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Australian Man Wins Discrimination Claim After Pub Refused Entry To His Chihuahua: Report
A man in Australia has won an anti-discrimination claim against a pub that refused to allow him entry with his assistance dog.
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Man Dies As Couple Falls From 5-Storey-High Jungle Zipline, Woman Injured
A man has died and a woman been left with serious injuries after they plunged up to five storeys from a jungle Zipline in far northeastern Australia.
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Sri Lankan Tamil Family Facing Deportation Gets Australian Town's Backing
Biloela, population 6,000, is a small rural town in northeastern Australia. When the town's first - and hitherto only - set of traffic lights was built 10 years ago, residents were sent into a tizzy. Many families still work in coal mines or cotton farms. On weekends, people fish.
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Baby Was Taken Away By Wild Dog In Australia. His Father Fought It Off
A family's camping trip to Fraser Island in northeastern Australia was interrupted early Friday by the cries of their 14-month-old child - a disturbance that is not uncommon in households with toddlers.
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Flood-hit Australians Urged To Watch Out For Crocodiles In 'Unexpected Places'
Over the past week, record levels of rain have deluged Queensland in northeastern Australia, prompting emergency evacuations - as well as some surreal sights.
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Australia To Build Superhighway For Electric Vehicles Beside Great Barrier Reef
Australia is building a superhighway offering free charging stations in a bid to boost use of electric vehicles, the northeastern state of Queensland said on Thursday, most of its route fringed by the Great Barrier Reef tourist attraction.
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5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Australia Tourist Towns
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled popular tourist towns stretching across more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) of Australia's northeastern coastline on Thursday.
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Koala Listed as 'Vulnerable' by Australia's Queensland
Australia's Queensland state will list the koala as a "vulnerable species" throughout the northeastern region, saying urban expansion, car accidents and dog attacks were threatening the much-loved furry animal.
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Australia Avoids Worst of Cyclone Nathan
A strong cyclone swept ashore in northeastern Australia Friday, but widespread damage appears to have been avoided with the storm taking a late turn to make landfall in a remote area.
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Northern Australia Battens Down for Cyclone
Northeastern Australia was battening down today in preparation for a strong cyclone forecast to hit coastal areas north of the city of Cairns, one of the gateways for the Great Barrier Reef.
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Forecasters Warn of Possible Cyclone in Australia
A low pressure system off northeastern Australia holds up to a 50 per cent chance of intensifying to cyclone strength over the next two days and slamming into a region devastated two weeks ago by Cyclone Marcia, according to meteorologists.
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Russia to G-20: We're Here. So Are Our Warships.
Vladimir Putin is underlining his presence at a major summit of world leaders in Australia by stationing warships in waters off the country's northeastern coast, prompting the Australian prime minister to angrily accuse Russia of trying to reclaim the "lost glories" of the Soviet Union.
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Twenty rescued as floods sweep northeast Australia
A teenage boy was dramatically rescued from surging floodwaters as he clung to a tree Friday, while others were plucked from stranded cars and homes as floods swept northeastern Australia.
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Australian Man Wins Discrimination Claim After Pub Refused Entry To His Chihuahua: Report
A man in Australia has won an anti-discrimination claim against a pub that refused to allow him entry with his assistance dog.
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Man Dies As Couple Falls From 5-Storey-High Jungle Zipline, Woman Injured
A man has died and a woman been left with serious injuries after they plunged up to five storeys from a jungle Zipline in far northeastern Australia.
-
Sri Lankan Tamil Family Facing Deportation Gets Australian Town's Backing
Biloela, population 6,000, is a small rural town in northeastern Australia. When the town's first - and hitherto only - set of traffic lights was built 10 years ago, residents were sent into a tizzy. Many families still work in coal mines or cotton farms. On weekends, people fish.
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Baby Was Taken Away By Wild Dog In Australia. His Father Fought It Off
A family's camping trip to Fraser Island in northeastern Australia was interrupted early Friday by the cries of their 14-month-old child - a disturbance that is not uncommon in households with toddlers.
-
Flood-hit Australians Urged To Watch Out For Crocodiles In 'Unexpected Places'
Over the past week, record levels of rain have deluged Queensland in northeastern Australia, prompting emergency evacuations - as well as some surreal sights.
-
Australia To Build Superhighway For Electric Vehicles Beside Great Barrier Reef
Australia is building a superhighway offering free charging stations in a bid to boost use of electric vehicles, the northeastern state of Queensland said on Thursday, most of its route fringed by the Great Barrier Reef tourist attraction.
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5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Australia Tourist Towns
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled popular tourist towns stretching across more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) of Australia's northeastern coastline on Thursday.
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Koala Listed as 'Vulnerable' by Australia's Queensland
Australia's Queensland state will list the koala as a "vulnerable species" throughout the northeastern region, saying urban expansion, car accidents and dog attacks were threatening the much-loved furry animal.
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Australia Avoids Worst of Cyclone Nathan
A strong cyclone swept ashore in northeastern Australia Friday, but widespread damage appears to have been avoided with the storm taking a late turn to make landfall in a remote area.
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Northern Australia Battens Down for Cyclone
Northeastern Australia was battening down today in preparation for a strong cyclone forecast to hit coastal areas north of the city of Cairns, one of the gateways for the Great Barrier Reef.
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Forecasters Warn of Possible Cyclone in Australia
A low pressure system off northeastern Australia holds up to a 50 per cent chance of intensifying to cyclone strength over the next two days and slamming into a region devastated two weeks ago by Cyclone Marcia, according to meteorologists.
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Russia to G-20: We're Here. So Are Our Warships.
Vladimir Putin is underlining his presence at a major summit of world leaders in Australia by stationing warships in waters off the country's northeastern coast, prompting the Australian prime minister to angrily accuse Russia of trying to reclaim the "lost glories" of the Soviet Union.
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Twenty rescued as floods sweep northeast Australia
A teenage boy was dramatically rescued from surging floodwaters as he clung to a tree Friday, while others were plucked from stranded cars and homes as floods swept northeastern Australia.
