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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.
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Man falls to his death from a hot-air balloon in Australia
The hot-air balloon took off from Melbourne’s northern suburbs early in the morning and was in the air for about 30 minutes before the man fell from the basket.
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At least 50 people injured by ‘strong movement' on plane traveling from Australia to New Zealand
At least 50 people were injured Monday by what officials described as a “strong movement” on a Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand.
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Toddler rescued from Hello Kitty claw machine
A 3-year-old was rescued after crawling inside a claw machine in Australia.
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Australian national team donates to Gaza humanitarian causes ahead of World Cup qualifier vs. Palestine
Australia plays Palestine in Kuwait on Tuesday in a game that was going to be held in the West Bank but was relocated due to the escalation of violence in the region.
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Anthony Albanese will become the first Australian PM to visit China after 7 years
Anthony Albanese will soon become the first Australian prime minister in seven years to visit China in recognition of improving bilateral relations.
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Australian woman charged with murder after serving poisonous mushrooms for lunch
An Australian woman has been charged with murder after serving poisonous mushrooms to her ex-husband’s parents and aunt.
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Australian woman accused of murdering 3 guests after serving them poisonous mushrooms
Erin Patterson has also been charged with three counts of attempting to murder her former husband, who became ill after eating three meals in 2021 and 2022.