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Floods wash sharks into golf course lake

Lawyers aren't the only sharks hanging around the Carbrook Golf Club. The Australian course's water hazard poses a danger--to more than just your game.

Plane hits Ferris wheel in Australia; no injuries

An ultra-light plane crashed into a Ferris wheel at a rural festival in eastern Australia on Saturday, trapping two children on the ride and two adults in the aircraft for hours. There were no serious injuries.

Man in coma after 'planking' on moving car

A YOUNG man is in an induced coma with serious head injuries after being thrown from a car during a suspected planking accident in northern NSW.

Bizarre internet craze 'planking' claims its first victim after man plunges from balcony to his death

An Australian man has plunged to his death after taking part in a new internet craze known as 'planking'. Acton Beale, 20, fell from the balcony of a block of flats in Brisbane, Queensland, after he tried to 'plank' on some railing.

Australian company to export feral camel meat to Middle East

Sarah Malik Bundaberg News Mail 04/14/2011
Australian company to export feral camel meat to Middle East

AN Egyptian businessman plans to build an abattoir in South Australia to export camel meat to the Middle East.

92-year-old Clara Tang on trial for murdering her 98-year-old husband in Australia

A 92-year-old woman is set to stand trial for allegedly killing her 98-year-old husband after more than 70 years of marriage.

Australian PM's computer hacked

James Massola The Australian 03/29/2011
Australian PM's computer hacked

JULIA Gillard has played down the significance of a cyber attack on the parliamentary email system, saying all her high-level work was done on a more secure computer network.

Australia PM introduces contentious floods tax

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday introduced contentious legislation for a one-off tax to help pay for devastating floods which killed 35 people and swamped thousands of homes.

Railway bridge feared to be mass grave after Australia flood

BENEATH this bridge, submerged in the muddy water, could lie the most heartbreaking story of the Queensland floods. What was once a railway overpass crossed daily by freight trains is now, resigned rescuers fear, a marker for a mass underwater grave.

Australia floods inundate Brisbane, over 90 missing

Thousands of residents of Australia's third-largest city evacuated homes on Wednesday as massive floods threatened to inundate the financial district, sparked panic buying of food and left authorities despairing for more than 90 people missing.


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