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Australian Wildfires Uncover Illegal Drug Lab

Reuters | James Grubel | Posted 03.15.2013 | World
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CANBERRA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Raging wildfires destroyed at least another 28 homes and licked at Australia's leading optical space observatory on Mon...

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Australian Law Requires Women To Remove Muslim Face Coverings

AP | By ROD McGUIRK | Posted 03.06.2012 | World
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CANBERRA, Australia -- Muslim women in Australia's most populous state will have to remove veils to have their signatures officially witnessed under t...

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Gun In A Prosthetic Leg: Operation!

Posted 01.02.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Australia Crime, St-Vincents-Hospital, New South Wales, Video, Prosthetic Leg, Sydney, Australia, Weird Australia, Gun in a Prosthetic Leg, Weird News News

Some people are so well armed, they're armed in their legs. Medical professionals at St. Vincents Hospital in Sydney's St. Vincent's Hospital were ...

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I'm With Stupid: Planking the Walk and Other Dumb Places

Todd Hartley | Posted 07.20.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Rugby, Donald Trump, New South Wales, Australia, Brisbane, David "Wolfman" Williams, Planking, Stupid Trends, Australia Planking Death, Planking Death, Planking Injury, Planker, Comedy News
Todd Hartley

It pained me earlier this week to learn that another country has beaten us to the punch with what is definitely one of the dumbest ideas yet. Australia recently gave birth to a fad called "planking" that is, quite literally, painfully stupid.

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Australia Summer Marked By Snow, Heavy Flooding (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: New South Wales, Australia, Ski Resort, Weather, Flooding, Climate, Christmas, Sydney, Snow, Australia Weather, Australia Snow, White Christmas, Global Warming, Climate Change, Kosciuszko Chalet Hotel@Y:Video, Australia Christmas, Australia Ski Resorts, Victoria, Perth, Carnarvon, World News

It may be summertime "down under," but instead of sunshine and warm breezes, Australia has been hit with severe weather conditions, including unseason...

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Astoria Characters: The Pilates Performer

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: New South Wales, Nurse, Astoria, Achilles Tendonitis, Chris Noth, Outback, Emma Bryant, Julliard, Meisner Technique, Pilates, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Robert Duvall, London, Nancy Ruhling, Equinox, Tony Randall, Down Under, Actress, Collective Theatre Company, Dance, Doctor, Italian, CD Player, New York News, Pekinese, Sheltie, Dubbo, Neighborhood Piltates NYC, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Emma Bryant is an actress. She's not waiting on tables. She's not waiting for the big break. So far, what Emma has made happen are a theater production company and an in-home Pilates studio.

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Australian Ninjas Rescue Mugging Victim

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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SYDNEY — Three men who police said were robbing a German medical student in an alley fled in a panic when five members of a nearby martial arts ...

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Australian House Booby-Trapped With 50 Fake Bombs

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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SYDNEY — A Sydney bomb squad evacuated neighbors and sent in robots to clear dozens of suspected explosives strewn about the house of a man who ...

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'The Lovely Bones': Susan Sarandon chats about truths and opinions

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Sydney-New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, Home News

Lisa Maree Williams/Getty ImagesSusan Sarandon attends the Australian premiere of "The Lovely Bones" in Sydney, Australia. Susan Sarandon grew up...

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Emmanuel Jal: A Boy Soldier's Story

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Sydney-New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, Sudan, Home News

Emmanuel Jal: A Boy Soldier's Story Emmanuel Jal was born in a tiny village in Southern Sudan, only a short time before the outbreak of civil...

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Can Obama's Nuclear Disarmament Agenda Work?

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Can Obama's Nuclear Disarmament Agenda Work? The Lowy Institute convenes an expert panel to examine the implications of President Obama's push to red...

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In Our Own Words: Asia Pacific Autism Conference

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Sydney-New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, Home News

In Our Own Words: Asia Pacific Autism Conference For young people with Asperger's syndrome, life can sometimes be challenging. But it's not always a ...

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Danny Yount on Designing Film and TV Title Sequences

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Sydney-New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, Home News

Danny Yount on Designing Film and TV Title Sequences Designer and director, Danny Yount had "35 jobs before I knew what I wanted to do, which...

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Australian Stereotypes and Cultural Identity

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Sydney-New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, Home News

Australian Stereotypes and Cultural Identity From outback heroes to Anzac legends, from Aussie battlers to noble savages - these are familiar...

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Should All Drug Use Be Made Legal?

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Sydney-New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, Argentina, Portugal, Home News

Should All Drug Use Be Made Legal? Although the media sporadically reports on major narcotic raids, the general consensus about the war on drugs is t...

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John Keane: What's So Good About Democracy?

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Sydney-New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, Home News

John Keane: What's So Good About Democracy? We fight wars to defend it, vote to uphold it and pride ourselves upon it. But what's so good about democ...

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Debate: The Media Can Not Be Trusted to Tell the Truth

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Debate: The Media Can Not Be Trusted to Tell the Truth Newspapers, radio, television and now the internet are the means by which countless millions e...

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