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Australian dogs trained to sniff out endangered species

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian dogs are being trained to sniff out the droppings of endangered animals in a scheme…

Serena ‘very likely’ to make comeback at Australian Open: organizers

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Serena Williams will be ready to make her tennis comeback at the Australian Open with her…

Heavy rainfall causes flash flooding in Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) -- Heavy rainfall on Saturday (November 18) has caused flash flooding in parts of Melbourne, according to…

Sydney, Melbourne warned to prepare for 50-degree days

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Sydney and Melbourne could regularly face 50-degree Celsius (122F) days within 25 years even if Australia…

Islamic State jihadists claim Melbourne hostage incident

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for taking a woman hostage in a Melbourne apartment…

Five dead as plane crashes into Melbourne shopping center

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- A light aircraft exploded Tuesday in a "massive fireball" with police saying none of the five…

Several die as plane crashes in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Several people died aboard a light aircraft that smashed into a shopping center near the Australian city of…

Australia’s Port of Melbourne sold for $7.3 bln

  SYDNEY, Australia  (AFP) -- An Australian-led consortium with Chinese investment won a 50-year-lease Monday on the nation's biggest container and cargo…

Australian fire crews tackle fire burning through 150,000 tyres at tyre yard

Fire crews were called in to tackle a fire on Monday (January 11) at a tyre yard that saw 150,000…

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