From Australia to Europe, school children are skipping classes to call for action on climate change.
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Students walk out in global climate strike
Protests have taken place in Australia but students from 110 countries are expected to participate.
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Students walk out in global climate strike
Protests have taken place in Australia but students from 110 countries are expected to participate.
How Sydney's pools became the envy of the world
Sydney has more ocean swimming pools than any other city - a product of "unique" historic factors.
Fifty children saved as paedophile ring busted
Interpol believes 100 more children have suffered abuse and is working to identify them.
Rush wins Australia's biggest defamation payout
Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush is awarded A$2.9m over allegations printed in an Australian newspaper.
Refugee 'suicide attempts' follow Australia vote
Migrants sent to Papua New Guinea and Nauru are facing increasing despair, refugee advocates say.
US lays new charges against Assange
The US is hoping to extradite the Wikileaks co-founder, who is currently in jail in the UK.
Australia coalition wins outright majority
The majority win for the incumbent government caps off an election which defied predictions.
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Students walk out in global climate strike
Protests have taken place in Australia but students from 110 countries are expected to participate.
How Sydney's pools became the envy of the world
Sydney has more ocean swimming pools than any other city - a product of "unique" historic factors.
Fifty children saved as paedophile ring busted
Interpol believes 100 more children have suffered abuse and is working to identify them.
Rush wins Australia's biggest defamation payout
Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush is awarded A$2.9m over allegations printed in an Australian newspaper.
Refugee 'suicide attempts' follow Australia vote
Migrants sent to Papua New Guinea and Nauru are facing increasing despair, refugee advocates say.
US lays new charges against Assange
The US is hoping to extradite the Wikileaks co-founder, who is currently in jail in the UK.
Australia coalition wins outright majority
The majority win for the incumbent government caps off an election which defied predictions.
How Sydney's pools became the envy of the world
Sydney has more ocean swimming pools than any other city - a product of "unique" historic factors.
Fifty children saved as paedophile ring busted
Interpol believes 100 more children have suffered abuse and is working to identify them.
Rush wins Australia's biggest defamation payout
Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush is awarded A$2.9m over allegations printed in an Australian newspaper.
Australia decides 2019
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Geoffrey Rush leaves court after being awarded the largest ever defamation payout to a single person in Australia.
Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush is awarded A$2.9m over allegations printed in an Australian newspaper.
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Migrants sent to Papua New Guinea and Nauru are facing increasing despair, refugee advocates say.
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An Australian woman who took a life-sized cardboard cutout of her dead husband to Stonhenge, says it's helped her come to terms with losing him.
Michelle Bourke lost Paul to cancer three years ago.
She said visiting the World Heritage Site had been special and plans to return with "cardboard Paul" in the autumn.
"I stepped off the bus and I just burst into tears, I was overcome with so much emotion," she said.
"Going to Stonehenge just changed my life, I had this amazing experience so we're coming back in September."
The majority win for the incumbent government caps off an election which defied predictions.
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