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Prominent Australian Aboriginal Singer Gurrumul Dies At 46

World-renowned indigenous singer Gurrumul has died after a "long battle with illness" aged 46, his management said...

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Refugee Fears Over Australia-US Resettlement Plan

The abrupt departure of American officials from an Australian Pacific island refugee camp has fanned fears among...

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Australian Has Thumb Surgically Replaced With Toe

An Australian man whose thumb was severed in a cattle herding accident has had a big toe surgically removed and...

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Camel Caught On Aussie Golf Course

A runaway circus camel caused traffic chaos and trespassed onto the ninth green of a military golf course before...

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Vote Controversy Mars PNG Elections As Counting Begins

Counting is under way in Papua New Guinea's sprawling elections, officials said Thursday, but voting has been marred by...

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AirAsia Jet Returns To Australia After Suspected Bird Strike

An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced to return to Australia shortly after take-off following a suspected bird...

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Australia Accused of Spying On China

A Chinese state-run newspaper accused Australia of spying on China and stealing its technology on Thursday, weeks after...

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Depp May Face Perjury Charges In Australia Over ‘dog Gate’

Johnny Depp could face perjury charges in Australia after the deputy prime minister threatened Tuesday to unleash a new...

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AirAsia Plane ‘shaking Like Washing Machine’ Returns To Australia

An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced back to Australia Sunday due to a technical problem, with one passenger saying...

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Asylum-Seekers In Australia Win Multimillion Dollar Payout

Detainees at a controversial Australian asylum-seeker camp in Papua New Guinea won Aus$70 million ($53 million) in...

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Clapper Warns Australia On Foreign Interference

Australia must be alert to foreign government interference in its democratic systems, former top US intelligence...

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China Concerns Spark Australia Spy Law Review

Australia has ordered an inquiry into espionage laws and foreign government interference amid growing concerns about...

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Australian Police Kill Hostage-Taker, Possible Terror Link Probed

Australian police Monday shot dead a man who had taken a woman hostage in a Melbourne apartment and said they were...

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Wallabies ‘ready For the Fight’ To Restore Morale

Coach Michael Cheika has vowed the Wallabies will lift the spirits of the Australian game amid a demoralising Super...

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Police Storm Malaysian Plane After Passenger ‘bomb Threat’

Armed police stormed a Malaysia Airlines flight which was forced to return to Melbourne after a passenger tried to...

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Space Junk Could Destroy Satellites, Hurt Economies

The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with...

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Space Junk Could Destroy Satellites, Hurt Economies

The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with...

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Space Junk Could Destroy Satellites, Hurt Economies

The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with...

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Putin A Bigger Threat Than Islamic State

Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the so-called Islamic State group, according...