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Australians being fleeced by fake investment schemes Australians have been fleeced out of more than Aus$113 million (US$115 million) in the last five years by complex fake investment schemes run by overseas criminal gangs.

09 July 2012

South Korea to start 'scientific' whaling South Korea said Wednesday that it planned to start whaling through a loophole that allows the killing of whales for scientific research, following the lead of Japan's controversial expeditions.

06 July 2012

Alleged Australia killer on the run wins film role A man wanted over a beheading murder who was eventually captured in the Australian Outback auditioned to be a film extra while on the run -- winning the role of a policeman in a homicide thriller.

05 July 2012

Cool reception for Australia's climate tax: poll Australia's new carbon tax received a cool reception in a poll Monday, showing Prime Minister Julia Gillard's mechanism to tackle climate change is unpopular and her government on track to lose office.

03 July 2012

Kazakhstan failed to land among world’s top meat-eaters Luxembourg citizens are the biggest meat-eaters in the world.

15 May 2012

Aussie firefighters rescue woman trapped by ATM Australian firefighters Thursday performed one of their most unusual rescues -- freeing an elderly woman whose fingers got stuck in a bank ATM.

27 April 2012

NATO says Australia's Afghan pullout part of war plans Australia's decision to bring troops home from Afghanistan earlier than expected was part of the war strategy and would not prompt other nations to rush out.

18 April 2012

Golubev won his first Australian Open match Kazakhstan tennis professional Andrey Golubev started the qualification round of the Australian Open with a victory.

12 January 2012

Shvedova and Karatantcheva dropped out of Australian Open Kazakhstan tennis professionals Yaroslava Shvedova and Sesil Karatantcheva dropped out of the Australian Open after the first round.

12 January 2012

Pervak will play in Australia despite her sickness Kazakhstan tennis professionals Kseniya Pervak and Galina Voskoboeva will compete in the WTA tournament in Australian Hobart.

09 January 2012

Pervak and Voskoboyeva represent Kazakhstan in Australian Open Kseniya Pervak and Galina Voskobayeva are going to play in the main draw of Australian Open.

30 December 2011

Insects from Kazakhstan to help Australia save millions of dollars An insect called ichneumon fly (Mastrus Wasp) could help Australia save millions of dollars.

30 October 2011

Thorpe 'looking like a swimmer again' Australian great Ian Thorpe said Wednesday he was starting to look like a swimmer again following gruelling high altitude training in Switzerland.

18 May 2011

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