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Thousands In Australia Without Power Amid Heavy Rain
Tens of thousands of people in Australia's southern island state of Tasmania were without power on Sunday after a cold front brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.
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Australians Brave The Chill For Nude Winter Solstice Swim In Tasmania
More than 1,900 people rose early on Saturday to take a chilly plunge on the Australian island state of Tasmania.
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Huge Huntsman Spider Eats Possum In Front Of Horrified Hotel Guests
A "once-in-a-lifetime" shot has captured a huntsman spider devouring a pygmy possum in Australia. The horrifying images were taken by a couple as they travelled across the island state of Tasmania.
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Another Contagious Form Of Cancer Discovered
In an indication that transmissible cancer may not be as rare as generally believed, researchers have identified a second, genetically distinct variety in Tasmania devils, iconic small dog-sized carnivores that are only found in the wild on the Australian island state of Tasmania.
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Disease-Free 'Devils' Transported Back to Australian Island Home
The largest group so far of disease-free Tasmanian devils has been released in the wild, as part of plans to save the carnivorous marsupials from a cancer threatening them with extinction.
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Officials search for casualties in Australia fires
Officials searched on Monday for bodies among the charred ruins of more than 100 homes and other buildings destroyed by wildfires in the Australian island state of Tasmania. Around 100 residents remained unaccounted for, three days after the fires broke out.
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Australia braces for 'catastrophic' wildfire day
Australia was bracing on Monday for days of "catastrophic" fire and heatwave conditions, with fires already burning in five states and as a search continued for people missing after devastating wildfires in the island state of Tasmania.
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Thousands In Australia Without Power Amid Heavy Rain
Tens of thousands of people in Australia's southern island state of Tasmania were without power on Sunday after a cold front brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.
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Australians Brave The Chill For Nude Winter Solstice Swim In Tasmania
More than 1,900 people rose early on Saturday to take a chilly plunge on the Australian island state of Tasmania.
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Huge Huntsman Spider Eats Possum In Front Of Horrified Hotel Guests
A "once-in-a-lifetime" shot has captured a huntsman spider devouring a pygmy possum in Australia. The horrifying images were taken by a couple as they travelled across the island state of Tasmania.
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Another Contagious Form Of Cancer Discovered
In an indication that transmissible cancer may not be as rare as generally believed, researchers have identified a second, genetically distinct variety in Tasmania devils, iconic small dog-sized carnivores that are only found in the wild on the Australian island state of Tasmania.
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Disease-Free 'Devils' Transported Back to Australian Island Home
The largest group so far of disease-free Tasmanian devils has been released in the wild, as part of plans to save the carnivorous marsupials from a cancer threatening them with extinction.
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Officials search for casualties in Australia fires
Officials searched on Monday for bodies among the charred ruins of more than 100 homes and other buildings destroyed by wildfires in the Australian island state of Tasmania. Around 100 residents remained unaccounted for, three days after the fires broke out.
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Australia braces for 'catastrophic' wildfire day
Australia was bracing on Monday for days of "catastrophic" fire and heatwave conditions, with fires already burning in five states and as a search continued for people missing after devastating wildfires in the island state of Tasmania.
