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| Jan.1 |
Sydney |
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Fires advance on Sydney suburb |
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| Jan.3 |
Sydney |
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McGrath, MacGill strike vs. S. Africa |
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Sydney |
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Super-helicopter rescues firefighters The chopper, nicknamed Elvis, plucked firefighters to safety after they were trapped by a raging bush fires
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| Jan.5 |
Sydney |
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Australia cleansweeps over S. Africa Australia wins by 10 wickets in the 3rd and final test
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| Jan.6 |
Sydney |
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Rain poured |
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| Jan.9 |
Melbourne |
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Hewitt, Capriati named No. 1 seeds |
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| Jan.10 |
Sydney |
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Hingis advanced at adidas Internat. |
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| Jan.11 |
Sydney |
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Hingis battles past Clijsters |
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| Jan.13 |
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Video reveals al-Qaeda terror plot |
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Melbourne |
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Hobbled Kuerten loses |
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| Jan.14 |
Melbourne |
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Agassi pulled out of Australian Open |
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Melbourne |
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Hewitt defeated in opening match He is the first No. 1 seed to lose in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament since 1990
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| Jan.15 |
Melbourne |
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Exodus of top seeds complete |
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| Jan.17 |
Melbourne |
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Venus, Seles survive third-round |
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| Jan.18 |
Melbourne |
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Henman downs Rusedski |
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Melbourne |
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Capriati tested by Daniilidou |
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| Jan.19 |
Melbourne |
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Sampras taken to 5 sets |
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Migrants' strike |
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Melbourne |
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Bjorkman derails Henman |
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| Jan.20 |
Melbourne |
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Capriati, Henin, Mauresmo win |
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| Jan.21 |
Melbourne |
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Safin destroys Sampras' dreams Safin ran out a 6-2 6-4 6-7 7-6 winner
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Melbourne |
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Hingis advanced to semifinals |
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| Jan.23 |
Melbourne |
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Capriati, Clijsters advanced to semifinals |
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Attempted suicides at camp |
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| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
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Capriati, Hingis advanced to final Capriati Kim Clijsters 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. Hingis rallied for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Seles
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Asylum claim freeze lifted |
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| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
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Safin rallies to down Haas Marat Safin catches fire after rain delay in Australian Open semifinals
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Melbourne |
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Capriati wins Australian Open Jennifer staged a sensational comeback to beat Martina Hingis, 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-2
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Johansson claims Australian Open| Thomas upset the odds to claim his first Grand Slam title by beating Safin | |
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| Jan.28 |
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Inspectors seek camp's closure |
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| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
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Australia wins over New Zealand |
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Hunger strike ends |
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| Feb.6 |
Melbourne |
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South Africa beat New Zealand |
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| Mar.1 |
Melbourne |
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Ferraris set pace for Grand Prix |
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Commonwealth split over Zimbabwe |
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| Mar.2 |
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Commonwealth rift over Zimbabwe |
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Melbourne |
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Schumacher wins 5th Formula One |
