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British royals reign over drought-stricken Australian town

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived with the gift of much-needed rain and cheer on Wednesday for the rural Australian city of Dubbo, where farmers are struggling with a prolonged drought.

Source: Reuters

British royals charm drought-stricken Australian town

A 5-year-old boy tugged Prince Harry’s red beard and scored big hugs from the British royal and his wife, Meghan, after they touched down on Wednesday in the rural Australian city of Dubbo, where farmers are struggling with drought.

Source: Reuters

Google Pixel 3 Australian pricing

Google Pixel 3 Australian pricing ZDNet

Stop and Ask: Why Does Google Need Hardware? Washington Post
Google is revolutionizing smartphone photos with computing, not lenses Digital Trends
Google Pixel 3XL hands on: A lot of phone, a lot of notch, and a lot of money PCWorld

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British fisherman killed by sea snake off Australian coast

British fisherman killed by sea snake off Australian coast Minneapolis Star Tribune

British fisherman dies from snake bite in Australia in first sea snake death in history Express.co.uk

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British fisherman killed by sea snake off Australian coast

British fisherman killed by sea snake off Australian coast ABC News

British man dies after being bitten by a sea snake The Independent
British man dies after bite from sea snake off Australia’s north coast The Guardian

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Liam Hendriks will be the first Australian pitcher to start a postseason game

Like the majority of his MLB countrymen, the Perth native has primarily worked as a reliever.

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Australian man convicted of encouraging wife's suicide

One of Graham Morant’s court convictions appears to be unprecedented, Australian prosecutors say.
Source: BBC News

ABC chair resigns over Australian political interference claims

ABC chair resigns over Australian political interference claims BBC News

Chairman of Australia’s public broadcaster resigns over independence scandal Reuters
Australian public broadcaster’s chairman steps down amid scandal Financial Times
A total mess at ABC, the national broadcaster The Australian Financial Review
Morning mail: ABC chairman ‘would intervene’, third Kavanaugh accuser, meme ruled sexist The Guardian

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Australian public broadcaster's chairman steps down amid scandal

Australian public broadcaster’s chairman steps down amid scandal Financial Times

Turnbull denies telling ABC chairman to order the sacking of journalists ABC News
ABC Board Chair over-reaches in a bid to appease hostile government The Conversation AU
A total mess at ABC, the national broadcaster The Australian Financial Review
Morning mail: ABC chairman ‘would intervene’, third Kavanaugh accuser, meme ruled sexist The Guardian

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ABC chair resigns over Australian political interference claims

Justin Milne stepped down amid allegations he wanted journalists sacked because the government disliked them.
Source: BBC News

Orange turns purple: Australian scientists solve fruit mystery

An Australian woman asked for an investigation after her son ate fruit that later changed colour.
Source: BBC News

Indian sailor rescued from yacht stranded off Australian coast

An Indian sailor injured in a solo round-the-world race has been rescued, the Indian Navy said on Monday, after Australian authorities said a French ship was nearing his storm-damaged yacht off Australia’s west coast.

Source: Reuters

Inskip Point: Section of Australian beach collapses into sea

The sudden landslip swallowed an area up to 300m (1,000 feet) wide, officials say.
Source: BBC News

NZ supermarket chain halts Australian strawberry sales as needles found

A New Zealand supermarket chain pulled a brand of Australian strawberries off its shelves after needles were found in punnets purchased from a store in Auckland.

Source: Reuters

Support for Australian government edges higher but voter anger remains

Support for Australia’s center-right government edged higher over the past fortnight, a widely watched opinion poll showed on Monday, but voter anger over a leadership coup suggests the government still faces a heavy defeat at elections due by May.

Source: Reuters

Australian mining's macho image worsens pain of labour shortage

When the song “Eagle Rock” played at a bar in an outback Australian mining town of Kalgoorlie late one night, a dozen young men scattered around a pool table dropped their trousers and heartily sang along in their underwear.

Source: Reuters

Australian filmmaker freed from Cambodia prison arrives in Sydney

An Australian filmmaker arrived in Sydney on Sunday after a pardon by Cambodia’s king released him from a six-year jail sentence for espionage that he received after flying a drone over an opposition rally.

Source: Reuters

New Zealand supermarket chain pulls Australian strawberries from shelves after needles were found

A major New Zealand supermarket chain is removing Australian-brand Choice strawberries from shelves across the country after needles were found in a container of strawberries from Western Australia purchased in Auckland.

Source: CNN

Cambodia's pardon of Australian filmmaker ends 'nightmare', says family

The family of an Australian filmmaker pardoned by Cambodia after being jailed on espionage charges said on Saturday it was happy the “nightmare” came to an end, while the Australian foreign minister thanked the government in Phnom Penh for his release.

Source: Reuters

Australian mining's macho image worsens pain of labor shortage

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James Ricketson: Cambodia pardons Australian filmmaker jailed for espionage

James Ricketson: Cambodia pardons Australian filmmaker jailed for espionage ABC Local

James Ricketson: Jailed Australian filmmaker granted Cambodia royal pardon BBC News

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British royals reign over drought-stricken Australian town

British royals charm drought-stricken Australian town

Google Pixel 3 Australian pricing

British fisherman killed by sea snake off Australian coast

British fisherman killed by sea snake off Australian coast

Liam Hendriks will be the first Australian pitcher to start a postseason game

Australian man convicted of encouraging wife's suicide

ABC chair resigns over Australian political interference claims

Australian public broadcaster's chairman steps down amid scandal

ABC chair resigns over Australian political interference claims

Orange turns purple: Australian scientists solve fruit mystery

Indian sailor rescued from yacht stranded off Australian coast

Inskip Point: Section of Australian beach collapses into sea

NZ supermarket chain halts Australian strawberry sales as needles found

Support for Australian government edges higher but voter anger remains

Australian mining's macho image worsens pain of labour shortage

Australian filmmaker freed from Cambodia prison arrives in Sydney

New Zealand supermarket chain pulls Australian strawberries from shelves after needles were found

Cambodia's pardon of Australian filmmaker ends 'nightmare', says family

Australian mining's macho image worsens pain of labor shortage

James Ricketson: Cambodia pardons Australian filmmaker jailed for espionage

James Ricketson: Jailed Australian filmmaker granted Cambodia royal pardon

Australian tennis player serves 19-month ban for fixing

Australian strawberries: Why would someone hide a needle in fruit?

Needles found in strawberries in two more Australian states: police