All news on the topic: Australia

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Butlin's sacks children's lifeguard after it emerges he's a convicted paedophile
Former World Cup water polo coach Dean Carelse, 43, who was jailed in Australia has been tracked down as working as a children's lifeguard at Butlin's and has since been sacked
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Incredible moment girl tried to save pet guinea pig from being eaten by snake
Australian radio personality Kip Wightman posted the remarkable footage of his niece Rosie Wightman taking on a potentially deadly snake in a bid to free her pet guinea pig
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Shark attack victim breaks silence from hospital bed after bid to save leg
Lauren O’Neill, 29, was attacked by a suspected bull shark at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney Harbour, in Australia, and rushed to hospital where she underwent marathon surgery
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Politician slams Australian TV news channel over 'sexist doctored image' of her
Victorian Upper House MP Georgie Purcell criticised TV news channel Nine News for allegedly doctoring an image of her in which her breasts appeared to have been enlarged
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'Killer' mum had daughter stand guard as she mixed poisoned fruit juice for son
Maree Mavis Crabtree, 57, has pleaded not guilty to murder as it was claimed in court she gave her 26-year-old son poisoned fruit juice while making her daughter stand guard
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Mum finds one of world's deadliest snakes in three-year-old's underwear drawer
Snake catcher Mark Pelley from Melbourne, Australia, was called to the home to deal with an eastern brown snake which a horrified mum discovered in her child's drawer
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Brit living in Australia says odd beach habit everyone does was 'culture shock'
Brit Jordana Grace has shared her favourite thing about living in Australia - and it's all comes down to beach etiquette. Find out her surprising choice here...
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Woman slammed for 'inappropriate' two-piece bridesmaid dress at sister’s wedding
A bridesmaid given the choice of what she wants to wear at her sister's wedding has been shocked at what other women thought about the two dresses she was going to choose from
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Couple panic as new car 'malfunctions' locking newborn baby inside amid 30C heat
Australian couple Lewis and Sarah Cianci claim their Skoda Kodiaq "locked itself" while both sets of keys were in the car, leaving their newborn son trapped in the back seat
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Boy, 9, fighting for life after horror crocodile attack while out swimming
The nine-year-old was rushed to a community health centre near Jabiru in Australia's Northern Territory where he was treated by specialist doctors and a flight nurse before being airlifted to Darwin
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Brave final act of 'compassionate' doctor killed in horror home invasion
Skin specialist Ash Gordon, 33, died after chasing some robbers who had broken into his home, stealing shoes and laptops. Police are now carrying out inquiries
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Dad sobs after accidentally running over his toddler as he left for supermarket
Rishwika Salibindla sadly died after her dad got into his car to go to the supermarket and accidentally ran over her, as he had not realised she was standing behind the vehicle
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Woman stranded in Australia after fiancé dies on Xmas Day days before wedding
Donna Jones, 50 and her fiancé Jeff Walker, 57, were due to get married on December 28 but he sadly died on Christmas Day after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia
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Huge 9ft creature with razor sharp teeth pulled from sea by horrified fisherman
A nine-foot-long sea creature with razor sharp teeth has been pulled from the water by a fisherman in Australia. The beast has been likened to something from a "horror movie"
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Couple charged extra £2,500 after husband uses wife’s nickname on plane tickets
Phil and Kate had booked flights from Brisbane to Melbourne and then on London with Virgin and Qatar Airways, only to discover there was something wrong with the seemingly bargain tickets
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Surfer drives himself to hospital after being mauled by a ‘great white shark’
A 64-year-old man was about 200 metres off the shore at at Blackspoint, near Elliston, Australia, when he was attacked - but he managed to escape and swim ashore
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World's most poisonous spider is getting bigger as new specimen discovered
The monster, dubbed “Hercules”, was discovered by a member of the public in Australia’s Central Coast region, about 50 miles north of Sydney and now has a new job
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Ex-spy dies on boat trying to cross Atlantic Ocean in 'World's Toughest Row'
Former ASIO spy Alisdair Putt from Perth had been a skipper on the four man crew rowing across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for a veterans charity when he suffered a suspected heart attack
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'I'm secretly in love with my boyfriend's brother - it's been torture for years'
A woman's 'heart aches' as she 'doesn't know where to turn'; she wants to leave her partner of six years in a bid to pursue her boyfriend's brother who she 'fantasises' about
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Half of young workers would be more productive - if they could work overseas
One in four millennial and Gen Z employees plan to work abroad some day - with Canada and Spain the top countries they would emigrate to, research has found
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'Hundreds of needles' hidden in strawberries as supermarkets terrorised by saga
In 2018, contaminated strawberries sparked panic in Australia with hundreds of thousands having to be destroyed after some people reported finding sewing needles hidden inside the fruit
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Boy, 15, killed in shark attack at popular beach while out paddling with dad
Khai Cowley, 15, died after his leg was bitten off during the attack and he was pulled from the water near Ethel Beach in the Innes National Park, south Australia
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Teenage boy killed in horrific shark attack while swimming at popular beach
Emergency services descended on Innes National Park in South Australia following the shark attack, which saw the boy suffered severe injuries and lose his life
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Miracle baby's 1st birthday 3 years after mum used dead husband's frozen sperm
Marking Matilda's 1st birthday, Sian Goodsell has told the Mirror of her overwhelming joy at having her baby despite her husband's death of liver and bowel cancer
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Top 10 destinations to celebrate the New Year - New York and Sydney top the list
Three in 10 would seek out an experience totally different from the UK - while one in 10 would pick somewhere warm, to soak up the temperature