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Porte closes in on Tour Down Under title

Australian Richie Porte all but guaranteed his maiden victory at the Tour Down Under on Saturday after winning the penultimate stage five to stretch his lead at the top of the overall…

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Anti-Trump protests started in Australia

Thousands of protesters in Sydney on Saturday (January 21) joined the first of hundreds of womens’ marches organised around the world in a show of disapproval of…

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Tour Down Under: Ewan celebrates third win in four stages

In a repeat of the previous day Australian Caleb Ewan outsprinted world champion Peter Sagan to win stage four of the Tour Down Under.

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Three killed and 20 injured as car ploughs into Melbourne pedestrians

A driver has ploughed his car into pedestrians in a busy street in Melbourne, Australia, killing three people including a young child

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First footage of a new species of seadragon alive in the wild

The ruby seadragon, a new species of animal, has been filmed alive for the first time by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San…

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Flight MH370: underwater search suspended

The underwater search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is suspended, nearly three years after it disappeared.

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Making a song and dance for Elvis Presley

With an air of Las Vegas glamour, thousands of people took to the streets of the rural Australian town of Parkes on Saturday (January 14) to honour entertainer Elvis Presley in the town’s 25th annual

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Rockin' rugby with Elvis Down Under

Amateur rugby players donned wigs and white jumpsuits on Friday (13 January) for a rugby match that pipped The Blue Suede Shoes against the Reddy Teddies in the town of Parkes, west of…

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Jogger takes reporter's question a little too literally

After stopping during her morning run to answer a local news journalist’s questions about her workout routine, a Melbourne woman’s nerves appeared to get the better of…

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The Australian feral feline epidemic

A recent report highlights the extent of the deadly impact feral cats have on native Australian species

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Queensland battles against an invasion of red fire ants

Australia is dealing with an invasion of deadly red fire ants which are becoming a huge problem in parts of south east Queensland.

New Zealand

Missing six year-old girl and father found in Australia after sailing from New Zealand

A six-year-old girl and her father missing at sea for more than a month have been found safe and well in Australia.

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20 stuck left dangling on Australian roller coaster

Twenty people have been rescued after they were left dangling for almost two hours at the top of a roller coaster in Australia.

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Digital portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra

At the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, artists are challenging the traditional concept of portraits as paintings or photographs.

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New Year's fireworks see in 2017, from Auckland to Pyongyang

Millions of people have already been celebrating the arrival of 2017.

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Man held over 'threat' to New Year's Eve in Sydney

A man has been arrested in Sydney, Australia, for allegedly making an online threat to the city’s New Year Festivities.

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Australians hit the beaches to celebrate Christmas

Beachgoers celebrate Christmas Day in Sidney

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Melbourne Christmas terror attack plot thwarted - police

Australian police said on Friday that they had foiled a terrorist plot to attack prominent sites in Melbourne over Christmas.

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2016, literally: the words that have defined this year

The year 2016 is days away from ending and with it, many people throughout the world hope next year will bring less uncertainty and conflict

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Australian students recreate Martin Shkreli price-hike drug

The man who became a global figure of greed after hiking the price of a life-saving drug by 5000 percent in the US, may have just met his match.