Features By Phil Mercer
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Threatened species decision on koalas delayed
In Australia, conservationists are making the case that koalas are a threatened species. Government regulators aren't so sure.
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Aussie dollar hits a 29-year high
The value of the Australian dollar has risen 10.5 percent in less than two weeks. Today, one Australian dollar will buy you $1.03 in U.S. dollars.
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Samoa switches to 'the future,' jumps to other side of International Date Line
Samoa is hoping to move its economy into the future -- by a full 24 hours. The time change would put Samoa on the same schedule as major trading partners like New Zealand and Australia.
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Natural disasters cause Australia's economy to shrink
Australia's economy was hit by the biggest fall in 20 years in the first quarter, shrinking by 1.2 percent, after extreme weather struck at home and abroad.
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The economy's role in Aussie election
Australians will soon take to the polls for its federal election. And the economy is taking center stage.
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Rare earth minerals may not be so rare
Researchers from Japan uncover vast underwater deposits of the key materials used to make gadgets from smart phones to laptops, threatening China's dominance as a supplier
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Developing nations focus on smoking
Smoking kills millions of people each year. And now public health experts from 41 countries in the Asia-Pacific region want to fight back. They're meeting in Australia to look at ways to take on the tobacco industry. The BBC's Phil Mercer reports.
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Qantas grounds fleet of Airbus A380s
The Australian airline Qantas grounded its entire fleet of Airbus A380s after a flight made an emergency landing after an engine ripped off.
