Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake off of Australia

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M 7.2 – 109km E of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia

Time: 2016-08-12 01:26:35 (UTC);    Location: 22.495°S 173.111°E;    Depth: 9.9 km

3 Dead as Heavy Rains, Flooding Inundate Parts of Australia

A ferry terminal is submerged by the overflowing Parramatta river in Sydney, Australia, on June 5, 2016. The east coast of Australia, including Sydney, was battered by a freak storm on June 5 with trees uprooted and thousands left without power. (SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Pregnant woman diagnosed with Zika virus in Australia

The Zika virus has been linked to thousands of birth defects in Latin America and is transmitted through mosquitos Photograph: Marvin Recinos/AFP/Getty Images

Queensland sees the first confirmed case of the virus in a pregnant woman in Australia since the World Health Organisation declared it a public health emergency

Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Australia

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M 7.1 – Southeast Indian Ridge

Time: 2015-12-04 22:24:55 UTC;   Location: 47.643°S 85.093°E;   Depth:10.0 km

Rival protest groups rally in Bendigo over controversial mosque

Photo: Anti-Islam group gather in Bendigo in Victoria, Australia, to protest against plans to build local mosque – @tom_cowie

Australian PM’s adviser says U.N. using climate change for ‘new world order’

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), listens during a news conference after a week long preparatory meeting at the U.N. in Geneva February 13, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Six-year-old girl allegedly dragged from siblings, raped at Hidden Valley town camp near Alice Springs

Photo: The Hidden Valley town camp is on the outskirts of Alice Springs, Australia. (ABC News, file photo)

8 children killed in home in northern Australia

Police hold talks with gunman after 5 hostages flee Sydney cafe

Armed police are seen outside a cafe in the central business district of Sydney on December 15, 2014. Hostages were being held inside a cafe in central Sydney on December 15 with an Islamic flag displayed against a window, according to witnesses and reports. (Photo credit: AFP/Peter Parks)

Assailant has hostages call media to make demands after storming coffee shop in city center; number of people being held put at less than 30; defense chief Ya’alon offers help to Australian authorities

Brisbane: Severe storms and flash flooding cause chaos

Photo: Emergency crews on the scene of flash flooding in Brisbane, Australia, where cars standed – @heylandy

BRISBANE is bracing itself for more bad weather after one of the strongest, most devastating thunderstorms in years brought huge rainfall to the city in a period of just minutes