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Man charged after driving a plane to the pub
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Australians sign Kevin Rudd's call for inquiry into Murdoch influence
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Australia's Taronga Zoo welcomes more than 20 baby chameleons
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Australia drug runner crashes meth van into police car
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WATCH: Special mittens for these koalas affected by South Australia bushfires
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"Hot towels and eucalyptus leaves for you, sir?" - Four koalas on their way to Singapore Zoo
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Record number of Australians sign ex-PM's call for Murdoch inquiry
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Fear and relief as these two hostages escape
#sydneysiege
- LIVE:
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"Hang in there!" - Baby koala clings to mum during emergency surgery
http://t.co/LxEcNS69I7
(
@AustraliaZoo
) 🐨🐨
http://t.co/MQUSG42uix
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The spectacular moment a humpback whale breached & splashed a boat of tourists
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PHOTOS: Australians capture incredible images of the
#AuroraAustralis
(via
@AshD_online
)
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Frank Gehry's 'brown paper bag' opens in Sydney
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Your daily dose of cuteness - baby koala Imogen's very first photo-shoot 🐨🍃
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Rare albino humpback whale spotted off Australia's Gold Coast:
http://t.co/gP778w9I9N
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WATCH: Spectacular footage of lightning storm in
#Melbourne
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Australian man interrupts PM Morrison to say 'get off my lawn'
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#SydneyStorm
: This horse was stranded in flood waters until a rescuer stepped in
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Australian 'miracle baby' has head re-attached to spine after near-fatal car accident
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Pawsitive news as Jeremy the koala returns to the wild
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Coronavirus: Australia limits funerals to 10 people
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"Hope I've played a part in brightening your days" - Phuc Dat Bich thanks supporters
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Feast your eyes on the world's 'most beautiful gem'
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Roger Federer secures 1,000th career win with Brisbane International title
http://t.co/6IhYb4CKWN
via
@BBCSport
http://t.co/em1kW8Qh8Q
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Rare rainbow 'Fallstreak Hole' spotted over
#Australia
- Have you seen it?
http://t.co/302IoYIXjZ
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Coronavirus: Police clamp down on crowds in Bondi Beach
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Watch: Pygmy hippo calf takes its first swim
http://t.co/qOQnqxiDUK
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All for a good 'Claus' - 320 surfing Santas set world record in Sydney 🎅🏻🏄🏻
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Koalas, 'shirtfronting' and more:
http://t.co/69ShLrjPVO
@JonDonnison
on what
@G20Australia
summit really achieved
http://t.co/yZcOdOj9s6
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Australia's Wallabies sing anthem in indigenous language
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Stunning works from photographer Murray Fredericks as he captures Greenland's ice sheet
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Australia floods: Girl, 3, and dog missing for 24 hours found 3km from home
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Chris the sheep sets world record for heaviest fleece 🐑
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Turtle-cam reveals unique view of Great Barrier Reef
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Merry Christmas to our amazing Twitter followers, from all of us at the BBC!
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#lightthedark
- Australians hold candlelit vigils for Syrian refugees:
http://t.co/TC3D56xuOf
http://t.co/dznZgAxdcB
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Dancers from Mathew Bourne's ‘Swan Lake’ production strike a pose on the Sydney Harbour shoreline (Image:
@AFP
)
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In pictures: Sydney's Sculpture by the Sea exhibition opens
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Successful chlamydia vaccine trial raises hope for wild koalas
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What do you think of this giant pink condom that was recently placed in Sydney's Hyde Park?
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This is Capt Georgina Sutton - the first female chief pilot for an Australian airline
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I'll keep surfing, says
#MickFanning
, after fighting off that shark
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Quite an epic 'photobomb' by this spinner shark at Macauley's Beach in
#Sydney
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Crikey: Australian news site challenges Lachlan Murdoch to sue it
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Tiny trackers could help solve global bee death mystery
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Australia fires: Catastrophic warnings in place across New South Wales
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Australia may block entry to US singer
@chrisbrown
because of domestic violence conviction
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Australia's oldest scientist wins battle to keep working at university campus.
