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Australia disappointed at whaling mission The Australian government has once again voiced its disapproval of Japan's decion to allow whale hunting. Full Story... |
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Shark water pilot hailed as a hero An Australian pilot who made an emergency landing in shark infested waters has been hailed as a hero. Full Story... Chocolate frog case against boy, 12, dropped The boy's lawyer asked if charges would have been filed against him if he were a "non-Aboriginal kid from an affluent Perth suburb with professional parents", in a case that has grabbed the world's attention. Full Story... Chocolate frog gets boy in trouble with law A 12-year-old Aboriginal boy has appeared in court charged with receiving a stolen chocolate frog worth about 70 cents, which was allegedly shoplifted by a friend. Full Story... NZ teens on fake ID buzz to buy booze: police Hundreds of New Zealand teenagers are using forged drivers' licences with which to buy alcohol say police, after charging a student with forgery. Full Story... |
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Women 'defaced by beatings' 2009-11-12 09:25:56 Aboriginal women in the far-north Australian town of Katherine have faces "like a squashed tomato", a court has heard. Full Story... Strong quake hits Fiji 2009-11-09 16:42:13 A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 hit off the Pacific island nation of Fiji but it was too deep to generate a destructive tsunami, US geologists said. Full Story... Aussie burglar caught napping: police 2009-11-09 07:45:49 An exhausted man apparently fell asleep while apparently trying to pick the lock of a shopping centre... Full Story... Man survives shark attack 2009-11-08 11:25:31 A man spearfishing in South Australia has been mauled in a shark attack, officials said. Full Story... Climber plunges to his death 2009-11-08 11:21:30 A British climber plunged 155 metres to his death when a rope he and a friend were using to descend a cliff face on New Zealand's South Island became entangled, police said. Full Story... Police find doll in supposed grave 2009-11-06 01:31:47 A New Zealand woman has confessed to staging a funeral to avoid admitting to her partner that she was never pregnant with their child. Full Story... Fiji swears in new president 2009-11-05 07:46:38 Fiji's acting president Ratu Epeli Nailatikau was sworn in as head of state of the military-ruled Pacific nation. Full Story... Millionaire couple keeps cops in confusion 2009-11-04 11:19:56 Six months after Leo Gao and Kara Hurring skipped the country with millions of dollars of Westpac's money, police say they are still waiting on Chinese authorities to track them down. Full Story... New Zealand expels top Fiji envoy 2009-11-04 07:41:09 New Zealand has ordered Fiji's top envoy out of the country in response to a similar move by the Pacific country's military regime, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said. Full Story... Pilots suspended after 'serious lapse' 2009-11-04 03:43:51 Two Qantas pilots have been suspended for forgetting to lower the landing gear before their landing at Sydney airport. Full Story... Boat sinks off Australia, 20 feared dead 2009-11-02 07:12:59 A boat has capsized off Australia "during the process of interaction between the ship and trawler and also the stricken vessel" after a rescue attempt. Full Story... Kayaker fights off giant shark 2009-10-31 11:09:56 An Australian kayaker spoke of his terrifying escape from a great white shark after it lunged at his canoe, capsizing him into the water. Full Story... Cops offer huge reward for 'vampire' killer 2009-10-25 10:15:42 Mark Perry, who has been on the run for two years, is wanted in a execution-style murder - and claims to be a 200-year-old vampire who had been in Melbourne before it was built. Full Story... Air New Zealand apologises over 1979 tragedy 2009-10-23 07:52:18 Air New Zealand has apologised for its treatment of families of 257 people killed on a sightseeing flight to Antarctica 30 years ago. Full Story... 'It is the oddest way of convicting anyone' 2009-10-20 09:39:21 An armed robber has been caught eight years after his crime, with an unusual form of evidence used in what officials say is a forensic world first. Full Story... Australia wildfires: Hundreds urged to flee 2009-10-20 07:34:00 "Residents who plan to leave ahead of the bushfire should relocate now," came the urgent announcement from the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service. Full Story... Slain girl posted profile on vampire website 2009-10-19 16:34:48 With her long dark hair and love of black Gothic clothing, it was no surprise that the teen was attracted to a "vampire'" website. But when Carly posted her photo and personal details on the site, events took a fatal turn. Full Story... Mom stressed by