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91-year-old charged with smuggling 4.5kg of cocaine into Australia

A 91-year-old Australian man has been charged with smuggling over a million euros worth of cocaine hidden in soap. Dr Victor Twartz said he had been

11/08/2015

World News

Australian PM Tony Abbott dons trainers for charity fun run

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has swapped his suit for running gear for a charity fun run in Sydney. He took part in the annual City to Surf

09/08/2015

Sport

Clarke to retire from Test cricket

Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced he will retire from Test cricket after the current Ashes series. The 34-year-old, who made his Test

08/08/2015

Sport

Australia stun All Blacks in Sydney in the Rugby Championship

Australia claim the Rugby Championship by beating arch-rivals New Zealand in Sydney. The @Wallabies have beaten the @AllBlacks 27-19 and won The

08/08/2015

Sport

Wallabies tactical bid to unseat the All Blacks

Australia are banking on back row pace in their bid to unseat the All Blacks in an exciting Rugby Championship decider in Sydney on Saturday. It has

07/08/2015

World

Aboriginal Goodes takes break after fan abuse

28/07/2015

Sport

All Blacks beat South Africa in a Johannesburg thriller

New Zealand captain Richie McCaw grabbed a winning try late in the game to give the All Blacks a thrilling 27-20 victory over South Africa at Ellis

25/07/2015

World News

Clashes at 'Reclaim Australia' rallies as rival groups face off

Tension over immigration and the integration of Muslims has come to the fore in Australia this weekend as rival groups demonstrated. The most heated

19/07/2015

Sport

Australia beat South Africa in dramatic Brisbane clash

Australia beat South Africa 24-20 in their opening clash of the Rugby Championship. The Wallabies clinched the victory in Brisbane after a

18/07/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine: New video released on anniversary of MH17 disaster

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has led Australia’s memorial service for victims of the MH17 disaster – exactly one year since the passenger jet was shot

17/07/2015

World News

On-the-run suspect tripped up by his own vanity

10/07/2015

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Dawn Fraser apologises for racist attack on Kyrgios and Tomic

07/07/2015

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World Anti-Doping Agency: FINA ignored us on Olympic champion drugs case

22/06/2015

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Melbourne Zoo's newest baby elephant takes first bath

19/06/2015

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Roomarkable leap: from hairless orphan to muscular marsupial

05/06/2015

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Magnussen to miss FINA Worlds due to injury

01/06/2015

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Australia: Unique opera experience in a cave

30/05/2015

World

Class dismissed: the hi-tech and teaching innovations changing traditional education

Technology and innovation are changing the world faster than ever before. But is education keeping pace with these rapid changes and equipping young

29/05/2015

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World's largest and oldest crocodile celebrates 112th birthday

28/05/2015

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‘Assimilation’ to ‘genocide’: Australia acknowledges stolen generations

26/05/2015