Bin Laden polite, humble - convicted Aussie 2006-02-28 08:51:53
Joseph Terrence Thomas, an Australian who has been convicted on one count of intentionally receiving funds from a terrorist group, has said in an interview that Osama bin Laden is a polite, humble and shy man who doesn't mind being hugged.Full Story...
Gnomes hold key to SA gran's cocaine arrest 2006-02-24 21:55:40
A South African grandmother has been found guilty of drug smuggling in Auckland after four garden gnomes revealed her hidden stash.Full Story...
Frogs' smelly solution to mosquitoes 2006-02-24 12:43:38
Australian researchers have discovered a natural mosquito repellent in the smelly secretions of green tree frogs.Full Story...
Bloody hell - Australia swears by ad campaign 2006-02-23 13:09:37
A new advertising campaign in Australia seeks to reel international tourists into the country by swearing at them.Full Story...
Man charged after death of six teenagers 2006-02-20 07:55:58
An Australian man has appeared in court accused of driving a car that ploughed into a group of teenagers killing six of them as they waited for taxis on a quiet backroad.Full Story...
UN 'rotten to the core', says top diplomat 2006-02-16 12:20:21
One of Australia's top diplomats has come out guns blazing against the United Nations, saying that "if the core of the apple, is rotten, eventually the rest of the apple will be rotten too".Full Story...
Strong quake rocks central New Zealand 2006-02-16 08:26:44
A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale has rocked central New Zealand, but there have been no reports of injury or damage, officials have said.Full Story...
How about something small and hard for lunch? 2006-02-14 11:56:37
An Australian man is behind bars under suspicion of sneaking new coins out of the country's mint in his boots and lunchbox.Full Story...
Australian drug smugglers sentenced to death 2006-02-14 10:18:58
Two Australians have been sentenced to death by firing squad for leading a drug smuggling ring on the island of Bali.Full Story...
Shark attacks in shallow waters off Oz coast 2006-02-14 14:24:43
A teenager has been bitten in the leg as hundreds of sharks continued a massive feeding frenzy off the Australian Gold Coast.Full Story...
Aussies get life in jail for drugs in Bali 2006-02-13 12:14:28
Two Australians, the first of a group known as the "Bali Nine", have been sentenced for dealing with drugs in Indonesia.Full Story...
Sadness a way of life in Sydney 2006-02-13 11:36:07
Sydney is routinely ranked as one of the world's most liveable cities - but guess where Aussies themselves are happiest? A survey has found that eight of the top nine happiest electorates in Australia were poor and isolated rural communities.Full Story...
Shark feeding frenzy closes beaches 2006-02-12 13:41:59
A massive feeding frenzy involving more than one hundred sharks has resulted in the closure of several tourist beaches in eastern Australia.Full Story...
Expats to strengthen SA-N Zealand relations 2006-02-10 16:12:31
The government plans to reach out to South Africans living in New Zealand to improve links between the two countries, President Thabo Mbeki has said after meeting New Zealand's prime minister Helen Clark.Full Story...
Australia votes to scrap abortion drug ban 2006-02-09 10:08:10
Two high-profile Australian politicians have revealed their experiences with abortion as the senate voted to remove an effective ban on abortion drug RU-486.Full Story...
Thick divesuit may have kept navy man alive 2006-02-09 05:45:43
Former New Zealand navy diver Robert Hewitt has been rescued after three days adrift at sea - and his friends and family are amazed that he managed to survive on only crayfish meat and sea slugs during his harrowing ordeal.Full Story...
NZ diver survives three days in ocean 2006-02-08 13:14:03
Robert Hewitt was left adrift at sea for three days and survived by eating crayfish and sea slugs after he became separated from friends while diving near an island off New Zealand's coast.Full Story...
'Drugs come with a warning label' 2006-02-06 10:32:29
Health Minister Tony Abbott says that scrapping Australia's effective ban on an abortion drug could open the way for risky backyard miscarriages, following concerns by opposition party members about a bill to remove the need for ministerial approval on the use of the drug RU-486.Full Story...
Cops submit evidence against 'Dr Death' 2006-02-06 10:42:56
Jayant Patel, dubbed as "Dr Death" for his mishandling of patients, could be charged with at least 28 crimes including manslaughter by the Queensland police.Full Story...
Shark brings ocean race to a sudden stop 2006-02-06 02:41:06
One of Australia's top ocean swimming races had to be stopped when an uninvited guest started stalking the competitors from beneath the waves...Full Story...
