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N.Zealand flood rescuers get Aussie snake catcher ...

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Australian officials have had to hire a snake catcher to keep slithering intruders away from New Zealand flood rescuers spooked by their neighbours' deadly wildlife, according to a local mayor.

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'Little tug who could' hailed as Aussie flood hero...

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An Australian tugboat pilot became a local hero Thursday after he steered a runaway 300-ton concrete walkway to safety when floods turned it into a floating missile.

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Australian doctor's surgery viewings cause stir - ...

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A top Australian medical body warned a renowned brain surgeon on Friday he risked turning his work into a "spectator sport" by offering people a chance to watch him operate to raise money for charity.

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Australia: 'No warning' from refugee boat - Yahoo!...

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Refugees caught in wild Australian seas desperately phoned police for help as their boat, only spotted 600 metres from shore, drifted towards cliffs where it smashed apart, a report found Monday.

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Australia navy 'sex ring' unacceptable: minister -...

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Australia's defence minister on Tuesday said a report into an alleged sex betting ring on a warship did not make "good reading" and raised issues about a "tribal culture" in the navy.

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Australian PM defends floods tax - Yahoo! News

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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Friday defended her plan for a one-off tax to pay for the flood disaster, insisting there was no "big pile of money" to fund the rebuilding.

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Mining giant Rio Tinto's profits almost triple - Y...

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Global mining giant Rio Tinto revealed Thursday that annual net profits almost tripled on the back of booming commodities prices and rapid growth in emerging markets.

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Egypt Live Report - Yahoo! News

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0101 GMT: Obama says the voices of the Egyptian people must be heard and that they have made it clear ?there is no going back to the way things were. Egypt has changed, and its future is in the hands ...

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Rebels battle for control of Libyan oil town - Yah...

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Libyan rebels failed to secure control of the oil town of Brega from Moamer Kadhafi's forces, as the West shied away from supplying arms to their outgunned rag-tag army.

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Australian PM's computer hacked: report - Yahoo! N...

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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's parliamentary computer and the foreign and defence ministers' machines are all suspected of being hacked, with China under suspicion, reports said Tuesday.

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