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Australian man washed overboard survives long swim
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian police say a fisherman who was knocked overboard by a rogue wave survived a six-hour swim to shore without a lifejacket. Officials say they realized the man was missing when someone spotted his unmanned boat... -
Man dies after 'planking' on Australian building
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian police say a man who plunged seven floors to his death from an apartment balcony was participating in the Internet craze of "planking." Planking, increasingly popular in Australia, involves people lying flat...Tags: Arts and Culture, Photography, Australia
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Winger Ioane faces fitness race for first Lions test
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) - Wallabies winger Digby Ioane is a doubt for the first test against the British and Irish Lions after undergoing a knee operation on Wednesday, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said. The New Zealand-born 27-year-old has scored 11...Tags: Broken Arm, Australia, South Africa
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Rugby-Winger Ioane faces fitness race for first Lions test
ReutersSYDNEY, May 22 (Reuters) - Wallabies winger Digby Ioane is a doubt for the first test against the British and Irish Lions after undergoing a knee operation on Wednesday, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said. The New Zealand-born 27-year-old has scored...Tags: Broken Arm, Australia, South Africa
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Rugby-Wayward Beale to test Australia's capacity for forgiveness
ReutersBy Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, May 14 (Reuters) - Kurtley Beale has drawn praise for his decision to enter a private health clinic to tackle his alcohol problems, and while the troubled Wallabies back has walked a fine line with his behaviour, Australian rugby...Tags: Sydney (Australia), Wars and Interventions, Addiction, Unrest, Conflicts and War, South Africa
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Rugby-British and Irish Lions Australia tour itinerary
ReutersLONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - British and Irish Lions 2013 tour of Australia itinerary: Lions v Barbarians Hong Kong June 1 Lions v Western Force Perth June 5 Lions v Queensland Reds Brisbane June 8 Lions v New South Wales/ Queensland Country...Tags: Melbourne (Australia), Australia
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - April 30
ReutersCompiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) Asciano Chief Executive John Mullen has voiced fears that rents in Sydney and Wollongong...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Sydney (Australia), Stock Market, Mining
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Cost for 'mooning' the Queen? $803
The Courier-MailAn Australian who "mooned" Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Brisbane in 2011 was fined the equivalent of $803 U.S. dollars on a public nuisance charge Tuesday. Liam Lloyd Warriner, 22, a barman from Sydney, pleaded guilty in the Brisbane...Tags: Fines, Elizabeth II, Punishment
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'Strange smell' grounds plane, turns out to be dirty diaper
NewsCore/ Northern Territory NewsA dirty diaper stuck in a toilet is being blamed for grounding a passenger plane flying between the Australian capital cities of Darwin and Brisbane. Qantas Flight 825 was forced to land at Mount Isa on Sunday after passengers and crew complained of a...Tags: Boeing Co.
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Band's video of life-size Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja goes viral
TechnologyPopular iPhone games Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Plants vs. Zombies, Cut the Rope and Flight Control are re-imagined in an indie rock outfit's new video.... -
Serena Williams withdraws from Brisbane with ankle sprain
The Fabulous ForumSerena Williams was forced to withdraw from the Brisbane International after spraining her left ankle Wednesday during a second-round victory over Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia.... -
Floods costing Australia $3B in lost farming, coal
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The river that submerged vast swaths of Australia’s third-largest city last week surged again Friday and began flooding some Brisbane suburbs, as rivers in Australia’s southeast soared to record heights....Tags: Antarctica, Floods, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Coal
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