World news about “Australia” published by euronews.
Australian silo demolition fail – nocomment Demolition experts in Australia were forced to bring in excavators to help demolish a silo after a controlled explosion failed to bring it down. 12/05/2013
Australia beefs up air defence with 12 new Boeing Growlers The Australian government has announced it is to purchase 12 attack planes equipped with electronic radar-jamming technology. The government had previously… 03/05/2013
Grab and smash, bag-thief runs through glass door – nocomment An alleged bag-snatcher ran through a glass door at a shopping centre in Australia on Sunday but managed to escape unharmed. 02/04/2013
Sydney: Flypast marks Qantas-Emirates marriage Two A380 double decker jets have taken part in a special flypast over Sydney, to mark a new alliance between Australia’s Qantas Airways and Emirates… 31/03/2013
Qantas-Emirates alliance approved Australia’s competition regulator has granted final approval to an partnership between struggling national flag carrier Qantas and Emirates. The arrangement… 27/03/2013
Philippine rebels free Australian man after 15 months of captivity An Australian man has been released 15 months after being captured by Philippine Abu Sayyaf rebels. 54-year-old former solider Warren Rodwell was kidnapped… 23/03/2013
Gillard to stay on as Australian Labour party leader Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has won an unopposed vote at a special meeting of the ruling Labour party, despite her party’s slump in opinion polls… 21/03/2013
Raikkonen draws first blood in new F1 season Formula One is back, and so is Kimi Raikkonen, the former world champion pushing the title holder, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel into third place in his Lotus… 17/03/2013
Sydney celebrates gay pride – nocomment More than 10,000 people marched through the streets of Sydney, Australia, for the 35th edition of Gay Pride. 03/03/2013
Australian police claim record drug bust of crystal meth Australian police say they have seized a record haul of the drug methamphetamine. The illicit substance, known as ice, was smuggled into Sydney hidden in… 28/02/2013
Cyclone Rusty nears Australia – nocomment Residents in low-lying areas around the Western Australia town of Port Hedland were urged to relocate immediately as a severe cyclone approached the coast. 27/02/2013
Titanic II plans revealed Australian mining entrepeneur, Clive Palmer, has revealed the blueprints for his latest venture, a modern replica of the Titanic. The Titanic II will be a… 27/02/2013
Anti-whaling group try to save harpooned whale – nocomment Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd’s Bob Barker positioned itself between Japanese whaling vessel, Yushin Maru 2 and factory ship, Nisshin Maru in an attempt to… 17/02/2013
The rainbow joggers conquer SydneyYellow, pink and blue: these are the colours of the Colour Run experience, a 5 km course which leaves its participants covered in coloured powder. The run… 10/02/2013
Fahey “alarmed but not surprised” at doping scandal President of the world anti-doping agency John Fahey was “alarmed but not surprised” at Thursday’s shocking government report which revealed “widespread”… 08/02/2013
Bushfire crews tackle blaze in southern Tasmania – nocomment Tasmanian bushfire crews are bracing for worsening conditions as they battle a large wildfire in the south of the Australian state. Incident Controller Mark… 07/02/2013
Australia: tropical storm Oswald floods – nocomment After tropical storm Oswald struck Australia on January 21, the northern part of the country faced major flooding. Emergency workers rescued around 20 people… 26/01/2013
Flower-eating goat wins case – nocomment A goat who made a court appearance in Sydney has won his case. Police nabbed Gary, the goat, for eating flowers on 22 August. They fined owner Jim Dezarnaul… 24/01/2013
Shadow play from SharapovaMaria Sharapova of Russia casts a shadow as she hits a return to compatriot Ekaterina Makarova during their women’s singles quarter-final match at the… 22/01/2013
Wildfires devastate Australia – nocomment A large and fast-moving bushfire doubled in size to about 45 thousand hectares of land, according to authorities in Victoria state. 19/01/2013
Waste Not in Sydney Chinese artist Song Dong has arrived in Sydney Australia with his exhibition “Waste Not”, which has already been seen in New York and London, and is now at… 14/01/2013
Wild kangaroo chase – nocomment Australian police and security chased a three-year-old male eastern grey kangaroo in the Melbourne Airport car park. 08/01/2013
Strewth, that’s a big duck! – nocomment A giant rubber duck made its way through the waters of Sydney’s Darling Harbour, triggering some oohs and aahs amongst spectators. The 26-metre-high yellow… 04/01/2013
Heatwave in Australia sparks bushfires – nocomment A heatwave over parts of eastern Australia has caused several bushfires, with temperatures soaring into the thirties. Local fire crews were controlling fires… 04/12/2012
