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Iceberg tourism
Iceberg tourism in Pacific Ocean

Thursday 26 November, 2009

New Zealand tourism has moved into the iceberg age as authorities plan trips to see the magnificent blocks drifting at a speed of about 25 km a day in the southern Pacific Ocean.
Invading camels to be shot in Australian town

Thursday 26 November, 2009

State authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small town in Australia's Outback.
Aus Navy intercepts boat carrying 49 asylum seekers

Thursday 26 November, 2009

Australian Navy reportedly intercepted a boat carrying 49 suspected asylum seekers about 6 nautical miles north of Christmas Island.
Twins surgery
Bangladeshi twins recovering well after separation surgery

Monday 23 November, 2009

Both the twins - Krishna and Trishna - who were separated in Melbourne in a marathon day-long surgery are reportedly showing signs of recovery.
Boat
Australian authorities intercept boat with 53 'asylum seekers'

Friday 20 November, 2009

Australian authorities intercepted a boat with 53 suspected asylum seekers on board.
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Students from Africa, India suffer racism in Oz: Study

Thursday 19 November, 2009

Over two-thirds of young people, mostly dark-skinned students from Africa and India, experience 'racial vilification' at schools in Australia, a new national study has said.
Twins surgery
16 surgeons work for 25 hours, and the twins are separated

Wednesday 18 November, 2009

A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads.
Great barrier reef
Great Barrier Reef survival 'requires 25 pct CO2 cut'

Tuesday 17 November, 2009

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has only a 50 pct chance of survival if global CO2 emissions are not reduced at least 25 per cent by 2020.
Kevin rudd
Kevin Rudd says sorry to orphans, child migrants

Monday 16 November, 2009

Australian PM Kevin Rudd apologised for years of abuse and pain suffered by thousands of orphans and children sent to Australia from Britain.
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Australian gets over 6 yrs in jail for attacking Indian

Friday 13 November, 2009

A court here has sentenced an Australian to over six years in jail for attacking an Indian taxi driver.
Melbourne
New laws to curb street violence in Australian state

Thursday 12 November, 2009

New laws giving more teeth to police to crack down on street violence were introduced in Victoria, which was hit by a series of attacks on Indian students in recent months.
Mukesh Haikerwal
Indian Australian doctor faces his attackers in court

Thursday 12 November, 2009

Indian Australian doctor Mukesh Haikerwal bravely faced his attackers in court after recovering from head injuries that almost killed him last year.
Indian student goes missing in Melbourne

Wednesday 11 November, 2009

An Indian student has been reported missing in Melbourne for the last six days, raising fears for his safety.
Kevin rudd
Australian PM to arrive today, joint security on agenda

Wednesday 11 November, 2009

As Kevin Rudd arrives in the Capital for a two-day visit, final touches are being given to a joint declaration on security cooperation between the countries.
Kevin rudd
Rudd to visit India; student attacks, uranuim sale on agenda

Monday 09 November, 2009

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will visit India this week and will discuss hosts of issues inluding frequent attacks on Indian students, uranium sale and forging better bilateral ties.
Racism
22-year-old Indian youth attacked in Melbourne

Monday 09 November, 2009

The 22-year-old youth, who is a student of Ballarat University, was punched on his face by a group of Australians.
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