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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 Floods strand thousands  Thousands remain stranded by some of the worst flooding eastern Australia has seen in 20 years. Parts of New South Wales have been cut off Phone call frees miners  27 miners were rescued less than 5 hours after a landslide trapped them deep below ground in a gold mine Australians named worst emitters  A study of the power stations has shown the extent to which developed countries produce more carbon dioxide per head than emerging economies Woman killed by pet camel  A woman was killed by a camel given to her as a 60th birthday present at her family sheep and cattle ranch 350 miles west of Brisbane World 'losing fight against Aids'  Dr Anthony Fauci, Bush's top adviser on HIV/Aids, has said at a gathering of the world's leading Aids experts, the world is losing the battle Stormy seas push freighter aground  A wild storm that lashed east coast drove a coal freighter onto a sand bank, raising fears it could break apart and leak fuel Rain helps ease drought  Drenching rains have fallen across most of parched southeast, delighting farmers who have endured seven years of drought 'Ghost yacht' found

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Drought hurts vital Australian wheat

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  One of Australia's worst droughts on record is hurting wheat farming just as the world needs it most. Australia's wheat exports dropped 46%

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  Emergency services have launched a search for the 3-man crew of a yacht found drifting off the North Queensland coast
  Drought hits food bowl 13 dead from tsunami Mar.31   Sydney Climate change blackout   Lights have been turned off in a hour-long event aimed at raising awareness of global warming Mar.11   Rains helping cool Barrier Reef Jan.16   Fires threaten homes

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Jun.12   Sydney   Warming 'threat to Asian security'  Sydney-based think tank: Rapid global warming poses security threats to the Asia Pacific region May.8   Trapped miners rescued
  Brant Webb and Todd Russell have been rescued from a gold mine after being trapped underground for 2 weeks.    Prime Minister Howard: the rescue was a 'wonderful demonstration of Australian mateship'. Initial accident on 25 A...
May.7   Dramatic rescue bid in final phase May.6   Rescuers within meters of miners Apr.30   Tasmania miner rescue under way Mar.30   Cyclone Glenda hits Australia Mar.21     Cyclone cleanup begins  After their town was torn apart by a terrifying cyclone the people of Innisfail start to barbecue Mar.20     Thousands homeless after cyclone  Troops began moving aid to the town of Innisfail on Tuesday as streets littered with rubble and mangled roofs     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  Tropical Cyclone Larry slammed into the northeastern coast, causing widespread power outages   Australia faces Katrina-type cyclone Java village buried by landslide

year 2005 Top ^

Apr.2   Indonesia 9 feared dead in quake crash
  An Australian helicopter has crashed while assisting relief operations on the island of Nias
Jan.5   Indonesia   Tsunami aid tops $3 billion  Australian will donate an additional $764.5 million. Germanyt was increasing aid to $660 million

year 2003 Top ^

Jan.30   Sydney At Least 7 Killed as Train Derails Jan.19   Canberra sifts through rubble   Canberra fights its worst bushfires Jan.18   3 die in brush fires     State of emergency in capital  The ferocious bushfires have killed one person, burned dozens of homes and forced thousands of evacuations

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Dec.4   Sydney   Wildfires ravage Sydney  Dry and windy conditions fan more than 60 blazes Oct.14   Indonesia Bali bomb survivors return home Jan.3   Sydney Super-helicopter rescues firefighters

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Dec.25   Sydney Struggle with inferno Dec.24     Bush fires wreck holiday havoc  Fires are fanned by high winds and scorching temperatures Nov.8   2 die after refugee boat set alight Sep.3   Asylum seekers begin new journey  433 stranded aboard a Norwegian freighter are bound for Papua New Guinea in 2 small barges

year 2000 Top ^

Dec.13   Indonesia 163 boatpeople drowned

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Fires threaten homes Canberra sifts through rubble Canberra fights its worst bushfires 3 die in brush fires State of emergency in capital  The ferocious bushfires have killed one person, burned dozens of homes and forced thousands of evacuations Wildfires ravage Sydney  Dry and windy conditions fan more than 60 blazes Struggle with inferno Bush fires wreck holiday havoc  Fires are fanned by high winds and scorching temperatures 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 Stormy seas push freighter aground  A wild storm that lashed east coast drove a coal freighter onto a sand bank, raising fears it could break apart and leak fuel 'Ghost yacht' found



