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Australia to resume live cattle exports to Egypt after halt over cruelty allegations

AP - Friday, May 9

SYDNEY, Australia - Australia will resume live cattle exports to Egypt after a two-year halt due to alleged cruel treatment of the animals. More »

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Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus
AP - Friday, May 9
SYDNEY, Australia - Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus _ one of nature's strangest animals with a bill like a duck's, a mammal's fur and snake-like venom. More »
Australia still considering legal action on whaling, says FM
AFP - Friday, May 9
TOKYO (AFP) - - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith held talks Thursday on resolving a dispute with Japan over whaling, but he said Canberra was still considering taking the row to international courts. More »
Australian support for republic at new low: poll
AFP - Thursday, May 8
SYDNEY (AFP) - - The number of Australians who want to replace the monarchy with a republic has fallen to its lowest level in almost 15 years, according to a poll published Thursday. More »
Australia's ambassador to Fiji receives death threat: officials
AFP - Thursday, May 8
SUVA (AFP) - - Australia's ambassador to Fiji has received death threats related to Australia's opposition to the South Pacific country's military regime, officials said Thursday. More »
Pressure on Pope to apologise for priests' sex abuse in Australia
AFP - Thursday, May 8
SYDNEY (AFP) - - Pressure was mounting Thursday on Pope Benedict XVI to apologise for sexual and physical abuse allegedly committed by priests in Australia when he visits the country in July. More »
Australia's Koalas at risk from climate change
AP - Thursday, May 8
CANBERRA, Australia - Koalas are threatened by the rising level of carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere because it saps nutrients from the eucalyptus leaves they feed on, a researcher said Wednesday. More »
'Crocodile Hunter' widow settles lawsuit
AP - Thursday, May 8
MELBOURNE, Australia - The widow of television's "Crocodile Hunter" reached a confidential settlement Wednesday with creditors who claimed the family's zoo owed them $2.3 million. More »
'Crocodile Hunter' widow settles lawsuit with Australian debt collector
AP - Thursday, May 8
MELBOURNE, Australia - The widow of television's "Crocodile Hunter" reached a confidential settlement Wednesday with creditors who claimed the family's zoo owed them 2.5 million Australian dollars (US$2.3 million; €1.5 million). More »
Australia urges Myanmar general to put aside politics and let aid flow in
AP - Thursday, May 8
PERTH, Australia - Australia urged Myanmar's military leaders Wednesday to put aside politics and grant aid workers unfettered access to the country to help cyclone victims. More »