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Now playing Next Australia Lost US warship discovered in deep waters off Australia Nicknamed 'Lady Lex', the battleship, one of the first aircraft carriers, was sunk in the Coral Sea battle in 1942 07/03/2018
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Now playing Next Australia Vatican treasurer in Australian court on sex offence charges Cardinal Pell's lawyers have previously said he would plead not guilty to all charges, the details of which have not been made public. 05/03/2018
Now playing Next no comment Sydney Mardi Gras Hundreds of partygoers take part in Sydney's famous Mardi Gras. 03/03/2018
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Now playing Next Australia Australia: Michael McCormack appointed new Deputy PM As new leader of the National Party, McCormack automatically replaces scandal-hit Barnaby Joyce as deputy prime minister 26/02/2018
Now playing Next Australia Small Australian town claims mullet as its own with first hairstyle co The iconic 1970s and 80s hairstyle is alive and kicking in the Australian outback, as one enterprising hotel owner has discovered. 26/02/2018
Now playing Next no comment Former Cyclone Gita hits New Zealand, bringing floods and high winds A state of emergency has been declared in seven districts as winds gust at up to 150 kilometres per hour. 20/02/2018
Now playing Next Australia Australia public morals row as PM bans sex between ministers and staff Malcolm Turnbull outlaws relationships between ministers and employees after revelations of his deputy Barnaby Joyce’s affair with his press secretary, who is pregnant. 15/02/2018
Now playing Next Tonga Tonga survives Cyclone Gita without fatalities Australian and New Zealand dispatch aid supplies after power and water supplies hit. 13/02/2018
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Now playing Next no comment Storm Damage in New Zealand Huge waves crashed into the shores of Nelson in New Zealand, as a downgraded cyclone left behind debris and destruction 02/02/2018
Now playing Next Australia Aussie media obtain top secret files sold in second-hand shop The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have called it “one of the biggest breaches of cabinet security in Australian history”. 31/01/2018
Now playing Next no comment Tuna tossing in Australia Surely one of the world's stranger sporting events... 29/01/2018
Now playing Next Sci-tech Tesla Mega battery made about 650,000 euros in two days It was a huge PR stunt on Twitter, that turned into a reality, that solved a huge problem. And now it’s making money 28/01/2018
Now playing Next Australia Invasion Day protests put Australia Day celebrations in shade Tens of thousands flood streets of Melbourne while only a few thousand celebrate debut of British colonisation. 26/01/2018
Now playing Next Sport Nadal out of Australian Open after retiring hurt in quarter-final World No1 Rafael Nadal retired injured in the fifth set of a thrilling match, leaving Marin Cilic to progress to the semi-finals in Melbourne. 23/01/2018
Now playing Next Sport UK’s Kyle Edmund stuns Grigor Dimitrov to reach Australian Open semis In a major upset the 23-year-old Briton and world No49 beat the Bulgarian No3 seed in four sets in Melbourne. 23/01/2018
Now playing Next Australia For the first time... Indigenous ballet The West Australia Ballet has partnered with Northern Territory Choreographer Gary Lang 22/01/2018
Now playing Next Tonga Meet the remarkable athlete switching sports to feed his Olympic habit Pita Taufatofua has qualified for the Winter Olympics next month, less than two years since representing Tonga in taekwondo at the Rio Olympics. 21/01/2018
Now playing Next Sport Cycling: Tour down under- stage 5 Daryl Impey leads into the final stage of the Tour Down Under after finishing second to Richie Porte on Willunga Hill 20/01/2018
Now playing Next New Zealand New Zealand Primie Minister Jacinda Ardern announces she's pregnant The last time a leader gave birth in office was Pakistan's prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 1990 and now it's Jacinda Ardern's turn. 19/01/2018
Now playing Next Australia First drone rescue at sea Two simmers caught in a riptide in heavy seas off Australia's coast were rescued when a drone dropped a flotation device above them. Initially bemused by the drop, the pair of teens said that things could have been much worse if the action had not been so quick. 19/01/2018