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Rare white humpback whale spotted off Queensland coast in Australia
Rare white humpback whale spotted off Queensland coast in Australia
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Solar-Powered Car That Looks And Functions Similar To A Regular Car
An engineering team from Sydney, Australia has created a solar-powered car that looks like a normal car, functions like a normal car, and certainly appears to be able to completely take the place of one, hopefully within the near-future anyway. The eVe, as the creators have named it, was created specifically for the upcoming World
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Scientists create the first graphene-based holographic optical disc
Scientists in Australia have succeeded in creating the first graphene-based optical disc. Owing to the magical properties of graphene, we're not just talking about a Blu-ray or DVD disc that has had its recording layer replaced with graphene, either -- we're talking about holographic storage with absolutely monumental capacity, intrinsically high security, and apparently the ability to recover the data even when the discs are broken.
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Botanic garden in Australia wins World Landscape of the Year 2013
World Architecture Festival 2013: this year's award for the best landscape project at the World Architecture Festival has gone to a botanical garden at a former quarry in Australia.
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Australian 'sets bungee jump record'
An Australian is thought to have broken the world record for the most bungee jumps in 24 hours, local media report.
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Australia declares fire emergency
A state of emergency has been declared in New South Wales as Australian firefighters battle bushfires that have already destroyed more than 200 homes.
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Same sex marriage bill passed in Australia
The ACT has been declared the “rainbow territory’’ after the Legislative Assembly passed a bill to establish Australia’s first same-sex marriage scheme.
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'As bad as it gets': Australia braces for worst of wildfires
A swath of wildfires nearly 1,000 miles long coursed through the most populous state in Australia Tuesday, and firefighters fear the worse is yet to come.
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Today's huge bush fire in NSW, Australia
Taken from about 1.5 km away from the source of the smoke.
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Australia Reader photos shed new light on NSW bushfire emergency
AS THE NSW bushfires rage on and tens of thousands of hectares of bush are destroyed, savvy civilians have taken to their smartphones and cameras to capture the moment as the thick cloud of smoke travels from the mountains towards the Sydney city skyline.
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Classic Cinema
The theatre was used to screen films for World War Two service personnel and Australian cinema owners during peacetime, and many of the original features have been retained, such as the wood panelling which is integral to the acoustics of the 60-seat auditorium...
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Australian bushfire victims denied compensation under new rules
The day after bushfires tore through the area, the federal government tightened the rules for disaster payments leaving hundreds of residents who were forced to evacuate without any financial help.
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Australia’s Oldest Bird Footprints Are 100-Million-Years-Old
A recent discovery in Australia proves that there were birds living alongside other kinds of dinosaurs on the continent 100 million years ago. Australia’s oldest bird footprints, from the Early Cretaceous period, were found in a slab of rock recovered from the cliffs of Dinosaur Cove, a fossil-rich area on the coast of southern Victoria near Melbourne. The finding of the ancient bird tracks helps paleontologists better understand Australia’s prehistoric timeline.
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New Dolphin Species Identified Off Australian Coast
A new species of humpback dolphin has been identified off the northern coast of Australia, researchers have announced. Humpback dolphins — named for the hump below their dorsal fin — swim within river deltas, estuaries and coastal waters throughout the Indian, Pacific and eastern Atlantic oceans. The charismatic mammals can grow to be 8 feet (2.4 meters) long, and sport different combinations of gray, pink and white colorations.
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World first laser levitation could help solve the contradiction of quantum and classical physics
Physicists in Australia have become the first researchers to levitate a macroscopic object using lasers. The physicists used three lasers to form a levitational “tripod” that could hold a small mirror in free space.
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500,000 Lights: Family's Christmas Display Sets World Record
The Richards family used more than 31 miles' worth of LED lights to decorate their home.
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Harvard fracking study rings methane alarm bells in Australia
The Harvard University-led study found methane leaks from the US fossil fuel industry were far higher than official estimates. The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) said it had no implications for the local industry, which claims coal seam gas is far cleaner than coal.
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NSFW MoreVisas - Immigration Consultants India | Visa Consultants India
MoreVisas - India's Expertized immigration and visa consultants. We offer services to countries like Australia, Canada, Denmark, USA, UK, New Zealand and more!
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Australian Couple Covers House in 500,000 Christmas Lights for Charity & World Record
David and Janean Richards, a couple living in Canberra, Australia, have decked their house in an astonishing 502,165 lights to raise money for charity and capture the world record for the most lights on a residential property. The display includes 164,000 feet of lights that are synchronized to music by 520 Light-O-Rama channels. The display will be on view through December 26,Throughout the event, the Richards will be raising money for the children’s charity Sids and Kids.
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Intrepid eagle steals video camera, shoots selfie in Australia
A brazen bird snatched a video camera that was recording crocodiles in northwest Australia and captured fascinating footage of its 70-mile journey across the country's remote landscape.
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