video of train hitting pram 2009-10-19 01:52:08 The mother of an Australian infant who survived a collision with a train is still recovering from the experience. Full Story... Australia battles dozens of bush blazes 2009-10-18 18:42:29 Hundreds of firefighters on Saturday battled dozens of bush blazes across Australia which have left one dead and forced some residents to evacuate their homes. [VIDEO] Full Story... Men found guilty of terror plot 2009-10-16 07:25:38 Five men have been convicted of stockpiling bomb-making instructions and purchasing explosive chemicals as part of a plot to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia. Full Story... Train hits pram, baby survives - VIDEO 2009-10-16 04:51:10 The baby's pram rolled on to the tracks. The train could not stop in time. But, remarkably, this story has a happy ending. [VIDEO] Full Story... 6.0 magnitude quake off tsunami-hit Samoa 2009-10-14 21:15:02 An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck off the South Pacific island nation of Samoa - two weeks after a violent quake caused a tsunami that devastated Tonga, Samoa and American Samoa. Full Story... 'Tsunami heroine' honoured 2009-10-14 09:04:12 A ten-year-old New Zealand girl has been honoured for warning residents after recognising the approach of Samoa's deadly tsunami. Full Story... 'Midget Cup dwarf race tacky' 2009-10-13 08:51:34 Angry Australian officials have slammed horse-racing authorities for staging a "Midget Cup". Full Story... Missing toddler found dead 2009-10-13 08:40:30 Results of a post-mortem appeared to confirm that Aisling Symes died accidentally. Full Story... Bushwalking tourist found dead 2009-10-13 07:24:31 A German tourist, who went missing while walking in a national park in Australia's south-east corner, has been found dead. Full Story... Hunt begins for missing toddler 2009-10-12 11:01:44 New Zealand police and fire officers have begun digging behind a house near the spot where two-year-old Aisling Symes disappeared. Full Story... Islanders mourns victims of tsunami 2009-10-09 03:29:50 The mood was sombre in the Samoan capital Apia this week as islanders mourned the 140 victims of the devastating tsunami. Full Story... Dad on trial for dropping girl from bridge 2009-10-08 09:08:32 What would drive a man to throw his 4-year-old daughter from a bridge? Australian police are trying to find out after a chilling incident at the West Gate Bridge. Full Story... Tsunami warning renews panic in Samoa 2009-10-08 07:46:54 "... you could see the panic and fear was still fresh from what happened," says a journalist. Full Story... Pacific tsunami proved tiny - monitors 2009-10-08 04:22:45 Undersea earthquakes have caused panic in the South Pacific, sending islanders fleeing to higher ground on fears of a second devastating tsunami in as many weeks. Full Story... Quake renews fears in the Pacific 2009-10-08 01:08:26 A strong undersea earthquake has prompted a tsunami warning for several Pacific island nations only a week after a deadly wave killed more than a hundred people in Samoa. Full Story... Tsunami warning issued for Pacific islands 2009-10-08 00:51:00 A tsunami warning has been issued for Papua New Guinea and island nations in the southern Pacific after an earthquake off Vanuatu. Full Story... 'So many have died, I just can't count them' 2009-10-06 07:21:47 Search teams are combing the wreckage in search of human remains nearly a week after a tsunami ripped through the Pacific. Full Story... Deaths are inevitable, say rescuers in Samoa 2009-10-05 02:02:31 Rescue teams operating in tsunami-battered Samoa are working against the clock as disease fears stalk towns and cities hit by the recent earthquake. Full Story... Unseasonal snow traps highway motorists 2009-10-05 02:24:36 One-metre-deep snow has trapped hundreds of vehicles on the highway between Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand, prompting officials to declare a state of emergency. Full Story... Tales of survival emerge from Samoa tsunami 2009-10-04 08:08:38 Carol Batchelor has told how her husband Jack grabbed two babies off a neighbour and started to run uphill as the first tsunami wave surged in. [VIDEO] Full Story... Moderate quake off Fiji 2009-10-02 19:14:25 A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the Pacific island nation of Fiji. Full Story... Samoan baby named Tsunami 2009-10-02 10:44:51 A two-day-old baby boy who survived the giant waves which smashed into Samoa following a massive earthquake has been named Tsunami in memory of the disaster. Full Story... Samoa's tsunami devastation revealed 2009-10-01 20:46:57 Rescuers reached scenes of stunning devastation after a killer tsunami obliterated Samoan island villages, killing at least 148 people and leaving scores more missing. [VIDEO] Full Story... Browse the [Australia & NZ] Archive |
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