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Outdated banking technology has made Australia a prime target for international ATM skimming gangs, police say.

Australia a prime target for ATM skimming gangs: police

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An attack on two Australian tourists at a Lake Louise, Alta., campground in 1995 couldn't have been predicted, a bear expert says.

Wardens in bear attack lawsuit defended

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Airbus has speculated it could one day create a plane that has fuselage which turns transparent during flight.

Invisible plane? Just give me speed, says Boeing boss

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Australia's Chief Minister and Minister for the Arts, Jon Stanhope on Thursday launched the Statue of Confucius in the capital city of Canberra.

Australia launches Confucius statue to celebrate 10th anniversary of Beijing Sister-City Agreement

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A second roof-top protest at Villawood detention center in Sydney's west ended safely on Thursday night, the Australian Department of Immigration said on Friday.

Second roof-top protest ends safely in Sydney detention center

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EXPENSIVE TOY: Toll Holdings boss Paul Little gave then finance minister Michael Cullen a model train after Labour signed documents to buy back the rail system.

KiwiRail survival plan 'on track'

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This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 5.3 Location 14.301S, 167.949E Depth 80.1 km Region VANUATU Distances 160 km NNE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 380 km N of PORT-VILA, Efate, Vanuatu 460 km SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Isl.

M 5.3, Vanuatu

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Walk with the animals September 25, 2010 Bruce Elder discovers zoos where man and beast can sidle up beyond the cage.

Walk With the Animals at this Zoo

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HALAL HICCUP: Meat exporters are concerned about the reputation New Zealand lamb has in Britain, with people saying they will not buy it because it is halal.

Concern over NZ halal lamb

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PEOPLE who are poor and lonely die three years earlier than their wealthier and better-connected counterparts, a major report has found.

Poor die younger and rich live longer