There will be no let-up in the cricketing entertainment over the coming months, culminating in the Ashes test series. But before that, erratic England take on an under-estimated New Zealand side.
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Skywatchers in the Australian outback witness a solar eclipse, as the moon passes between the earth and the sun, leaving a 'ring of fire'.
Police in Australia release CCTV footage of a handbag thief running straight into a glass door as he tries to escape a Perth shopping centre. Passers by helped him up, not realising he was a thief.
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Two friends speed away from a tornado hurtling towards their car, as dozens of other people are injured by twisters across New South Wales and Victoria.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivers an historic national apology to the thousands of unmarried mothers forced to give their babies up for adoption from the 1950s to 1970s.
The controversial Sea Shepherd founder, Paul Watson, who is wanted by Interpol, left the environmental group's fleet of anti-whaling ships before they docked in Australia.
by Liam Dutton
Hottest summer on record for Australia
Australia has just had its hottest summer on record, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
by Liam Dutton
Australia braced for powerful Tropical Cyclone Rusty
As New South Wales mops up after flash floods, another spell of severe weather is on the way for northern parts of Western Australia in the coming days.
A British backpacker survives the Australian Outback for more than three days by drinking contact lens solution and his own urine.
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Torrential rain has hit Queensland, leaving four people dead and thousands of homes under water. Several towns and cities have been flooded, including the state capital, Brisbane.
