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Australia: Pet Owners Warned About Tick Boom on East Coast After Last Year's Hot, Wet Summer 0 C0RI0LANUS Oct 24 Oct 24 1 279

Government reveals $7 billion plan to purchase American missiles for Navy - ABC News (Australia) 0 TexasTowelie Oct 23 Oct 23 1 324

The Holy Grail of Aussie slang 1 canetoad Oct 20 Oct 20 2 410

'I wish I was listened to': NSW to respond to landmark birth trauma inquiry (trigger warning) 0 niyad Aug 31 Aug 31 6 477

Perth man preyed on 180 children in 'one of the worst' sexual extortion cases in history 2 sl8 Aug 27 Aug 27 6 540

Australia is the latest country to give workers the 'right to disconnect' after hours 5 sl8 Aug 26 Aug 26 7 546

Boatie knocked out by whale's tail off Gold Coast 1 sl8 Aug 18 Aug 18 3 570

To save wild crocodiles in Australia, scientists gave them food poisoning 3 sl8 Aug 16 Aug 16 11 555

World Health Organization 'Trojan Horse' claim is a myth 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 645

Australian police make $538 million drug seizure in machines imported from U.S. 5 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 747

[NZ] 200,000 people were abused in New Zealand institutions that failed for decades to stop it 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 385

NSW premier praises 'brave and heroic act' of dead father after two-year-old killed in Sydney train incident 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 6 468

Tenacious D's Newcastle show postponed after comment about Trump assassination attempt 1 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 5 807

Married couple in Australia charged with spying for Russia 0 canetoad Jul 2024 Jul 2024 9 401

Body found in search for child missing in croc attack 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 4 562

[NZ] New Zealand to press ahead with media content pay law 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 1 401

Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home 1 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 430

This art museum has a new home for its Picassos: The women's bathroom 3 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 3 541

Biden - tsf debate 0 canetoad Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 441

Australian army to allow recruits from foreign nations 0 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 494

Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaint 1 sl8 May 2024 May 2024 6 550

Sydney judge says US ex-fighter pilot accused of training Chinese aviators can be extradited to US 0 sl8 May 2024 May 2024 6 1124

[NZ] The jawbone of washed-up whale in New Zealand was removed with chainsaw and stolen 0 sl8 May 2024 May 2024 8 862

Australians stranded in New Caledonia 'running out of food' amid civil unrest 1 sl8 May 2024 May 2024 5 713

Billionaire Calls for Removal of 'Unflattering' Portrait from National Gallery of Australia 1 sl8 May 2024 May 2024 7 1038

Australia's Albanese declares 'national crisis' after killings of women (trigger warning) 0 niyad May 2024 May 2024 2 703

Australia joins 142 nations in backing Palestinian statehood in UN vote 1 canetoad May 2024 May 2024 17 1086

Perth stabbing: police shoot dead boy, 16, after alleged attack that has 'hallmarks' of terror incident 1 sl8 May 2024 May 2024 0 1089

Gaza protests spread to Australian universities 0 Violet_Crumble Apr 2024 Apr 2024 0 935

At least 26 pilot whales die after mass stranding in Australia 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 909

Australia Continued...

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Teenager charged with 'terrorism' over Australia church stabbing attack 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1076

[NZ] Penguins in the pond, kiwi in the back yard: how a city brought back its birds 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1050

'Bollard Man': Hero who confronted stabber promised Australia visa 0 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1235

Police in Australia identify the Sydney stabbing attacker who killed 6 people 3 sl8 Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1440

More people injured in another knife attack in Sydney - DW News 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1241

Australia announces plans to halve migrant intake - Reuters 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 7896

[NZ] New Zealand's Indigenous people are furious over plans to snuff out anti-smoking laws 2 sl8 Dec 2023 Dec 2023 7 2603

American arrested over shooting that killed three Australians - ABC News (Australia) 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 14 1929

'She's very excited': Top Trump foe Nancy Pelosi to visit Australia 3 canetoad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 18 2020

