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Australia's iconic koalas. (Photo: Dave Hunt)

Australian koalas on danger list

By Tue, May 01, 2012 11:07PM UTC View Comments Australia's iconic koalas. (Photo: Dave Hunt)

Australia’s iconic bear – the koala – will become extinct in 10 years unless a national protection is given, Green activists have warned. The Friends of the Earth and the Gippsland Bush have slammed the Federal Government for its failure to enlist the koala in the Gippsland region of Victoria under the nationwide endangered species list....

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Australia: Heatwave triggers bushfire alert

By Mon, Jan 02, 2012 3:41PM UTC View Comments One of the images on Black Saturday's bushfire in Victoria (Photo: News Ltd)

Australia is on bushfire alert as a heatwave spreads across the southern states of Victoria and South Australia, with  temperatures soaring to over 40 degrees Celsius. Melbourne and Adelaide started the year with a daytime high of 40 degrees Celsius, AAP reported.  Sydney and Brisbane, meawhile, are reported to have a more tolerable levels at around...

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