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5 killed, 9 injured in boat collision in harbor  The two vessels were believed to be a fishing trawler and a 23-foot half-cabin run-around More arrests as Australia hosts torch Map of Canberra Australia  5 people were arrested as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra in a relay that was more orderly than in other countries Olympic torch arrives in Australia Virgin Blue shares hit record low  Shares of Australia's second-largest airline, plunged to a record low after the company dropped its profit forecast due to rising fuel costs Sullivan improves 50m world swim record Hot Hamilton avoids chaos Ex-Gitmo detainee loses lawsuit Gay pride event turns 30 Australia pledges E Timor support Australia apologizes to Aborigines   The government apologized for years of 'mistreatment' that inflicted 'profound grief, suffering and loss' on the country's Aboriginal people President Ramos-Horta shot at home Family ready for Ledger funeral   Australian actor Heath Ledger is to be buried in his hometown of Perth at a small private ceremony Djokovic gives Serbia first Slam title Former President Suharto dies at 86 Sharapova claims Australian Open title Everest legend Edmund Hillary dies 'Terror' convict freed   David Hicks sentenced by the United States for supporting terrorism has been freed from a prison, after completing his term Climate deal sealed by US U-turn Rape case ruling shocks Australia  A judge's decision not to jail 9 men guilty of raping a 10-year-old girl in an Aboriginal community has triggered outrage Rudd: I will be prime minister for all
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Mar.11    Australia cancel Pakistan cricket tour
Mar.6   Sydney
Mar.5  China  China hijacker takes Australians hostage
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Feb.7  Nauru  Australia ends 'Pacific Solution'
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   Legend Gilchrist to retire
Jan.25  Melbourne  Djokovic thrashes Federer
Jan.24  Melbourne  Tsonga stuns Nadal to reach Aussie final
Jan.23  Melbourne  Sharapova advances to final
 Melbourne  Federer rolls past Blake
Jan.22  Japan  Asian markets rally after US cut
Jan.21  Sydney  Australasia markets see further losses
Jan.18  Melbourne  Angry A-Rod exits to Kohlschreiber
Jan.17  Antarctica  Anti-whaling activists handed over
Jan.8    Cricket tour on despite race row

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  Opposition leader Kevin Rudd greeted jubilant supporters, as he promised changes in environmental, education and workplace policies
 Conservative Prime Minister Howard officially conceded that the Labor Party had gained a majority of seats in parliament . Rudd, 50, is the head of center-left Labor Party.
Nov.23     Australians vote to choose leader   Voting has begun in a general election which will decide the fate of second-longest serving prime minister, John Howard Oct.13   Howard sets election date Oct.9   Baghdad Australian contractors kill 2 women 4th earthquake strikes Indonesia Sep.7  Sydney  Bush spars with Roh on Korean war Sep.6  Sydney  Bush, China's Hu tackle thorny issues Aug.20   Judge overturns Haneef visa ban Jul.28    Cleared doctor leaves Australia Jul.26   Australia drops terror charge Jul.23   Sydney World 'losing fight against Aids' Jul.13    UK terror plot suspect charged Jul.6   Sydney   Live Earth concerts kick off
  24-hour global concert series to raise awareness about climate change got a traditional Aboriginal welcome.    150 artists will be performing over 24 hours in 9 cities, including L...
Jul.2    Australia detains man in terror probe Jun.26     Aborigines threaten tourist ban  The elders are threatening to ban tourists from Uluru, or Ayers Rock, over a plan to curb child sex abuse in Aboriginal communities May.19    Guantanamo Australian flies home May.12    Aussies pull out of Zimbabwe tour Apr.28   Barbados     Australia won 4th Cup over Sri Lanka  Australia lifted the cricket World Cup trophy for a 3rd successive time after claiming a 53-run victory in farcial ending to a rain-shortened... Apr.25  Saint Lucia  Aussies in final with crushing win Apr.19     'Ghost yacht' found
  Emergency services have launched a search for the 3-man crew of a yacht found drifting off the North Queensland coast
Apr.13   Howard calls for HIV migrant ban Apr.9    Australia to double Afghan force 13 dead from tsunami  Melbourne  Michael Phelps collect 7th gold medal Mar.31   Sydney Climate change blackout Mar.26   Guantanamo   Australian admits terror charge  Prisoner David Hicks pleaded guilty before a U.S. military tribunal to a charge of providing material support to terrorists Scores escape flaming plane wreck Feb.11    PM slams Obama Iraq stance Floods: 340,000 homeless Jan.28  Melbourne  Federer sweeps to Aussie Open win Jan.27  Melbourne  Unstoppable Serena stuns Sharapova

