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Jury out in biggest terror trial
AFTER a 115 day trial, jurors are now deciding the fate of 12 people accused of being members of an alleged terrorist cell.
Dead robbery suspect was 'a good man'
RELATIVES of an armed robbery suspect shot dead by security guards outside a bank say he was "the best guy in the world".
Dick Smith backed Hicks with $50,000
ENTREPRENEUR Dick Smith provided $50,000 to help David Hicks's family and help bring the terrorism supporter home.
Aussie 007's courtroom serve for tennis ace
AUSTRALIA'S James Bond, George Lazenby, has cranked up his bitter child custody battle with former tennis champion Pam Shriver.
Prognosis 'grim' for abandoned baby whale
THE latest attempt to save a baby whale has failed and rescuers are looking overseas for help.
Dumpster kids just playing - DoCS
THREE young children thought to have been living in a dumpster behind shops in NSW's Hunter region have been identified.
Scammers prey on rental crisis desperation
WEB scammers take aim at desperate home-searchers.
Dave Matthews Band founding member dies
FOUNDING member of the Dave Matthews Band, saxophonist LeRoi Moore, has died of complications from a vehicle accident in June.
Real life Fight Club
AN extreme group of fighters gather for no-holds-barred brawls with knives, sticks and fists, a self-styled tribal brotherhood.
AFP accused of misleading over Haneef
FEDERAL police deliberately withheld information from the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Mohamed Haneef investigation, the Indian doctor's lawyer says.
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World's 'oldest man' dies in India
An Indian reported to be the world's oldest man has died in the western city of Jaipur, his family said.
Typhoon kills 4 in Philippines
A typhoon has killed four people in the northern Philippines and brought heavy rain that forced the closure of schools in the region and in the capital Manila, officials said.
Fiji condemnation continues at Pacific forum
The condemnation of Fiji continues, following the interim government's decision not to take part in talks with 15 other Pacific leaders at Niue.
Alleged war criminal Zentai granted bail
An 86-year-old alleged war criminal has been granted bail while he continues to fight efforts to have him extradited to Hungary to face a murder charge.
Pirates seize Malaysia palm oil tanker off Somalia
A Malaysian oil tanker with 39 crew on board and laden with palm oil, has been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, its owner said.
No baby whale feeding solution after expert talks
Concerns about a baby whale abandoned off Sydney's northern beaches are growing after talks with US experts failed to come up with a way to save the animal.
Nelson questions Pacific worker scheme
Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has toughened his stance on the Federal Government's Pacific guest worker trial.
Bali bombers' executions delayed
Indonesia's Attorney-General says that the executions of the Bali bombers will now be delayed until at least October.
WWI soldier's remains unearthed in Belgium
British archaeologists have found the remains of an Australia World War I soldier during an excavation in Belgium.
Asbestos fund threatened by tax case: James Hardie
James Hardie says the fund set up to compensate victims of asbestos-related diseases is in a good cash position but future contributions could be under threat if it loses a disputed tax case.
Double bombing in Algeria kills 11: report
A double bombing in Algeria has killed at least 11 people, a day after an attack that killed 43 people at a military academy, the Algerian press agency APS said, quoting the Interior Ministry.
New approach needed to reduce road toll: Albanese
Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese has expressed concern that a declining national road toll appears to have stalled.
BHP chief sidesteps China criticism
The chief executive of the world's biggest miner and a major sponsor of the Beijing Olympics has refused to buy into criticism of China's human rights and freedom of speech record.
Miners lift local market
Investors have driven up the miners after a boost in commodity prices, but for the banks it has been a lacklustre session, after a poor performance on Wall Street overnight.
Police Minister interviewed in Commissioner investigation
Tasmania's Police Minister, Jim Cox, has revealed he has been interviewed by police as part of an investigation into the state's Police Commissioner, Jack Johnston.
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The Political Rock Star Helps Another Odd Bird
Former Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett, now Australia's environment minister, races to the rescue of the Southern Cassowary, a creature that does a fair job of protecting itself
Australia drops detention for asylum seekers
Australia will scrap most of the country's tough rules on locking up asylum seekers, but retain the practice for potential refugees who may be a security threat, the government announced Tuesday.
Starbucks closing 61 stores in Australia
Starbucks is closing more than two-thirds of its stores in Australia, days after announcing that hundreds of its American coffee outlets are also being shuttered.
