No mean feat for Aussies
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Fresh from demolishing the Solomon Islands for a place at the 2005 Confederations Cup, Monday&#39;s draw in Frankfurt confirmed Frank Farina and his Socceroos will be taking a huge step up come June 15.
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Apart from the usual bumps and bruises there are no serious injury problems for the Kiwis league side after Sunday&#39;s loss to Australia.
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Australia captain Ricky Ponting says his side are not looking beyond the crunch game against southern hemisphere rivals New Zealand.
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Australia has vowed never to bow to terrorists after an unconfirmed claim that two Australians have been taken hostage in Iraq and will be executed unless Canberra withdraws its troops from the country.
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Australia will not alter its commitment  to Iraq, the conservative government said on Monday, despite a  poll showing an overwhelming majority of Australians believe  the war has not reduced the threat of terrorism.
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A decade and a half of economic growth,   rising incomes and a housing boom hasn't made Australians --   traditionally proud of their country's "Lucky Country" moniker   -- any happier.
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AUSTRALIA got the prize it wanted but exasperated Shane Warne could not land his heart&#39;s desire in a watershed Test victory yesterday.
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Freedom is just a word to gamble Analysis Western Australia legislators have threatened to reaffirm the stereotype that Australia is a âconvict nationâ by backing online gambling restrictions more draconian than those faced here in the US. And the bookies are less than pleased by the situation.â¦
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LONDON - A clinical second-half performance in the wet carried Australia to a 32-12 victory over a gallant but error-prone New Zealand side in their Tri-Nations test in London yesterday.
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The Australian press (headlines above) is eulogising Shane Warneâs eminently well deserved record-breaking achievement. Among those applauding the feat is former Australian captain Steve Waugh, who has written
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AUSTRALIA&#39;S next Olympic effort will be based on a policy of sleeping with the enemy -- or should that be our new best friend?
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday that Australia is unlikely to sign a non-aggression treaty with the members of the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN).
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Cricket Australia has backed an international crackdown on racism but said the term &quot;pom&quot; could still be used against the English.
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Ricky Ponting is modest about hitting his 33rd Test century for Australia on day three  of the second Ashes Test.
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THERE is a need for this Australian team to be challenged. At the moment, it is so imperiously successful it can do what it likes when it likes and to whom it likes.
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The Australian government will not move to block a foreign takeover of  airline Qantas, the prime minister says.
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THE resilience of this Australian team is remarkable. To a man, there is a steeliness of resolve and a pride that overwhelms, even intimidates, an opponent.