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New beetle species with white mohawk resembling bird faeces discovered
Australian entomologist thinks unusual look could be a means of deceiving potential predators
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Australian MP filmed writhing on ground and swearing after mixing prescription drugs with alcohol
Barnaby Joyce says he is ‘not looking for sympathy’ as party frontbenchers call for his demotion
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TV network apologises after giving MP larger breasts in photograph
Channel Nine claims image of 31-year-old politician was altered by rogue automation on Photoshop
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Captain Cook statue sawn off at the ankles in Australia Day anti-colonial protests
Queen Victoria statue, unveiled in 1907, was also sprayed with red paint
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Woman, 62, wins right to harvest dead husband’s sperm to have surrogate baby
Widow, whose two children with her partner had died, now faces another court battle to allow the reproductive tissue to be used in IVF
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King and Queen to visit Australia this year
Visit expected during long-haul trip in October, when royals attend Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa
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Lucky escape for fisherman as 12ft crocodile leaps into his boat
Richard Brookman acted quickly to step over animal and retrieve anchor, forcing it to overbalance and fall back into water
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Pictured: 'Talented' surfer, 15, killed by great white shark
Khai Cowley was attacked while surfing at a beach in South Australia
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Watch: Pro-Palestine protesters in kayaks block ‘Israeli-linked’ cargo ship
Activists force Melbourne port to close after paddling out in front of the Liberian-flagged Vela, which nudged them out of the way
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Flood-hit villagers forced to battle with crocodiles
North-east Australia hit by record rainfall with residents and even hospital patients waiting on roofs for rescue
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Woman arrested after van filled with 10,000 doughnuts goes missing
Krispy Kremes worth £20,000 lost after vehicle taken when the driver stopped to refuel
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Australia to impose tougher English tests on foreign students to halve migration
New policies to be brought in to overhaul 'broken' system as influx of migrants piles pressure on housing market and infrastructure
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Watch: Beachgoers can’t resist touching whale ‘in peril’ close to shore
Leave it alone, marine biologist says after mammal came close to becoming stranded on beach in Perth, Australia
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Australian man, 23, dies buried in sand after falling in ‘cooking pit’ on beach
Josh Taylor was with a group of friends when he accidentally fell into deep hole in Queensland
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Australia to ban import of disposable e-cigarettes next year
Move is part of plan to become first country to outlaw all vaping without prescription
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Chinese warship accused of endangering Australian Navy divers with sonar pulses
Naval clash in international waters as a Chinese destroyer's sonar injures Australian divers, sparking diplomatic concerns
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Nigel Farage lands in Australia ahead of rumoured I’m A Celebrity appearance
Ex-Ukip leader says show is watched by ‘big young audience’ that is ‘worth talking to’ but does not confirm participation
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Australia offers Tuvalu islanders climate change visas
Tuvalu, a nation of low-lying atolls nestled in the South Pacific, is among the nations most at risk from rising sea levels
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Tour operator found guilty over New Zealand volcano disaster
Whakaari Management failed to ‘assess risk’ to visitors sufficiently
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Watch: Humpback whale slams into surfer off Australian coast
Jason Breen was dragged 20-30ft below the surface after being knocked off his board near Mona Vale Beach
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Australian man sparred with ‘jacked’ kangaroo to save his drowning dog
The man was forced to intervene after his dog was placed in a headlock by the six-foot kangaroo on the banks of a river in Victoria
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‘Dark, chaotic, scary events’: Australia braces for a ‘horror’ wildfire season
A hot, dry season – driven by the El Niño weather phenomenon – leaves a country on edge
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Indigenous leaders call for week of silence after Australia referendum defeat
More than 60pc vote against recognising Aboriginal people in the constitution, in what is seen as a setback for reconciliation efforts
