Australasia
Waterlow murder hunt police think suspect is still in Sydney
Australian police hunting the killer of a British art curator and his daughter said they had no reason to believe their prime suspect - named by sources as the victim's son - had left the country.
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A birthing partner to be fangful for
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Visitors to a New Zealand oceanarium watched in astonishment when one shark tore a chunk out of another's stomach. But they were even more astonished when four baby sharks tumbled out of the gaping wound.
Sharp-toothed shark acts as midwife
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Visitors to a New Zealand acquatic centre were stunned to see one shark give another shark an impromptu caesarean section.
King of Tonga bows to history as democracy comes ashore
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
After years of protests, the world's last absolute monarch yields power
Murdoch junior outbids Sydney A-listers on £12.7m house
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Former French consulate with ocean views sets new price record for the city
Leaking oil rig ablaze in Timor sea
Monday, 2 November 2009
Australia promised an investigation today after a massive fire erupted on an oil rig that had been leaking into the Timor Sea - the latest drama in a 10-week saga to plug the hole.
Lead-mining: the ugly truth about Mount Isa
Monday, 2 November 2009
In the boom town next to Australia's biggest lead mine, mothers fear their children are being poisoned, reports Kathy Marks from Queensland
Takeaway killing suspect hands himself in
Friday, 30 October 2009
The prime suspect in the killing of an Irish man in Australia handed himself over to police hours after an emotional plea from the dead man's mother, it emerged today.
Like father, like son: Prince Edward's Australian gaffe
Friday, 30 October 2009
It's another royal blunder Down Under. Seven years after his father marked a visit to Australia by asking an aborigine if he was still "throwing spears", Prince Edward has sparked fresh controversy by saying that the death of a teenager during a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition could encourage other children to take part in the scheme.
'Beautiful plague' of budgies descends on Outback
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Many people believe the budgerigar's natural habitat is a pet shop. In fact, the bird is a native of the Australian outback, and locals there are saying they have rarely seen flocks of the size that are descending on Queensland this year. Some are calling it a "beautiful plague".
Coastal homes in Australia at risk from rising sea levels
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Government report shocks country where 80 per cent of population lives on coast
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