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Political turmoil in Australian state
AP - Saturday, September 6SYDNEY, Australia - The leader of New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, abruptly quit on Friday and was replaced by a former garbage collector who has been a lawmaker for just 18 months. More »
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Australia swears in first woman governor-general
Reuters - Friday, September 5By James Grubel More »
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Australia's first female governor general sworn in
AFP - Friday, September 5CANBERRA (AFP) - - Lawyer, academic, women's activist and grandmother Quentin Bryce was sworn in as Australia's governor general Friday, the first woman to act as the British queen's representative Down Under. More »
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New problems on 2 Qantas planes cause delays
AP - Friday, September 5SYDNEY, Australia - A Qantas Airways flight from Melbourne to Sydney was canceled Friday after fumes were detected on board, while passengers on another Qantas flight found themselves stranded in Melbourne overnight because of damage to their plane's wing. More »
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Suspected WWII flyer's remains are just a tree branch: military
AFP - Friday, September 5CANBERRA (AFP) - - The suspected remains of a World War II-era airman found dangling in trees in the jungle of Papua New Guinea have turned out to be just a moss-covered branch, the Australian military revealed Friday. More »
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Man in Australian abuse probe found at youth event
AP - Friday, September 5SYDNEY, Australia - The principal of a prestigious Australian boarding school said Thursday that a man charged in connection with an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at the school was ejected from the institution when he tried to attend an event for young Catholic pilgrims in July. More »
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CORRECTED - Ex-priest in Australia faces 93 child sex charges
Reuters - Thursday, September 4(Corrects paragraph three to show school is west of Sydney) More »
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Australia government denies Taliban dog pen report
AP - Thursday, September 4SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's defense minister took back earlier comments that Australian soldiers in Afghanistan detained suspected Taliban militants in dog pens, saying Thursday that new information revealed that animals were never kept in the enclosures. More »
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Ex-priest in Australia faces child sex charges
AP - Thursday, September 4SYDNEY, Australia - A former Roman Catholic priest already facing dozens of charges related to allegations of sexual abuse at an exclusive Australian boarding school has been charged with an additional 60 child sex offenses, police said Wednesday. More »
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Miner free to explore Australian wildlife reserve
AP - Thursday, September 4BRISBANE, Australia - An Australian bauxite mining company has won the right to continue exploration on land that includes a wildlife reserve run by the family of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, a court ruled Wednesday. More »
- Nine Australian soldiers wounded in Afghanistan: militaryAFP -Thursday, September 4
- 9 Australians wounded fighting TalibanAP -Wednesday, September 3
- HarperCollins apologizes over 'Daring' didgeridooAP -Wednesday, September 3
- Australian ex-priest faces 90 sex assault charges: reportsAFP -Wednesday, September 3
- Global warming 'heat stress' a threat to nationsAP -Wednesday, September 3
- Australian troops held Taliban suspects in dog penAP -Wednesday, September 3
- Indonesian people smuggler jailed for 5 yearsAP -Wednesday, September 3
- Key Australia river system in record-low conditionAP -Tuesday, September 2
- Grim prospects for Australian river system as drought bites:officialAFP -Tuesday, September 2
- Australian school apologises for refusing Sikh pupilAFP -Tuesday, September 2
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