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| Mar.3 |
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Summit strikes Zimbabwe deal |
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| Mar.15 |
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Guilty of backpacker murders |
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| Mar.18 |
Zimbabwe |
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Commonwealth to decide on Zimbabwe |
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| Mar.26 |
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Aussies abandon Zimbabwe tour |
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| Mar.29 |
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Riot at detention centre
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| Apr.30 |
Sydney |
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May Day protesters clash with police Anarchists, environmentalists, trades unionists and students tried to approach a company which runs detention centres
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| May.22 |
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Suicide tests euthanasia law
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| May.26 |
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Right-winger to stand trial
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| Jun.2 |
France |
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No. 1 seed Hewitt ousted |
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Sydney |
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Bishop admits abuse money offer
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| Jun.7 |
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Church apologises for abuse
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| Jun.18 |
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Fossett lifts off on balloon record attempt |
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| Jun.27 |
Sydney |
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Mass breakout at detention center
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| Jul.1 |
London |
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Hewitt, Venus reached quarterfinals |
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| Jul.2 |
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Balloonist Fossett clinches global record The 58-year-old ex-stockbroker succeeded in becoming the first solo balloonist to circumnavigate the globe
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| Jul.3 |
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Winds keep balloonist aloft |
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| Jul.5 |
London |
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Hewitt hammers Henman to reach final |
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| Jul.7 |
London |
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Hewitt wins Wimbledon, 2nd Grand Slam| The 21-year-old Australian crushed Nalbandian in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title, solidify No. 1 ranking | |
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| Jul.13 |
France |
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McGee wins stage, Armstrong crushed |
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Supersonic jet crashes in test
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| Jul.21 |
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Afghan refugees to be deported
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| Jul.22 |
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Giant squid washes up on beach
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| Jul.30 |
England |
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Thorpe breaks world 400-meter record |
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| Aug.2 |
England |
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Thorpe wins 5th gold at Commonwealth |
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| Aug.4 |
England |
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Thorpe bagged his 6th gold medal Petria Thomas her fourth and fifth
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| Aug.8 |
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Australia wins huge China gas deal
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| Aug.15 |
Sydney |
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Record rape sentence
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| Aug.23 |
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Hundreds may be deported to Pakistan
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| Aug.31 |
New York |
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Hewitt withstands Blake at U.S. Open |
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| Oct.3 |
Melbourne |
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Melbourne, Vancouver 'world's best cities'
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| Oct.8 |
Sydney |
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Homes destroyed in fires
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| Oct.11 |
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Power station terror warning
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| Oct.14 |
Indonesia |
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Bali bomb survivors return home There were tearful reunions at Australian airports as the anxious wait for relatives and friends continues
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| Oct.16 |
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Australia posts reward for Bali bombers Canberra and Jakarta will also set up a joint investigation team into bombings
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Australians urged to leave Indonesia| Australia has urged all its citizens still in Indonesia to leave the country, following 'disturbing new threats' | |
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| Oct.17 |
Indonesia |
