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Australian Senate rejects Scientology inquiry call (AP)
AP - Australia's Senate on Thursday overwhelming rejected a call for an inquiry into allegations against the Church of Scientology made by former members who claim to have been abused, harassed or coerced into having abortions.
Australia warns China 'world watching' Rio case (AFP)
AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday warned China the "world will be watching" the trial of a Rio Tinto mining executive as Beijing cautioned the sensitive case should not be "politicised".
Australia urges access to China trial of Rio staff (Reuters)
Reuters - Australia urged China on Thursday to allow its diplomats full access to the trial of four Rio Tinto staff charged with commercial spying in a case that could hurt political and economic ties.
Australia says China ties 'back on track' (AFP)
AFP - Relations with China are "back on track", Australia said Tuesday, adding it was optimistic Beijing would behave as a "responsible stakeholder" in global harmony as its power grew.
Australian leader polls below 50 percent for first time (AFP)
AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's popularity has fallen to its lowest level since he took office more than two years ago despite a recent media blitz, a newspaper poll released Tuesday said.
Rio 'in talks' with Chinalco over big Africa field (AFP)
AFP - Rio Tinto is in talks with China's Chinalco on a massive mining project in Guinea, reports said Tuesday, raising hopes of a rapprochement that could unlock one of the world's biggest iron ore fields.
Australian says Aborigine recognition is tokenism (AP)
AP - A government routine of acknowledging Australia's indigenous people was criticized as mere political correctness Monday by the federal opposition leader, offending some Aborigines and sparking a political debate.
Australia debates pardon for Boer War soldiers (AFP)
AFP - Australian lawmakers on Monday debated asking Britain for an official pardon for two soldiers, executed during the Boer War, whose story has become a cause celebre.
Woman, 92, charged in death of 98-year-old husband (AP)
AP - Police in Australia have charged a 92-year-old woman with killing her 98-year-old husband.
Miracle baby elephant makes public debut (AFP)
AFP - A baby elephant thought to have died in the womb made its first public appearance at Sydney's Taronga Zoo on Sunday, amid predictions it will make a full recovery from its arduous birth.
Parents take body of boy, three, home to India (AFP)
AFP - The parents of a three-year-old Indian boy whose body was found dumped by the side of the road have left Australia after an emotional memorial service in Melbourne, reports said Sunday.
Obama delays Pacific trip for healthcare (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week to stay home and focus on his final push for a healthcare overhaul, White House officials said on Friday.
Grave likely holds East Timorese freedom fighters (AP)
AP - Nine blindfolded and buried bodies found during construction of a beachfront luxury hotel likely were East Timorese freedom fighters executed and put in a mass grave early in the Indonesian occupation, experts said Friday.
Aussie cabbie to take tourists on 4,000-mile drive (AP)
AP - A Western Australian taxi driver named the state's favorite cabbie in an online contest has won the right to take 22 passengers on a 4,000-mile (6,500-kilometer) ride.
Australian navy faces inquiry in alleged sex ring (AP)
AP - Australian officials have launched an investigation into allegations that sailors on board a navy ship were running a sex competition during an overseas deployment last year.
Australian authors condemn China snub of HIV-positive writer (AFP)
AFP - More than 90 authors, including Nobel winner JM Coetzee, have condemned China for refusing an HIV-positive Australian writer entry to the country for a government-sponsored tour.
Australia opens fresh probe into navy 'sex betting ring' (AFP)
AFP - Australia opened a fresh probe into an alleged navy sex betting ring on Friday after an initial investigation was scrapped because of bias.
Aussie 'miracle' elephant baby gaining strength (AP)
AP - An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr. Shuffles" since learning to stand, Taronga Zoo officials said Thursday.
2 Australians charged in vicious attack on tourist (AP)
AP - Two Australian teenagers have been charged in a brutal attack in a Sydney train station on a Canadian tourist in a wheelchair.
Australian authors protest China visa refusal (Reuters)
Reuters - More than 90 Australian authors signed a letter on Thursday decrying China's refusal to grant a visa to one of the country's most celebrated writers because he was HIV-positive, a move that Beijing defended.

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