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January officially Australia's hottest month on record

Australia sweltered through its hottest month on record in January and the summer of extremes continued with wildfires razing the drought-parched south and flooding in expanses of the tropical north.

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Immigrants evacuated in Australia

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Protesters clash with police at asylum-seekers' camp

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Police seek arrest warrant for outback murder suspect

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Positive DNA match for Falconio suspect

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Falconio suspect wins right to DNA appeal

Cork man pleads guilty to aiding refugee escape in Australia

A 22-year-old Cork man, who pleaded guilty to helping two Afghan refugees flee the controversial Woomera detention centre in Australia is due to be sentenced tomorrow.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2002

Police catch 12 more immigrant detention centre escapees

Police in Australia hunting illegal immigrants who escaped in a mass break-out from a remote desert detention centre caught 12 more of them, leaving 12 still on the run, a spokesman said today.

Sun, 30 Jun, 2002