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Australian researchers rediscover frog thought to be extinct

A tiny frog, that was thought to be extinct, has turned up again in Australia, in a remote area in the north.It is only 3.75 centimetres long and is called the Armoured Mistfrog, and hasn't been seen since 1991....

created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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BASE jumper leaps off cliff but chute fails to open

" POLICE have seized graphic video showing the moment a BASE jumper's parachute fails to open in a near-fatal plunge. The Port Douglas chef and experienced skydiver with hundreds of jumps under his belt, miraculously survived the 305m fall off Australia's highest sheer...

created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago
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Victoria Revay

Black Hawk 221 Board of Inquiry

The horrific video of an Australian Black Hawk helicopter crashing last November in Fiji has been released. In the video, you can see the massive helicopter just hitting the concrete surface of the landing area...

created by Victoria Revay | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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3 missing from perfect yacht

Three men are missing from a yacht that was in perfect order in a mystery that is as if from the Bermuda Triangle.The yacht was first spotted by a Customs helicopter on routine patrol."The yacht was first spotted adrift on the outer Great Barrier Reef on Wednesday and when...

created by matte | 2 years ago
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12yo charged with raping woman

I only have brief details on this. A 12-year-old boy has been charged with raping a 23-year-old woman in a car park in the Queensland city of Townsville. Police allege the woman was attacked as she walked through an inner-city car park yesterday morning. She was allegedly...

created by goldcoaster | 2 years ago
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Mulrunji: statement of support

"Statement of Support from ANTaR National Director, Gary Highland. Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation or ANTaR is proud to support the stand for justice, equity and truth being taken by Indigenous people on Palm Island, in Townsville and around Australia. Justice...