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India’s Adani To Start Work On Mine Near Great Barrier Reef

Indian mining giant Adani on Tuesday said it will start work on a huge US$16 billion coal project that...

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Great Barrier Reef Can No Longer Be Saved

The Great Barrier Reef can no longer be saved in its present form and is damaged beyond repair, scientists have warned....

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Great Barrier Reef Bleaching Worse Than First Thought

Coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef is worse than first thought and the impact will accelerate unless...

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England Line-Up Warm-Up Games For Ashes Tour

England will play tour matches in Perth, Adelaide and Townsville in the lead-up to the first Ashes Test against...

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Five Things To Know About Julian Assange

The founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has been holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since 2012...

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Northeast Australia In Grip of ‘monster’ Cyclone Debbie

Lashing rain and howling winds battered northeast Australia Tuesday as towns went into lockdown ahead of a "monster"...

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Thousands Evacuated As Cyclone Bears Down On Australia

Thousands of people including tourists were being evacuated Monday as northern Australia braced for a powerful cyclone...

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Australia Braces For ‘very Destructive’ Cyclone

Australians are bracing for the worst cyclone in the country's northeast in several years, with residents evacuated and...

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Friends Save Spearfisherman From Shark Mauling Off Australia

A shark badly mauled a man spearfishing Saturday in northern Queensland leaving him in serious condition after friends...