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Howard renews terror warning
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| Oct.19 |
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Australia mourns Bali dead| A nation fell quiet as millions of Australians paused for sad and silent reflection | | |
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| Oct.20 |
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Terror cells 'inside Australia' warning The Islamic group suspected of involvement in bombing in Bali is believed to have set up cells inside Australia
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Melbourne |
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Gunman kills two at university
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| Oct.29 |
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Crack down on Jemaah Islamiyah
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| Oct.31 |
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Bali bombs 'work of experts' The Bali bomb attacks were not the work of a suicide bomber, according to Australian Federal Police
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| Nov.2 |
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Radical cleric 'set sights' on Australia Abu Bakar Ba'asyir being probed by Indonesia made almost a dozen visits to Australia in the past decade
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| Nov.7 |
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England flattened at Ashes cricket series |
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| Nov.8 |
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England rebounded at Ashes cricket test |
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| Nov.9 |
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Homes destroyed in bushfires
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| |
Sydney |
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Winds bring new fire threat
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| Nov.13 |
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Horror over Bali suspect's media circus
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| Nov.14 |
Sydney |
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Protesters march on WTO meeting
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| Dec.4 |
Sydney |
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Wildfires ravage Sydney| Dry and windy conditions fan more than 60 blazes | | |
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| Dec.5 |
Sydney |
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Firefighters battle to control blazes
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| Dec.6 |
Sydney |
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Firefighters battle against time
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| Dec.8 |
Sydney |
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Bushfire shifted to Blue Mountains
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| |
Sydney |
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Firefighters gaining upper hand in fires
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| Dec.10 |
Sydney |
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Rain has Sydney breathing easier
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| Dec.12 |
Sydney |
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U.S. envoy talks terror Secretary of State Richard Armitage has arrived to discuss security issues
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| Dec.17 |
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Australia ups sky cops deployment Australia and Singapore have agreed to allow undercover armed guards on flights between the two countries
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| Dec.25 |
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Australia plans 'fortress' embassies Australia will relocate its embassy in the Philippines, and move 2 other missions into stronger compounds
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| 2002 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Sydney |
Fires advance on Sydney suburb |
|
| Jan.3 |
Sydney |
Super-helicopter rescues firefighters The chopper, nicknamed Elvis, plucked firefighters to safety after they were trapped by a raging bush fires
|
| Jan.6 |
Sydney |
Rain poured |
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| Jan.23 |
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Attempted suicides at camp |
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| May.22 |
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Suicide tests euthanasia law
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| Jul.13 |
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Supersonic jet crashes in test
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| Jul.22 |
|
Giant squid washes up on beach
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| Oct.8 |
Sydney |
Homes destroyed in fires
|
| Oct.14 |
Indonesia |
Bali bomb survivors return home There were tearful reunions at Australian airports as the anxious wait for relatives and friends continues
|
| Nov.9 |
|
Homes destroyed in bushfires
|
| Nov.9 |
Sydney |
Winds bring new fire threat
|
| Dec.4 |
Sydney |
Wildfires ravage Sydney| Dry and windy conditions fan more than 60 blazes | | |
|
| Dec.5 |
Sydney |
Firefighters battle to control blazes
|
| Dec.6 |
Sydney |
Firefighters battle against time
|
| Dec.8 |
Sydney |
Bushfire shifted to Blue Mountains
|
| Dec.8 |
Sydney |
Firefighters gaining upper hand in fires
|
| Dec.10 |
Sydney |
Rain has Sydney breathing easier
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.8 |
|
Australia wins huge China gas deal
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| Oct.3 |
Melbourne |
Melbourne, Vancouver 'world's best cities'
|
| Dec.17 |
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Australia ups sky cops deployment Australia and Singapore have agreed to allow undercover armed guards on flights between the two countries
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.3 |
