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Puan was known as an aloof and independent individual

World's oldest Sumatran orangutan dies

News Lens / 19 Jun

Eurydice Dixon's body was found at a football field in Melbourne (Pic: Facebook)

Comedian's killing in Australia prompts public anger

Malcolm Turnbull paid tribute to survivors and their families for their bravery, honesty and strength in coming forward

Australian PM to apologise to child abuse victims

Joohee Han was taking photographs when she fell from a mountaintop

Tourist found six days after Australia mountain fall

Australia's gross domestic product rose by 1% in the first quarter

Australia posts strongest economic growth in two years

Business / 06 Jun

Wesfarmers sells UK home improvement chain Homebase for £1 just two years after buying it

Australia's Wesfarmers sells UK chain Homebase for £1

Business / 25 May

Philip Wilson said he would permanently resign if it becomes 'necessary or appropriate'

Australian archbishop stands aside after conviction

Archbishop Philip Wilson was found guilty on four charges of concealing child sexual abuse in the 1970's

Australian archbishop guilty of concealing child abuse

Australia / 22 May

The Australia investigations will raise more questions about the way big technology companies collect and use people's data online

Australia probes claim Google harvests data

Business / 15 May

The bodies appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds

Bodies of seven people found at house in Australia

Australia / 11 May

Studies show a 26% decline in the koala population in New South Wales over the last 15-20 years

Australia pledges $45m to help save koala population

Cardinal Pell leaving court after the prosecution and defence agreed to press for two separate trials

Cardinal Pell likely to face two separate trials

Australia / 02 May

The Reserve Bank of Australia has not adjusted interest rates since August 2016

Australia keeps rates on hold ahead of national budget

Business / 01 May

The 76-year-old Australian cardinal has pleaded not guilty to all the charges he faces

Cardinal Pell to stand trial on sex abuse charges

Trapdoor spiders typically have a lifespan between five and 20 years

Oldest known spider killed by wasp at age of 43

News Lens / 30 Apr

Assisted suicide was banned in Australia until the state of Victoria became the first to legalise the practice last year

Australian, 104, goes to Switzerland for assisted dying

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said the government was correct to propose penalties on banks of up to 10% of turnover

Australian regulator backs big increase in fines

Business / 23 Apr

The corals worst affected were branching corals that provide nooks and crannies for fish nurseries

Great Barrier Reef hit by catastrophic die-off in 2016

Environment / 19 Apr

Nationall Australia Bank is one of the banks before the Royal Commission

Australians getting short-changed for financial advice

Business / 16 Apr

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the hot weather was a matter of great concern

Emergency warning issued over bushfires in Australia

Belief that all Aboriginal Australians descend from a single group

Common source found for Australian indigenous languages

Science / 28 Mar

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner touched down ahead of schedule

First non-stop Australia to UK flight lands at Heathrow

100,000 acres of land was destroyed by the large bushfires fanned by strong winds

Australian bushfires destroy dozens of properties

Australia / 20 Mar

The nurse hooked himself up to an electrocardiogram which showed a complete heart block

Australian nurse saves his own life with DIY treatment

Paddy Power Betfair's revenues for last year increased by 13% to £1.745 billion from £1.551 billion in 2016

Paddy Power Betfair investment plan brings some pain

Business / 07 Mar

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