http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/AustraliaFind stories, videos, and photos about Australia from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:23:07 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Australia14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Australia from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/australia.fire.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/australia.fire.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities are asking residents in some some parts of south Australia to evacuate their homes as an impending heat wave prompted the nation to issue its first "catastrophic" brush fire warning.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/australia.boat.race/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/australia.boat.race/index.html#cnnSTCTextEighteen people were rescued -- but as many as 21 others were missing -- after a boat sank late Sunday in remote seas off Australia's Cocos Islands, according to Australian Customs and Border Protection Service officials.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/australia.terror.conviction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/australia.terror.conviction/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive men were convicted Friday in Sydney, Australia, of trying to commit terrorist acts in the country's longest-ever terror trial, court officials said.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/09/jackson.australia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/09/jackson.australia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThat Australia is once again defending itself against claims of racism is not surprising.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/australia.oil.spill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/australia.oil.spill/index.html#cnnSTCTextCrews worked Monday to disperse an oil slick that stretches 8 nautical miles through remote waters off the coast of northwestern Australia.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/papua.new.guinea.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/papua.new.guinea.plane/index.html#cnnSTCTextA plane carrying 13 people -- including nine passengers from Australia -- went missing on its way from Port Moresby to Kokoda in Papua New Guinea, the Australia Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:49:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/ncaa/08/05/vanderbilt/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/ncaa/08/05/vanderbilt/index.htmlNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Vanderbilt Commodores are about to go down under for some preseason bonding and extra play time.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/07/arctic.explorer.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/07/arctic.explorer.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextI'm writing this blog from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a cold katabatic wind is blowing off the ice onto the deck of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/02/aborigine.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/02/aborigine.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextAustralia's Aboriginal people are at greater risk from the H1N1 virus, the country's health minister has warned.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/05/best.job/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/05/best.job/index.html#cnnSTCTextSixteen people vying for what is being dubbed the "best job in the world" will on Wednesday learn who has won the post of caretaker for the tropical paradise of Hamilton island in Queensland, Australia.Wed, 06 May 2009 01:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/04/best.job/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/05/04/best.job/index.html#cnnSTCTextSixteen applicants arrived in Hamilton Island on Sunday for the final interviews to pick a caretaker for the tropical paradise in Queensland, Australia.Mon, 04 May 2009 06:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/17/rudd.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/17/rudd.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextAustralia's prime minister Friday slammed those engaged in human trafficking after an explosion aboard a boat carrying Afghan refugees killed three people and injured more than 40 others near Ashmore Reef, off Australia's northwest coast.Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:27:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/04/07/australia/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/world_soccer/04/07/australia/index.htmlIn the same week in late February that the fourth season of Australia's A-League reached its climax with the showpiece Grand Final between the Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United, Football Federation Australia moved offices. The common timing of the two events is not entirely coincidental nor insignificant.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/aus.chemicalspill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/aus.chemicalspill/index.html#cnnSTCTextA container ship lost 30 containers of chemicals in heavy seas off eastern Australia on Wednesday morning, maritime officials said.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/whales.stranded/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/whales.stranded/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescuers have saved more than 50 whales and five dolphins that stranded themselves on a beach in Tasmania, officials said Monday.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/02/25/slater.surfing.five.to.go/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/02/25/slater.surfing.five.to.go/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor pro-surfers like nine-time world champion Kelly Slater, flying from continent to continent looking for the perfect wave seems like a freewheeling lifestyle, but for amateurs, it requires careful planning.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/24/australia.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/24/australia.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from bushfires in southeastern Australia has risen to 210, police in the state of Victoria said Tuesday.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/australia.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/australia.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTextChurch bells rang throughout Australia on Sunday as the country remembered the victims of this month's devastating fires -- and firefighters braced themselves for the possibility of more blazes.Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/australia.bushfire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/australia.bushfire/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice were questioning a man taken into custody Friday in connection with one of the many wildfires that have laid waste to parts of southeastern Australia. No other details were immediately available.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/australia.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/australia.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTextWinds whipping across southeastern Australia's countryside continued to fan deadly brushfires Wednesday, spreading flames through rural towns and ravaging scores of homes.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/australia.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/australia.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTextInvestigators in Australia believe some of the deadly wildfires ravaging dry southeastern bushland may have been set, a conclusion prompting Australia's prime minister to call such acts "mass murder."Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/backstory.bushfire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/backstory.bushfire/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was the speed that caught us off guard. And the noise. Like a roaring, out-of-control freight train.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/australia.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/australia.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTextDeadly bushfires raged on in southeast Australia on Sunday despite cooler temperatures and scores of firefighters trying to control the flames.Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/australia.border.pigeons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/australia.border.pigeons/index.html#cnnSTCTextCustoms officials in Australia have cried fowl after searching a airline traveler -- and allegedly finding two live pigeons stuffed in his tights.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/australia.ice.box.immigrants/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/australia.ice.box.immigrants/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo men found floating in a giant cooler off the Australian coast say they want to stay in Australia and don't want to go home, immigration officials said Friday.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/sex.shop.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/sex.shop.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice in Australia have arrested a man accused of breaking into an adult shop and having sex with blow-up dolls, it was reported Wednesday.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/03/guantanamo.prisoners/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/03/guantanamo.prisoners/index.html#cnnSTCTextAustralia declined a request from the Bush administration to resettle detainees held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, the Australian Associated Press agency (AAP) reported Saturday.Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/02/guantanamo.australia.prisoners/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/02/guantanamo.australia.prisoners/index.html#cnnSTCTextAustralia is considering a request from the Bush administration to resettle detainees from Guantanamo Bay, though it is unlikely to accept, the prime minister's office said Friday.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/22/catherinemartin.screeningroom/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/22/catherinemartin.screeningroom/index.html#cnnSTCTextFamed for her opulent theatrical style in films like "Strictly Ballroom" and "Moulin Rouge!," production designer Catherine Martin is probably the last person you might expect to find in the remote Outback of Australia knocking up a film set.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/26/review.australia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/26/review.australia/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen the subject of Australia is as ambitious as the character of an entire country, and the filmmaker is as effusive as Down Under's native son Baz Luhrmann, a ballsy Aussie cinematic razzle-Bazzle is to be expected. To be longed for, actually.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/10/31/mf.safe.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/10/31/mf.safe.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost people know that condoms prevent the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:39:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1855918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1855918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAustralia became an integral link in a network of tsunami warning hubs across the Indian and Pacific oceans with the official opening of a national monitoring center FridayMon, 03 Nov 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/australia.drought/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/australia.drought/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt sounds like the ultimate advertisement jingle for a holiday: Blue skies, nothing but blue skies, all day long.Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/australia.banking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/australia.banking/index.html#cnnSTCTextAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Sunday that his government will guarantee all deposits in the country's banks and financial institutions for the next three years.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/23/australia.sheep.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/23/australia.sheep.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextAustralian animal protection activists repeated their calls Tuesday for an end to the long-distance transport of livestock after 400 sheep died in a wreck.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/eco.natural.killers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/eco.natural.killers/index.html#cnnSTCTextSetting one species up to scare off or even kill another is nothing new.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830330,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1830330,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFormer Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett, now Australia's environment minister, races to the rescue of the Southern Cassowary, a creature that does a fair job of protecting itselfFri, 08 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/29/news/companies/starbucks_australia/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/29/news/companies/starbucks_australia/index.htmStarbucks is closing more than two-thirds of its stores in Australia, days after announcing that hundreds of its American coffee outlets are also being shuttered.Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824549,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824549,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPope Benedict XVI used some of the strongest language yet in his apology for the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Roman Catholic clergySat, 19 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823802,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823802,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsForget Abba, Australia hails the octogenarian pontiff like a 21st century rock star, even though he has a very old-school sermon for everyoneThu, 17 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/25/aborigine.cinema/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/25/aborigine.cinema/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt may lack the prestige of Cannes, but this year's Sydney Film Festival was an equally glitzy and glamorous affair, attracting some Hollywood heavyweights.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807685,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807685,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAustralian authorities have started the controversial killing of about 400 kangaroos on the outskirts of Australia's capital of Canberra, animal rights activists said MondayMon, 19 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736501,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1736501,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNew research on tough firearms restrictions passed in Australia in 1996 suggests they have had little impact on gun violenceThu, 01 May 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1728631,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1728631,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTools dating back at least 35,000 years have been unearthed in a rock shelter in Australia's remote northwest, making it one of the oldest archaeological finds in that part of the country, archaeologists said MondayMon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/australia.text/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/australia.text/index.html#cnnSTCTextPrime Minister Kevin Rudd introduced a motion in the Australian national parliament Tuesday, apologizing for past mistreatment of the country's Aboriginal population. Here is the full text of that apology:Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/east.timor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/east.timor/index.html#cnnSTCTextEast Timor's president Jose Ramos-Horta arrived in Australia on Monday on full life support after being shot twice in an assassination attempt in his country, a medical official said. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709198,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709198,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe government finally apologizes to Aborigines forcibly taken from their families over the course of six decades. But don't ask for compensationFri, 01 Feb 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/miners.trapped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/miners.trapped/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwenty-seven miners were rescued Monday less than five hours after a landslide trapped them deep below ground in a gold mine west of Melbourne, Australia, police said.Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/06/bee.disorder/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/06/bee.disorder/index.html#cnnSTCTextA virus found in healthy Australian honey bees may be playing a role in the collapse of honey bee colonies across the United States, researchers reported Thursday.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/australia.citizenship.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/australia.citizenship.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeople who want to become Australians will have to commit to broad values of "mateship" and may need to brush up on horse racing and political history under new citizenship tests outlined by the government on Sunday.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/08/01/100138817/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/08/01/100138817/index.htmIt's not just a mood ring for your mocha. This coffee lid from Australia, which changes color with the temperature of your beverage, is also a hot seller.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/australia.doctor.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/australia.doctor.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Indian doctor flew home from Australia early Sunday after prosecutors dropped a charge linking him to recent failed terrorist bombings in Britain. Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/australia.doctor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/australia.doctor/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former suspect charged in connection with the foiled terrorist bomb attacks in Britain was free to leave Australia Saturday, a day after prosecutors dropped charges against the Indian-born doctor, according to Australia's Immigration Minister.Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/02/london.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/02/london.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTextA doctor taken into custody Monday while trying to fly out of Australia was the eighth person detained as British investigators focused on several foreign-born doctors believed to have played a role in the attempted terror attacks in London and Glasgow over the weekend, Australian officials and sources said.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/13/terror.charges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/13/terror.charges/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 27-year-old Indian national, detained in Australia, has been charged in connection with terrorism incidents in Britain last month, Australian authorities told CNN.Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/quake.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/quake.tsunami/index.htmlTwo large back-to-back earthquakes centered in the region of the Solomon Islands triggered a tsunami warning Sunday for a huge part of the Pacific including Australia and Indonesia.Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/10/8380855/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/10/8380855/index.htmSomeone call Lou Dobbs: America's highways are are up for sale. States are auctioning off the rights to manage their roads - often to overseas firms. What's driving the trend?Thu, 06 Jul 2006 20:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/12/fs.heavenintro.forum/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/12/fs.heavenintro.forum/index.html"Heaven or hell: will technology destroy humanity or turn us into superhumans?"Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/australia.indonesia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/australia.indonesia/index.htmlAustralia's government is hoping to avoid escalating a diplomatic spat between Canberra and Jakarta over the granting of temporary visas to asylum seekers from the Indonesian province of Papua.Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/cyclone.larry/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/cyclone.larry/index.htmlThe worst storm to hit Australia in decades has wreaked havoc to its northeastern coast, mowing down sugar and banana crops and leaving thousands of people homeless.Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/03/01/8370560/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/03/01/8370560/index.htmAncient Egyptians treated injuries with honey, and World War II doctors dressed wounds with it. Now honey is back on the medical scene, thanks to a startup called MediHoney.Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/15/abortion.pill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/15/abortion.pill/index.htmlAustralia's lawmakers have voted Thursday to remove regulatory control of a controversial abortion drug away from the health minister.Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/abortion.pill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/abortion.pill/index.htmlAustralia's federal lawmakers have a rare chance to vote outside party lines this week and go with their conscience on what has become a fevered debate on abortion.Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/wind.power.tuesday/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/wind.power.tuesday/index.htmlEnergy company AGL will spend Aust. $236 million ($177 million) to build Australia's largest wind farm.Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/23/australia.fire.color/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/23/australia.fire.color/index.htmlSoaring mercury, strong gusty winds and no rain in sight -- it's bushfire season in Australia, and if the early signs are any indication, it's going to be another long, hot struggle.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 04:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/australia.climatemeet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/australia.climatemeet/index.htmlA meeting in Sydney of six Asia-Pacific nations to address climate change issues has concluded with member countries seeking to balance continued economic growth with the need to cut greenhouse emissions.Thu, 12 Jan 2006 01:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/australia.afghanistan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/australia.afghanistan/index.htmlAustralia will decide next week whether it will again send troops to Afghanistan, Prime Minister John Howard has said.Thu, 07 Jul 2005 05:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/australia.apostles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/australia.apostles/index.htmlIt has taken just a few seconds for the sea to remake one of Australia's most distinctive coastal attractions, the Twelve Apostles.Mon, 04 Jul 2005 04:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/indonesia.ambassador/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/indonesia.ambassador/index.htmlIndonesia's ambassador to Australia is being called back to Indonesia after completing barely half of his three year term, according to a report in Australia's Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.Wed, 15 Jun 2005 04:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/indonesia.attacks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/indonesia.attacks/index.htmlThe Indonesian Government has vowed it will not be intimidated by threats following the discovery of a suspected biological agent mailed to the Indonesian embassy in Australia.Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/detention.australia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/detention.australia/index.htmlThe row over Australia's mandatory detention policy has heated up after revelations that more than 200 cases of possible wrongful detention are being examined.Wed, 25 May 2005 06:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/cambodia.australia.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/cambodia.australia.security/index.htmlAustralia has beefed up security at its embassy in the southeast Asian nation of Cambodia after receiving a terror threat linked to Canberra's role in the war on Iraq.Mon, 23 May 2005 04:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/indonesia.australia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/indonesia.australia/index.htmlAustralia has again advised its citizens to stay away from Indonesia after Jakarta police warned of possible suicide bombings in the Indonesian capital.Wed, 18 May 2005 00:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/asia.summit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/asia.summit/index.htmlAustralia's participation at a key regional trade, economic and security summit in Asia remains in doubt, according to Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.Tue, 10 May 2005 03:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/04/australia.vietnam/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/04/australia.vietnam/index.htmlVietnam will back Australia's bid to be included in a key Asian forum to be held later this year despite Canberra's reluctance to sign a regional non-aggression pact, the Southeast Asian nation's leader told media Thursday.Thu, 05 May 2005 03:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/australia.vietnam/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/australia.vietnam/index.htmlVietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai will arrive in Australia Thursday for a three-day visit to Canberra, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.Wed, 04 May 2005 02:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/27/delta.music/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/27/delta.music/index.htmlPop singer and actor Delta Goodrem confirmed reports Wednesday that she is looking for a new manager, effectively replacing her mother in the role.Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/feedback.australia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/feedback.australia/index.htmlCNN.com asked users to share their thoughts about the political, spiritual, economic and other global issues the next pope will face. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited:Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/china.trade/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/china.trade/index.htmlAustralia and China have signed a pact to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA), with Australian Prime Minister John Howard saying Canberra recognizes China as a "market economy".Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/03/feedback.australia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/03/feedback.australia/index.htmlCNN.com asked its readers to share their views on the death of Pope John Paul II, who died Saturday. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited.Sun, 03 Apr 2005 18:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/29/australia.quake.aid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/29/australia.quake.aid/index.htmlAustralian Prime Minister John Howard is again sending military transport aircraft and a supply ship to Indonesia to help the earthquake relief effort there.Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/21/iraq.australia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/21/iraq.australia/index.htmlAustralia will boost its troop commitment to Iraq by more than a half, the government announced Tuesday, following a request for help from the United Kingdom.Tue, 22 Feb 2005 02:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/02/16/falls.creek/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/02/16/falls.creek/index.htmlShow what a thoughtful and creative parent you are: Head Down Under to keep everyone content.Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/tunami.howard.aceh/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/tunami.howard.aceh/index.htmlAustralia has reaffirmed its commitment to working in a partnership with Indonesia to rebuild areas hit by the December 26 tsunami.Thu, 03 Feb 2005 03:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/31/lonely.travel.poll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/31/lonely.travel.poll/index.htmlLook up, Down Under, you're likely to see an increasing number of tourists heading your way soon.Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/iraq.firstvoter/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/iraq.firstvoter/index.htmlIn Syria on Friday, an Iraqi expatriate, voting in the nation's first free elections in more than half a century, said he felt "as if I've just been born."Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/27/iraq.main.int/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/27/iraq.main.int/index.htmlAs insurgent attacks continue at home, Iraqi expatriates in Australia have begun the global voting process for Iraq's first democratic elections in almost 50 years, turning out in their hundreds Friday morning.Fri, 28 Jan 2005 01:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/australia.burns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/australia.burns/index.htmlA doctor who pioneered spray-on skin for victims of the 2002 Bali bomb blasts has been named Australian of the Year.Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/australia.us.defense/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/australia.us.defense/index.htmlClose allies Australia and the United States are continuing their talks on missile defense cooperation, concentrating on research and development, the Australian government said Thursday.Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/tsunami.afl.player.dead/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/tsunami.afl.player.dead/index.htmlAustralia's death toll from the Asian tsunamis has risen to 13 after the body of an Australian Rules football player was identified in Thailand.Tue, 04 Jan 2005 03:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/quake.aid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/quake.aid/index.htmlOne of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.Tue, 28 Dec 2004 23:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/australia.png.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/australia.png.security/index.htmlThe declining security and economic situation in Papua New Guinea could be the most pressing foreign policy challenge facing Australia in the near term, a report released Tuesday says.Tue, 14 Dec 2004 04:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/16/australia.agenda/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/16/australia.agenda/index.htmlAustralia's newly re-elected government has pledged to boost its anti-terror capabilities, strengthen links with its regional neighbors and continue to reform the country's booming economy.Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/australia.us.defense/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/australia.us.defense/index.htmlAustralia's defense alliance with the United States may soon reach a new level with plans for the Pentagon to test new-generation weapons, including smart bombs, Down Under.Fri, 05 Nov 2004 02:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/australia.election.voting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/australia.election.voting/index.htmlWhen Australia's 13 million voters go to the polls on Saturday October 9, they will take part in a national election that has two special characteristics setting it apart from most others.Wed, 06 Oct 2004 06:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/australia.pornography/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/australia.pornography/index.htmlHundreds more people face arrest in Australia one day after police arrested more than 190 in a massive crackdown on child pornography.Fri, 01 Oct 2004 03:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/australia.election.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/australia.election.security/index.htmlA political row has broken out in Australia over election campaign suggestions that Australia would consider a "pre-emptive strike" against terrorist operations in neighboring countries.Tue, 21 Sep 2004 01:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/australia.missiles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/australia.missiles/index.htmlAustralia has risked upsetting its regional neighbors with a decision to add long-range stealth missiles to its defense arsenal.Thu, 26 Aug 2004 03:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/australia.terror.arrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/australia.terror.arrest/index.htmlA 40-year-man will face court in Australia Friday on charges of conspiring to commit a terrorist act in Iraq.Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/australia.ecstasy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/australia.ecstasy/index.htmlFour people have been charged after police and customs officers made Australia's biggest ecstasy drug bust, seizing powder with a potential street value of Aust. $68 million ($47 million).Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:33:00 EDT