Australian piggery first to go carbon neutral Harnessing the power of animal waste to become a carbon neutral farm; that’s what a piggery – home to 22,000 pigs – in Australia is doing. The farm is set… 26/11/2012
Santa Claus festival in Australia – nocomment Thousands of Santas come on Sydney to celebrate the Santa Fest and fun run in the summer heat. 25/11/2012
Charles and Camilla’s royal tour in Australia – nocomment Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, flew into Adelaide, on day three of the Australian leg of their Pacific tour to celebrate the… 08/11/2012
S&P rapped for misleading Australian investors An Australian court has ruled that Standard & Poor’s misled investors in the way that it rated some investments. The agency gave its highest triple-… 05/11/2012
Virgin Australia at centre of web of airline deals Singapore Airlines is buying 10 percent of Virgin Australia. That will step up its competition with rival Qantas in the lucrative Australian… 30/10/2012
Massive waterspout floods houses in Australia – nocomment A burst water main caused a massive water spout to rise above houses in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday (October 29), flooding streets and homes. Local… 30/10/2012
Aboriginal girl group glitter in “The Sapphires” The film “The Sapphires”, sees Chris O’Dowd form a Aboriginal girl group that performs for American troops fighting in the Vietnam War in the 1960’s. The cast… 29/10/2012
Australia: Rare albino echidna – nocomment A rare albino echidna is set for a new life after being released into the wild on the outskirts of Canberra, Australia. The echidna was recently found by the… 19/10/2012
Australian PM Gillard’s Indian trip – nocomment Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s visit to India was interrupted by a minor incident involving high heels and soft lawns. Gillard, on a three-day… 18/10/2012
Explore Great Barrier Reef… without getting wet First it was roads, now Google are mapping reefs. Photos of six stunning underwater locations have just been released, among them Australia’s Great Barrier… 04/10/2012
Cost of borrowing goes down, down under Australia’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. It is now at the lowest level in three years – at 3.25… 02/10/2012
Sydneyh: Anger at ‘Prophet Mohammed’ video – nocomment Hundreds of people protested violently in the centre of Sydney to protest against the film “Innocence of Muslims” that has sparked anti-US riots and protests… 15/09/2012
Qantas hopes for turnaround with Emirates alliance Australia’s struggling Qantas Airways has agreed to a 10-year alliance with Dubai’s Emirates, a key step in efforts to turn around its loss-making… 06/09/2012
Smart chair: powered by thought It sounds like something from science fiction, being able to control a device through thought alone. However, a prototype wheelchair manoeuvred by human… 29/08/2012
Chinese burn for BHP Billiton The world’s top miner BHP Billiton is suffering from China’s slowdown as it reported a 34.7 percent fall in full-year net profit. The Anglo-Australian giant… 22/08/2012
Investors dig Rio Tinto despite profit drop Rio Tinto posted a fall in 2012 first-half profit as prices for its products have been falling, while operating costs remained high. However shares for Rio… 08/08/2012
Looking back at the Olympics: Sydney 2000SYDNEY 2000 A memorable Games for Water-sports As is often the case at the Olympics, the host nation – in this case Australia – excelled. To symbolise… 26/07/2012
Why are Australians so good at sport?It’s easy to talk to most Australians about sport. They like talking about it because they are, on the whole, good at it. At the Olympics, Australia often… 19/07/2012
Australia: Dreamtime in Down Town The Aboriginal communities of Australia are caught in a vortex of the ancient and modern. A modern world full of racism, unemployment, poor education and… 13/06/2012
Aboriginal souls in an age of modernityQantas claims to be the “spirit of Australia,” it’s a smart piece of advertising, but the spirit we encountered in Australia was of a more ancient kind, the… 13/06/2012
Qantas’ shares nosedive on loss warning Shares of Qantas slumped to a record low – down almost 19 percent – after it warned of its first annual net loss since it was privatised in 1995. The… 05/06/2012
The collapse of Sydney Opera House Sydney’s iconic Opera House appears to collapse, then re-inflates, a hand pushes through its roof and a woman dances on one of the famous ‘sails’. These… 30/05/2012
Australians push for Olympic Pole Dancing – nocomment On April 5, a group of Australian women began a campaign to make pole dancing an Olympic sport. 06/04/2012
Deciphering the DNA of deadly jellyfish Jellyfish have been around for some 500 million years. The key to their survival is adaptability and they come in all shapes and sizes, from the minute to the… 02/04/2012
Lights go off for Earth Hour – nocomment Sydney turns off the lights on the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge as Earth Hour 2012 begins its journey around the globe. 01/04/2012
Vettel sprays Button with champagneSecond placed Sebastian Vettel sprays champagne on winner Jenson Button during the podium ceremony after the Australian F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne March 18… 18/03/2012
