Courage of our favourite Aussie
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A friend called and said Keith Miller had died peacefully. It was one of the few times he did anything quietly. He was a vigorous and mettlesome man who loved a yarn.
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Karl Flores, secretary, Maltese National, Canine Federation, Hamrun. At least the two dog lovers now conclusively agree with me that the breed is in danger.
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LONDON - The dog might be man&#39;s best friend, but the world&#39;s favourite animal is the tiger, says an international survey. The great Asian cat, threatened with extinction in much of its range, beat the dog
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The Rally Australia should have been the grand finale of Carlos Sainz&#39;s career, a respectful send-off to one of the sport&#39;s greatest drivers.
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From a gentles creature, a lesson in ferocious tenacity.
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Justin Langer showed his fighting qualities to score an unbeaten 144 against New Zealand on Friday though it was Matthew Hayden&#39;s refusal to walk that
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FOUNTAINTOWN, Ind. - It's a sight not often seen in rural central Indiana - a 6-foot-tall kangaroo bounding around on the loose.  Hancock County Animal Control officers helped capture the Australian marsupial, an escaped pet named Skippy, early Monday not far from its home.
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RICHLAND, Wash. - Leana Beasley has faith that a dog is man's best friend. Faith, a 4-year-old Rottweiler, phoned 911 when Beasley fell out of her wheelchair and barked urgently into the receiver until a dispatcher sent help. Then the service dog unlocked the front door for the police officer.
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South Africa skipper John Smit paid tribute to his team&#39;s resilience after the 23-19 victory over Australia, which won them the 2004 Tri-Nations.
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ATHENS -- As you saw yesterday, they&#39;re fighting back now. Not with the world, but with themselves. When you&#39;ve been humiliated at your own game, ridiculed and laughed at back home and can&#39;t intimidate Australia anymore, someone&#39;s bound to mope.
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For Josh, the Newfoundland who won best in show at last year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, retirement has been one of relaxation.
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Move over Rover, let Flipper take over. News from New Zealand suggests man&#39;s best friend is in fact the bottlenose dolphin. It emerged yesterday that four swimmers were saved from a great white shark by a
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As Australians watch their country&#39;s flag being raised yet again in Athens, it can be imagined that no one is more pleased, nor more relieved, than Prime Minister John Howard, writes The Dominion Post in an editorial.
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The office of Australia&#39;s longest-serving prime minister Sir Robert Menzies was famously decorated by two framed images. One was a painting by Tom Roberts, capturing the austere, sun-blasted beauty of a bush
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THE Wallabies unearthed a future Test gem who was compared last night to one of the world&#39;s greatest flankers as Australia A defeated the French Barbarians 45-15 at Stade Jean Bouain.
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"I named the horse 'Reinless Spirit' to honour Gaudi's flight of genius."  AN image of a horse created with more than half a million toothpicks in homage to Antoni Gaudi has earned Albanian artist Saimir Strati a second entry in the Guinness Records. via News.com.au
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SHREVEPORT, La. - Two years after he was stolen, a talking cockatoo is back home with his owner. It was "I love you, Corey" that brought him back. Corey and four small dogs that also belonged to dog breeder Diane Bagley all were stolen from her yard in June 2005.