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Destructive winds batter Australia and snap pier
It is the most intense cold weather system to hit south-eastern Australian in years, experts say.
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Destructive winds batter Australia and snap pier
It is the most intense cold weather system to hit south-eastern Australian in years, experts say.
Heatwaves 'instantly turn coral to ghosts'
Marine heatwaves, associated with climate change, cause the rapid death of corals, research reveals.
China rebukes Australia MP's Nazi Germany parallel
The MP is stoking a "Cold War mentality" by arguing Australia must pre-empt threats, China says.
Bodies found in Canada hunt for murder suspects
Police in Manitoba province have been hunting two teenagers suspected of three murders.
Tweeting bureaucrat loses landmark Australian case
A public servant was fairly sacked for anonymously criticising the government, a court rules.
Border Force mural defaced after removal calls
The controversial artwork on Sydney’s Bondi Beach has been branded “offensive” and “politicised”.
Ancient parrot was 1m tall and possibly carnivorous
The parrot roamed New Zealand 19 million years ago and may have been flightless, Australian researchers say.
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Destructive winds batter Australia and snap pier
It is the most intense cold weather system to hit south-eastern Australian in years, experts say.
Heatwaves 'instantly turn coral to ghosts'
Marine heatwaves, associated with climate change, cause the rapid death of corals, research reveals.
China rebukes Australia MP's Nazi Germany parallel
The MP is stoking a "Cold War mentality" by arguing Australia must pre-empt threats, China says.
Bodies found in Canada hunt for murder suspects
Police in Manitoba province have been hunting two teenagers suspected of three murders.
Tweeting bureaucrat loses landmark Australian case
A public servant was fairly sacked for anonymously criticising the government, a court rules.
Border Force mural defaced after removal calls
The controversial artwork on Sydney’s Bondi Beach has been branded “offensive” and “politicised”.
Ancient parrot was 1m tall and possibly carnivorous
The parrot roamed New Zealand 19 million years ago and may have been flightless, Australian researchers say.
Heatwaves 'instantly turn coral to ghosts'
Marine heatwaves, associated with climate change, cause the rapid death of corals, research reveals.
China rebukes Australia MP's Nazi Germany parallel
The MP is stoking a "Cold War mentality" by arguing Australia must pre-empt threats, China says.
Bodies found in Canada hunt for murder suspects
Police in Manitoba province have been hunting two teenagers suspected of three murders.
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