Sea of white: ‘Hundreds of thousands’ of fish dead in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- "Hundreds of thousands" of fish have died in drought-stricken Australia in the last few days and…
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Australia and Oceania
Record breaking floods hit north Australia
CAIRNS, Australia (AFP) -- Communities were cut off, farmers stranded and cows washed offshore as heavy rain pelted northeast…
6 years ago
Remains found of explorer who put Australia on the map
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The remains of the first British explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent and popularize the…
6 years ago
Power outages as Australia swelters through extreme temperatures
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people sweltering through a brutal heatwave in southern Australia were left without…
6 years ago
South Australia heatwave smashes record temperatures
ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) -- Temperatures in southern Australia topped 49 degrees on Thursday, shattering previous records as sizzling citizens received…
6 years ago
Tunnel through an Australian mountain? No problem, says Elon Musk
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia could become a test ground for another of Elon Musk's massive infrastructure projects after the…
6 years ago
Nine dead in Papua New Guinea floods
KOKOPO, Papua New Guinea (AFP) -- Weeks of heavy rains and flooding have killed at least nine people in Papua…
6 years ago
Shark attacks woman, child at popular Australian tourist site
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A woman and a child were bitten by a shark in the popular Whitsunday Islands near…
6 years ago
Suspect packages sent to diplomatic missions in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Suspicious packages were sent to more than a dozen foreign embassies and consulates in major Australian…
6 years ago
Australian minister hints Saudi teen likely to get asylum
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia gave its strongest hint yet on Wednesday that an 18-year-old Saudi woman in Bangkok would…
6 years ago
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