Mardi gras in Sydney – nocomment Tens of thousands of people braved a wet Saturday night in Sydney for the city’s annual Mardi Gras – a huge gay and lesbian parade that attracts tourists from… 03/03/2012
Horse rescued from mud in Australia – nocomment A horse in Geelong, Australia, trapped in quicksand-like mud, gets pulled out by rescuers as its owner stays by its side. 01/03/2012
Ferry sinks near Papua New Guinea A ferry carrying around 350 people has sunk off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Australia’s Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says a huge rescue operation… 02/02/2012
Ferry sinks off Papua New Guinea A ferry with around 350 people on board has sunk off the coast of Papua new Guinea. It is believed 50 people have been rescued by six merchant ships and… 02/02/2012
Benevolent bus boss gives bumper bonuses A Melbourne bus boss has stunned his employees by handing over some 12 million euros in bonuses after he sold his company. Ken Grenda, dubbed Australia’s… 01/02/2012
Icy plunge for Russia’s homeless – nocomment A group of Australians and New Zealanders living in Moscow took a plunge into ice-cold water on Saturday (January 28) to raise money for the homeless. 30/01/2012
Nadal vanquishes Djokovic in Australian Open finalRafael Nadal of Spain hits a return to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their men’s singles final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne… 29/01/2012
Azarenka wins Australian Open Victoria Azarenka has beaten Maria Sharapova in the finals of the Australian Open. The final score was 6-3, 6-0. Third seeded in the competition and now… 28/01/2012
Investec Loyal’s win confirmed Investec Loyal’s victory in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race was officially confirmed on Thursday after an international jury dismissed a protest that the… 29/12/2011
Investec Loyal’s win in doubt Australia’s Investec Loyal produced a stunning performance to clinch the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Wednesday. The Supermaxi, owned and skippered by… 28/12/2011
Giant croc charges park workers – nocomment A giant saltwater crocodile charged at a group of Australian reptile park workers before stealing their lawnmower and dragging it back to his pool. 28/12/2011
Australian beach Christmas – nocomment Hundreds of people flocked to beaches in Sydney, Australia, to celebrate Christmas. 26/12/2011
No gender please, we’re pupils Some people think that educating boys and girls separately boosts academic success. Others feel that single-sex schools have no place in the modern world. And… 19/12/2011
Dramatic car chase in Australia – nocomment A man and a woman allegedly armed with a handgun car-jacked a vehicle in the New South Wales town of Beresfield, local media reported. Police chased the… 15/12/2011
Samsung takes a bite out of Apple Samsung Electronics is set to resume selling its Galaxy tablet computer in Australia as early as Friday, after it won a rare legal victory in a long-running… 30/11/2011
Airline dispute set for arbitration The Australian airline Qantas has failed to reach an agreement in a long running industrial dispute with pilots and ground staff. The airline will now be… 21/11/2011
Australia : yes we can-nabisProtesters in Australia hold a giant sign calling on politicians to legalize marijuana before US President Barack Obama’s arrival in Canberra. REUTERS/Larry… 16/11/2011
Sydney’s seaside sculpture show Each year Sydney’s Pacific Coast is turned into a massive outdoor art gallery. Sculpture by the Sea, which stretches from Bondi Beach to Tamarama, is expected… 14/11/2011
Thorpe fails to shine Five-times Olympic champion Ian Thorpe made a low-key return to competitive swimming with a disappointing seventh place finish in the 100m individual medley… 04/11/2011
Interest rates cut down under Australia’s central bank has cut the cost of borrowing there for the first time since the global financial crisis more than two years ago. As expected the… 01/11/2011
Queen Elizabeth goes Down UnderBritain’s Queen Elizabeth watches a performance by an Australian aborigine during the welcome ceremony to the ‘Great Aussie BBQ’, as part of the Commonwealth… 29/10/2011
Queen Elizabeth visits aboriginal school – nocomment UK Queen Elizabeth, on 10-day visit to Australia, visited an Aboriginal school in Perth on Thursday. 27/10/2011
Queen Elizabeth II visits Australia – nocomment Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip arrived in Australia to open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which will be held in Perth… 24/10/2011
Wallabies beat Wales to third place Australia beat Wales 21-18 in a scrappy encounter at Eden Park on Friday morning to win third place at the Rugby World Cup. In an error-ridden contest short… 21/10/2011
The Vienna Philharmonic does Sydney From the Blue Danube to Down Under; from refined, sophisticated Vienna to outdoorsy, hedonistic Sydney – the recent Antipodean tour of the Vienna Philharmonic… 20/10/2011
