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Australian Noah’s Ark Programme Combats Cane ToadSydney, Australia - Australian conservationists are combating an invasion of poisonous cane toads through a modern-day Noah's Ark programme, taking pairs of endangered animals to toad-free islands to breed safely. |
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Coral reefs create clouds to control the climateAustralia - Research from the Great Barrier Reef off the Australian coast shows that corals are packed full of the chemical dimethyl sulphide, or DMS. When released into the atmosphere, DMS helps clouds to form, which could have a large impact on the local climate. |
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Genetic breakthrough could make pacemakers obsoleteSydney, Australia - Australian scientists said pacemakers could be obsolete within a decade after researchers managed to revive heart tissue withered by cardiac arrests. |
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Endangered bird species returnsSouth Australia - The South Australian Environment Department says an endangered breed of bird has returned to nest at Danger Point. |
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Sweeping weed ban: A win for Aussie farmersCanberra, Australia - Farmers around the country and the Australian environment will benefit from a federal government decision to close a quarantine loophole that allowed the legal import of thousands of serious weeds. |
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Australian wind energy capacity doubled over past yearCanberra, Australia - Wind energy capacity has almost doubled in Australia over the last year, representing a milestone for this emerging industry, according to the Australian Wind Energy Association (AusWEA). |
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Australia pledges A$1 bln to Indonesian recoveryJakarta, Indonesia - Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Wednesday pledged A$1.0 billion (US$765 million) over five years to Indonesian tsunami reconstruction and development. |
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Austrian couple reunited after three days apartBangkok, Thailand - Heinz Radaelli figures he's a very lucky man, even though he's got scrapes, cuts and bruises from his swollen toes to the tips of his ears. The pair of khaki shorts and a print shirt draped over a chair in his hospital room are the only possessions he has left. |
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James Hardie signs compensation deal with Australian asbestos victimsSydney, Australia - Embattled James Hardie Industries NV has signed a landmark compensation deal with Australian victims of asbestos-tainted products intended to run for at least 40 years. |
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Global warming good news for coral reefsSydney, Australia - Coral reefs around the world could expand in size by up to a third in response to increased ocean warming and the greenhouse effect, according to Australian scientists. |
news from Oceania
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- Raglan leading the way towards an eco-friendly society
- Hundreds of New Creatures Found on Australian Reefs
- 113 New Sharks and Rays Announced in Australia
- Australian scientists in potential leukaemia breakthrough
- Barrier Reef ‘no-take’ zones see leap in fish numbers
- Pilots run out of fuel, pray, land near Jesus sign
