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Sobriety goes on show as AA celebrates
Alcoholics Anonymous have organised a three-day celebration of sobriety for Australian teenagers tempted to explore drinking. Full Story...
Major bush fire kills eight down under
A raging bush fire has killed eight people in southern Australia, destroying several homes and scorching scrubland as people fled into the sea for safety. Full Story...
Eight killed as bushfire rages in Australia
Eight people have been killed and seven others have been reported missing as firefighters continue to battle a monster blaze in the Australian bush. Full Story...
Firefighters struggle to control bush blazes
Bush fires fanned by searing temperatures and strong winds in parts of South Australia have claimed the lives of five people. Full Story...

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Woman plants SA flag on South Pole  2005-01-05 10:52:08
South African Robyn Garratt spent months preparing for a death-defying grind in a Land Rover across Antarctica to the South Pole. But then the worst weather in 15 years hit the region...Full Story...
Phuket hero arrested on theft charge  2005-01-04 07:54:00
An Australian man who has been dubbed "the good Samaritan of Patong Beach" after saving about 20 people during the devastating tsunami, has been arrested minutes after stepping off a plane in Brisbane.Full Story...
Aussies make peace with 'criminal' past  2004-12-29 09:15:47
Researchers working on the new website say they have been bombarded with requests from Australians desperate to find a relative convicted at the Old Bailey, Britain's most famous criminal court.Full Story...
Four relatives drown in Christmas tragedy  2004-12-26 17:07:52
Four members of an Australian family drowned on Saturday when a Christmas Day outing turned to tragedy.Full Story...
Shark repellent sales leap after attack  2004-12-22 13:56:19
Sales of shark repellents have been so strong since a teenage surfer was killed by a shark that Australian shops are expected to run out of stock.Full Story...
Aussie cops get it wrong in drug-driver case  2004-12-22 12:11:31
Australian police conducting a groundbreaking drug testing programme recently alleged that a delivery driver was high on amphetamines and cannabis, but the another test showed a different result.Full Story...
Air patrols scour coast for sharks down under  2004-12-21 15:46:46
Australian authorities have moved quickly to get people back in the water after the horrific shark attack at a south coast beach - they've started aerial shark-spotting patrols until the end of school holidays.Full Story...
Australians vow to destroy 'killer shark'  2004-12-17 08:40:03
Police and wildlife officials in Australia have been ordered to destroy a large shark that is believed to have attacked and killed a teenage surfer off the coast of West Beach, near Adelaide.Full Story...
New Zealand deports convicted SA paedophile  2004-12-17 05:01:04
A South African paedophile, who has been deported from New Zealand, could be in court soon for allegedly sexually assaulting three girls.Full Story...
Australian teenager attacked by two sharks  2004-12-16 10:23:47
Three Australian teenagers could do nothing but watch in horror as their friend was attacked by two sharks while water-skiing at a popular beach in Adelaide.Full Story...
Australian police ready to target motorists  2004-12-14 11:01:12
Police in the Australian state of Victoria have started conducting random saliva-based drug tests on motorists in an attempt to bring down the number of fatal road accidents.Full Story...
Fisherman rescued after two days in the water  2004-12-13 09:24:40
Australian fisherman David Richardson could do nothing but cling to a bamboo pole and pray for survival after losing his boat in rough seas off the coast of Brisbane.Full Story...
Australia to send logistics trainers to Iraq  2004-12-13 10:07:15
Australia is planning to send 50 army logistics specialists to Iraq to help train the new Iraqi defence force, Defence Minister Robert Hill has announced.Full Story...
Shark kills fisherman on Great Barrier Reef  2004-12-11 13:11:48
A fisherman who screamed for help as a shark mauled him at a popular tourist spot on Australia's Great Barrier Reef died before onlookers could pull him to safety.Full Story...
NZ introduces smoking ban  2004-12-10 16:30:46
The New Zealand government has introduced a nationwide ban on smoking in the country's pubs, restaurants and cafes.Full Story...
Wife-beating All Blacks protected - claim  2004-12-10 04:59:18
Women groups in New Zealand say some members of the country's national rugby side accused of domestic violence have had their actions covered up.Full Story...
Australia defends 'wash for fuel' deal  2004-12-09 09:31:25
Australia's conservative government says its draft policy, which offers aid to a remote aboriginal community in return for a promise its children would wash daily, was designed to help improve the health of aboriginal children.Full Story...
Frustrated detainees sew their mouths shut  2004-12-08 07:44:40
The Australian government's refusal to grant a group of asylum-seekers sanctuary in Canberra has prompted a drastic response from them.Full Story...
