http://www.news24.com/Tags/Places/australia Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Thu, 23 May 2013 18:33:56 +0200 Australia seized a record 23 tons of illicit drugs in 2011-2012 with arrests at a 10-year high, data shows, as officials warn the country has become a key target for traffickers. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Drug-traffickers-targeting-Australia-20130520 Two Australians who filmed themselves wrestling deadly saltwater crocodiles were fined for interfering with protected animals. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Australians-fined-for-wrestling-crocodiles-20130517 Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart has accused the government of using the mining industry as an ATM. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Tycoon-Mining-firms-treated-as-ATMs-20130517 A startled kangaroo has knocked an Australian politician to the ground and clawed his leg after its morning graze on a suburban lawn was interrupted by the jogging lawmaker. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Boxing-kangaroo-knocks-down-Australian-MP-20130517-3 Two distraught Australian children who saw their mother drown and their father disappear at sea have been reunited with relatives as police continue to scour the ocean for the missing man. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Search-on-for-dad-in-snorkelling-tragedy-20130517 Two children found alone on a remote Australian beach are under the care of authorities after their mother washed up dead and their father missing in a snorkelling trip. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Tragedy-at-remote-Australian-beach-20130516 Politicians in northern Australia say they are considering putting neglected Aboriginal children up for adoption, sparking fears of a new "stolen generation". http://www.news24.com/World/News/Aboriginal-adoption-plans-spark-new-fears-20130514 Skywatchers in the Australian Outback were among the lucky few to witness a solar eclipse on Friday as the moon glided between the Earth and the sun. Watch. http://www.news24.com/Multimedia/World/Eclipse-in-Australia-20130510 No trace of an Australian couple believed to have fallen off a cruise ship has been found despite an intense, day-long search, officials say. http://www.news24.com/World/News/No-trace-of-couple-fallen-overboard-20130510 Authorities are conducting a search off Australia's east coast for two cruise passengers who have been discovered missing after their ship docked in Sydney Harbour at the end of a 10-day journey. http://www.news24.com/World/News/2-cruise-passengers-missing-off-Australia-20130509-3 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stands very little chance of winning a seat in Australia's national elections, according to a poll, showing only modest support for his campaign. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Assange-chance-about-0-in-Australia-vote-20130416