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  G20 Must Prove Its Relevance in Brisbane, Says Tony Abbott

  Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday said G20 leaders must prove the forum remains relevant by producing concrete outcomes from their summit this weekend, warning against "hiding behind lofty words".

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  He Parked His Plane at a Pub, Went in For a Beer

  A man who taxied his light plane down a street in Australia and parked it at a pub while he went inside for a beer was being questioned on Monday by police, who were not amused.

• Woman Survives 17 Days Lost in Australian Rainforest

  A woman missing for more than two weeks in a rugged Australian rainforest has stumbled out alive after surviving on creek water and small fish, officials and reports said on Thursday.

• Australian Who Worked With Ebola Victims Tested for Virus

  An Australian woman was being assessed on Thursday for the Ebola virus after she developed a fever following her return from a month working as a Red Cross nurse in Sierra Leone, officials said.

• Australian Laws to Criminalise Travel to Terror Hotspots

  Tougher counter-terror laws to be introduced to Australia's parliament on Wednesday would make it a crime to travel to places considered terror hotspots, punishable by up to 10 years' jail.

• Australia's Terror Raids Over Foiled Plot by Islamic Jihadist

  Australia's largest ever counter-terrorism raids on Thursday detained 15 people and foiled a plot by Islamic State jihadists to conduct "demonstration killings", reportedly including beheading a member of the public on camera.

• First Hollywood film gives Big B big nerves

  He is regularly hailed as a legendary actor but Amitabh Bachchan still experiences newbie anxiety before a film shoot.