Brolga sightings at wetlands
Posted on 28 January, 2012
Birdwatchers are flocking to Winton Wetlands after a pair of brolgas was spotted.
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Iggy getting stronger off WA coast
Posted on 28 January, 2012
The Bureau of Meteorology predicts Tropical Cyclone Iggy off the West Australian coast will intensify to a category-four system by tomorrow night.
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Homes flooded as rain returns to SE Queensland
Posted on 27 January, 2012
Gold Coast residents have been warned to expect up to half a metre of rain this morning as a trough dumps more torrential rain to the north and south of Brisbane.
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Rebel soldiers stage mutiny in PNG
Posted on 26 January, 2012
There has been a military mutiny in Papua New Guinea, with a group of rebel soldiers taking the commander of the country's defence force captive in Port Moresby.
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Rain brings chaos to soaked south-east Qld
Posted on 25 January, 2012
Authorities have been forced to launch more than 16 swift water rescues after a night of heavy rain caused flooding across south-east Queensland.
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Biggest solar storm since 2005 pummels Earth
Posted on 24 January, 2012
US space weather monitors say a potent solar flare has unleashed the biggest radiation storm since 2005 and could disrupt some satellite communications in the polar regions.
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Australia running on 3-speed economy
Posted on 23 January, 2012
New research shows the Reserve Bank is faced with an economy that is running at three different speeds.
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Etta James dies at 73
Posted on 21 January, 2012
Three-time Grammy winner singer Etta James, a pioneer of 1950s rhythm and blues and rock music known for her show-stopping hit At Last, has died at age 73 from complications of leukaemia.
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Perry drops out, endorses Gingrich
Posted on 20 January, 2012
Rick Perry has become the latest Republican to drop out of the race for the White House, leaving just four candidates ahead of this weekend's South Carolina primary.
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Australia still racist, says surgeon Charlie Teo
Posted on 19 January, 2012
Prominent neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has again courted controversy, by saying Australia remains a racist country.
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Wikipedia to go dark in piracy protest
Posted on 18 January, 2012
It is the battle of the movie makers against the internet and it is coming to a computer near you.
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High-tech bid to save ancient Top End language
Posted on 17 January, 2012
Researchers are developing a mobile phone application in an effort to help save an ancient Aboriginal language that is close to being lost forever.
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Thousands flee floods in Philippines
Posted on 16 January, 2012
About 10,000 people have been affected by new floods and landslides in the central and southern Philippines following days of heavy rain.
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Whirlwind Warner rips India to shreds
Posted on 14 January, 2012
David Warner remarkably hammered the fastest ever century by an opener as Australia embarrassed a demoralised India on the opening day of the third Test in Perth.
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Father returns home after 75 lashes
Posted on 13 January, 2012
A Victorian man who received 75 lashes for blasphemy in Saudi Arabia has arrived back in Melbourne.
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Cyclone Heidi hits Port Hedland
Posted on 12 January, 2012
Residents in Port Hedland are surveying the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Heidi, which continues to sweep through West Australia's Pilbara region.
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Kodak disbands film business, shares soar
Posted on 11 January, 2012
Eastman Kodak has announced a restructure that eliminates its film group as it tries to refocus as a digital company to fend off financial difficulties.
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GM considering Holden shut down: Weatherill
Posted on 10 January, 2012
The closure of Holden's Australian operations is one option being considered by US parent company General Motors, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill said after meetings in Detroit overnight.
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Hawking too ill to attend 70th birthday party
Posted on 9 January, 2012
The world's best known living scientist, Stephen Hawking, was too ill to attend his 70th birthday celebrations on Sunday but in a recorded speech urged people to "look up at the stars" and be curious about the universe.
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Hot air balloon crashes killing all on board
Posted on 7 January, 2012
Emergency services in New Zealand say a hot air balloon has crashed, killing all 11 people on board.
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