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Covid: Australian city of Perth goes into snap lockdown after guard tests positive
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Prince Harry arrives in Australia for military duties
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VIDEO: Australian Muslims hold mosque open day
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Australian special forces finally moving into Iraq to join fight against Islamic State
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More: Phil Hughes never regained consciousness, died in hospital: Team Doctor Peter Brukner
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Check out what Andy Murray's fiancee Kim Sears wore to
@AustralianOpen
final
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'Young man living out his dreams' - Australian PM Tony Abbott pays tribute to Phil Hughes
http://t.co/x90pcJPbEO
http://t.co/fhc0wXOUJg
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'Sea of flowers' -
#Australia
grieves for
#sydneysiege
victims
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Australia and Iran agree to share intelligence to fight Islamic State militants
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New surrogate mum for orphaned tree kangaroo:
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Prince Harry names Sydney as 2018 Invictus Games host
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He hated Australia so much he posted himself home:
http://t.co/R4KqRKoEJJ
via
@BBCNewsMagazine
http://t.co/kpejAvVj6V
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Sydney is 5th most expensive city in the world:
http://t.co/agR3p6lHsG
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How has Australian wine ended up becoming cheaper than water?
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You may be cool. But not as cool as this surfing seal:
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These endangered sea turtles are wearing "swimsuits" - Find out why:
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Amazing view of
#GreatBarrierReef
in this "turtle-cam" video
http://t.co/TB8kSwONwG
http://t.co/kyYDZ95Ptp
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Covid-19: Australia to begin mass vaccinations in February
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Stunning drone footage of Uluru - also known as Ayers Rock
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Why Australia probably doesn't need more koala mittens
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Bats! In blankets - all to highlight the flying mammals' plight in Australia
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Huge sperm whales found dead on South
#Australia
beach
http://t.co/sakUNxZ1FT
http://t.co/TtOaodIMID
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The secret's out:
http://t.co/R99R0wLnil
@wendyfrew
looks at wildlife wonders of Australia's Kimberley coast
http://t.co/b4H7Ps5UB0
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Critically endangered radiated tortoise stolen from Perth Zoo
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Is
#Australia
still the 'Lucky Country'?
@JonDonnison
finds out
http://t.co/PeLNn9xV8Q
http://t.co/FMH7mfibAK
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Australian govt lobbying to remove "tampon tax"
http://t.co/tGqo7qtdV5
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"Stop taxing my period" - Why one girl campaigned against Australia's 'tampon tax'
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Australian leader Tony Abbott pays tribute to two hostages who died in
#sydneysiege
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http://t.co/A3KyM5gwKh
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Statement: "Phil was not in pain before he passed; was surrounded by family and close friends"
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Sydney mayor defends New Year's fireworks despite protests
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Down's syndrome baby Gammy granted Australian citizenship: local media
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ICYMI: 'Mourning' kangaroo was trying to mate, says expert
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Aboriginal legends reveal ancient secrets to science
http://t.co/czx2hpTr6G
http://t.co/FSyWECqSeO
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Tributes pour in for late Australian cricketer
#PhillipHughes
http://t.co/hkYOAkp7kc
http://t.co/Euu4Yp8vAQ
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'Dead whale' surfer in
#Australia
apologises for his actions
http://t.co/z9vN2Fp6ln
http://t.co/6HT39Z63BN
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'Not pets' - Foxes officially declared pests in Australia's New South Wales state
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http://t.co/b52lktAAJF
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Massive sinkhole opens up at Australia's Rainbow Beach
http://t.co/UUSohieyBQ
http://t.co/t9Bcsasvcp
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Nuclear secrets in Australia's outback?
http://t.co/L6hchBbOP2
@JonDonnison
reports
http://t.co/BDHqnV7EIp
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Baby koala found in woman's backpack during traffic stop in Brisbane, Australia
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Lost Australian man in Outback survived without water and by eating ants
http://t.co/NjGOhHY7uU
http://t.co/KLnakZk4f0
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Government plan "will not save Great Barrier Reef", Australian Academy of Science says
http://t.co/EP9DdvJjQX
http://t.co/13lKeVANVH
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