Australia, Disasters Fire Timeline ... See World Fire timeline Top ^
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Australia, Disasters Sea Disasters Timeline ... See World Sea Disasters timeline Top ^
2008
Apr.30   Sydney
2007
Jun.8  
Apr.19  
  Emergency services have launched a search for the 3-man crew of a yacht found drifting off the North Queensland coast
2000 Dec.13   Indonesia 163 boatpeople drowned


Australia, Disasters Power Outage Timeline ... See World Power Outage timeline Top ^
2007 Mar.31   Sydney Climate change blackout   Lights have been turned off in a hour-long event aimed at raising awareness of global warming


Australia, Disasters Mine Accident Timeline ... See World Mine Accident timeline Top ^
2007 Nov.18   Melbourne Phone call frees miners  27 miners were rescued less than 5 hours after a landslide trapped them deep below ground in a gold mine 2006 Apr.30   Tasmania miner rescue under way


Australia, Disasters Weather Related Timeline ... See World Weather Related timeline Top ^
2008 Jul. 13   Drought hurts vital Australian wheat
  One of Australia's worst droughts on record is hurting wheat farming just as the world needs it most. Australia's wheat exports dropped 46%
2007 May.18   Rain helps ease drought  Drenching rains have fallen across most of parched southeast, delighting farmers who have endured seven years of drought Apr.19   Drought hits food bowl Mar.11   Rains helping cool Barrier Reef 2006 Mar.30   Cyclone Glenda hits Australia Mar.21   Cyclone cleanup begins  After their town was torn apart by a terrifying cyclone the people of Innisfail start to barbecue Mar.20   Thousands homeless after cyclone  Troops began moving aid to the town of Innisfail on Tuesday as streets littered with rubble and mangled roofs Mar.20   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  Tropical Cyclone Larry slammed into the northeastern coast, causing widespread power outages Mar.19   Australia faces Katrina-type cyclone


Australia, Disasters AIDS Timeline ... See World AIDS timeline Top ^
2007 Jul.23   Sydney World 'losing fight against Aids'  Dr Anthony Fauci, Bush's top adviser on HIV/Aids, has said at a gathering of the world's leading Aids experts, the world is losing the battle


Australia, Disasters Flood Timeline ... See World Flood timeline Top ^
2008 Jan.6   Floods strand thousands  Thousands remain stranded by some of the worst flooding eastern Australia has seen in 20 years. Parts of New South Wales have been cut off


Australia, Disasters Animal Accident Timeline ... See World Animal Accident timeline Top ^
2007 Aug.20   Woman killed by pet camel  A woman was killed by a camel given to her as a 60th birthday present at her family sheep and cattle ranch 350 miles west of Brisbane


Australia, Disasters Aviation Disasters Timeline ... See World Aviation Disasters timeline Top ^
2005 Apr.2   Indonesia 9 feared dead in quake crash
  An Australian helicopter has crashed while assisting relief operations on the island of Nias



Australia, Disasters Environmental Timeline ... See World Environmental timeline Top ^
2007 Nov.14   Australians named worst emitters  A study of the power stations has shown the extent to which developed countries produce more carbon dioxide per head than emerging economies 2006 Jun.12   Sydney Warming 'threat to Asian security'  Sydney-based think tank: Rapid global warming poses security threats to the Asia Pacific region


Australia, Disasters Railroad Disasters Timeline ... See World Railroad Disasters timeline Top ^
2003 Jan.30   Sydney At Least 7 Killed as Train Derails


Australia, Disasters Refugees Timeline ... See World Refugees timeline Top ^
2001 Nov.8   2 die after refugee boat set alight Sep.3   Asylum seekers begin new journey  433 stranded aboard a Norwegian freighter are bound for Papua New Guinea in 2 small barges


Australia, Disasters Rescue Timeline ... See World Rescue timeline Top ^
2006 May.8   Trapped miners rescued
  Brant Webb and Todd Russell have been rescued from a gold mine after being trapped underground for 2 weeks.    Prime Minister Howard: the rescue was a 'wonderful demonstration of Australian mateship'. Initial accident on 25 A...
May.7   Dramatic rescue bid in final phase May.6   Rescuers within meters of miners 2002 Jan.3   Sydney Super-helicopter rescues firefighters