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Offbeat News tagged with australia

Rogue Roo a Fearful Combatant in Dam Attack
Offbeat  (tags: Kangaroo, VIctoria, Australia, fighting, dog, man, injured )

Sally
- 1 day ago - smh.com.au
Chris Rickard, 49, of Arthurs Creek, sustained deep cuts to his abdomen and face after being attacked by the kangaroo as he tried to free his dog, which was being held underwater by the animal.
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Call for Cat Shooter and Mayor to Be Sacked
Offbeat  (tags: mildura council, australia, mother cat, kittens shot, mayor rspca )

Simone
- 2 days ago - theage.com.au
A COUNCIL officer who shot six kittens and cats in an animal shelter should be sacked immediately and the mayor should go too for defending him, the RSPCA says. Mildura Council has defended the shooting of the
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Mistaken Identity: Hunters Kill Endangered Pygmy Hippo During Pig Hunt!
Offbeat  (tags: pygmy hippo, pig hunters, australia, wild animals, killed, mistaken for pig )

Simone
- 3 days ago - ecoworldly.com
According to reports, a pygmy hippopotamus was shot and killed when hunters allegedly mistook it for a pig during a pig hunting expedition in Australia!
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Australia Dust Storm Turns Sky Over Sydney Deadly Red
Offbeat  (tags: australia, dust storms, sydney, red dust, weather )

Simone
- 61 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
An outback dust storm has swept across eastern Australia, shrouding Sydney in a dramatic red glow. It's also been wreaking havoc, disrupting transport and placing health authorities on alert for widespread respiratory illness. International flights
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45 New Species of Snails Found on Western Australian Islands
Offbeat  (tags: animals, discovered, snails, Australia, environment )

Cher
- 73 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Western Australian scientists and traditional Kimberley land owners are rapidly discovering new species in the State's north as part of the Kimberley islands biological survey. With field work almost complete, the survey has confirmed that the Kimberley
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Polly the Dog Swallows 1000 Magnets, Computer Mouse and Gloves
Offbeat  (tags: australia, blue heeler dog, surgery, swallowed, magnets, survivor )

Simone
- 86 days ago - news.com.au
POLLY the iron-guts pooch has animal magnetism. The blue heeler swallowed 1000 magnets, weighing a kilogram, forcing life-saving emergency surgery. The blue heeler swallowed 1000 magnets, weighing a kilogram, forcing life-saving emergency surgery.
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Man Loses Licence Riding Horse Drunk
Offbeat  (tags: australia, lost licence, drunk, riding horse, crime, bizarre )

Simone
- 87 days ago - ntnews.com.au
A TERRITORY man has been banned from driving after he was caught riding a horse while drunk. Martin Graham was banned for six months from riding his horse in public places by a Tennant Creek magistrate last week. It was alleged before he lost his
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Killer Ants Under Attack in Australia!
Offbeat  (tags: australia, governemnt programme, fire ants, destruction, high tech equipment )

Simone
- 104 days ago - ecoworldly.com
Destructive and deadly ants are being attacked down-under from up above. As part of the National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP), the Australian government is going high-tech to eradicate the fire ant. NFAEP, which began in 2001, is a national
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Meet Koda, the Little Horse Who Could
Offbeat  (tags: koda, smallest pony, tiny, companion, veternarian, australia )

Simone
- 104 days ago - abc.net.au
It is not uncommon for workplaces to have pets. Perhaps a fish or a bird, or at most a dog or cat roaming around the waiting room of a vet's clinic. But the Yarrambat Veterinary Hospital, north of Melbourne, has its very own horse who trots around the
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Echidnas Looking for Love
Offbeat  (tags: echidna, looking for mate, love, wildlife, backyards, australia )

Simone
- 113 days ago - dailyexaminer.com.au
DON'T be surprised if you find an echidna looking for love in your backyard tonight. The breeding season of the echidna runs from June to September, so right now male echidnas are on the move across the Clarence looking for females. Clarence Valley
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1,500 Orphaned Garden Gnomes Sent to Foster Homes - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Offbeat  (tags: gardengnomes, cootamundra, australia, foster care )

Jenny
- 118 days ago - abc.net.au
About 1,500 garden gnomes have been saved from the scrapheap.<br /> The collection of small cement people was left behind after the death of an elderly Cootamundra woman, with the new owners of her property not keen on keeping them hanging around
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From T-Rex to Waltzing Matilda - Three New Dinosaurs Found Down Under
Offbeat  (tags: Dinosaurs, fossils, australia, new species, interesting )

Michelle
- 144 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
Fossil remains of three new dinosaurs have been discovered at a prehistoric site in the Australian Outback.
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Wallabies Getting High in Poppy Fields
Offbeat  (tags: animals, Australia, wallaby, bizarre, odd, unusual, environment, wildlife )

Cheryl
- 153 days ago - news.ninemsn.com.au
AUSTRALIA. Tasmanian wallabies are forcing their way into poppy paddocks and getting "high as a kite".
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Stolen Prison Dog Cages 'Selling on EBay'
Offbeat  (tags: australia, prison dogs, cages, stolen, advertised, ebay )

Simone
- 167 days ago - abc.net.au
The Queensland Opposition says stolen prison dog-squad cages are being sold on an online auction site. The advertisement says the cages are made for Government department vehicles to carry working dogs. The Opposition's Vaughan Johnson says he has
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Aussie Nabs Worlds' 'Second-Best Job' on Aroha Island - New Zealand
Offbeat  (tags: australia, new zealand, nz, job, island, caretaker, north island, volunteer )

Chrissy
- 198 days ago - news.com.au
IT might not be on Hamilton Island, but the Kiwis think it must be the "second best job in the world", and guess what? They've given it to an Australian. The leaseholders of a tiny ecological island at the top of the North Island advertised a caretaker
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