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2013 Masters Recap — Adam Scott Wins the Masters in Sudden-Death Playoff

Joe Student — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:17:03 +0000

Adam Scott birdied the second playoff hole to beat Angel Cabrera and win the 2013 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on Sunday. In winning his first-ever major, Scott became the first Australian ever to win the Masters

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Enter This Crazy Australian Contest To Win One of 6 Ridiculously Awesome Jobs

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:00:24 +0000

Unless your business card says "Professional Hot Fudge Sundae Tester" or "Member of LeBron James’ Entourage," odds are you don't have one of the best jobs in the world. The good people of Australia want to change that, though.

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Crater From World's Third Largest Asteroid Found In Australia

Mike Adams — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:09:57 +0000

After witnessing some of the damage that a dinner table-sized meteor did last week after crashing into central Russia, imagine the magnitude of destruction that would have occurred if that flaming rock was the length of 18 football fields. Now stop imagining, because scientists say it happened.

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Nurse In Kate Middleton Prank Found Dead After Australian Radio DJs Place Phony Call To King Edward VII Hospital

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:44:03 +0000

London, UK (WIBX) - Prince William and Kate are reportedly "saddened" by the news that a nurse who was pranked by two Australian DJs, called "presenters" in the United Kingdom, has been found dead close to King Edward VII Hospital where she worked.

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Metro's "Dumb Ways To Die" Takes Over YouTube, Talks Train Safety [VIDEO]

Gino Geruntino — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:25:37 +0000

A new video from Australia is preaching the virtues of train safety while offering you a song you can hum to and from the station.

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Want to Know How Words with Friends Helped Save a Man's Life? [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:39:15 +0000

The popular iPhone game Words with Friends can do just about anything: make people smarter, bring people together, even make Alec Baldwin seem even kookier than he already is. Now, it’s literally saving lives.

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Obama Seems to Think Crocodile Attacks Are a Legit Hazard in Australia

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:02:53 +0000

When Barack Obama arrives in Australia’s Northern Territory Thursday, the region’s chief minister Paul Henderson will greet and hand the American president a policy that insures him against a crocodile attack.

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Bomb Hoax Suspect to Face Extradition from US to Australia [VIDEO]

Jade Walker — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:03:16 +0000

Australian authorities plan to seek the extradition of Paul Douglas Peters, who is accused of strapping a suspicious device around the neck of a Sydney teenager earlier this month.

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Australian Extortion Attempt Involving Explosive Collar Ruled a Hoax

Chris Chasty — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:40:35 +0000

Wednesday’s harrowing ordeal in Australia involving Madeleine Pulver and a collar bomb has been declared a hoax after the device was declared to be a fake.

Bomb squad members spent over 10 hours deconstructing the device before realizing there was no explosive material to be found. Law enforcement officials have also confirmed that the culprit wrote a detailed note that outlined his intentions.

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Australian Bomb Squad Frees Young Woman from Explosive Collar [VIDEO]

Chris Chasty — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:06:08 +0000

An 18-year-old Australian woman was attached to a suspected explosive device by an intruder with an intent to detonate it in a possible extortion attempt.

The bomb squad, cooperating with British military personnel, spent over 10 hours working with the device.

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