9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash (AP)
AP – A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said.
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French ‘Spiderman’ denies risking lives in Sydney stunt (AFP)
AFP – A French climber dubbed “Spiderman” for scaling skyscrapers without ropes or equipment pleaded not guilty Friday to putting lives at risk after his latest stunt in Australia.
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Australian man’s face mauled by shark in Solomons (AFP)
AFP – An Australian man was attacked by a shark which mauled his face and neck during a holiday in the South Pacific Solomon Islands, officials said on Friday.
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Key Australian lawmaker backs Labor to govern (AP)
AP – Prime Minister Julia Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when an independent lawmaker said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia’s first minority government in almost seven decades.
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Australia’s Gillard inches closer to power (Reuters)
Reuters – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard inched closer to a return to power on Thursday after one of four independent lawmakers holding the balance of power threw his support behind her Labor Party.
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Greens party backs Australian Labor Party gov’t (AP)
AP – Australia’s Labor Party won the backing of a Greens party lawmaker Wednesday in its attempt to form the country’s first minority government in nearly seven decades, while other nonaligned legislators said they are close to deciding which party they will support.
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Australia clocks fastest growth in three years (AFP)
AFP – Australia’s economy surged 1.2 percent in the three months to June, the biggest jump in three years, data showed Wednesday, boosted by a surprise recovery in consumer spending and soaring mining exports.
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Australian PM rejects new polls despite deadlock (AFP)
AFP – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday rejected a quick return to the polls and welcomed a “new political landscape” after inconclusive national elections prompted the biggest upheaval in decades.
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“Kingmakers” make new demands in Australia deadlock (Reuters)
Reuters – Australia’s political gridlock inched nearer to a resolution that would provide market certainty on Monday after “kingmaker” independent lawmakers set new demands as the price for their support for a minority government.
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Australia immigration prison riot hits second day (AFP)
AFP – More than 100 alleged people-smugglers from Indonesia launched a second day of protests at an Australian immigration prison Monday, defying police negotiators and remaining on the roof, officials said.
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