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Mother Dies Saving Son From Australian Floodwaters

Posted 02.06.2012

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A mother of two from the inland Queensland town of Roma, Australia, died early Friday after sacrificing her life to save her son from the rushing floo...

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Australia Floods Close Coal Mines, Divide Town

Reuters | Posted 04.04.2012

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* Four coal mines shut due to rains * Cotton belt town of Moree cut in half by floods * Helicopters evacuating stranded ...

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Bootylicious Bug Named For Pop Diva

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 01.14.2012

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Scientists in Australia have named an animal species after Beyonce. Just what kind of critter is Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae? A sweet-throated songb...

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Theme Parks In Queensland: A Huffington Post Travel Family Fun Guide

The Huffington Post | Marissa G. Muller | Posted 12.13.2011

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Theme parks in Queensland offer exciting rides and activities for family members of any age. Here, visitors can hop on board some of the fastest and t...

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Theme Parks In Australia: A Huffington Post Travel Guide

The Huffington Post | Shellie Braeuner | Posted 12.13.2011

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Theme parks in Australia, like in other places, are busiest in summer. However, since Australia is in the southern hemisphere, spring begins in Septem...

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Will Floods Trigger Divorces?

Courier Mail | Anthony Marx | Posted 08.21.2011

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FLOOD-affected Queensland couples should be wary of rocky periods ahead with credible suggestions the divorce rate could triple. The Anglican Churc...

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A Revolution in Our Atmosphere, From Burning Too Many Fossil Fuels

Bill McKibben | Posted 05.25.2011

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Welcome to our planet, circa 2011, a planet that, like some unruly adolescent, has decided to test the boundaries. For two centuries now we've been burning coal and oil and gas, thus pouring carbon into the atmosphere. And now we're getting pinched.

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Australia's Flood-Ravaged North Anxiously Awaits Cyclone

AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

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SYDNEY — Authorities scrambled to airlift hospital patients from the path of a cyclone roaring toward waterlogged northeastern Australia and urg...

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Outreach In The Outback: Queensland Flood Victims Band Together To Survive

Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Lines is no stranger to catastrophe. As a senior firefighter, Lines specialized in disaster relief in his career and helped his fellow Aussies...

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Penis Tattoo By Australian Artist Leads To Charges

Posted 05.25.2011

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A 25-year-old Australian found himself the victim of the worst kind of prank -- one conducted by a tattoo artist with a particularly raunchy sense of ...

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The Great Barrier Reef: From Above and Below (PHOTOS)

Yvonne Yorke | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've finally fulfilled my teenage ambition of exploring the Great Barrier Reef -- from above and below. It was everything that I thought it would be.

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US Surgeon Dubbed 'Doctor Death' Convicted Of Manslaughter In Australia

AP | ROHAN SULLIVAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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SYDNEY — An American doctor accused of botching a string of operations while he was the chief surgeon at an Australian hospital was found guilty...

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Patricia Trumbull, Australian Grandmother, Survives Shark Attack (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Patricia Trumbull, 60, survived a shark attack by "punching, punching, punching" the animal after it took a bite out of her rear end. The Australian ...

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Australian Dives Face-First Into Deadly Irukandji Jellyfish

AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

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SYDNEY — A man dove face-first into an extremely venomous, peanut-sized jellyfish in waters off northeast Australia and medics flew him to a hos...

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Australia: 8-Year-Old Boys Save Drowning Man At Beach

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ADELAIDE, Australia — Two 8-year-old boys in a young lifeguards training program rescued a man who was struggling in the ocean off Australia's e...

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Sophie Tucker The Dog RETURNS TO FAMILY After Months At Sea

smh.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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A canine castaway lost at sea has been reunited with her owners after spending more than four months living off goats on a Queensland island. Owner...

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Australia Offers "Best Job In The World" On Island Paradise

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

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SYDNEY, Australia — Position: Island caretaker. Duties: Lazing around Australia's Great Barrier Reef for six months. Salary: 150,000 Australian ...

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