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The Creative Spark

Tamsin Rothschild | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

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Tamsin Rothschild

It took me months and years before I finally gathered enough courage to print off a bunch of my poems, and plonk them furtively on the table of a trusted friend.

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Jessica Watson Sets Off To Sail Around The World, Break Record

AP | ROHAN SULLIVAN | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

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SYDNEY — A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor on Sunday to start her bid to become the youngest person to...

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Australia: Mother Starves Daughter, Gets Life In Jail

AP | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

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SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the starvation death of her 7-year-old daughter. Justice Rober...

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Dust Storm Video: Dust Storm Turns Sky Black In Broken Hill, Australia (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.26.2009 | World

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For the second time this week, Sydney, Australia was hit by a huge dust storm Saturday, causing the city to glow red. Reuters reported that the first...

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Sydney Dust Storm "Unprecedented" (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

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A huge dust storm -- carrying 5 million tons of dust -- swept eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, causing the city to glow red, Reute...

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Australia: 700-Year-Old Skull Washes Up On Beach

Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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A 700-year skull has washed up on an Australia beach, AFP reports. Police have launched an appeal for information. Tests revealed that the skull belon...

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Sydney Zoo: First Asian Elephant Born In Australian Zoo

AP | Posted 08.05.2009 | World

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SYDNEY — A 265-pound (120-kilogram), big-eared and long-nosed bundle of joy was welcomed in Australia as an important step in helping to save th...

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Top 10 Places to Stretch Your Dollar This Summer

Terry Gardner | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Hawaii, Top Ten List, Europe, Australia, Iceland, Washington, New Zealand, Sydney, Stretch Your Dollar, Los Angeles, Brazil, New York City, Costa Rica, Maui, Peru, Bungy Jumps, Argentina, D.C., National Parks, The Carribean, Best Summer Travel Bargains, World News
Terry Gardner

If Bernie Madoff didn't waltz off with your money, and you can afford a trip this summer, start packing.

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Spiderman Alain Robert Arrested In Sydney For Climbing 41-Story Building (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

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SYDNEY (AP) - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" was arrested Tuesday after scaling a 41-story building in downtown Sydney with his bar...

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Ethan Johnson: Australian Teenager With Social Disorder Rides Bike 600 Miles 'To Prove He's Not An Idiot'

Telegraph | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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A missing teenage boy who suffers from Asperger's Syndrome has been reunited with his family after cycling 600 miles down the Australian east coast to...

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Australian Woman Killed Man Over Her Barking Dog

The Independent | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

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A Sydney woman was found guilty today of fatally stabbing a neighbour who complained about her barking dog. A New South Wales Supreme Court jury conv...

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Sydney Airport Gang Brawl: 4 Suspects Charged

AP | ROHAN SULLIVAN | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

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SYDNEY — Police didn't arrive in force until about 15 minutes after biker gangs started brawling inside Australia's busiest airport. More than a...

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Sydney Airport Becomes Scene Of Gang Warfare

The Australian | Glenn Milne | Posted 04.22.2009 | World

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GANG warfare erupted in Sydney Airport's domestic Qantas terminal yesterday when up to 15 bikies fatally bashed a rival in front of terrified passenge...

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Sunni V. Shiite Biker Gang War In Sydney

Sydney Morning Herald | Dylan Welch | Posted 03.20.2009 | World

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An ancient religious enmity is at the centre of a new conflict in the Sydney bikie scene, with a new gang comprised mainly of Sunni Muslims warring wi...

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Obama and the Perils of Gaza

Sandy Tolan | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

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Sandy Tolan

Obama promised in his too-brief comments on Gaza that "after January 20th, I'll have plenty to say." Here's hoping he does, and that by the time he opens his mouth, it won't be too late.

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Topless Sunbathing In Australia May Soon Be Illegal

The Independent | Kathy Marks | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

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On any given day, acres of tanned flesh are on view at Bondi Beach: men wearing the briefest of briefs, women sunbathing topless. But it wasn't always...

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Nicole Kidman's Sydney Neighbors Not Happy With Her

The Independent | Kathy Marks | Posted 01.23.2009 | World

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It is one of Sydney's most prestigious apartment buildings, right on the harbour and home to a clutch of local celebrities, including, until recently,...

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Wildlife Officials Euthanize Abandoned Baby Whale

AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 09.22.2008 | Home

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SYDNEY, Australia — The baby humpback whale was starving, injured and hours from death. So despite anguished cries of "Murder!" and "Shame!" fro...

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Baby Whale Mistakes Boat For Mother (VIDEO)

AP | Staff | Posted 09.18.2008 | Green

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A baby humpback whale has apparently mistaken a yacht for its mother. Rescuers in Australia are monitoring the lost whale calf, which was spotted off ...

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