As reported by abc.net.au, “A 54-year-old British man has drowned while swimming at a beach, east of Albany, on Western Australia’s south coast. Police say the man was swimming at Little Beach with his partner when he became distressed.” Read Article
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m.smh.com.au reported that a A NSW man has been confirmed as the third fatality in Australia’s largest outbreak of listeria. The death of the 68-year-old man late last month was confirmed by Victoria’s acting chief health officer as being linked to the outbreak at Jindi, one of the nation’s biggest cheese companies. The outbreak, which […]
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couriermail.com.au reported an Asian tourist has drowned in Melbourne’s southeast. The man in his 30s was swimming with friends near the Mordialloc pier in Mordialloc when someone noticed him face down in the water about 4.20pm. Read Article
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Thursday, February 7th, 2013 Halls Creek: Tourists ‘run off road’ According to kimberleypage.com, tourists from Switzerland were allegedly run off the road by an oncoming vehicle at Great Northern Highway late this afternoon. Wyndham identities Dick Daniel and Imelda Agars picked them up at the Ord River rest area, and drove them to Halls Creek […]
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According to abc.net.au, “A French tourist has sustained leg injuries after being swept into the sea and then dashed onto rocks in Sydney’s south-east.” Read Article
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (UPDATED) – According to rappler.com, a major 8.0 magnitude earthquake jolted the Solomon Islands Wednesday, February 6, with small tsunami waves buffeting Pacific coastlines, leaving at least five people dead and dozens of homes damaged or destroyed. A quake-generated wave of just under one meter (3 feet) reached parts of the Solomons, […]
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Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issues alert for South Pacific islands after magnitude 8.0 quake under sea. Reports of damage to villages in the Solomons from the quake and a 90cm tsunami wave hitting the islands were emerging after the quake struck at a very shallow depth of three miles (5km) off the Santa Cruz islands, […]
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A tsunami watch has been issued for Australia and a number of other Pacific nations after a powerful earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands today. The 8.0-magnitude quake struck at 12.12pm (AEDT) at a depth of 5.6km at the Santa Cruz Islands between the Solomons and Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. A lower-level […]
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As reported by news.msn.com, “The cost of living in Australia has surged as Sydney and Melbourne are now among the five most expensive cities in the world, outstripping most European and U.S. locations, according to an annual survey released on Monday. Asia and Australasia account for 11 of the world’s top 20 most expensive cities, […]
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Police are concerned about the whereabouts of missing 23-year-old female tourist from Australia. Jena Wardlaw was on holiday in New Zealand from Australia and was last seen visiting family in Hamilton on Friday. Family are concerned as she missed her flight home with her mother. Read Article
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