Sunscreen for crops
Sunscreen for fruits and vegetables? It's already being tested in Australia and Chile.
Pope Apologizes for Sex Abuse
Pope Benedict XVI used some of the strongest language yet in his apology for the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Roman Catholic clergy
The Pope Thinks Young in Australia
Forget Abba, Australia hails the octogenarian pontiff like a 21st century rock star, even though he has a very old-school sermon for everyone
Australia's Stolen Generation finds its voice
It may lack the prestige of Cannes, but this year's Sydney Film Festival was an equally glitzy and glamorous affair, attracting some Hollywood heavyweights.
Australia Starts Kangaroo Killing
Australian authorities have started the controversial killing of
about 400 kangaroos on the outskirts of Australia's capital of
Canberra, animal rights activists said Monday
Australia's Gun Laws: Little Effect
New research on tough firearms restrictions passed in Australia in 1996 suggests they have had little impact on gun violence
Ancient Tools Unearthed in Australia
Tools dating back at least 35,000 years have been unearthed in a rock shelter in Australia's remote northwest, making it one of the oldest archaeological finds in that part of the country, archaeologists said Monday
Full text of Australia's apology to Aborigines
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd introduced a motion in the Australian national parliament Tuesday, apologizing for past mistreatment of the country's Aboriginal population. Here is the full text of that apology:
E. Timor president survives shooting
East Timor's president Jose Ramos-Horta arrived in Australia on Monday on full life support after being shot twice in an assassination attempt in his country, a medical official said.
Australia Learns to Say "I'm Sorry"
The government finally apologizes to Aborigines forcibly taken from their families over the course of six decades. But don't ask for compensation
Cell phone call leads to quick rescue for trapped miners
Twenty-seven miners were rescued Monday less than five hours after a landslide trapped them deep below ground in a gold mine west of Melbourne, Australia, police said.
Scientists find clue in mystery of the vanishing bees
A virus found in healthy Australian honey bees may be playing a role in the collapse of honey bee colonies across the United States, researchers reported Thursday.
Australia outlines new citizenship test
People who want to become Australians will have to commit to broad values of "mateship" and may need to brush up on horse racing and political history under new citizenship tests outlined by the government on Sunday.
Coffee gets a color correction
It's not just a mood ring for your mocha. This coffee lid from Australia, which changes color with the temperature of your beverage, is also a hot seller.
Freed doctor leaves Australia
An Indian doctor flew home from Australia early Sunday after prosecutors dropped a charge linking him to recent failed terrorist bombings in Britain.
Freed doctor can leave Australia
A former suspect charged in connection with the foiled terrorist bomb attacks in Britain was free to leave Australia Saturday, a day after prosecutors dropped charges against the Indian-born doctor, according to Australia's Immigration Minister.
Australia detains man in terror probe
A doctor taken into custody Monday while trying to fly out of Australia was the eighth person detained as British investigators focused on several foreign-born doctors believed to have played a role in the attempted terror attacks in London and Glasgow over the weekend, Australian officials and sources said.
Indian doctor charged in UK terror attempts
A 27-year-old Indian national, detained in Australia, has been charged in connection with terrorism incidents in Britain last month, Australian authorities told CNN.
Tsunami warnings for Pacific after quake
Two large back-to-back earthquakes centered in the region of the Solomon Islands triggered a tsunami warning Sunday for a huge part of the Pacific including Australia and Indonesia.
Why foreign companies are buying our toll roads
Someone call Lou Dobbs: America's highways are are up for sale. States are auctioning off the rights to manage their roads - often to overseas firms. What's driving the trend?
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Row brews over Papua refugees
Australia's government is hoping to avoid escalating a diplomatic spat between Canberra and Jakarta over the granting of temporary visas to asylum seekers from the Indonesian province of Papua.
Australia cyclone 'like atom bomb'
The worst storm to hit Australia in decades has wreaked havoc to its northeastern coast, mowing down sugar and banana crops and leaving thousands of people homeless.
The Buzz About Medical Honey
Ancient Egyptians treated injuries with honey, and World War II doctors dressed wounds with it. Now honey is back on the medical scene, thanks to a startup called MediHoney.
Canberra passes abortion drug vote
Australia's lawmakers have voted Thursday to remove regulatory control of a controversial abortion drug away from the health minister.
Showdown looms over abortion pill
Australia's federal lawmakers have a rare chance to vote outside party lines this week and go with their conscience on what has become a fevered debate on abortion.
