Australia

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TIME Asia April 30, 2009 Krista Mahr	Skippy for Supper A few years ago, Australia's food industry was trying to figure out how to get more people to think of the kangaroo, which is part of the country's official coat of arms, as something that is edible rather than adorable.
TIME Europe February 11, 2009 Robinson & Callinan	The Moment: Kinglake What happens when beauty turns to terror? Australia found out last weekend when wildfires swept through the southeastern state of Victoria.
IEEE Spectrum November 2008 Robert N. Charette	Weapons Acquisition Problems Span the Globe It's not just a U.S. problem. Australia, Canada, Russia, and the UK have all experienced their fair share of troubled acquisitions efforts.
IEEE Spectrum November 2008 Monica Heger	High Speed Down Under Australia invests in a multi-billion dollar national broadband network.
TIME Asia May 22, 2008 Daniel Williams	The Big Dry The driest continent on earth is in the grip of the worst drought in its recorded history. Beginning in 2002 and spanning, at times, the breadth of the country, the dry spell has pushed farmers to the limits of their ingenuity and patience.
TIME Europe April 2, 2008 Jini Reddy	Australia: Glimpses of the Past A kilometer north of the remote northeastern Australian township of Laura, in the heart of Cape York's Quinkan country, hides one of the world's most celebrated rock-art sites.
TIME Asia February 14, 2008 Elizabeth Keenann	Saying Sorry On February 13, 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd voiced regret "for the pain, suffering and hurt" of the country's disadvantaged Aboriginal minority. His speech, with its repeated use of the word sorry, had the immediate effect of easing white guilt and softening Aboriginal pain.
Chemistry World December 3, 2007 Karen Harries-Rees	Australian Scientists Await Rudd's 'Education Revolution' Australia's academics are waiting to see how Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will bring about the 'education revolution' promised during his election campaign.
TIME Europe November 25, 2007 Elizabeth Keenan	Australia's New Order In Australia, the Labor faithful cheered the party's new savior, Kevin Rudd, and the end of John Howard's long run as Prime Minister.
TIME Asia November 16, 2007 Elizabeth Keenan	Water Worries In poll after opinion poll, about 7 in 10 Australians say climate change and water are issues important enough to influence their compulsory votes in the upcoming Nov. 24 election.
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