The appearance of a "tropical" mosquito-borne illness in southeastern Australia has unsettled researchers 0 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 5 2828

PM set to offer Australia as climate refuge for 11,200 Tuvalu residents 3 canetoad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 7 2887

China, Australia agree to turn the page as tensions ease 1 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2675

Australia police charge woman with murder over mushroom lunch 3 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 1800

Australia abstains from UN resolution calling for truce in Gaza, prompting criticism at home 0 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 2564

Indigenous Australians call for 'week of silence' after referendum failure 2 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 13 1904

Australia PM to visit China, with progress on wine, wind tower disputes 0 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 4863

Russian, South African and US athletes get rushed Australian citizenships ahead of 2024 Olympics 2 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 1755

Social media platform "X" fined $610,000 by Australia's e-safety commissioner - ABC News (Australia) 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2023 Oct 2023 4 2822

Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution 2 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 6 1780

A record number of Australians enroll to vote in referendum on Indigenous Voice 1 sl8 Sep 2023 Oct 2023 2 2060

[NZ] 'Bugger!': New Zealand PM gets COVID at critical point in election campaign 0 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 2101

Australia's army to undergo major restructuring - CNA 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1676

Australia mushroom deaths: Memorial for couple draws hundreds 3 sl8 Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 2369

Wall Street's Next Prize Is a $2 Trillion Australia Pension Pot - Bloomberg Television 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 3775

MELBOURNE: Sagas of the Icelanders 0 Celerity Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 1856

For expats - Winter in Oz 4 canetoad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 9 3377

Former Australian Labor Party leader Simon Crean dies aged 74 - ABC News (Australia) 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 3858

Driver charged after Australia's worst bus accident in decades kills 10 wedding guests 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 3142

Australian government to introduce ban on Nazi symbols - ABC News (Australia) 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2023 Jun 2023 5 2777

Tasered 95-year-old dies; Australian police officer charged - Al Jazeera 2 TexasTowelie May 2023 May 2023 8 2656

Australia Continued...

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95yo great-grandmother in hospital after being tasered by police - ABC News (Australia) 0 TexasTowelie May 2023 May 2023 4 3261

Home builder Porter Davis collapses, 1,700 projects left in limbo - ABC News (Australia) 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 4738

Pauline Hanson condemns Mark Latham over homophobic tweet - ABC News (Australia) 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 2576

Professor Mark Howden on Australia passing climate law - CNA 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 1666

Drug laws set to relax in Queensland under legislative changes - ABC News (Australia) 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 4489

Offshore casino illegally 'partners' with Facebook to target Australians - ABC News (Australia) 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 2979

Adelaide anti-vaccination protest used for Russian propaganda - ABC News (Australia) 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 2873

Australia becomes first country to recognise psychedelics as medicines 1 canetoad Feb 2023 Feb 2023 4 2170

Missing radioactive capsule sparks urgent health alert in Western Australia 3 sl8 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 3606

[NZ]Jacinda Ardern quits as Prime Minister: Labour to elect new leader ... 1 sl8 Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 4414

Australia cancels Afghanistan cricket series over curbs on women 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 2593

(NZ) Man poses as attractive blonde woman, convinces police officer to hand over patrol car 1 sl8 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 5582

Andrews says State Electricity Commission pledge sealed election for Labor 0 canetoad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2085

Fourteen people are accused of murdering Elizabeth Struhs. Here's what we know about the case ... 2 sl8 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 20 5792

[NZ]New Zealand Supreme Court rules voting age of 18 is discriminatory 5 sl8 Nov 2022 Nov 2022 8 3491

Australia's Medibank says data of 4 mln customers accessed by hacker 6 sl8 Oct 2022 Nov 2022 1 5814

Albo as a young man. 9 canetoad May 2022 Nov 2022 1 3038

Flight Facilities - Clair De Lune - with Owl Eyes & the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 0 Celerity Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 4320

Australia reverses recognition of W Jerusalem as Israel's capital - Al Jazeera 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 2978

Thousands in evacuation centres in northern Victoria where flooding continues - ABC News (Australia) 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 4559

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