Winds of change stir energy market
Energy company AGL will spend Aust. $236 million ($177 million) to build Australia's largest wind farm.
Fires threaten to spoil the party
Soaring mercury, strong gusty winds and no rain in sight -- it's bushfire season in Australia, and if the early signs are any indication, it's going to be another long, hot struggle.
Climate group wants growth balance
A meeting in Sydney of six Asia-Pacific nations to address climate change issues has concluded with member countries seeking to balance continued economic growth with the need to cut greenhouse emissions.
Australia mulls Afghan troop plea
Australia will decide next week whether it will again send troops to Afghanistan, Prime Minister John Howard has said.
Apostles lose one of their own
It has taken just a few seconds for the sea to remake one of Australia's most distinctive coastal attractions, the Twelve Apostles.
Jakarta 'recalling Canberra envoy'
Indonesia's ambassador to Australia is being called back to Indonesia after completing barely half of his three year term, according to a report in Australia's Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
Jakarta condemns terror threat
The Indonesian Government has vowed it will not be intimidated by threats following the discovery of a suspected biological agent mailed to the Indonesian embassy in Australia.
Australia to check detainee cases
The row over Australia's mandatory detention policy has heated up after revelations that more than 200 cases of possible wrongful detention are being examined.
Threat to missions in Cambodia
Australia has beefed up security at its embassy in the southeast Asian nation of Cambodia after receiving a terror threat linked to Canberra's role in the war on Iraq.
Australia warns on Jakarta travel
Australia has again advised its citizens to stay away from Indonesia after Jakarta police warned of possible suicide bombings in the Indonesian capital.
India accepted to East Asia summit
Australia's participation at a key regional trade, economic and security summit in Asia remains in doubt, according to Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.
Vietnam backs Canberra summit bid
Vietnam will back Australia's bid to be included in a key Asian forum to be held later this year despite Canberra's reluctance to sign a regional non-aggression pact, the Southeast Asian nation's leader told media Thursday.
Trade, region focus for Vietnam PM
Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai will arrive in Australia Thursday for a three-day visit to Canberra, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Delta looks for new manager
Pop singer and actor Delta Goodrem confirmed reports Wednesday that she is looking for a new manager, effectively replacing her mother in the role.
Your e-mails: Australia
CNN.com asked users to share their thoughts about the political, spiritual, economic and other global issues the next pope will face. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited:
China, Australia act on trade pact
Australia and China have signed a pact to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA), with Australian Prime Minister John Howard saying Canberra recognizes China as a "market economy".
Your e-mails: Australia
CNN.com asked its readers to share their views on the death of Pope John Paul II, who died Saturday. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited.
Australia sending support planes
Australian Prime Minister John Howard is again sending military transport aircraft and a supply ship to Indonesia to help the earthquake relief effort there.
Australia sending more Iraq troops
Australia will boost its troop commitment to Iraq by more than a half, the government announced Tuesday, following a request for help from the United Kingdom.
Timeless turns: Falls Creek, Australia
Show what a thoughtful and creative parent you are: Head Down Under to keep everyone content.
Australia affirms Aceh aid deal
Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to working in a partnership with Indonesia to rebuild areas hit by the December 26 tsunami.
Australia tops travel guide poll
Look up, Down Under, you're likely to see an increasing number of tourists heading your way soon.
Our pride, by first Iraqis to vote
In Syria on Friday, an Iraqi expatriate, voting in the nation's first free elections in more than half a century, said he felt "as if I've just been born."
First Iraqis cast their vote
As insurgent attacks continue at home, Iraqi expatriates in Australia have begun the global voting process for Iraq's first democratic elections in almost 50 years, turning out in their hundreds Friday morning.
Burns doctor honored in Australia
A doctor who pioneered spray-on skin for victims of the 2002 Bali bomb blasts has been named Australian of the Year.
Australia, U.S. talk on missiles
Close allies Australia and the United States are continuing their talks on missile defense cooperation, concentrating on research and development, the Australian government said Thursday.
AFL player's body identified
Australia's death toll from the Asian tsunamis has risen to 13 after the body of an Australian Rules football player was identified in Thailand.
Huge aid effort gathers speed
One of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.
PNG 'Canberra's biggest challenge'
The declining security and economic situation in Papua New Guinea could be the most pressing foreign policy challenge facing Australia in the near term, a report released Tuesday says.