Court increases baby killer's sentence  2004-12-07 10:36:20
An Australian court has increased the sentence of a man found guilty of killing his unborn baby by punching its mother and stomping on her stomach.Full Story...
Australia may train Iraqi spies  2004-12-06 09:26:27
Iraq's National Security Adviser Qassim Da'ud has requested that Australia train the country's intelligence officers.Full Story...
Aboriginal boy dragged with rope around neck  2004-12-03 07:00:54
With relations between black and white Australia reaching breaking point, police have charged two men after reports that an Aboriginal boy was dragged along the ground with a noose around his neck.Full Story...
Long walk to Aborigine freedom  2004-12-03 11:58:02
Aborigine Michael Long has blisters on his feet after he walked about 300km to speak to Prime Minister John Howard - they met to talk about the problems indigenous people face amid rising tensions between black and white Australians.Full Story...
High employment makes Kiwi workers picky  2004-12-03 02:27:55
Bosses in New Zealand are finding it increasingly difficult to keep good workers, according to a survey by an online recruitment agency.Full Story...
US and Australia to protect coral reefs  2004-12-03 04:58:32
The government and environmental agencies in Australia and the United States have signed a pact to share knowledge on how to best protect their coral reefs.Full Story...
Australian court snaps cellphone voyeurism  2004-12-02 20:32:26
A Sydney court has fined a local man for using his cellphone to snap photographs of topless women sunbathing on popular Coogee Beach.Full Story...
'Heroic' toddler calls ambulance to save mom  2004-12-02 14:30:21
A three-year-old Australian boy has been hailed a hero after he summoned an ambulance, with amazing composure, to his home in Perth where his mother lay unconscious on the floor.Full Story...
Funeral parlour shows signs of the time  2004-12-02 02:11:20
The opening of a funeral parlour has left the owners of other businesses in a New Zealand mall mortified.Full Story...
'Mass suicide' of whales and dolphins  2004-11-29 02:31:56
Environmental experts are puzzled over the huge number of dolpins and whales that died, by beaching themselves on a remote island, near the Australian mainland.Full Story...
Melting Antarctic snow reveals mystery plane  2004-11-29 02:31:33
Polar explorer and Everest mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary has taken part in a service to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a serious plane crash in Antartica.Full Story...
Cops send schools child porn... by mistake  2004-11-25 09:51:31
Sydney police say a computer error is to blame for them unintentionally sending pornographic emails to New South Wales schools.Full Story...
Aborigine holy site to be closed for a day  2004-11-25 01:57:14
The monolith that is regarded as an Aboriginal "cathedral" will be closed off for one day to mark the death of one of their leaders.Full Story...
Australia considers chemical castration  2004-11-24 09:09:55
Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, is considering chemical castration as a means of deterring child-sex offenders.Full Story...
UN report gives grim warning about Aids  2004-11-23 14:41:04
The United Nations' annual Aids Epidemic Update has warned that the number of people living with HIV and Aids is rising in every part of the world.Full Story...
'Dolphins saved me from the jaws of death'  2004-11-23 14:30:25
New Zealand lifesaver Rob Howes has described how he was "herded to safety" by a group of dolphins after a close encounter with a Great White shark off the coast of Whangarei.Full Story...
Kiwis warned to brace for aftershocks  2004-11-23 08:36:52
No serious injuries or damages have been reported after a powerful earthquake in New Zealand - but the country's residents have been warned that numerous aftershocks are on the way.Full Story...
Leopard attacks award-winning filmmaker  2004-11-19 19:07:55
A New Zealand filmmaker has been flown to Milpark hospital in Johannesburg after being mauled by a supposedly tame leopard in Namibia.Full Story...
SMS lands drug dealer behind bars  2004-11-19 11:33:53
Using your cellphone to send SMSes to friends and loved ones is great - but don't try to attract potential clients this way if you're a drug dealer...Full Story...
'Australians are working themselves to death'  2004-11-19 09:54:56
The image of the laid-back, sun-bronzed Australian relaxing on the beach has taken a major knock with the release of new statistics that reveal a shocking work trend Down Under...Full Story...
Teen 'divorces' mom after being sold for sex  2004-11-19 08:39:32
A New South Wales court has granted an Australian teenager the right to live separately from her mother, who apparently forced her to have sex with men for money since she was 10 years old.Full Story...
'Return the baby and we'll give you the beer'  2004-11-18 12:21:00
A top Australian brewing company has offered six cases of beer to anyone who returns the statue of the baby Jesus, which was stolen from their nativity scene earlier this week.Full Story...


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