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Australia stories: 272 news summaries

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Sydney Airport Defends Security After Gang Killing

Police say security did all they could

Mar 23, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Officials are defending security systems after a gang of bikers fatally beat a man inside Sydney Airport—then fled in taxis, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. "The police can't be everywhere and this could have happened anywhere," said the federal police commissioner. Horrified passengers watched as... More »

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(Newser) - The female Gouldian finch can control the sex of her egg to produce the strongest possible offspring, the BBC reports. The species comes in two head colors, red and black, and same-color mates are more compatible. If a female finds herself with a different color mate, her offspring will be... More »

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Australia • birds • eggs • scientific study • sex bias • Gouldian finch • offspring • compatibility

Aussie Critics Rip Micky D's McMath Tutoring

Program is sneaky marketing push, charge educators

Mar 20, 09 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nutritionists and educators are having trouble swallowing McDonald's sponsorship of an online math program, the Guardian reports. The tutoring program, available free to schools and students across Australia, features the golden arches logo on its front page. Australia's government commended McDonald's for providing the resource, but critics see it as... More »

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education • Australia • McDonald's • fast food • online learning • mathematics

Aussie Oil Spill 10 Times Worse Than Thought

Government blamed for slow response to disaster

Mar 14, 09 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The oil spill that’s polluting beaches along the northeast coast of Australia is 10 times worse than originally thought, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Officials now say that about 253 tons of oil leaked from a Hong Kong ship on Wednesday, damaging dozens of beaches that span 37 miles... More »

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Australia • beach • oil spill • Queensland • marine life

 Aussie Dad Wrestles 
 'Roo Invader 

Creature burst in to bedroom before underwear-clad man got it out

Mar 9, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Waking up can be a bear, but for one Aussie family it was an 88-pound kangaroo crashing through their bedroom window and hopping around on a bloody rampage until the skivvies-clad dad wrestled it out of the house, the Canberra Times reports. “My initial thought when I was half... More »

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Australia • family • house • kangaroo • invasion

 Aussies Herd 
 Beached Whales 
 Back to Sea 

194 animals beached; dozens returned to water

Mar 2, 09 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Rescuers using boats, stretchers, and a jet ski hauled dozens of whales and dolphins back to sea after 200 were beached on an Australian island, the Daily Telegraph reports. Some 59 animals were saved, ABC notes, as rescuers dug trenches and draped cloths over the whales to keep them cool... More »

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Australia • whale • Tasmania • rescue • dolphin

 Aussies Mourn Fire Victims 

Fires bared worst of nature, best of humanity, says prime minister

Feb 22, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - As bells tolled, mourners throughout Australia prayed at services today for the 209 people killed in wildfires and those still missing, CNN reports. “House is gone, friends are gone. This is total destruction,” said one resident. Rescue teams continue to search through the devastation as firefighters still battled... More »

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Australia • wildfires • Kevin Rudd • disaster • mourning

Aussie Boy's Body
Found in Croc

Boy vanished while playing with dog and brother in mangrove swamp

Feb 18, 09 3:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The remains of a 5-year-old boy who vanished while playing near a flooded Australian river have been found inside a crocodile, reports AP. The stomach contents of a 14-foot croc captured in the Daintree River confirmed the giant reptile consumed the boy, who disappeared while playing with his dog and... More »

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 Aussie Arson 
 Suspect Was 
 Volunteer 
 Firefighter 

He's accused of lighting a fire that killed 21 people

Feb 16, 09 3:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The first suspect to be charged in one of the Australian blazes that killed as many as 300 people has been identified as a 39-year-old volunteer firefighter, reports the Times of London. He's accused of igniting a fire that killed 21 people 100 miles east of Melbourne. The suspect's identity... More »

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Australia • firefighters • Melbourne • wildfires • arson • fire

 Aussie Arson Suspect Charged 

Suspect is being held in secret location for his protection

Feb 13, 09 3:12 AM CST
(Newser) - An Australian man has been charged with setting one of the hundreds of deadly brushfires that swept across the state of Victoria, killing up to 300 people and destroying entire towns. He was charged with lethal arson linked to 10 of the deaths, and with possessing child pornography, reports the... More »

