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Bridging a hero’s history
Federal MP Steve Georganas officially opened the $9 million Michael Herbert Bridge (Wodlibulto Wadlakatta) over Patawalonga Lake in South Australia last week
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Court acquits Helios of charges over deadly crash
A Cyprus court acquitted a defunct airline and four of its former executives of manslaughter and negligence charges over a crash in August 2005 which killed 121 people
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Rena’s crash crew charged
New charges have been laid against the skipper and second officer of the cargo ship Rena, which crashed into a reef off the New Zealand port of Tauranga.
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700 buried after Philippine flood
Authorities in a flood-stricken southern Philippine city have organised this week the mass burial of nearly 700 people who were swept to their deaths in one of worst calamities to
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Somare firm: “I am PM” of PNG
Sir Michael Somare continues to insist he is Papua New Guinea’s prime minister, despite the governor general and the nation’s civil service backing Peter O’Neill.
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Syria mission underway
Arab League officials arrived in Syria on Thursday to prepare for monitors overseeing an Arab peace plan.
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Czechs bid farewell to Vaclav Havel
Thousands of silent mourners have accompanied the body of Vaclav Havel through central Prague as the Czech
Republic began three days of national mourning for the icon of the Velve
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Port Phillip fun
There are many marine wonders from Port Phillip Bay waiting to be discovered by big and small kids alike at Queenscliff’s Marine and Freshwater Discovery Centre.
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Vic Greek festivals secure more funding
Hellenic festivals in Victoria were the big winners in the Unity Through Partnership grants announced on Tuesday.