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We’re getting a new $5 note
The Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed the design of a new $5 note that will be issued into circulation from 1 September 2016.
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Biodiversity
80 rhinos headed for Australia in bold move to save species
Australia is set to be a sanctuary for Africa’s endangered rhinos as poaching operations escalate, killing record numbers for Asia’s illegal horn trade.
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Can spinifex lead to safer sex?
It’s an unlikely marriage, but a spiky native Australian grass could give us stronger, thinner condoms.
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Archaeologists open lid on ‘Plain of Jars’ mystery
A major archaeological excavation in Laos’s mysterious ‘Plain of Jars’ has unearthed an ancient burial ground dating back 2000 years.
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Flinders Island seeks Chief Wombat Cuddler
Following on from Derek the baby wombat’s five minutes of fame, Tourism Tasmania is seeking a Chief Wombat Cuddler to visit Flinders Island.
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‘Hobbits’ extinct much earlier than first thought
A tiny human species discovered in 2003 may have been extinct for much longer than previously thought.
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Southern cassowary chick born in Perth
Perth Zoo in Western Australia welcomed a new baby southern cassowary as part of a successful breeding program of the rare bird.
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Bunbury dolphins serve up calamari for dinner
WA’s dolphins are at it again – first they formed a mothers group, now they are turning meal times into a fine culinary art.
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Derek the baby wombat melts hearts
An orphaned young wombat has stolen hearts the world over after being filmed running along a Tasmanian beach.