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Australian author Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker Prize
Novelist Richard Flanagan said he was ashamed to be Australian after winning the Man Booker Prize for his book "The Narrow Road to the Deep North".
15 October 2014
Australia PM vows to 'shirtfront' Putin at G20 over MH17
Prime Minister vowed to "shirtfront", or confront, Russian President at the G20 summit next month over the loss of Australian lives in the MH17 crash.
13 October 2014
Woman survives 17 days lost in Australian rainforest
A woman missing for more than two weeks in a rugged Australian rainforest has stumbled out alive after surviving a chase by a crocodile and eating small fish.
09 October 2014
Australia PM Abbott applauds FBI partnership
Australian Prime Minister hailed international police cooperation during a threat briefing at the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York.
27 September 2014
For Nick Cave, vision shaped in 'horrible' hometown
Australian singer and writer Nick Cave has sought to probe the nature of both God and sexual desire through his frank, intense songs.
23 September 2014
Kazakhstani internet connection 2nd fastest among CIS
Kazakhstani internet connection is second by speed among post soviet countries.
22 September 2014
Drunken hunter fights off Australian croc with an eye-poke
A tipsy goose hunter he lived to tell the tale of being attacked by a two-metre-long crocodile after poking the beast in the eye.
20 September 2014
G20 finance chiefs aim to 'change destiny of global economy'
Finance chiefs from G20 nations held talks confident they can "change the destiny of the global economy" despite rising world political tensions.
20 September 2014
G20 nations want Putin at leaders' summit
Vladimir Putin is set to attend the G20 leaders' summit in November despite alarm over Russia's actions in Ukraine with host Australia.
20 September 2014
Plastic pollution choking Australian waters: study
Three-quarters of the trash found off Australian beaches is plastic, as it warned that the rubbish is entangling and being swallowed by wildlife.
15 September 2014
Nicole Kidman 'in shock' after father's sudden death
Australian actress Nicole Kidman is in shock after the sudden death of her father in Singapore.
13 September 2014
Australia raises terror alert level to 'high' on Mideast fears
Australia raised the terror threat level to "high" for the first time in a decade, on concerns about Australians returning from fighting in Iraq and Syria.
12 September 2014
West Australia scraps shark cull policy
The Western Australia government said it would abandon its controversial catch-and-kill shark policy.
12 September 2014
Australia world's most expensive for international students
Australia is the most expensive place for an international student to attend university, ahead of Singapore and the United States, with India the cheapest.
11 September 2014
New phase of MH370 search to start in 2 weeks: Australia
An intensified underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will start in about two weeks' time.
06 September 2014
Kangaroos abound but fears for smaller cousins, warns WWF
Australia's big kangaroos are thriving, but wildlife campaigners hold fears for their smaller cousins.
06 September 2014
'Hard spots' found in MH370 search, most likely geological: Australia
The Australian authority leading the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 said that "hard spots" had been found on the Indian Ocean seabed.
05 September 2014
Australia PM to sign long-awaited nuclear fuel deal with India
Australia's prime minister is due to sign a deal allowing nuclear fuel exports to energy-hungry India.
05 September 2014
Putin G20 decision some way off: Australia
A decision on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin should be invited to the G20 summit in November is still some way off.
03 September 2014
Pacific fisheries chief warns tuna stocks dangerously low
The outgoing head of the fisheries management body has warned that some tuna stocks were now so low they should not be fished.
03 September 2014