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Australia

Sacked rugby player Israel Folau raises €146,804 to fund legal battle

Australian former professional rugby player Israel Folau is seeking to raise 3 million Australian dollars (€1.8 million) to fund legal action against Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Waratahs for his sacking last month.

21/06/2019

Australia

Police in Australia search headquarters of ABC News in Sydney

ABC says the operation was in relation to its 2017 reports about alleged misconduct by Australian troops in Afghanistan

05/06/2019

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Bringing back the bilby - a century extinct in New South Wales

The Autralian bunny, best-loved marsupial, may eventually become extinct if action is not taken to save it.

22/05/2019

Australia

373,000 toothbrushes and 977,000 shoes found on islands off Australia

Located 2,100km off the coast of northwest Australia, the remote Cocos Island group now houses an estimated 414 million items of debris weighing 238 tonnes.

17/05/2019

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Greenpeace activists scale Sydney Harbour Bridge in climate protest

Three Greenpeace activists were hanging from ropes under the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Tuesday (May 14) as part of a protest to demand that Australian Prime Minister take "emergency" action on climate change

14/05/2019

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Woman hits Australia PM Scott Morrison with an egg during campaigning

Security guards pounced on the Amber Holt, 24, and dragged her away moments after the attack.

07/05/2019

Green News

From Amsterdam to Sydney on electricity

An adventure with the aim to inspire, educate and accelerate the transition to a zero carbon future.

21/04/2019

Australia

Google launches its first drone delivery service in Australia

Google has launched its first drone delivery service in Australia,

10/04/2019

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Animal rights activists arrested in Australia after traffic protest

Australian police arrested 38 animal rights activists on Monday (April 8) after they blocked peak hour traffic in Melbourne in protests to mark the first anniversary of a film, Dominion, about factory farming.

08/04/2019

Australia

Dutch adventurer finishes three-year electric car journey in Australia

Dutch adventurer finishes three-year electric car journey in Australia

07/04/2019

Australia

Social media executives could be jailed

In the wake of the New Zealand mosque shootings Australia brings in tough new laws on social media companies.

04/04/2019

Australia

New Australia law threatens social media firms with punishment

New Australia law threatens social media firms with fines, jail over violent content

04/04/2019

Australia

Watch: Rare Sumatran tiger cubs make debut at Sydney zoo

The cubs are named Mawar, Tengah Malam and Pemanah – Rose, Midnight and Archer in Indonesian.

29/03/2019

Australia

Watch: Parkinson's sufferers say infrared light helmets ease symptoms

While there is no scientific proof the devices work, researchers are now starting clinical trials.

29/03/2019

Australia

British fugitive armed with a crossbow attempts jet ski escape

A British man, wanted in Queensland in connection with drug-related charges, was apprehended by police on Monday, after trying to escape Australia aboard a jet ski

27/03/2019

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Koala sneaks into car, seeking shade from blistering weather

An unwelcome but adorable intruder invaded winemaker Tim Whitrow's car in Australia on Monday (March 18) and the feisty koala refused to leave, preferring to enjoy the cooler air inside.

20/03/2019

Sport

Bottas wins season-opening Australian Grand Prix

Bottas wins season-opening Australian Grand Prix

17/03/2019

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Australian senator egged for controversial comments on Muslims

Australian senator Fraser Anning had an egg cracked on his head by a teenager over his controversial comments on the New Zealand mosque shootings.

16/03/2019

World

Australian Cardinal Pell convicted of sexual offences against 2 minors

Australian Cardinal Pell has been convicted of sexual offences against 2 minors, and sentenced to six years in prison. Pell is the most senior member of the Catholic Church to have been convicted, but remains a Cardinal pending further investigation by the Vatican.

13/03/2019

Australia

Balloons deadliest risk to seabirds ingesting ocean plastic

Seabirds are much more likely to die from ingesting balloon fragments than hard plastics, researchers have found.

04/03/2019

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Police rescue elderly man during Queensland flood

Bodycam footage by Australia's Queensland police shows the evacuation of an elderly man who was sitting waist-deep in rising floodwaters in his house last week.

13/02/2019

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Floodwaters wreak havoc in northern Australia

Flooding in and around Townsville, Australia continued on Sunday, as the area was lashed by record rainfall, officials said.

03/02/2019

Australia

Tennis superstars pay collective tribute to Britain's Andy Murray

Tennis superstars pay collective tribute to Britain's Andy Murray

15/01/2019

Australia

Watch: Python with over 500 ticks found in Australian swimming pool

A snake covered with hundreds of ticks was saved by snake catchers in Australia

11/01/2019

Australia

Elvis in the outback: Aussies honour The King

All aboard! Elvis enthusiasts shake, rattle and roll on pilgrimage to Australian town

10/01/2019

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Hundreds of thousands of fish die en mass in Australia

Hundreds of thousands of fish died in outback Australia, with the government blaming the mass death on a toxic algae bloom due to changing weather conditions.

08/01/2019