All Blacks coach says same again for final, please The Rugby Union World Cup semi-final started with the traditional Haka dance from New Zealand at Auckland’s Eden Park. Within six minutes after an awesome… 16/10/2011
Rugby World Cup : fair play, ref?Australia Wallabies’ Rocky Elsom (top) forces New Zealand All Blacks’ Conrad Smith to the ground during their Rugby World Cup semi-final match at Eden Park in… 16/10/2011
Stoner seals MotoGP title with home win He only had to finish in the top six, but Australian Casey Stoner cruised to victory in his home nation’s Grand Prix to seal his second MotoGP world… 16/10/2011
Rugby Union’s greatest rivals prepare for another instalment New Zealand are preparing for another instalment in the long-standing All Blacks-Wallabies rivalry and a place in the World Cup final. The team has three… 16/10/2011
Quade Cooper the man to haunt his All Black roots As Auckland prepares for the Southern Hemisphere clash in Rugby’s World Cup semi-final, is Quade Cooper the man who could haunt the hosts and deny his country… 15/10/2011
Levy directs robot action flick Real Steel Australian actor Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton in Real Steel, an out of work boxer – out of work because his sport has been taken over by 900 kilo robots. 13/10/2011
Clash of the southern hemisphere titans Australia arrived at their hotel in Auckland on Monday ahead of their rugby world cup semi-final with old foe New Zealand this weekend. The Wallabies, who… 10/10/2011
Rugby World Cup lines up for semi-final clashes Australia has dumped reigning champions South Africa out of Rugby Union’s World Cup. A decisive penalty in the 72nd minute for the Wallabies gave them an… 09/10/2011
All survive light plane crash – nocomment Six people, a pilot and five sky divers, escaped serious injury after a light plane crashed east of the Australian city of Melbourne on Saturday. 09/10/2011
Wallabies ready for Boks Australia and South Africa resume a long-standing rivalry when both sides meet in Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final at Wellington’s Regional Stadium… 08/10/2011
Bikini parade record broken – nocomment The world record for the largest bikini parade is broken in Gold Coast, Australia. A total of 357 woman wearing bikinis paraded for the required distance of… 02/10/2011
Injuries plague Australia For Australia the 67 – 5 win over the United States proved expensive, as the team left the match with injuries to some of its key players, two of them… 24/09/2011
Australia bounce back Australia rebounded from their shock defeat against Ireland last week, to beat the United States 67 – 5. The Wallabies got 11 tries including a magnificent… 23/09/2011
Bottoms up down under with SABMiller Foster’s deal Brewing giant SABMiller has agreed to buy Australian beermaker Foster’s for 8.6 billion euros, including debt. The purchase will make SABMiller number one in… 21/09/2011
Rugby World Cup: Ireland stun Australia The World Cup had its first big upset on Saturday when Ireland secured a famous 15-6 victory over Australia in their Pool C clash at Eden Park. Fly half’s… 17/09/2011
New detection system cuts threat from space junk Australian scientists have developed a laser system that can detect tiny pieces of space debris. The tens of thousands of pieces of junk that orbit the earth… 14/09/2011
Animal activists protest against Japan dolphin hunting – nocomment Protesters in Australia and the Philippines demanded an end to dolphin hunting in Japan outside their respective Japanese embassies. 01/09/2011
Macarthur digs sweetened Peabody, Arcelor bid Australia’s Macarthur Coal has accepted an improved 3.6 billion euros takeover offer from top US mining company Peabody Energy and the world’s biggest… 30/08/2011
Hungarian zookeeper nurses baby wallaby – nocomment A tiny wallaby joey, called Frodo, has been given a new lease of life by keepers at Hungary’s Budapest zoo after falling out of his mother’s pouch. 07/08/2011
Tri-Nations rugby match in SydneyFascinating game between Australia and South Africa, Will Genia of Australia’s Wallabies tackled by Bjorn Basson of South Africa’s Springboks during their… 23/07/2011
Who am I? – identity and education At various times throughout history, entire populations have been denied their identity. Today, efforts are being made to preserve traditional cultures and… 21/07/2011
Ukulele record attempt in Australia – nocomment More than 800 ukulele players from across Australia and abroad have gathered in Cairns, Australia. The organisers of the Cairns Ukulele Festival attempted to… 08/07/2011
Distance learning – a long way to get an education For young people in remote or isolated communities getting an education can be a major challenge. In times past some would simply have missed out on… 21/06/2011
Foster’s rejects SABMiller offer Foster’s has rejected a takeover bid from global giant SABMiller complaining the seven billion euros cash offer is too low. However investors say… 21/06/2011
Australian’s rally to ban live animal exports – nocomment Hundreds of protesters rallied in major Australian cities on June 18 calling for a ban on live animal exports. 19/06/2011
