Australia

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‘Ecology On Steroids’: How Aus’ First Nations Managed Its Ecosystems

On October 9 1873, George Augustus Frederick Dalrymple reclined in a boat on the glorious North Johnstone River in the…

4 months ago
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Great Barrier Reef Hit By Bleaching, UNESCO Weighs ‘In Danger’ Listing

The Great Barrier Reef has been hit by bleaching due to heat stress, the Australian agency that manages the reef…

2 years ago
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Aus Lists Koalas As Endangered On East Coast

Australia on Friday listed koalas along much of its east coast as endangered after the native marsupial's habitats were hit…

2 years ago
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Australia Records Highest Temp In 62 Years

Another day, another heat record. Australian authorities warned people to stay indoors on Friday as a severe heatwave along the…

2 years ago
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Pandemic Shakes Up Rankings Of World’s Most Liveable Cities

The pandemic has shaken up the rankings of the world's most liveable cities, a study released on Wednesday showed, with…

3 years ago
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‘Strict Measures Helped Australia Avoid 30,000 Covid Deaths’

Pledging that he will not risk Australian lives, Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said the strict measures adopted by…

3 years ago
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Aus PM Promises Probe After Allegation Of Rape In Parliament

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised on Tuesday to a woman who alleged she was raped in the country’s parliament…

3 years ago
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Australia Confirms India Players Subjected To Racial Abuse

Australia’s cricket board on Wednesday confirmed India’s players were subjected to racial abuse during the third test at the Sydney…

3 years ago
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After A Harrowing 2020, Asia Tiptoes Into The New Year

As Asia says goodbye to 2020 - a tumultuous year that saw the planet roiled by a deadly pandemic -…

3 years ago
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Oz Bushfires Killed Or Harmed Over 60,000 Koalas: WWF

More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature…

3 years ago
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Novel Coronavirus Can Last 28 Days On Currency, Glass

The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer…

4 years ago
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Australia Counts Record 470 Stranded Whales As Rescue Continues

Rescuers trying to free a pod of whales beached off the Australian island of Tasmania said on Wednesday they had…

4 years ago
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Thousands In Australia Defy Bans At ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protests

Thousands of Australians gathered in protests on Saturday embracing the cause of U.S. protesters angered by the death of a…

4 years ago
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Canada, Australia Withdraw From Tokyo Olympics

Canada and Australia said they would not be sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics if the Games went ahead as…

4 years ago
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Tom Hanks, Wife Test Positive For Coronavirus

Hollywood star Tom Hanks and his actress wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus, the actor announced on Twitter…

4 years ago
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CBI Case Against Adani In Coal Supply Deal

India’s federal investigating agency has filed a case against the country’s biggest coal importer and trader Adani Enterprises Ltd and…

4 years ago
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Greta Calls On Siemens To Review Australia Coal Project

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has called on German engineering group Siemens AG to review its role in helping to develop…

4 years ago
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Australian Wildfires: Authorities Steer Mass Evacuation

Tens of thousands of holiday makers fled seaside towns on Australia’s east coast on Thursday ahead of advancing bushfires, as…

4 years ago
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World Welcomes 2020, But Revelry Marred By Wildfires, Protests

The world celebrated the New Year on Wednesday with fireworks displays from Sydney to London, although celebrations were clouded by…

4 years ago
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Australian Firefighters Spend X’mas Containing Blazes; Temp To Soar

Australian firefighters used cooler conditions on Christmas Day to try and contain bushfires ahead of hot, dry weather later in…

4 years ago
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Ferries Halted, Alarms Triggered As Sydney Choked By Bushfire Smoke

Smoke from Australia’s fierce bushfires settled over Sydney in still conditions on Tuesday, setting off fire alarms, and halting ferry…

4 years ago
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Australia Bushfire Smoke Shoots Sydney Into Top 10 Global Pollution Index

The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever recorded on Friday…

4 years ago
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Fossil Fuel Polluters From U.S. To China Far Off Climate Targets: UN

The world’s major fossil fuel producers are set to bust global environmental goals with excessive coal, oil and gas extraction…

4 years ago
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Australians Shelter And Flee As Firefighters Battle 150 Bushfires

Australian officials ordered people in several communities, including a major tourist destination, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as firefighters struggled…

4 years ago
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World’s Biggest Trade Pact Shapes Up Without India

Although India pulled out at the last minute, China and 14 other countries agreed in Bangkok this week on plans…

5 years ago

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