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Melbourne Zoo's newest baby elephant takes first bath

19/06/2015

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Roomarkable leap: from hairless orphan to muscular marsupial

05/06/2015

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Magnussen to miss FINA Worlds due to injury

01/06/2015

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Australia: Unique opera experience in a cave

30/05/2015

World

Class dismissed: the hi-tech and teaching innovations changing traditional education

Technology and innovation are changing the world faster than ever before. But is education keeping pace with these rapid changes and equipping young

29/05/2015

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World's largest and oldest crocodile celebrates 112th birthday

28/05/2015

World News

‘Assimilation’ to ‘genocide’: Australia acknowledges stolen generations

26/05/2015

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Is this one of the strangest races you have ever seen?

25/05/2015

World News

Chinese punk, anyone? Eurovision says music show ‘could go global’

21/05/2015

World News

Why is Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest?

Australia’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest is a one-off event as part of celebrations for the competition’s 60th anniversary. The

21/05/2015

World

Student power: no longer a utopia?

This edition of Learning World looks at the benefits of giving students more decision-making powers in school: from selecting and rating teachers to having a real say in the curriculum

15/05/2015

World News

Johnny Depp's dogs face death in Australia's 'War on Terriers'

Hollywood star Johnny Depp is at the centre of a row in Australia over two illegal immigrants called Pistol and Boo. The culprits have reportedly

14/05/2015

World News

Melbourne police arrest 17-year-old on terrorism charges

Police in Australia have arrested a 17-year-old accused of plotting to detonate homemade bombs in Melbourne. A federal police spokesman said three

09/05/2015

Cinema

Vincent Cassel stars as cult leader in 'Partisan'

Australian director Ariel Kleiman’s debut feature ‘Partisan’ starring Vincent Cassel is set in a claustrophobic micro-society in an unidentified

07/05/2015

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Koala pays late night visit to Australian hospital

06/05/2015

World News

Australian floods leave 5 dead, including a child, in Queensland

Five people have died following dangerous storms in the Australian state of Queensland. Two cars tried to cross a flooded bridge but were swept into

02/05/2015

Indonesia

Australians plea for mercy for condemned nationals in Indonesia

Several hundred people held a vigil in Sydney for the two convicted Australians awaiting execution in Indonesia. In other towns and cities too people

28/04/2015

Indonesia

Indonesia: Seven drug convicts will be executed in days

Seven drug convicts on death row in Indonesia have been told they will be executed in a matter of days, despite pleas for clemency. Families have

25/04/2015

Turkey

Moving ceremonies to mark centenary of the Gallipoli campaign

Ceremonies mark the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War One

25/04/2015

World News

Hundreds rescued over 3 days of storms in Australia's east

Almost 100 people have been rescued from floodwaters over three days of cyclonic storms on Australia’s east coast. Three people were found dead on

22/04/2015