Posted by: twingecko56 on: March 24, 2010
Hussein Hashi Farah was in Kenyan custody on allegations of involvement in a terror attempt on Australia; the operative word being “was”. The prisoner was released from his incarceration in what at first appears to be a simple–but costly–mistake. Eric Kiraithehe, a spokesman for the Kenyan police force had this to say: “I think there [...]
Posted by: allie11610 on: November 17, 2009
Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system including over 2,900 individual reefs. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from the outer space. It is also the world’s biggest single structure made by living organisms. It [...]
Posted by: georginasellyn on: October 16, 2009
On Thursday, a 6 month old baby boy, who was sitting in his pram on the platform of a train station, rolled off the edge of the platform and fell head first in into the path of an incoming train. Luckily the train had slowed right down to stop, but the baby and his pram were underneath. This [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: February 10, 2009
En un estado del sureste del pais de Australia llamado Victoria, las temperaturas subieron hasta los 47 grados centigrados y los fuertes vientos formaron un ambiente parecido a un horno, formando un incendio gigantesco donde unas 80 personas sufrieron quemaduras y fueron hospitalizadas, 700 hogares familiares fueron destruidos tambien por el fuego y hay mas de [...]
Posted by: jnguonly on: February 9, 2009
Towns that have been destroyed during some of Australia’s worst wildfires have been declared crime scenes by local police. Raging fires have torn through the Australian state of Victoria killing an estimated 170 people. Victoria police suspect that some of the fires were started by arsonists, prompting Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to call the acts [...]
Posted by: charliekennedy on: January 17, 2009
In my home, which is Sydney, there is a risk that severe bush fires could return next week. Temperature are thought to be in the 40s which is normal during summertime in Australia. Bush fires have been a normal occurrence in Australia due to its hot and dry climate. Many people have lost their homes because [...]
