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US wanted to test sarin on Australian troops: report
AFP - Sunday, July 6SYDNEY (AFP) - - The United States military wanted to test deadly nerve gases on Australian troops in a remote area of far north Queensland in the 1960s but Canberra refused, a report said Sunday. More »
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Pope to holiday at semi-rural Australian retreat: report
AFP - Sunday, July 6SYDNEY (AFP) - - Pope Benedict XVI has chosen a retreat centre on Sydney's north-western outskirts for his three-day holiday in Australia, the Sunday Telegraph reported Sunday. More »
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Pope faces lack of faith in Australia: survey
AFP - Friday, July 4SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australia is one of the least religious nations in the western world, research showed Friday, as the country prepares to host Pope Benedict XVI and Catholic World Youth Day celebrations this month. More »
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Australian prime minister says water-saving plan will not end crisis on drought-stricken river
AP - Friday, July 4CANBERRA, Australia - Australian government leaders struck an agreement Thursday to conserve water on a crucial river system, but Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the deal will not end the threat that a record drought poses to the waterway's ecological health. More »
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Former Australian FM Downer quits politics
AFP - Friday, July 4SYDNEY (AFP) - - Former foreign minister Alexander Downer, who juggled Australia's historic ties to the West with its Asian ambitions for more than a decade, announced his retirement from politics Thursday. More »
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Baronova, the last of the 'Baby Ballerinas', dies in Australia
AP - Thursday, July 3SYDNEY, Australia - Irina Baronova, world renowned in the 1930s as part of a trio of Russian-born dancers dubbed the "Baby Ballerinas," has died at her home in Australia, the Australian Ballet said. More »
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Pope protest crackdown could backfire, Australian activists warn
AFP - Wednesday, July 2SYDNEY (AFP) - - New laws to prevent people "annoying" Catholic pilgrims during Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to Australia are likely to backfire and provoke both protesters and jesters, activists said Wednesday. More »
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Australian funeral provider says hymns are dying out at funerals
AP - Wednesday, July 2ADELAIDE, Australia - Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular rock classics like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," a cemetery manager said Wednesday. More »
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Australian police charge man in the ax deaths of his 2 grandchildren, wife
AP - Wednesday, July 2SYDNEY, Australia - An Australian man was charged Tuesday with hacking his wife and two grandchildren to death and badly wounding his daughter in an ax attack that has shocked Australia. More »
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Laws for pope visit rankle critics in Australia
AP - Wednesday, July 2SYDNEY, Australia - Australians have been warned. More »
- Australian police charge suspect in ax killingsAP -Tuesday, July 1
- Australian grandfather charged with triple axe murderAFP -Tuesday, July 1
- Sydney police warn: Don't annoy papal pilgrimsReuters -Tuesday, July 1
- Australia's former FM to quit politics for UN Cyprus roleAFP -Tuesday, July 1
- Australian police arrest man suspected in the ax deaths of his 2 grandchildren, wifeAP -Tuesday, July 1
- Australian police search for man suspected in the ax deaths of his 2 grandchildren, wifeAP -Tuesday, July 1
- Grandfather kills 2 children, wife with an ax in AustraliaAP -Tuesday, July 1
- US official calls for tougher sanctions to end Iran's nuclear ambitionsAP -Monday, June 30
- Man who auctioned everything on eBay says he's disappointed with the selling priceAP -Monday, June 30
- Australian cardinal hopes pope will confront sex abuseAFP -Sunday, June 29
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