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NZealand does not want SLankan asylum seekers: govt

NZealand does not want SLankan asylum seekers: govt
AFP - Wednesday, November 11

WELLINGTON (AFP) - - New Zealand does not want to offer a new home to a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers involved in a stand-off with Australian authorities, the government said. More »

  • Australian students 'pro-rape' Facebook scandal

    Australian students 'pro-rape' Facebook scandal

    AFP - Tuesday, November 10

    SYDNEY (AFP) - - Members of an elite Australian college linked to Sydney University provoked outrage Tuesday after it was revealed they had set up a "pro-rape" group on social networking site Facebook.

  • iPhone fear as 'Rick Astley' worm spreads in Australia

    iPhone fear as 'Rick Astley' worm spreads in Australia

    AFP - Tuesday, November 10

    SYDNEY (AFP) - - An Australian student sparked fears of a new era of computer viruses on Tuesday after creating a worm which infects Apple's iconic iPhone with pictures of 1980s pop star Rick Astley.

  • Australians want PM to be tougher on boat people

    Reuters - Monday, November 9

    CANBERRA (Reuters) - New opinion polls added pressure on Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Monday to take a tougher stand against asylum-seekers and end a standoff involving 78 boat-people picked up by an Australian ship off Indonesia.

  • Australian spearfisher survives shark attack

    Australian spearfisher survives shark attack

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    SYDNEY (AFP) - - A man spearfishing in South Australia was mauled in a shark attack Sunday, officials said as a report warned of several sightings of the deadly predators in the area.

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