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Boy arrested in Australian strawberry needle scare

A young boy has been arrested in Australia after he admitted putting needles in strawberries. Prime Minister Morrison announces tough penalties for fruit contamination.

19/09/2018

Australia

Watch: This is the preservation process of whale skeleton

South Australian Museum staff remove most of the flesh by hand, before allowing the skeleton to undergo maceration in tanks to remove remaining meat which may take several months.

17/09/2018

World News

Usain Bolt soccer debut

At the age of 32 world champion Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has made his soccer debut in Australia

01/09/2018

Australia

Watch: Meteor streaks across sky in Perth

Scientists believe that the meteor may have hit the ground.

29/08/2018

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Watch: World Hot Air Balloon tournament in Austria

Around 150 teams from 38 countries are taking part, where landings and takeoffs of the balloons require skill and leave spectators engrossed.

22/08/2018

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Watch: Scuba diving lesson turns into shark rescue effort

What was supposed to be a diving lesson ended in the saving of a shark, who had plastic netting stuck in its mouth.

21/08/2018

USA

California fire to burn until September

Firefighters in California say they are making good progress battling a blaze that covers an area larger than the city of Los Angeles

09/08/2018

World News

Eastern Australia hit by worst drought in living memory

The worst drought in living memory is sweeping parts of eastern Australia, with farmers in some cases culling cattle and sheep they can no longer afford to keep. Record low levels of rainfall have affected large areas of grazing and crop land.

09/08/2018

Australia

New South Wales drought worst in living memory

Agricultural output in Australia is predicted to fall as farmers in New South Wales struggle to cope with the worst drought in living memory

08/08/2018

Ukraine

Four years on, families still seeking justice for MH17 victims

On the fourth anniversary of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, the families of victims are still seeking justice for their loved ones

17/07/2018

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Photographer Spencer Tunick undresses Melbourne

Up to 400 people stripped naked then draped themselves in see-through red fabric in a Melbourne city car park on Monday to pose for U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick.

09/07/2018

Australia

Australian Archbishop convicted of concealing child sex abuse in the church

Philip Wilson is the most senior Catholic in the world to be convicted of the offense. The 67-year-old was convicted in May of not disclosing the information of abuse to police of another priest in 1970's.

03/07/2018

Belgium

Human chain formed to mark end of World War One

The Waterfront Project organised a human chain along the coast of Belgium to remember those who died in the Great War

30/06/2018

Sport

World Cup: Peru defeat Australia in 2-0 victory

Peru defeat Australia in a 2-0 victory.

26/06/2018

Australia

Real life 'soccer-roo' disrupts football game in Canberra

The kangaroo could not get enough of football.

25/06/2018

Sport

Denmark and Australia slug it out to tie 1-1

Denmark and Australia meet in the second round of fixtures in Group C at the Samara Arena.

21/06/2018

Australia

European Union and Australia launch trade negotiations

The EU's trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström has arrived in Canberra to launch official trade negotiations with Australia. The aim is to negotiate a trade deal that could boost trade in goods between them by a third, at a time when much of the world seems intent on a trade war.

18/06/2018

Sport

World Cup 2018: Pogba scores the winner as France beat Australia

Paul Pogba scores the winner as France beat Australia 2-1.

16/06/2018

Australia

Australian soldiers fly Nazi swastika flag in Afghanistan

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14/06/2018

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Curious cockatoo plays peek-a-boo with road camera

This yellow-crested cockatoo is absolutely delighted by the discovery of his new toy.

01/06/2018