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Australia can't stop Zimbabwe flights (AAP)

yahoo.com     Jul 22, 2008   17 related          

The federal government says it has no power to stop Zimbabwean officials from flying over Australia on the way to China. Zimbabwe had secretly used Australian air space to send military officials and war veterans to China,...                

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Roderick MacLean: oversaw the evacuation of the Cocos islanders

timesonline.co.uk     Jul 22, 2008          

Roderick MacLean was the civil servant who presided over the evacuation of the inhabitants of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands — an archipelago of 27 small coral islands in the Indian Ocean — for a new life in Australia and North...                

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Space researcher ready to take off for NASA

uq.edu.au     Jul 20, 2008          

Rowan Gollan, considers himself fortunate to be the first person to go to NASA under the new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between The University of Queensland and NASA. UQ postdoctoral researcher and imminent PhD graduate...                

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The day the bomb dropped

thisishampshire.net     Jul 20, 2008          

THERE are few who can honestly say they witnessed a truly momentous, world changing event, but 69-year-old John Brewster from Hythe can rightly make that claim. In 1957 John, then serving in the Army, found himself standing on...                

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smh.com.au: You can't judge a country by its government … Morteza Poorvadi, a former detainee, with his son, Alex, and wife, Jojo Ma Sein Win. smh.com.au

The other side of the fence

smh.com.au     Jul 18, 2008   1 related          

The question is not whether we detain asylum seekers, but on what terms, writes Connie Levett. Stitching his lips together, at Villawood detention centre in 2002, was one choice the teenage Iranian asylum seeker felt he could...                

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Is There Any Booty Left For the Taking in the Caribbean?

newsblaze.com     Jul 16, 2008   1 related          

By R.J. Smith Often in these times of corporations and modern warfare, we forget that some places in this world are still virtually untouched by our evil developmental hands. "Jurassic Park" and possibly "Treasure Island" were...                

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Ocean front home- SALE for JULY ONLY- Great for families! (Kapa'a) $140 2bd

craigslist.org     Jul 16, 2008          

This adorable two bedroom beach cottage has a direct view of the beach. The Love Shack is ideally suited for honeymooners, small families or couples traveling together. It is nestled in a grove of tall Norfolk Island Pines...                

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The Lesser Sunda Islands

redorbit.com     Jul 15, 2008          

Credit: Jeff Schmaltz; MODIS team; NASA, Posted on: Tuesday, 15 July 2008, 06:02 CDT Download full size image The MODIS on the Terra satellite captured this image of the Lesser Sunda Islands on July 8, 2008. These islands form...                

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World Heritage is a Terrible Thing to Waste

steinbergforcongress.com     Jul 14, 2008          

Fortunately, for 27 places around the globe, that shouldn’t be an issue as they’ve just been added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. ) Serra da Capivara National Park (1991) Historic Centre of São Luís (1997) Atlantic...                

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Planning a diveless trip in Costa Rica

nwsource.com     Jul 11, 2008          

Costa Rica's Coco Island is known for its diving areas but it may be possible to arrange for a diveless visit. Q: How can I arrange a trip to Cocos Island in Costa Rica to hike and shoot photos? I am not really interested in...                

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