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Breastfeeding first in Australian parliament

Larissa Waters, senator for Queensland in the Australian Senate, has made history by becoming the first mother to breastfeed in the Senate chamber.

10/05/2017

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Pie in the face for Qantas CEO

The CEO of the Australian airline Qantas attacked with pie during speech

09/05/2017

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Australia: Ginger Pride Rally celebrates beauty of redheads

After years of being on the receiving end of insults, nicknames and jokes, thousands of redheads took to the streets of Melbourne to proclaim their ginger pride.

03/05/2017

Turkey

Gallipoli landings remembered, 102 years' on

In Sydney thousands gather for the annual ANZAC day march, whilst in Turkey, a dawn ceremony is held at ANZAC Cove on the Gallipoli peninsular.

25/04/2017

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US will honour Obama's "dumb" refugee deal with Australia

Vice President Mike Pence said the US would accept the agreement out of respect to its alliance with Australia.

22/04/2017

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Teenager dies after Australia shark attack

A 17-year-old was killed in a shark attack while on holiday with her family off the coast of Esperance, South Western Australia.

18/04/2017

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Melbourne shop owner bans blacks and dogs

A Melbourne milk bar has come under fire after the owner displayed a sign in the window banning black youths and dogs.

17/04/2017

World News

Journalists share on-air bloopers after presenter sacked for live gaffe

Natasha Exelby, a presenter for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), was caught daydreaming in between reading a bulletin live on air.

11/04/2017

World News

Australian Police seize record haul of crystal meth

The record seizure of crystal methamphetamine is worth over 630 million euros - the equivalent of almost nine million hits of the drug, also known as ice.

05/04/2017

World News

Cyclone Debbie: Deadly flooding on east coast of Australia

In the wake of the powerful cyclone, flooding and destruction has created a disaster zone stretching 1,000 kilometres.

01/04/2017

World News

Australian cyclone brings close encounters with wildlife

Over Tuesday and Wednesday, the Australian state of Queensland was battered by Cyclone Debbie.

30/03/2017

World News

Downgraded 'Debbie' storm brings risk of flooding

Queenslanders in north east Australia awoke to a scene of destruction after Cyclone Debbie passed over leaving more then 60,000 homes without electricity.

29/03/2017

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Cyclone Debbie makes landfall in Queensland

A destructive storm carrying heavy rain and winds of more then 260 km/h has made land fall on Australia’s north east coast.

28/03/2017

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Australian scientists amazed by rare dinosaur tracks

Scientists have discovered an unprecedented set of more than 20 different dinosaur tracks in Western Australia

27/03/2017

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Cyclone Debbie hits Australia

Residents of Queensland in Australia prepare for Storm Debbie

27/03/2017

Sport

Sebastian Vettel gets formula right at Melbourne Grand Prix

The return of the Formula One season saw the return of Sebastian Vettel back on the top spot on the podium.

26/03/2017

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Formula One: Vettel wins in Australia

Vettel celebrates 43rd win, Hamilton runner-up for Mercedes, Bottas third

26/03/2017

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Hip hippo hooray!

Taronga Zoo’s baby pygmy hippopotamus – the first born in seven years – made its first public appearance in Sydney on Friday (March 17, 2017).

18/03/2017

World News

'Exploding headphones' prompt safety warning for air passengers

Photographs of a passenger’s injuries have been released as a warning about the potential risks of using battery-powered devices on aircraft.

15/03/2017

World News

Fake Justin Bieber charged with more than 900 child sex offences

Police in Australia Justin Bieber fans be extra vigilant online after charging a man for posing as the singer and soliciting explicit images

09/03/2017