Tiny frog, pink-eyed bug among 200 animal species found in remote Papua New Guinea

Scientists see new bugs, frogs in Papua New Guinea

Toyota to build a $300 million plant in Melbourne to produce greener engines

Toyota plant in Australia to build greener engines

Independent lawmakers hand Australia’s Labor Party enough support to form government

Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule

Tasmanian devil once ‘immune’ to cancer killing the species euthanized after developing tumors

Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found

Greens party agree to help Labor Party form Australia’s first minority government since 1943

Greens party supports Australian Labor Party gov’t

Australian political leaders seek backing of independents in bids for power

Australian parties seek backing of independents

Australian prime minister negotiates with independent lawmakers to hang on to power

Australian PM asks independents to save government

Boat made of 12,500 plastic bottles completes 4-month journey across Pacific Ocean

Boat of plastic bottles ends 4-month Pacific sail

Boat made of 12,500 plastic bottles arrives in Sydney after 4-month journey across Pacific

Boat made of plastic bottles arrives in Sydney

Australian election campaign begins with focus on immigration; Labor holds a slight lead: poll

Australia’s election campaigning kicks off

Australian PM, only 3 weeks on the job but already polling well, calls August elections

Australian PM, 3 weeks on job, calls Aug elections

Australia’s first woman Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces Aug 21 general elections

Australian PM Gillard announces Aug 21 elections

Australian scientists find cave of marsupial fossils in Outback; some similarities to kangaroo

Cave of marsupial fossils discovered in Outback

Police: Drunk Australian bitten by ‘Fatso’ the crocodile after trying to sit on animal’s back

Australian bitten while trying to sit on crocodile

Scientists say Japanese spacecraft may have collected first samples from asteroid

Japanese spacecraft may have dust from asteroid

Scientists say Japan probe may have collected first samples from asteroid

Japanese probe may have dust from asteroid

G20 countries face split on issue of stimulus spending versus tackling soaring deficits

G20 leaders facing worries about rising deficits

Surprise move by formerly loyal deputy delivers Australia’s first female prime minister

Australia gets its 1st female PM

SYDNEY — Julia Gillard had long been tipped as Australia’s first woman prime minister, but the way it finally happened has shocked almost everyone.

Australia’s ruling party ousts Kevin Rudd, installs first woman prime minister

Australia gets its 1st female PM as Rudd ousted

Australian government in turmoil as prime minister calls leadership vote

Australia’s PM Rudd calls leadership vote

CANBERRA, Australia — A surprise revolt forced Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday to call a party leadership vote that he will struggle to win — just months away from national elections. It marks a dramatic reversal in fortunes for the wonkish premier and could give the country its first woman leader.

Nations can’t agree on how to curb whaling; Japan can still raid marine sanctuary unchecked

Nations fail to limit whaling, Japan still hunts

Japan warns it may quit whaling commission if no progress made in easing of ban

Japan may quit whaling commission if ban stays put

Scientists recover Japanese space probe with possible asteroid clues to solar system creation

Scientists retrieve capsule, seeking asteroid dust

Scientists hunt for Japanese space probe with possible asteroid clues to solar system creation

Hunt on for asteroid dust and solar system secrets

Japanese space probe returns to Earth after 7-year journey to collect asteroid material

Space probe returns to Earth from trip to asteroid

Rescue boats headed to 16-year-old sailor adrift in Indian Ocean on damaged yacht

Boats heading to teen sailor found in Indian Ocean

Scientists waiting in Australian Outback for Japanese space capsule that visited asteroid

Scientists wait in Outback for Japanese spacecraft

Australian study finds crocodiles make up for their poor swimming by surfing across the ocean

Australian study finds crocodiles surf the seas

Briton becomes 1st woman to row solo across Pacific, receives warm welcome in Papua New Guinea

Briton is 1st woman to row solo across Pacific

Australia says it will take Japan to International Court of Justice to stop whaling

Australia to take Japan to court over whaling

Australia takes Japan to international court to stop whaling; Tokyo cites scientific research

Australia takes Japan to court over whaling

Australia releases economic plan to return budget to surplus in 3 years and repay debt early

Australia plans next budget surplus in 3 years

Treasurer says Australian budget for next fiscal year is dedicated to repaying debt quickly

Australian budget dedicated to repaying debt

Poll says Australian government loses support after shelving climate change law

Australia gov’t polls down after climate law delay

Australian prime minister announces 2-year delay of carbon pollution reduction laws

Australia postpones carbon pollution curbs

Obama reaffirms 2011 Afghan withdrawal plan; ‘we can’t be there in perpetuity’

Obama says in TV interview that ‘we can’t allow China to wait’ on tackling climate change

Air search spots oil patches near coal carrier aground on Great Barrier Reef off Australia

Oil seen near ship aground on Great Barrier Reef

US skylines, landmarks go dark for ‘Earth Hour’ campaign to promote action on climate change

Moscow readies to power down as global warming warning event Earth Hour rolls round to Europe

Landmarks, cities worldwide unplug for Earth Hour

Sydney shuts off the lights to mark Earth Hour, amid pleas for deal on fighting global warming

Landmarks go dark, millions unplug for Earth Hour

Fossil of T. rex ancestor found in Australia, first such find in Southern Hemisphere

First tyrannosaur fossil from Southern Hemisphere

Australian coroner investigates deadly crocodile attack as 2 new encounters grab attention

Australia investigates deadly crocodile attack

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad

Researchers say recent expedition proves there’s no need kill whales to study or manage them

Researchers back from Antarctic no-kill whale trip

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