Other lesser known acts include a fairly new band from Australia called Violent Soho and the Nigerian-German soul singer Nneka Egbuna.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

You can track a shark that swims from Australia all the way to southern Africa and back.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

As the love interest, Alex O'Loughlin joins a growing legion of hunky stars from Australia making it big on American screens.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

It would cover about 75 percent of emissions from Australia's 1,000 largest polluters.

VOA: standard.2009.05.03

Statistics from Australia's National Tidal Center show sea levels have increased by 8.6 millimeters a year off Perth and by 8.1 off the tropical Kimberley region over the past two decades.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Tyra Goodman,from Australia, likes the human contact.

VOA: standard.2010.04.13

Tourism is slowly growing. Paul Piaia came from Australia not just to enjoy the quiet beaches but also to race in the Tour De Timor, the country's first international cross country bicycle race.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

The study of adults in Australia also found an increased risk of death from others causes.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Interest grew. Today,he receives orders from as far away as Australia and New Zealand.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

Dress for Success has helped more than 500,000 women find jobs, and has branches in nine countries, from Mexico to Australia.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

More than 40 boats carrying refugees seeking asylum in Australia have been intercepted this year, a sharp increase from previous years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Australia's mineral exports, especially to China and India, helped to insulate the country from the worst of the global slowdown.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Industry analysts say Australia's mining boom is likely to continue for years" because of strong demand from the developing economies in Asia.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Toral says that aging patients from North America,Europe, Australia and Japan also will look for places with plenty of access to low-cost care.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

He accused the high commissioners, or ambassadors,from New Zealand and Australia of meddling in his country's internal affairs and ordered them to leave.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

The Clinton Global Initiative also heard from the prime ministers of Turkey, Australia and the Netherlands, and the presidents of Argentina and Chile.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

The latest quarrel among Australia, New Zealand and Fiji is over a group of expatriate judges from Sri Lanka that Fiji wants to recruit.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

In a statement, Australia's immigration department says the artists invited to Brisbane were from a studio that operates under the guidance of North Korea's leader,Kim Jong-il.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

Southeast Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions anywhere and international experts have been keen to learn from the catastrophic events in the state of Victoria earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

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

The flu outbreak is starting to affect the tourism industry, with one major airline announcing plans to scale back services between Australia and Japan by one-third because of a slump in demand from Japanese passengers.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

"The wonderful thing about solar energy is that it's accessible and available everywhere in the world, from the cloudiest place in northern Europe to the sunniest place in north-central Africa to the Outback of Australia to South Asia.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19