Australia's Aborigines win native title to major city
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A surprise Federal Court decision granting Aborigines native title to one of Australia's major cities, Perth, sent lawyers, homeowners and officials scurrying to assess the impact.
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CANBERRA, Australia  - Australians on Sunday commemorated the efforts of a British explorer whose tenacity prevented their country being named New Holland or Terra Australis.
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LONDON, Sept. 16. âAn unbeaten 100-run-partnership by Andrew Symonds and Damien Martyn guided Australia to an impressive seven-wicket victory over New Zealand today as the world champion became the first
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A tent city has sprung up near Australia's national parliament as Aborigines arrive in the nation's capital to hear the government apologize for past injustices against indigenous children and families.
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Britain's newspaper sport editors have breathed a collective sigh of relief after England's cricketers at last gave them something different to write about: a comprehensive win against Australia.
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AUSTRALIAN prime minister John Howard last night scored a stunning victory in the countryâs federal election, winning a historic fourth term in a vote that will ensure the country keeps its troops in Iraq for the foreseeable future.
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Australian media and commentators Thursday hailed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's apology to Aborigines for past injustices as marking an historic shift for the nation.
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Australia's aboriginal population is booming as more people identify themselves as indigenous, but Aborigines continue to be the nation's most disadvantaged group, dying some 17 years younger.
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Perth has triumphed over Melbourne to win the endorsement of the Australian Rugby Union to establish Australia&#39;s next provincial rugby franchise.
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Australia cemented its position as the dominant cricket team of the past decade with its first series win in India since 1969, conquering what former captain Steve Waugh called the ``final frontier.
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Australia&#39;s prime minister, John Howard, won the strongest mandate of any leader in nearly 25 years yesterday when he took control of the upper house of parliament.
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Australian's government says it is to appeal a court ruling granting native title rights over Perth to Aborigines.
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Australia wrapped up their first series win in India in 35 years after an overwhelming victory by 342 runs in the third Test in Nagpur.
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Australia's parliament opened with a landmark Aboriginal ceremony Tuesday as a dramatic symbol of the new government's pledge to right injustices of the past.
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Comment is free: Richard Flanagan: John Howard's Aboriginal plan has rebounded, finally recommencing the debate about our nation's historic wound.
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BRISBANE, Australia : An Aboriginal community in northern Australia is calm and under heavy guard after the death of a young indigenous man in police custody triggered riots.
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SYDNEY, Australia  - Australia on Sunday marked 40 years since a historic referendum granted Aborigines citizenship, but celebrations were muted by stark reminders of the hardships facing the continent's original inhabitants.