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A Koala is seen on top of a power pole in Australia.

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Koalas are up power poles, on roads, in schools. Why the outlook for Australia’s listed icons remains ‘poor’

The island of Taveuni, in Fiji.

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They live in paradise. But everyday life is a bit more complicated

Europol Executive Director Catherine De Bolle, right, addresses a press conference next to members of an international coalition of law enforcement representatives to announce the results of a major operation against the encrypted communications platform 'Ghost', which is used for criminal activities, in The Hague on September 18, 2024. The application, a blogging engine known as "Ghost" that its creator claimed was impossible to hack, was used by hundreds of criminals in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, international law enforcement said on September 18, 2024. Fifty-one people have been arrested in Italy, Ireland, Sweden, Canada and Australia, including Jay Je Yoon Jung, the alleged "mastermind" of the app.

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Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 15: Race winner Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Red Bull Racing celebrates after the Formula One Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on April 15, 2018 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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How Daniel Ricciardo went from a ‘shy’ teenager to one of F1’s most effervescent characters

A plane leaves Sydney Airport in Australia.

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Passenger ordered to pay more than $5,000 in fuel costs after flight diverted due to bad behavior

Australian Olympic hockey player Thomas Craig speaks to the media outside the headquarters of the judiciary police in Paris, France, August 7, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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Australian field hockey player Tom Craig banned after trying to buy cocaine at the Paris Olympics

Protesters confront police outside the Land Forces 2024 arms fair in Melbourne on September 11, 2024. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

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Protesters clash with police at Australia defense show

Australian rower Drew Ginn had won gold at the Olympic games in Atlanta, Athens and Beijing, and a silver in London.

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Four Olympic medals stolen from Australian rower’s car

The NSW Police released video of a rescue off the cosast of Australia.

Two rescued from yacht after terrifying night at sea amid 20-foot waves

Patrons watch the tigers at Dreamworld on September 16, 2020 on the Gold Coast, Australia.

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Tiger mauls handler at amusement park

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Firearms worth more than $134,000 stolen in daring museum heist 0:31

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‘Devastating’: Raygun speaks out after Olympic performance backlash 1:09

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How an indigenous community is using apps to protect the Amazon 3:49

<p>CNN visits a school in Queensland, Australia with a unique approach to the conservation of the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem.</p>

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The school breeding clownfish to help protect the Great Barrier Reef 4:02

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: McDonald's Fawkner is seen re-opened on May 18, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. McDonald's has closed 12 restaurants across Melbourne for deep cleaning after an external delivery driver tested positive for COVID-19. The precautionary decision to close the stores was made after a truck driver delivering supplies to the restaurants while asymptomatic later tested positive for coronavirus. All staff have been asked to self isolate not to return to work for 14 days. The restaurant closures come after the closure of the Fawkner and Craigieburn McDonald's restaurants due to COVID-19 cluster outbreak last week. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

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McDonald’s shortens breakfast time in Australia as bird flu causes egg shortage

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies in ‘world-leading’ move to cut nicotine use

Australia drops legal fight against X over church stabbing video

Qantas CEO: ‘We let our customers down’ on canceled flights scandal

China lifts ban on five Australian beef exporters

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Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

These Picasso pieces are on display in a ladies’ restroom inside a museum. Here’s why

Australia’s richest woman seeks removal of her portrait from exhibition

Vandals target ‘world’s oldest’ Chinese parade dragon in an Australian museum

Why the drag looks in ‘The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ are still iconic, 30 years on

Aboriginal spears returned to Australia after 250 years in ‘momentous occasion’