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Toddler's head reattached to spine after car crash

Surgeons in the Australia city of Brisbane have managed to reattach a toddler’s head to his spine after it was severed in a high-speed car accident

07/10/2015

World News

'Terrorism' arrests in Australia over murder of police employee

Four people were arrested in Australia on Wednesday (October 7) in connection with the slaying of a civilian police worker, whose murder is being treated as a case of terrorism.

07/10/2015

Economy

Trans-Pacific Partnership is praised and panned

TPP: the initials may mean little to many outside the Pacific rim. Yet the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreed on Monday will be the world’s biggest

06/10/2015

Sport

Rugby World Cup 2015: England crash out after 33-13 loss to Australia

04/10/2015

Sport

England dumped out of their own World Cup

Hosts England were dumped out of the 2015 Rugby World Cup following a disappointing loss to Australia on Saturday. The Wallabies got off too a

03/10/2015

United Kingdom

Rugby World Cup 2015: Australia miss bonus point in 28-13 win over Fiji

24/09/2015

Cinema

Matt Damon is Ridley Scott's 'The Martian'

In ‘The Martian’, Damon plays an astronaut on a manned mission to Mars, who, after a fierce storm, is presumed dead and left behind by the rest of

16/09/2015

World News

Turnbull sworn in as new Australian prime minister

Australia has a new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull attended a swearing in ceremony at Government House in Canberra. #BREAKING: Malcolm

15/09/2015

World News

New PM for Australia as Tony Abbott is ousted by party rival

Australia is to get a new prime minister – its fifth in eight years – after former Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull mounted a successful

14/09/2015

World News

Australia set for new Prime Minister after Turnbull ousts Abbott in party vote

Malcolm Turnbull is set to become Australia’s fifth Prime Minister in eight years after he won an internal leadership vote among members of the

14/09/2015

World News

Australian police seize light aircraft - and 45kg of cannabis

Police in Australia say they seized 45 kilos of cannabis and other drugs from a light plane in an airport raid in New South Wales. It comes amid an

05/09/2015

Culture news

'Cyborg drummer' shows off his skills in Australia

Jason Barnes’ dreams of becoming a professional drummer were shattered when he lost his arm following a workplace accident in 2012. But now he has

03/09/2015

World News

Australian sheep shave breaks world wool record

Around 40 kilograms of wool has been shorn from a sheep found near Australia’s capital, the RSPCA said on Thursday, making him unofficially the

03/09/2015

World News

Australian Border Force scores 'own goal' over mass visa checks in Melbourne

Protesters celebrate the cancellation of mass visa checks in the Australian city of Melbourne. The Australian Border Force abandoned the

28/08/2015

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Australian floods leave New South Wales in deep water

26/08/2015

Sport

Rugby World Cup 2015: Cheika reveals Wallabies' 31-man squad

21/08/2015

Sport

Four-year-old scores a try in rugby league charity match

A four-year-old boy stole the show at a rugby league charity game in Australia. He had apparently become separated from his mother and found himself

20/08/2015

Sport

New Zealand down Australia to retain Bledisloe Cup

New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup on Saturday after thumping Australia to tie this year’s series at one win apiece. Flanker Richie McCaw led

15/08/2015

Sport

Steve Smith appointed Australia's next test cricket captain

Steve Smith has been named Australia’s new Test captain after the Ashes. The announcement comes following Michael Clarke’s decision to retire at the

14/08/2015

Sport

Kitesurfing the Great Barrier Reef for charity and a world record

There are many challenging and fun ways to raise money for charity but a group of eight kitesurfers recently raised the bar very high. The group have

13/08/2015