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Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing Oct.25     Cleric in dress furore  Sheikh Taj el-Din al-Hilali was saying that some women are attracting sexual assault by the way they dress Sep.4     'Croc Hunter' died in stingray attack
  Steve Irwin enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures
 The tape shows Irwin pulling the barb left by a stingray's tail from his chest moments before his death Irwin was regarded by Australians as a national treasure
Aug.25    ICC reveals Hair 'quit' proposal 650 dead as quake triggers tsunami Jun.12  Sydney  Warming 'threat to Asian security' Java quake kills 6,000 May.8     Trapped miners rescued  Brant Webb and Todd Russell have been rescued from a gold mine after being trapped underground for 2 weeks Mar.21    Cyclone cleanup begins Mar.20    Thousands homeless after cyclone     Cyclone 'like atom bomb'  The worst storm to hit Australia in decades has wreaked its northeastern coast, mowing down crops Mar.19    Massive cyclone hits Australia Feb.15   New Abu Ghraib images broadcast Jan.29  Melbourne  Federer triumph in Australian Open Jan.27  Melbourne  Amelie Mauresmo wins Australian

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Dec.26   Sydney   Media magnate Kerry Packer dies  Australia's richest man has died peacefully at the age of 68 at home among his family Dec.18  Sydney  Arms seized in beach raid Dec.12   Sydney   Second night of riots  Violence triggered by race tensions has hit Sydney for a 2nd night, with youths damaging cars and shops Dec.1   Singapore   Young Australian hanged  Singapore hanged young drug smuggler Tuong Van Nguyen, despite widespread condemnation in Australia Nov.13  Sydney  Terror accused nuclear link Nov.7   Sydney 17 held in Australia terror swoop 20 dead in blasts Jun.15   Iraq Jubilant ex-hostage tells of rescue Apr.2  Indonesia  9 feared dead in quake crash Quake kills at least 300 on island of Nias Mar.2   Indonesia Cleric jailed over Bali bombings Jan.30  Melbourne  Safin fightback ends Hewitt dream Jan.28  Melbourne  Williams gets Aussie title over Davenport Jan.27    First Iraqis cast their vote

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Oct.9   Incumbent Howard triumphs Sep.8   Indonesia Deadly car bomb near Australian Embassy Jul.25    Australia defiant on terror threat Jul.24   Iraq Militant threat to Australia and Italy May.27    Guilty plea in embassy bomb plot Feb.1  Melbourne  Federer takes Australian Open Jan.30  Melbourne  Henin claims Australian crown

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Nov.29  Melbourne  Australia win Davis Cup over Spain Nov.22  Sydney  England revels in rugby World Cup glory Blast at Jakarta hotel kills 13 Mar.23   South Africa Australia retained cricket World Cup Feb.14  Melbourne  150,000 demonstrated against war Jan.30  Sydney  At Least 7 Killed as Train Derails Jan.25  Melbourne  Agassi storms past Schuettler to 4th title Jan.19    Canberra sifts through rubble    Canberra fights its worst bushfires Jan.18    3 die in brush fires   State of emergency in capital

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Dec.25    Australia plans 'fortress' embassies Dec.4   Sydney Wildfires ravage Sydney Nov.2    Radical cleric 'set sights' on Australia Oct.20    Terror cells 'inside Australia' warning Oct.19    Australia mourns Bali dead New terror laws imminent Oct.16    Australians urged to leave Indonesia 183 people dead after bomb blasts Jul.7  London  Hewitt wins Wimbledon, 2nd Grand Slam Birth of a nation Apr.30  Sydney  May Day protesters clash with police Jan.26  Melbourne  Johansson claims Australian Open

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Dec.24   Bush fires wreck holiday havoc Nov.10   Howard wins third term as PM Sep.3    Asylum seekers begin new journey Aug.27  England  Australia retains the Ashes Megawati takes presidency Jan.27  Melbourne  Agassi won 3rd Australian Open Jan.26  Melbourne  Capriati won Aussie Open

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Dec.10  Spain  Spain won its first Davis Cup Oct.1   Sydney   Olympic Games closed  Jones, Freeman were the best stories  Sydney  Michael Johnson wins 6th gold medal  Sydney  Jones runs her total to 5 Sep.15  Sydney  17-year-old Ian Thorpe wins 4 medals   Sydney   Olympic Games open
  Organizers thrilled the 110,000 spectators and an 4 billion TV viewers with a spectacular opening ceremony.    Australian Governor General Sir William Deane declared the games officially open. 12,697 performers , including some Aborigine women,...
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