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Australia • arrest • arson • Victoria • brushfires

(AP) - Police in Australia said they have questioned two people in connection to the raging wildfires that have killed more than 180 people in the state of Victoria. Police declined to say whether the two had been arrested or even detained, and released a statement that described them as "assisting... More »

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 Healing Koalas Steal Hearts 

She holds hands
with her rescuer
in moving video

Feb 11, 09 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The survival of two burned koalas is giving Aussies a lift amid the catastrophic wildfires that have killed 180 people and possibly millions of animals, MSNBC reports. The more famous of the two is Sam, who became a YouTube sensation when she took water and offered a singed paw to... More »

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Australia • wildlife • wildfires • animal • disaster • koala

(Newser) - When firefighter David Tree noticed the koala, it was moving gingerly over the blackened landscape, its scorched paws clearly causing pain. "I could see she had sore feet and was in trouble, so I pulled over the fire truck," Tree told the Herald Sun. “It was... More »

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 300 Feared Dead 
 in Australia Fires 

Task Force begins investigation

Feb 10, 09 2:11 AM CST
(Newser) - More than 300 people may have died in the devastating bushfires that have torched 850 square miles of southeast Australia, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. While the official death toll stands at 173, an official warned that number would rise “steeply” as rescuers discover more bodies. Several people are... More »

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Australia • Melbourne • wildfires • natural disaster • arson • deaths • Victoria • brush fires

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 Aussie Toll Hits 171; 
 PM Cites 'Mass Murder' 

Small town declared crime scene as devastation continues

Feb 9, 09 9:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The death toll from angry bushfires in Australia jumped to 171 today, reports Reuters, as the country's prime minister, fighting back tears, accused suspected arsonists of "mass murder." Up to 5,000 people have been left homeless; at one relief center, boards covered with Post-It notes beg for... More »

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Australia • wildfires • arson • Kevin Rudd • disaster

 108 Dead in Aussie Fires 

Blazes destroy entire towns, continue to burn

Feb 8, 09 7:50 PM CST
(Newser) - More than 100 people are confirmed dead in the wildfires that have savaged southeast Australia, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Entire towns have been wiped out, leaving gutted buildings and scorched cars. "There might only be 15 or 20 houses left in Marysville," a resident said. "There's... More »

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Australia • wildfires • arson • Kevin Rudd

US Doc Faces Charges in 13 Aussie Deaths

Manslaughter hearings set against former surgery boss

Feb 8, 09 4:56 AM CST
(Newser) - An American doctor faces charges of negligence and manslaughter in 13 patient deaths in an Australian hospital, AP reports. Dr. Jayant Patel, former head of surgery in a state-run Queensland hospital, failed to disclose disciplinary measures taken against him by medical boards in both New York and Oregon. Patel faces... More »

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Australia • surgery • extradition • manslaughter • negligence • Jayant Patel

 Wildfires Kill 14 
 in Southeast Australia 

Melbourne sees hottest day on record

Feb 7, 09 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Australian wildfires have killed 14 people in the southeast, and police fear dozens more could be dead, the Age reports. Some 100 homes have been destroyed in dozens of fires, the worst in the history of the state of Victoria. Police suspect arson is behind some of the fires, which... More »

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Australia • temperature • heat • wildfires

(Newser) - A man was caught with his pants down at Melbourne Airport on Sunday—literally. When custom officers asked a suspicious-looking character who'd just flown in from Dubai to drop his trousers, they were shocked to find a live pigeon strapped to each leg, the Age reports. Each was wrapped in... More »

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Australia • airport • airport security • pigeon • smuggler • customs

 Dolphins: Chefs of the Sea 


Jan 31, 09 11:56 AM CST
(Newser) - A bottlenose dolphin that researchers have been tracking since 2003 follows a complex regimen when preparing a meal of cuttlefish, National Geographic reports. The female dolphin, caught on tape off the coast of Australia, first kills the squid-like creature, shakes it to remove indigestible ink, and then scrapes its... More »

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Australia • scientific study • dolphins • marine mammals • learned behavior • cuttlefish • feeding

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