Canberra vow to boost terror fight
Australia's newly re-elected government has pledged to boost its anti-terror capabilities, strengthen links with its regional neighbors and continue to reform the country's booming economy.
U.S. to test weapons in Australia
Australia's defense alliance with the United States may soon reach a new level with plans for the Pentagon to test new-generation weapons, including smart bombs, Down Under.
Australia's unique poll
When Australia's 13 million voters go to the polls on Saturday October 9, they will take part in a national election that has two special characteristics setting it apart from most others.
Pornography raids net hundreds
Hundreds more people face arrest in Australia one day after police arrested more than 190 in a massive crackdown on child pornography.
Security row fires Australian poll
A political row has broken out in Australia over election campaign suggestions that Australia would consider a "pre-emptive strike" against terrorist operations in neighboring countries.
Canberra long-range missile threat
Australia has risked upsetting its regional neighbors with a decision to add long-range stealth missiles to its defense arsenal.
Australia makes new terror arrest
A 40-year-man will face court in Australia Friday on charges of conspiring to commit a terrorist act in Iraq.
Four charged in $47m ecstasy bust
Four people have been charged after police and customs officers made Australia's biggest ecstasy drug bust, seizing powder with a potential street value of Aust. $68 million ($47 million).
Australia, U.S. sign sky marshals
Australia and the United States have agreed to put armed marshals on passenger flights between the two countries.
TV to recreate 1860s Outback life
We've had modern families living in an Edwardian country house in Britain, and in a frontier house in the U.S. -- now its Australia's turn to reset the clock back a century or so in the name of reality television.
Suspect 'planned Australia attack'
A terror suspect deported to France last year was planning an attack "of great size" against a nuclear reactor or U.S. military base in Australia, newspaper reports have said.
Canberra slams cleric terror talk
The Australian government has been forced again to hose down fears that its close ties to the Bush administration has increased the nation's risk of terrorist attack.
Australians to train Iraqi army
Australia will send additional troops to Iraq to help train the nation's armed forces.
Canberra eyes 'star wars' missiles
Australia's commitment to the controversial U.S. missile shield system may include warships fitted with weaponry capable of shooting down ballistic missiles in space.
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There's been a lot of bad news out there in the world economy lately. Supposed economic superpowers like Germany and Japan have fallen on hard times; Asian tigers that thought the future belonged t...
I Know What the Hedgies Did Last Summer MORE ECONOMICS: CONSPIRACY THEORY
In spite of Gillian Anderson, I'm not much of a fan of The X-Files, or of conspiracy theories in general. I've met some of the world's leaders, and they seem a lot like the rest of us: Most of the ...
BUY AUSTRALIA, MATE
Outback, crocodiles, great accents: Australia is commonly known for these, but not as a place to invest. In the first three years of this decade, local investors actually lost money in the stock ma...
WHY AREN'T WE THERE YET?
Regarding your November article on air travel: In May, I flew to Australia via United Airlines for a health-care conference. We boarded our all-night flight at Los Angeles International Airport, LA...
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Striking secretaries at Yale recently threatened to bring the 284-year-old university to a standstill over what they saw as discrimination in wages favoring men over women. Female workers in Washin...
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Gay Time in Yackandandah
The Australian film, Strange Bedfellows, starring Paul Hogan, Michael Caton and Pete Postlethwaite, was filmed in the Victorian town of Yackandandah close to the Victorian ski fields.
Strange Bedfellows was the...
Country Gympie Musters the Music
One of Australia's biggest country music festivals with a touch of the blues — the National Country Music Muster — opens in Gympie, Queensland, in the Amamoor Creek State Forest...
Stephanie Rice - Three Gold Medals, Three World Records
Twenty-year-old Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice won three gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and set new world records in her races.
In the women's 200m individual medley, she...
Eye-Popping Travel Photos
We join Nancy Parode's first About.com travel blog carnival to view some of the more amazing pictures our travel writers have found around the globe.
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Indulge Yourself at Margaret River
Just three to four hours out of Perth, depending on how you drive and how many stops you make, you'll find Margaret River, a region in Western Australia of fine...
Foreplay May Take Years but Centenarian Is to Be a Father Now
In Invercargill on New Zealand's South Island, the Southland Museum and Art Gallery has had an outdoor "tuatarium" since 1974. But it is understood one tuatara, who has been named...
Weird, Wonderful, Amazing Australia
These hills are alternately striped orange and black, a natural coloration of the Bungle Bungles at Purnululu (otherwise known as Bungle Bungle) National Park in the Kimberley region of Western...
