Norfolk Island running on fumes as residents grapple with fuel shortage
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
The pace of life is always slow on Norfolk Island, a scenic speck of land in the Pacific Ocean settled by descendants of the Bounty mutineers.
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Building that collapsed in Christchurch quake 'was substandard'
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
A six-storey building that collapsed, killing 115 people, in last year's Christchurch earthquake, was made of weak columns and concrete and did not meet minimum standards, the government said yesterday.
Video: Baby survives after pram rolls onto train tracks
06 February 2012 11:33 AM
A baby has survived after its pram rolled onto rail tracks at a Melbourne train station.
The $18bn family feud that is a real-life Australian soap opera
04 February 2012 12:00 AM
A messy court case has shed light on Australia's richest and most secretive family.
Flood crisis is back, isolating 11,000
04 February 2012 12:00 AM
Military helicopters evacuated stranded residents from flooded towns in eastern Australia yesterday as authorities warned of further flash flooding.
Hundreds saved from rough seas as ferry sinks in Papua New Guinea
03 February 2012 12:00 AM
Rescuers plucked more than 230 survivors from the sea after a ferry sank yesterday with up to 350 people on board.
Chinese swoop on 16 dairy farms in New Zealand
28 January 2012 12:00 AM
Chinese investors are buying New Zealand farmland for the first time, causing anxiety in a country heavily reliant on agriculture.
Mutiny quelled in Papua New Guinea
27 January 2012 12:00 AM
The government in Papua New Guinea has halted a mutiny by rebel soldiers and regained full control of its main military barracks, the country's Prime Minister, Peter O'Neill, said last night.
PM Gillard jostled on Australia Day
26 January 2012 06:14 PM
Australian prime minister Julia Gillard stumbled and was caught by a security guard as riot police helped her force a path through a crowd of rowdy protesters during a ceremony to mark Australia's national day.
Papua New Guinea rejects mutineers' demand
26 January 2012 03:57 PM
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill refused to step down despite a mutiny Thursday by soldiers who seized Papua New Guinea's military headquarters and demanded that he cede power to his ousted predecessor.
Web tycoon Mr Dotcom denied bail
26 January 2012 12:00 AM
Kim Dotcom, the founder of a file-sharing website Megaupload, was denied bail by a judge in New Zealand yesterday pending an extradition hearing to face charges of copyright infringement in the US.
36 stranded whales die in New Zealand
24 January 2012 11:10 AM
A mass-stranding of whales on a New Zealand beach has left 36 of the creatures dead and threatens 40 more.
Indonesia: Lethal deterrent for 'train surfers'
18 January 2012 12:00 AM
Indonesia has gone to imaginative extremes to try to stop commuters from illegally riding on the roofs of trains, including hosing down offenders with red paint, threatening them with dogs and appealing for help from religious leaders.
Bid for sheep shearing at the Olympics
18 January 2012 12:00 AM
It was a world record, even if it passed much of the world by: last week a New Zealander, Kerri-Jo Te Huia, became the first woman to shear more than 500 lambs in eight hours.
Grounded cargo ship breaks up off the coast of New Zealand
08 January 2012 09:12 AM
A cargo ship grounded off the New Zealand coast since October has split in two, spilling sea containers and debris and sparking fears of a fresh oil spill, maritime officials said today.
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