Latest and Most Recent News in Oceania from Topix (April 2011 Diet)

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After five years on the job as leader of the Royal New Zealand Air Force , Air Vice-Marshal Graham Lintott will leave his post at the end of April to become Wellington's defense attache in Washington.

Source: Air Vice-Marshal Graham Lintott

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PM Julia Gillard leads a memorial service for those who died in the 'battle of Kapyong' in Korea.

Source: The heroes Australia forgot for 60 years

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Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders have made the annual pilgrimage to Gallipoli to honour the Anzacs who fought there, 96 years after the initial landing.

Source: Gallipoli hosts Anzac Day dawn service

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Source: PerthNow ON November 1, 1914, the West Australian coastal hamlet of Albany was captivated by a convoy of ships berthed at Princess Royal Harbour and bound for Gallipoli.

Source: The home of Anzac Day remembers

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China has warned Julia Gillard not to press too hard on human rights as she begins her first visit to China as Prime Minister.

Source: Show us respect: China

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HOT ITEM: Noel Leeming says most houses with a television already have a flat-screen, but now that prices have fallen, many people are buying three or four sets.

Source: Flat-screen TVs lead big price plunge

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Asylum-seekers protest on the rooftop of the Villawood detention centre in Sydney.

Source: Rooftop rebellion widens despite promised crackdown

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THE Gillard government is planning to enlist a clutch of high-profile Australians, including the conservationist Tim Flannery and the retired High Court judge Michael Kirby, to publicise the $36 billion national broadband network.

Source: High-profile group to champion broadband

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Australia's ambassador in Beijing, Geoff Raby, said China had aggressively resisted discussion about rights abuses in Tibet, Fairfax reported.

Source: China questions our rights record

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Mel B is to become a judge on the Australian version of 'The X Factor', joining Boyzone star Ronan Keating and Australian singer Guy Sebastian on the panel for the pop star search show.

Source: Mel B will judge Australian X Factor