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Greenpeace activists board coal ship off Australia reef Six activists from conservation group Greenpeace boarded a coal carrier on the outskirts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Wednesday calling for an end to exports of the fuel.
24 April 2013
Crowe leads tributes to Aussie rock legend Amphlett Hollywood star Russell Crowe led tributes Tuesday to Australia's "Queen of Rock" Chrissy Amphlett who died in New York after a long battle with cancer.
23 April 2013
©REUTERS Frenchman fights off crocodile in Australia A French deckhand survived after a crocodile latched onto his head in northern Australia by punching the reptile repeatedly until it let go.
22 April 2013
Australian troops join S. Korea-US landing drill Australian combat troops have for the first time taken part in annual South Korea-US joint military drills.
20 April 2013
©REUTERS Sharks dive by the moon: study The moon and water temperature affect the diving behaviour of sharks, researchers reported Tuesday, in a discovery that could help prevent fishermen from catching the marine predators inadvertently.
17 April 2013
©REUTERS Australians getting fatter, more anxious: survey Australians are smoking and drinking less than they were five years ago but are fatter and more anxious.
16 April 2013
©REUTERS Swedish Holocaust hero made honorary Australian Australia paid tribute on Monday to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Jews during World War II, by making him the country's first honorary citizen.
16 April 2013
Antarctic summer ice melting 10 times faster: study Summer ice in the Antarctic is melting 10 times quicker than it was 600 years ago, with the most rapid melt occurring in the last 50 years.
15 April 2013
Assange voices confidence on Australia election WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in the Ecuador's embassy in London, gave an upbeat assessment late Thursday to his chances of winning a seat in Australia's Senate.
12 April 2013
Australia to tackle Japan on whaling at UN court Australia is to fire the opening salvoes in a legal battle before the United Nations' highest court in June aimed at stopping Japan's whaling research programme in Antarctica.
12 April 2013
©REUTERS Woodside shelves huge gas project in Australia Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd. on Friday announced it was shelving onshore plans for the controversial multi-billion-dollar Browse liquefied natural gas export project.
12 April 2013
GM Holden chairman and managing director Mark Reuss. ©REUTERS/Mick Tsikas GM Holden cuts 500 jobs in Australia Car manufacturer GM Holden announced Monday 500 jobs will be axed from plants in Australia, blaming the strength of the local dollar for squeezing sales.
09 April 2013
Shell puts last Australian refinery on market Global energy giant Shell announced Thursday it was selling its last remaining Australian refinery to focus on more sizeable assets abroad, a move that threatens 470 jobs.
04 April 2013
Kazakhstan Secretary of State Marat Tazhin. Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy© Ambassadors present credentials to Kazakhstan Secretary of State Ambassadors of 8 countries presented their credentials to Marat Tazhin of Kazakhstan.
01 April 2013
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer. ©REUTERS/Olivia Harris Titanic II titan unveils Australian dinosaur park plan An eccentric Australian mining magnate who is building a replica of the ill-fated Titanic on Saturday unveiled his latest scheme -- a park of giant robotic dinosaurs.
01 April 2013
Photo courtesy of muycomputer.com 'Harlem Shake' tumbles off top of Hot 100 chart "The Harlem Shake" is moving on.
28 March 2013
World Bank links obesity to high food prices Food prices have dropped since peaking six months ago but remain near record levels, pushing the world's poorest people toward "undernutrition" and obesity.
28 March 2013
Photo courtesy of best-diving.org World's biggest creature tracked by its song An Australian-led group of scientists has for the first time tracked down and tagged Antarctic blue whales by using acoustic technology to follow its songs.
27 March 2013
Australia PM heading for crushing election defeat: poll Australia's Labor government is heading for a crushing defeat in this year's election, a poll showed Tuesday as a senior minister blamed the party's bloodletting for driving voters to the opposition.
26 March 2013
Space likely for rare earths search, scientists say The quest for rare earths vital to some of modern life's most indispensable technologies may see mining robots jet to the stars within decades.
26 March 2013
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