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Deadly snake surprises woman while driving on highway in Australia
She said that felt something on her foot, only to look down to see a tiger snake slithering up her leg, according to Victoria state police.
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Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could it work in the US?
It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16.
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Australia planning to ban social media for kids under 16
Australia’s prime minister said the legislation is for parents who are “worried sick” like him about the harm of social media.
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Raygun is quitting competitive breakdancing after Paris Olympics backlash
Rachael Gunn, better known as Raygun, said backlash to her performances at the Paris Olympics has made it “really difficult” for her to continue her breaking career.
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Police in Australia recover 40,000 stolen ‘Bluey' coins
The Bluey coins, with a face value of one Australian dollar (65 U.S. cents) each, were found on Tuesday afternoon in a self-storage business in the Sydney suburb of Wentworthville, a police statement said.
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Woman rescued after spending hours hanging upside-down between boulders
A big rescue effort was required to free a young hiker who spent seven hours wedged upside-down between boulders in Australia.
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Woman rescued after getting trapped in crevice for 7 hours retrieving phone
The woman was safely rescued, sustaining just scratches and bruises, in the rescue earlier this month — but she was unable to retrieve her phone.
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‘The Mentalist' star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in Australia
Australian actor and director Simon Baker, best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series “The Mentalist,” has avoided a conviction after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol near his rural home.
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Man arrested after opening plane's door and walking on wing at Australian airport
A passenger has been arrested at an Australian airport after he left a stationary airliner through an emergency exit, walked along a wing and then climbed down a jet engine to the tarmac.
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‘Unauthorized' helicopter flight ends with crash on hotel roof killing pilot
A man has died after an unauthorized helicopter flight in Queensland, Australia ended in a crash on a hotel roof, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from the building as flames engulfed the aircraft.
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Australia lifts terrorism threat level from ‘possible' to ‘probable'
The Australian government has elevated the nation’s terrorism threat alert level from “possible” to “probable,” citing concerns about increasing radicalization among young people and community tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.
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An Australian gallery's Picassos prompted a gender war. Now the curator says she painted them
An Australian art museum curator has divulged that she was the creator of three paintings that she presented as works by Pablo Picasso — and which prompted a gender discrimination case when she only permitted female gallery patrons to view them.
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15-year-old dirt bike rider Amelia Kotze dead after mid-race accident
Amelia Kotze has died at 15 after being injured in an accident while competing in the Central Coast Cup in Australia last week.
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Australian police arrest a man accused of running naked through an airliner
A man accused of running naked down the aisle of an Australian domestic flight, knocking down a flight attendant and forcing the plane to turn back, has been arrested by police at the airport.
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Australia's prime minister calls domestic violence a ‘national crisis' after nationwide protests
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described domestic violence as a national crisis after thousands rallied around the country against violence toward women.
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A knife attack in Australia against a bishop and a priest is being treated as terrorism, police say
Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person, and sparked a riot was an act of terrorism.
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Officer, bystanders hailed for running ‘towards danger' to stop man who killed 6 at a Sydney shopping mall
A police officer and several bystanders are being hailed for running “towards danger” to confront the attacker who stabbed and killed six people at a suburban Sydney shopping center.
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6 people stabbed to death in a Sydney shopping center and a suspect is fatally shot
A man began stabbing people at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, leaving multiple people including a small child injured, police said.
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‘Flexible burglar' caught doing yoga before allegedly robbing bakery
The bakery told NBC News that the suspect stole an iPad, shoes, hot cross buns and croissants “that must have smelt too good!”
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WATCH: Woman does yoga before croissant theft at bakery in Australia
A woman was seen on a surveillance camera stretching and doing yoga before a theft at a bakery in Australia.