Cross the Australian Outback by Train
For those who wish to travel leisurely by train from Sydney to Perth, the Indian Pacific may be the choice for you. It's one of the long-distance trans-continental trains which...
Get Set for Ekka!
Brisbane is holding Queensland's largest annual event, the Ekka, from August 7 to 16. Along with those of Sydney and Melbourne, the Ekka is one of the top three agricultural...
Winter on Cable Beach
With the southern half of the Australian continent suffering some of its coldest winter days and nights this past week, the tropical north basks luringly in the sun. And you...
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The Land Down Under Is Going Under
It doesn't matter how many surfers there are in Australia--the coming surge of home foreclosures and bank failures will pulverize the economy. No one will be able to ride out this wave.
Aussie Bank to Bring America's Biggest Bankers to Their Knees?
With American banks already in trouble, an Australian bank made matters worse--by telling the truth!
Weather: God's Bullhorn to Mankind
Few people comprehend the centrality of the weather to human existence. Even fewer see a divine presence in our out-of-control skies.
Australia--Where to Now?
Australia and a Prophetic Warning
In a time of change, a vital message goes out to Australians.
Anzac Heroes
The heroic stand by the forces of Australia and New Zealand at Gallipoli has links that extend back to biblical times.
Australia--Meant to Be
In the ongoing argument as to whether Australia should cast off its moorings from mother England, one overarching truth is neglected.
Australia--Savages on the Fringe
Vicious, senseless youth crimes stain civilized society in the land Down Under.
Australia--Trailing Behind the Trend
As Europe tires of the center-left politics of a previous decade, Australia drifts in the backwash, trailing behind the trends to its north.
Can Australia Defend Itself?
Is change coming in defense and security cooperation between Washington and Canberra?
Australia--Boom and ...?
The Australian economy has been on a bull run for the past decade. Is a reversal in the offing?
Detaching From History
Should Australia become a republic, or remain constitutionally subject to the British Crown? That question is bound to be revisited under the new center-left government.
Here's to the Heroes
Has Australia forgotten its heritage?
Australia--Where to Now?
After 11 years of conservative government, Australia has chosen a socialist government. What is the nation now in for, given today's rapidly changing global order?
A Sorry Day for Australian Parliament
History was created on Wednesday in the Australian Federal Parliament when a group of Aboriginals performed a tribal welcoming ceremony before assembled dignitaries.
Generation Gap
Incompetence justifies concealment, the lie is part of business strategy, cowardice is celebrated over courage, common sense is sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. What is the world coming to?
Australia Barraged by Floods, Fires
Record-breaking drought has been followed by record-breaking floods, with a disastrous fire thrown in for good measure.
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Expect Australia to Shift East--and Suffer for It
Under a new prime minister, Australia looks primed to turn its focus away from Britain and America and toward Asia. Here's why this is a dangerous idea.
"Humiliating Defeat" for John Howard
On Saturday, America's staunchest ally in the war against radical Islam ended his long political career in a crushing defeat at the hands of Australian voters.
Australia's Treasurer Warns of Global Economic Tsunami
China could set off a huge disruption to the global financial system. America may be first to feel it.
Fool's Paradise
An insular news media has significantly bent the minds of the English-speaking peoples away from having a grasp on reality.
Global Food Prices Continue to Rise
Agricultural product prices are going up around the world.
Australia Drought Kills Winter Crops
Predictions for a second consecutive year of drought-affected wheat harvests could push Australian farmers into their worst financial crisis since World War II.
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Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra / Largest city: Sydney
The Commonwealth of Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the
world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and a number of other islands in the Indian
and Pacific Oceans. The neighbouring countries are Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the
north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the
south-east.
The Australian mainland has been inhabited for more than 42,000 years by Indigenous Australians.
After sporadic visits by fishermen from the north and then European discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606,
the eastern half of Australia was later claimed by the British in 1770 and initially settled through
penal transportation as part of the colony of New South Wales, commencing on 26 January 1788. As the
population grew and new areas were explored, another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were
established during the 19th century.
On 1 January 1901, the six colonies became a federation, and the Commonwealth of Australia was
formed. Since federation, Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and
remains a Commonwealth realm. The capital city is Canberra, located in the Australian Capital
Territory (ACT). The population is 21 million, and is concentrated in the mainland state capitals of
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
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