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Thousands gather for Australia solar eclipse

YoopyaNovember 13, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 13, 201201

Tens of thousands have gathered in northern Australia in the hope of glimpsing a rare total solar eclipse. The eclipse is expected to plunge parts...

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Australia PM Julia Gillard announces child abuse probe

YoopyaNovember 12, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 12, 201200

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a national inquiry into institutional responses to the sexual abuse of children. The move followed pressure from lawmakers...

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Day-night tests now inevitable: Cricket Australia chief

YoopyaOctober 30, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 30, 201202

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Day-night test cricket, possibly played with a pink, orange or yellow ball, is an inevitability now the way has been cleared for such...

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Army chief warns defence cuts are risky

kiemtarOctober 26, 2012October 27, 2012

by kiemtarOctober 26, 2012October 27, 201202

Australia’s army chief is to make a rare public intervention to warn that further budget cuts pose a risk to the effectiveness of the nation’s...

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Insight: Pakistani death squads spur desperate voyage to Australia

YoopyaOctober 25, 2012October 25, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 25, 2012October 25, 201203

(Reuters) – It was 3 a.m. when Abid Warasi and his friend clambered into an Indonesian fishing boat, joining 300 other migrants packed into the...

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Five Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan

YoopyaAugust 30, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 30, 201203

Five Australian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan in two separate incidents, defence officials say. Three soldiers were killed by a man in Afghan army...

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Refugee boat sinks; Australian PM aims to revive Malaysia plan

YoopyaJune 27, 2012

by YoopyaJune 27, 201205

(Reuters) – The sinking of a second refugee boat between Indonesia and Australia’s Christmas Island in less than a week prompted on Wednesday Australia’s prime...

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High-paying mine jobs down under bring big city woes to small towns

YoopyaJune 11, 2012April 8, 2023

by YoopyaJune 11, 2012April 8, 202301875

(Reuters) – Despite a six-figure salary, Russel Wise is worried he will soon be homeless after receiving an eviction order from the one-room trailer he...

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Spiders on the move in flood-ravaged Australia

YoopyaMarch 10, 2012January 14, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 10, 2012January 14, 20230823

(Reuters) – Thousands of spiders have cast eerie webs over vast areas of flood-hit Australia after being forced to seek shelter by the rising waters....