight
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Friday May 4
Croc caught in Australia after eating nine dogs
The rogue croc was trapped at Daly River community where it was terrorising residents and animals
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Monday Apr 30
Australian billionaire to build Titanic II
Palmer, a self-made mining billionaire, said he had commissioned state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to construct Titanic II with the same dimensions as its predecessor
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Monday Apr 30
Australia PM dumps tainted MPs
Gillard's move aimed at restoring public confidence in parliament
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Friday Apr 27
Australia's koalas to get more government protection
Australia's beloved, gum-tree munching koalas are set to be listed as a threatened species in some parts of the country next week
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Friday Apr 27
KFC told to pay $8m to stricken Australian girl's family
Fast-food chain KFC has been ordered to pay A$8 million ($8.3 million) in damages to the family of an Australian girl who was left severely brain damaged and in a wheelchair after being poisoned by a chicken meal
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Wednesday Apr 25
Gillard flays Abbot for Slipper remark
Australian prime minister dismisses claim she is soft on sexual harassment
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Tuesday Apr 24
Lawmakers stand by Australia government over sex scandal
House speaker accused of sexual harassment of former staff member
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Monday Apr 23
Australia speaker steps down amid sex scandal
Gillard's hold on power slips as Labor loses vital seat
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Saturday Apr 21
KFC guilty in Australia salmonella brain damage case
Aussie girl who suffered severe brain damage after food poisoning wins case against fast food chain
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Monday Apr 9
Snake gives pilot the creeps
Cargo plane forced to return after reptile pops out of dashboard
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Saturday Mar 31
Shark attack in Australia kills diver: police
The victim was diving with another man south of Stratham when he was attacked, police say
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Thursday Mar 29
Australia: No probe into News Corp piracy claims
Australian officials said Thursday they are not investigating a newspaper's claims that Rupert Murdoch's embattled News Corp. was involved in a piracy-promoting plot aimed at crippling its competitors
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Sunday Mar 25
US warns North Korea rocket aimed between Australia, Philippines
Missile test by North Korea may impact area between Australia, Indonesia and Philippines, says senior US official
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Friday Mar 23
Australian rescued after three-day croc ordeal
An Australian man has been rescued after a three-day ordeal trapped at a remote flooded fishing hut where he was stalked by four-metre crocodiles, a report said Friday
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Friday Mar 23
Australian police smash child porn ring
Australian police have smashed a child porn ring and arrested 14 men, including fathers, after hundreds of thousands of images and videos were seized, some depicting toddlers, they said Friday
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Friday Mar 23
Wanted ‘bushman' caught after seven years
Long manhunt ends with arrest and a charge of murder in strangling death of cousin and other violent crimes
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Sunday Mar 18
Assange targets seat in Australian Senate
WikiLeaks founder may exploit legal loophole
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Saturday Mar 10
Richest Australian's family in war of words
Iron ore billionaire Rinehart, ranked 29th on Forbes' global rich list with an estimated wealth of more than US$18 billion, has been embroiled for months in the legal dispute with three of her four children
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Friday Mar 9
Banker admits fake collar-bomb extortion bid
An Australian investment banker pleaded guilty Thursday to chaining a fake bomb to a young woman's neck in a bizarre extortion attempt last year
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