His father, Keith Murdoch, was a famous World War One reporter who later led an Australian newspaper group.

VOA: special.2011.07.09

I have a British passport as well as an Australian passport,

我除了有澳大利亚护照，还有英国护照，

从澳大利亚到英国 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Don Baxter from the Australian Federation of AIDS Organizations says in a vast and rugged nation the army's support is vital.

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

Australian Margie Edmonds has just spent the morning as part of a cyclo tour with about 20 tourists.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

An Australian company, Electro Optic Systems, has received a $3.5 million government grant to develop the world's first automated, high-precision, laser tracking technology.

VOA: standard.2010.07.24

Mr.Rudd has not said whether he will agree to a U.S.request to send more Australian troops to Afghanistan, joining the 1,100 already there.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Australian Prime Minister Rudd is reported to have proposed a so-called "Indonesia solution" to the problem of escalating illegal boat arrivals on Australian shores.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

An Australian high school recently suspended students for posting hateful comments about a teacher on Facebook.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

However,Australian health authorities expect a sharp rise in the number of swine flu infections in August, toward the end of winter in the southern hemisphere.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

Critics,including the Australian government, say the research argument is a cover for the sale and consumption of whale meat, which is banned under international regulations.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

Critics say that new, independent research proves the system will damage the Australian economy and cost jobs if it is introduced at a time of global recession.

VOA: standard.2009.05.03

The nation, a former Australian colony, has a rich culture, where more than 850 indigenous languages are spoken, more than 10 percent of the world's total languages.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Some climate scientists think the Australian continent is particularly susceptible to a shifting climate and predict a greater incidence of droughts, floods and storms as the Earth warms.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

In September 2004, a powerful car bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy.

VOA: standard.2009.07.17

The 78 Sri Lankans were plucked from the sea by an Australian navy vessel more than a week ago, as they were attempting the journey from Indonesia's Sumatra Island to Australia.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout by the families of the victims, and Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan flew out of Mogadishu on a chartered plane Wednesday, by gunmen on a road outside of Mogadishu.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

Many are from Sri Lanka. While some have been taken to Indonesia,most are transferred to Christmas Island, a remote Australian territory 2,600 kilometers northwest of Perth, to have their applications for refugee status processed.

VOA: standard.2009.11.24

A spokesman for North Melbourne said the teenager, who is 194 centimeters tall and is still growing, had "enormous potential" to succeed at the highest level of the Australian Rules Football League, a nationwide organization with 16 professional teams.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Daw hopes his efforts will encourage other African migrants to integrate more into Australian society "When I first started a lot of my Sudanese friends,the boys, they weren't a fan of me playing footy,they tend to hang around the Sudanese people,just one area,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.17