• New Zealand updates: White Island volcano eruption leaves multiple dead, critically injured
  
  Fears are growing for Australians caught up in a volcanic eruption on White Island in New Zealand, as police say they do not believe there are any remaining survivors on the island.
  Paul Sakkal.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:15:55 +1100.
• White Island volcano: New Zealand's eruption leaves dozens of Australians feared missing
  
  More than 20 Australians including a Sydney family-of-four and a newlywed couple are listed as missing by the New Zealand Red Cross in the wake of the deadly White Island volcano eruption.
  Daily Mail.  Mon, 09 Dec 2019 22:15:42 +0000.
• Australia bushfires: Sydney faces toughest water restrictions in a decade
  
  The rules take effect as temperatures in eastern Australia are predicted to soar above 40C (104F).
  BBC News.  Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:39:25 GMT.
• Volcano F is the origin of pumice-rafts near Australia
  
  Since August a large accumulation of pumice has been drifting in the Southwest Pacific towards Australia. Researchers have now identified the origin of this pumice raft. It is a so far nameless underwater volcano in Tongan waters.
  Science Daily.  Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:05:07 EST.
• Australia bushfires: Ash washes up on New South Wales beach
  
  The water at Balmoral beach in New South Wales has turned black after almost two months of bushfires.
  BBC News.  Mon, 09 Dec 2019 14:25:41 GMT.
• The heat builds as the fires burn in Australia
  
  As firefighters continue to battle bushfires, another heatwave is about to sweep the country.
  Al Jazeera.  Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:36:20 GMT.
• Israel's Peregrine Ventures raises $115 mln medical tech fund
  
  Peregrine said its partners include institutional and private equity investors from Israel, the United States, Europe and Australia.;
  Jerusalem Post.  Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:59:34 GMT.
• STR: Australia Surpasses 300,000 Hotel Rooms
  
  ADELAIDE - Openings in November pushed Australia's hotel inventory above 300,000 open rooms, according to data from STR. Australia ranks 12th in the world in total room count and fourth among countries in the Asia Pacific region. ...
  Hsyndicate.  Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:38:22 +0200.
• Potential No. 1 Pick LaMelo Ball To Miss Four Weeks With Foot Injury
  
  LaMelo Ball, a potential No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, will miss four weeks with a foot injury, the Illawara Hawks of the Australian NBL announced on Sunday.
  By Adam Zagoria, Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 9 Dec 2019 03:57:38 +0000.
• Here's the most pointless pastime of the Swedes
  
  No matter how hard he tried, Australian Oliver Gee just couldn't figure out why Swedes enjoy cross-country skiing so much.
  The Local.  Sun, 08 Dec 2019 20:05:22 +0100.
• The girl who dreams to live on Mars
  
  MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) - For Alyssa Carson, colonizing Mars is just the first step in saving the human race. ...
  Antonia Jaramillo.  Washington Times.  Sat, 07 Dec 2019 03:00:10 -0500.
• Sydney blanketed by orange skies as wildfires rage
  
  A dense fog of smoke and flying ash has lingered over Sydney, Australia, for most of the past week, obscuring visibility and prompting commuters to wear breathing masks.
  CBC News.  Fri, 6 Dec 2019 21:18:57 EST.
• New Takata airbag recall triggered, BMW tells owners to park their cars - Roadshow
  
  This new issue has produced one known fatality in Australia, and the issue also affects Audi, Honda, Toyota and Mitsubishi.
  Sean Szymkowski.  CNET.  Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:03:00 +0000.
• $820M worth of methamphetamine hidden in stereo speakers seized in Australia's largest crystal meth bust
  
  Two customs agents and an information technology worker appeared in a court on Thursday charged with drug offenses over Australia's largest seizure of methamphetamine.
  Ap.  ABC News.  Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:35:56 +0000.
• Tyler Technologies' Odyssey System to Serve Australian Client
  
  Tyler Technologies (TYL) reaches an agreement with the Supreme Court and the Local Court of the Northern Territory of Australia for its Odyssey case management system.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Thu, 05 Dec 2019 14:47:00 GMT.
• Wang Liqiang, China defector in Australia, spills Communist Party, military secrets
  
  China's military is engaged in an elaborate covert smuggling operation in Hong Kong to steal U.S. and other western arms and military technology, according to a Chinese intelligence official who has defected to Australia. ...
  Bill Gertz.  Washington Times.  Tue, 03 Dec 2019 19:14:10 -0500.
• Australian man rescued after stranded in outback for 13 nights, friend still missing
  
  A second person among a trio of friends who have been missing the Australian outback for nearly two weeks was rescued on Tuesday, as the search continues for the remaining person.
  Travis Fedschun.  Fox News.  Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:01:54 GMT.
• Harrowing footage emerges of abuse at Australian cattle farms that supply Israel
  
  Secretly filmed footage portrays workers beating, kicking, electrocuting, standing on and shooting at animals for fun, denying them painkillers and vet visits to save money
  Times of Israel.  Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:13:28 +0000.
• Scientists Re-Counted Australia's Extinct Species. And the Result Is Devastating
  
  In the most comprehensive assessment of its kind, researchers find that 100 endemic Australian species living in 1788 are now extinct.
  Live Science.  Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:05:15 +0000.
• Freed Taliban Prisoner Believes SEAL Teams Attempted Rescues
  
  An Australian teacher held captive with an American colleague by the Taliban for more than three years believes US troops tried and failed six times to free them.
  Voice of America.  Sun, 01 Dec 2019 02:25:33 -0500.

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