Sydney |
McGrath, MacGill strike vs. S. Africa |
|
| Jan.5 |
Sydney |
Australia cleansweeps over S. Africa Australia wins by 10 wickets in the 3rd and final test
|
| Jan.9 |
Melbourne |
Hewitt, Capriati named No. 1 seeds |
|
| Jan.10 |
Sydney |
Hingis advanced at adidas Internat. |
|
| Jan.11 |
Sydney |
Hingis battles past Clijsters |
|
| Jan.13 |
Melbourne |
Hobbled Kuerten loses |
|
| Jan.14 |
Melbourne |
Agassi pulled out of Australian Open |
|
| Jan.14 |
Melbourne |
Hewitt defeated in opening match He is the first No. 1 seed to lose in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament since 1990
|
| Jan.15 |
Melbourne |
Exodus of top seeds complete |
|
| Jan.17 |
Melbourne |
Venus, Seles survive third-round |
|
| Jan.18 |
Melbourne |
Henman downs Rusedski |
|
| Jan.18 |
Melbourne |
Capriati tested by Daniilidou |
|
| Jan.19 |
Melbourne |
Sampras taken to 5 sets |
|
| Jan.19 |
Melbourne |
Bjorkman derails Henman |
|
| Jan.20 |
Melbourne |
Capriati, Henin, Mauresmo win |
|
| Jan.21 |
Melbourne |
Safin destroys Sampras' dreams Safin ran out a 6-2 6-4 6-7 7-6 winner
|
| Jan.21 |
Melbourne |
Hingis advanced to semifinals |
|
| Jan.23 |
Melbourne |
Capriati, Clijsters advanced to semifinals |
|
| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
Capriati, Hingis advanced to final Capriati Kim Clijsters 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. Hingis rallied for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Seles
|
| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
Safin rallies to down Haas Marat Safin catches fire after rain delay in Australian Open semifinals
|
| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
Capriati wins Australian Open Jennifer staged a sensational comeback to beat Martina Hingis, 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-2
|
| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
Johansson claims Australian Open| Thomas upset the odds to claim his first Grand Slam title by beating Safin | |
|
| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
Australia wins over New Zealand |
|
| Feb.6 |
Melbourne |
South Africa beat New Zealand |
|
| Mar.1 |
Melbourne |
Ferraris set pace for Grand Prix |
|
| Mar.2 |
Melbourne |
Schumacher wins 5th Formula One |
|
| Mar.26 |
|
Aussies abandon Zimbabwe tour |
|
| Jun.2 |
France |
No. 1 seed Hewitt ousted |
|
| Jun.18 |
|
Fossett lifts off on balloon record attempt |
|
| Jul.1 |
London |
Hewitt, Venus reached quarterfinals |
|
| Jul.2 |
|
Balloonist Fossett clinches global record The 58-year-old ex-stockbroker succeeded in becoming the first solo balloonist to circumnavigate the globe
|
| Jul.3 |
|
Winds keep balloonist aloft |
|
| Jul.5 |
London |
Hewitt hammers Henman to reach final |
|
| Jul.7 |
London |
Hewitt wins Wimbledon, 2nd Grand Slam| The 21-year-old Australian crushed Nalbandian in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title, solidify No. 1 ranking | |
|
| Jul.13 |
France |
McGee wins stage, Armstrong crushed |
|
| Jul.30 |
England |
Thorpe breaks world 400-meter record |
|
| Aug.2 |
England |
Thorpe wins 5th gold at Commonwealth |
|
| Aug.4 |
England |
Thorpe bagged his 6th gold medal Petria Thomas her fourth and fifth
|
| Aug.31 |
New York |
Hewitt withstands Blake at U.S. Open |
|
| Nov.7 |
|
England flattened at Ashes cricket series |
|
| Nov.8 |
|
England rebounded at Ashes cricket test |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.13 |
|
Video reveals al-Qaeda terror plot |
|
| Mar.15 |
|
Guilty of backpacker murders |
|
| Mar.29 |
|
Riot at detention centre
|
| May.26 |
|
Right-winger to stand trial
|
| Jun.2 |
Sydney |
Bishop admits abuse money offer
|
| Jun.7 |
|
Church apologises for abuse
|
| Jun.27 |
Sydney |
Mass breakout at detention center
|
| Aug.15 |
Sydney |
Record rape sentence
|
| Oct.11 |
|
Power station terror warning
|
| Oct.16 |
|
Australia posts reward for Bali bombers Canberra and Jakarta will also set up a joint investigation team into bombings
|
| Oct.17 |
Indonesia |
Howard renews terror warning
|
| Oct.20 |
|
Terror cells 'inside Australia' warning The Islamic group suspected of involvement in bombing in Bali is believed to have set up cells inside Australia
|
| Oct.20 |
Melbourne |
Gunman kills two at university
|
| Oct.29 |
|
Crack down on Jemaah Islamiyah
|
| Oct.31 |
|
Bali bombs 'work of experts' The Bali bomb attacks were not the work of a suicide bomber, according to Australian Federal Police
|
| Nov.2 |
|
Radical cleric 'set sights' on Australia Abu Bakar Ba'asyir being probed by Indonesia made almost a dozen visits to Australia in the past decade
|
| Nov.13 |
|
Horror over Bali suspect's media circus
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.19 |
|
Migrants' strike |
|
| Jan.24 |
|
Asylum claim freeze lifted |
|
| Jan.28 |
|
Inspectors seek camp's closure |
|
| Jan.29 |
|
Hunger strike ends |
|
| Mar.1 |
|
Commonwealth split over Zimbabwe |
|
| Mar.2 |
|
Commonwealth rift over Zimbabwe |
|
| Mar.3 |
|
Summit strikes Zimbabwe deal |
|
| Mar.18 |
Zimbabwe |
Commonwealth to decide on Zimbabwe |
|
| Apr.30 |
Sydney |
May Day protesters clash with police Anarchists, environmentalists, trades unionists and students tried to approach a company which runs detention centres
|
| Jun.2 |
Sydney |
Bishop admits abuse money offer
|
| Jun.7 |
|
Church apologises for abuse
|
| Jul.21 |
|
Afghan refugees to be deported
|
| Aug.23 |
|
Hundreds may be deported to Pakistan
|
| Oct.16 |
|
Australians urged to leave Indonesia| Australia has urged all its citizens still in Indonesia to leave the country, following 'disturbing new threats' | |
|
| Oct.19 |
|
Australia mourns Bali dead| A nation fell quiet as millions of Australians paused for sad and silent reflection | | |
|
| Oct.29 |
|
Crack down on Jemaah Islamiyah
|
| Nov.14 |
Sydney |
Protesters march on WTO meeting
|
| Dec.12 |
Sydney |
U.S. envoy talks terror Secretary of State Richard Armitage has arrived to discuss security issues
|
| Dec.25 |
|
Australia plans 'fortress' embassies Australia will relocate its embassy in the Philippines, and move 2 other missions into stronger compounds