New Zealand braces for cartoon fallout 2006-02-05 09:31:07
Two newspapers in New Zealand have published controversial Danish cartoons of the prophet Mohammed - leaving the country bracing itself for a potential trade ban by Iran.Full Story...
Denim is 'too fun' to wear to school 2006-01-30 09:04:34
An Australian state plans to ban students from wearing denim because it is linked with having a good time and is "unacceptable at schools".Full Story...
Jilted NZ husband jailed for two years 2006-01-27 09:36:36
How do you get your wife's attention when things aren't going so well in your marriage? Don't follow the example of a New Zealand man who has been jailed after stealing a plane and threatening to crash it into a 328m-high tower.Full Story...
Australian towns on alert after homes razed 2006-01-26 08:06:05
Raging bushfires have killed two people and thousands of farm animals after destroying more than 20 homes in south-eastern Australia.Full Story...
Extra cops to watch for Australia Day fights 2006-01-25 12:25:52
More than 1 200 extra police will be deployed in Sydney on Australia's national day to prevent any flare-up of racial violence that recently rocked the city's beachside suburbs, an official has announced.Full Story...
HIV-positive man faces jail for 'unsafe' sex 2006-01-24 17:19:11
A South African-born man faces 45 years in prison if he is found guilty of endangering the lives of three Australian women after he had sex with them and failed to inform them of his HIV-positive status.Full Story...
Whale vomit worth going back for 2006-01-24 08:55:27
An Australian fisherman who found a mysterious, solid, fatty object on the beach must be glad he eventually decided to take it home: it turned out to be a piece of rare ambergris, and is worth a cool million.Full Story...
More bark than bite in Year of the Dog? 2006-01-24 08:48:05
Be on the lookout for diseases involving livestock or lungs this year, especially coming from the west. Drought and fires could be a problem this year as well, Chinese soothsayers say.Full Story...
Two killed as bushfires ravage homes 2006-01-23 11:11:41
Firefighters are battling to contain a massive wave of bushfires which have spread across four states in Australia.Full Story...
Australia arrests Serb for war crimes 2006-01-20 12:25:44
Dragan Vasiljkovic, a former Serb commander, has been arrested and charged with war crimes committed during Croatia's war of independence after a request from the Croatian government.Full Story...
Prisoner makes fast escape from Sydney jail 2006-01-18 11:17:21
An inmate lost more than 10kg so he could squeeze through a hole he chiselled in a brick wall and escape from a maximum security jail in Sydney.Full Story...
Joyriding seven-year-old crashes parents' car 2006-01-17 11:51:37
A seven-year-old Australian girl has crashed her parents' car - but only because she was too short to get a proper view over the four-wheel drive's dashboard.Full Story...
Judge slams delay of 'Bali Nine' sentencing 2006-01-17 11:26:43
Indonesian prosecutors have failed to win a two-week delay before making their sentence demand for the first of nine Australians charged with heroin trafficking in Bali.Full Story...
Diver blinded by own blood as shark attacks 2006-01-16 16:07:14
An Australian scuba diver has described in detail how a huge great white shark kept coming back after savaging his arm, while he hid in a reef, unable to see for all the blood in the water.Full Story...
Australia sends more troops to Afghanistan 2006-01-10 09:08:27
A fresh commitment by Australia to send 110 soldiers to Afghanistan came in response to requests for more troops from Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai and the governments in Washington and London, according to Defence Minister Robert Hill.Full Story...
A new spin to an age-old game 2006-01-10 13:29:45
Robin Toom of Townsville, Australia literally got himself caught up in a game of hide-and-seek.Full Story...
Australian girl dies after jellyfish attack 2006-01-09 10:25:02
A seven-year-old girl has died after she was stung by a box jellyfish while swimming at Umagico Beach on Cape York Peninsula in tropical Queensland, according to police officials.Full Story...
Five skydivers killed in plane crash 2006-01-02 09:04:38
Five people were killed when a plane carrying a group of skydivers plunged into a dam near Brisbane in eastern Australia.Full Story...
Cool weather helps dampen Australian fires 2006-01-02 09:40:59
Light rain and lower temperatures across south-eastern Australia have helped contain scores of bushfires that destroyed 15 homes and vast areas of farmland.Full Story...
Australian fires destroy homes 2006-01-01 10:54:40
Bushfires have destroyed at least one home and threatened others north of Sydney as scorching temperatures and hot, dry winds fanned fires across southeastern Australia.Full Story...
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