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  • Australia bans NKorean artists, accused of 'censorship'

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 2:05 am ET  
    North Korean artist Im Hyok with his work "Break Time"... AFP/Koryo Studio

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Five North Korean artists have been banned from entering Australia for an exhibition of their work, the government said Wednesday, drawing accusations of censorship from the arts community. Full Story »

  • Australia accused of censorship over NKorean art

    AP – Tue Dec 8, 1:32 pm ET  
    In this undated photo provided by Queensland Art Gallery, North... AP

    SYDNEY - Australia was accused of censorship Tuesday for denying visas to North Korean artists whose works are on display in a regional exhibition, but the government says the art comes from Pyongyang's propaganda machine and its creators are not welcome. Full Story »

  • Coroner: Self-help course led to woman's suicide

    AP – Tue Dec 8, 7:14 am ET  
    David Booth arrives at the Glebb Coroners  Court  in  Sydney,... AP

    SYDNEY - An Australian coroner said Tuesday that participation in an intense self-help course led a woman to suffer a psychotic breakdown before she stripped naked and leaped to her death from an office window in front of horrified co-workers. Full Story »

  • Report: Indonesian colonel says reporters killed

    AP – Tue Dec 8, 12:57 am ET  
    People watch the film Balibo which depicts the murders of Australian-based... AP

    JAKARTA, Indonesia - A former Indonesian army colonel has told a magazine that soldiers deliberately killed five Western journalists in East Timor in 1975 — contradicting the government's longstanding assertion that the deaths were accidental. Full Story »

  • Gambler loses case against Australian casino

    AFP – Tue Dec 8, 12:41 am ET  
    File photo of the Crown Casio in Melbourne. A compulsive gambler... AFP/File

    MELBOURNE (AFP) - A compulsive gambler who wagered close to 1.4 billion US dollars during a 16-month betting spree lost his lawsuit against Australia's largest casino Tuesday when a judge ruled he was not exploited. Full Story »

  • Australians welcome 'confession' on Timor killings

    AFP – Mon Dec 7, 10:28 pm ET  
    Retired Indonesian army special forces colonel Gatot Purwanto... AFP

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Relatives of five journalists killed in the East Timor border town of Balibo in 1975 on Tuesday welcomed a former soldier's "milestone" statement that they were shot by invading Indonesian troops. Full Story »

  • UN must pull back from E.Timor policing: group

    AFP – Mon Dec 7, 9:46 pm ET  
    United Nation peacekeeping soldiers secure a government building... AFP/File

    DILI (AFP) - The UN mission in East Timor needs to hand over formal control of the country's national police force as soon as possible to avoid doing irreparable damage, according to an influential think-tank. Full Story »

  • ITV apologises over rat eating row

    AFP – Mon Dec 7, 10:15 am ET  
    Gino D'Acampo, an Italian TV chef and this year's winner... Ken McKay/ITV

    LONDON (AFP) - ITV, the TV channel behind hit show "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!", apologised Monday for the death of a rat during filming in Australia, as the stars who killed it faced police charges. Full Story »

  • 'I'm A Celebrity' TV stars charged over rat risotto

    AFP – Mon Dec 7, 12:45 am ET  
    Two stars of hit British TV show "I'm A Celebrity ...... AFP/File

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Two stars of hit British TV show "I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!" are facing animal cruelty charges for killing and eating a rat during filming in Australia, activists said Monday. Full Story »

  • Australia opposition leader enjoys poll boost

    AFP – Sun Dec 6, 10:09 pm ET  
    File photo shows Australia's conservative opposition leader... AFP/File

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's conservative opposition relished a small bounce in opinion polls on Monday after dumping its leader for a maverick right-winger during fierce debate over climate change. Full Story »

  • Australia steps up wildfire preparedness

    AP – Sun Dec 6, 11:28 am ET  

    ADELAIDE, Australia - Australians thought they were prepared for wildfires. Until Black Saturday. Full Story »

  • Australia in $82 bln gas deal with Japan

    AFP – Sun Dec 6, 5:55 am ET  
    Gas storage tanks are shown at a facility near Karratha in the... AFP/File

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia has welcomed a 90 billion dollar (82 billion US) deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a Japanese power company in what is believed to be the country's biggest export sales contract. Full Story »

  • BHP, Rio Tinto seal vast iron ore joint venture

    AFP – Sat Dec 5, 10:20 pm ET  
    File photo shows BHP Billiton's operations in the Pilbara... AFP/HO/File

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have signed a binding agreement on combining their vast iron ore operations in Australia, a tie-up expected to result in 10 billion US dollars in savings. Full Story »

  • Australian dives face-first into deadly jellyfish

    AP – Thu Dec 3, 10:23 pm ET  
    FILE - In this April 18, 2002 file photo taken at James Cook... AP

    SYDNEY - A man dove face-first into an extremely venomous, peanut-sized jellyfish in waters off northeast Australia and medics flew him to a hospital intensive care unit to treat the potentially fatal sting, officials said Friday. Full Story »

  • Indonesian journalists to defy 'Balibo' ban

    AFP – Thu Dec 3, 1:49 am ET  
    East Timor-born actress, Bea Viegas, speaks at the July premiere... AFP/File

    JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's journalists Thursday vowed to defy a ban on the screening of Australian movie "Balibo", saying the film depicting alleged war crimes by Indonesian forces in East Timor is educational. Full Story »

  • Indonesia bans Australian film on E.Timor killings

    AFP – Wed Dec 2, 1:18 pm ET  
    Handout photo shows actor Damon Gameau (C) playing journalist... AFP/Footprint Films-HO/File

    JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia has banned an Australian-made film on the alleged murder of six Australia-based journalists by Indonesian troops during the 1975 invasion of East Timor, officials said Wednesday. Full Story »

  • Australia's Parliament defeats global warming bill

    AP – Wed Dec 2, 2:45 am ET  

    SYDNEY - Australia's plans for an emissions trading system to combat global warming were scuttled Wednesday in Parliament, handing a defeat to a government that had hoped to set an example at international climate change talks next week. Full Story »

  • Winds drive icebergs away from New Zealand

    AP – Mon Nov 30, 10:04 pm ET  
    File photo shows an iceberg pictured off the New Zealand Coast.... AFP/HO/Getty Images/File

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Strong westerly winds in the southern Pacific Ocean have driven scores of icebergs originally headed toward New Zealand to the east, away from the country, an oceanographer said Tuesday. Full Story »

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