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Roxanne Tickle pictured leaving the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney.

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Australian transgender woman wins landmark case against female-only app

A humpback whale trapped in a rope in Sydney Harbour has been freed after a rescue mission.

Whale tangled in fishing debris freed in Sydney Harbour

One half of world-famous gay penguin couple dies in Sydney aquarium

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One half of world-famous gay penguin couple dies in Sydney aquarium

TOPSHOT - People wave Australian flags as they watch the Anzac Day parade in Sydney on April 25, 2017. - Ceremonies are held annually on the April 25 anniversary of the ill-fated 1915 landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps in modern-day Turkey during World War I, known as Anzac Day. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Australian slang terms every visitor should know

People ride e-scooters in Melbourne's central business district (CBD) on August 14, 2024. Melbourne has become the latest city to announce a ban on rental e-scooters, abruptly moving to end a trial contract with two firms after a community revolt. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

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‘End the havoc’: Another major city has banned e-scooter rentals from its streets

<strong>Road trip: </strong>Australian couple Janell and Stu Clarke are riding around the world on motorcycles with their three rescue dogs, Shadow, Azra, Weeti, in tow.

This couple set off on a motorbike world tour with their beloved dog. Then tragedy struck

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia reacts during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Australian Olympic chief condemns ‘bullying’ online petition attacking Raygun’s breaking credentials

Witness Veronica Knight heard two explosions when the helicopter hit the Cairns hotel on Monday, August 12, 2024.

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Helicopter pilot in fatal Australia hotel crash was ground crew who’d attended a party the night before

Background of a large group of Peanuts. Top view of heap of peanuts, full frame.

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Australia launches peanut allergy immunotherapy program for babies in world first

An extremely photoshopped image of a drop bear, which is not a real animal.

Illustration by CNN

Drop bears: The true history of a fake Australian animal

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How an indigenous community is using apps to protect the Amazon 3:49

<p>CNN visits a school in Queensland, Australia with a unique approach to the conservation of the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem.</p>

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The school breeding clownfish to help protect the Great Barrier Reef 4:02

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‘Need to stop for a second’: Weatherman has panic attack on air 1:11

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Coral seeding devices, Great Barrier Reef, 2024

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These devices are helping deliver 1 million baby corals to the Great Barrier Reef 5:23

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: McDonald's Fawkner is seen re-opened on May 18, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. McDonald's has closed 12 restaurants across Melbourne for deep cleaning after an external delivery driver tested positive for COVID-19. The precautionary decision to close the stores was made after a truck driver delivering supplies to the restaurants while asymptomatic later tested positive for coronavirus. All staff have been asked to self isolate not to return to work for 14 days. The restaurant closures come after the closure of the Fawkner and Craigieburn McDonald's restaurants due to COVID-19 cluster outbreak last week. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

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McDonald’s shortens breakfast time in Australia as bird flu causes egg shortage

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies in ‘world-leading’ move to cut nicotine use

Australia drops legal fight against X over church stabbing video

Qantas CEO: ‘We let our customers down’ on canceled flights scandal

China lifts ban on five Australian beef exporters

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Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

These Picasso pieces are on display in a ladies’ restroom inside a museum. Here’s why

Australia’s richest woman seeks removal of her portrait from exhibition

Vandals target ‘world’s oldest’ Chinese parade dragon?in an Australian museum

Why the drag looks in ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ are still iconic, 30 years on

Aboriginal spears returned to Australia after 250 years in ‘momentous occasion’