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Something fishy is going on here

This fish is trapped inside a jellyfish.

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Severe flooding plagues Sydney as major storms hit

Torrential rain and high winds battered Australia’s east coast on Sunday, leaving up to 26,000 homes without power while flooding forced hundreds of people into evacuation…

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Diver's death treated as second 'fatal shark incident' near Perth in a week

A 60-year-old woman has died of injuries consistent with a shark attack sustained off the coast of Western Australia.

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Can sea snails accelerate a cure for cancer?

From the ocean to the science lab, researchers are investigating whether a chemical found in sea snails may be used to tackle chemo-resistant cancers.

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Sydney Opera House a cascade of colour for VIVID Light Festival

A light show on the sails of the Sydney Opera House opened the VIVID Festival, a festival which celebrated light, music and new ideas.

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Great Barrier Reef bleaching kills '35% of coral' in northern and central section

More than one third of the coral in the northern and central parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is dead or dying, though the southern sections have been largely…

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Australian town plagued by over 100,000 bats

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Australian election campaign hijacked by police raids

Australia’s election campaign was hijacked on Friday by police raids on the Labor opposition, over a suspected leak of documents citing cost blow-outs in a multi-billion dollar broadband upgrade, spar

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Australian government forced to think again on backpacker tax

The Australian government has said it will look again at a planned tax hike for foreign travellers who work in the country after farmers complained it has created a shortage of fruit pickers.

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World's largest plane lands in Australia

This is the world’s biggest plane touching down in Australia for the first time. Thousands of people turned out in Perth to see the landing. The

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Australian Olympic athletes to receive Zika proof condoms

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World's largest plane touches down in Australia

The world’s largest plane has touched down in Perth. Tens of thousands of enthusiasts gathered in and around the airport to witness the 84-metre-long

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Australian police foil alleged ISIL boat plot

Police in Australia have arrested five men suspected of trying to sail a small boat from North Queensland in a bid to eventually ending up in Syria

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Australia votes on July 2 after PM Turnbull calls election

No more speculation Australia goes to the polls on July 2.

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Australia vows no change in asylum policy after Somali woman sets herself on fire

Australia has vowed no change to its refugee policy after a Somali woman seeking asylum set fire to herself in protest over her detention on the

Economy

Bitcoin creator allegedly unmasked

Australian technology entrepreneur Craig Wright has said he is the creator of bitcoin, which could have major ramifications for the controversial digital currency.

Papua New Guinea

Australian offshore detention of asylum seekers 'illegal' rules court

Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court has ruled that Australia’s practice of detaining asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal and must stop. Under

France

Australia chooses France for lucrative submarines contract

Australia has chosen France to build a new fleet of submarines, rejecting Japanese and German bids

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ANZAC Day: "It's a story of brave men who fought in a foreign land for our values"

A dawn service is held at ANZAC Cove in Gallipoli in Turkey to remember the Australian and New Zealand troops who landed there during the First World War

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Thousands turn out across Australia and NZ to mark ANZAC Day

Tens of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders have attended dawn services to mark ANZAC Day. In the Australian capital, Canberra, about 55,000