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NEWS ABOUT: Canberra

Canberra stories: 2 news summaries

 Kangaroo Cull Canceled 

Hopping mad protesters win reprieve for Canberra 'roos

Apr 2, 08 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of kangaroos living on a former Australian naval base have won a stay of execution, the Independent reports. Plans to cull the animals met with a public outcry, and protesters vowed to form a human shield to protect the 'roos. The animals have been grazing heavily on grassland at... More »

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Australia • animal rights • New South Wales • animal • kangaroo • Canberra

Aussies Face Protests Over Kangaroo Cull

Pro-whaling Japan pounces on neighbor's seeming hypocrisy

Mar 17, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Australia is planning to cull 400 kangaroos on a military base, and Japan—oft-criticized by Australia for its whaling practices—is jumping at the opportunity to hail its neighbor as hypocritical, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Not so, says Australia’s PM. The whaling issue is subject to "... More »

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whale • hypocrisy • Kevin Rudd • whaling • Japanese whale hunt • kangaroo • kangaroo hunt • cull • hypocritical • Canberra • protesters

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