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Tuesday 28 November 2023 Dublin: 3°C

# outback

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'Miracle' pair found alive after days in Australian outback
They had failed to return to the remote community of Hermannsburg after a weekend away.
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Oct 18th 2021, 9:24 AM
Fresh appeal to find body of British backpacker murdered in Australian outback
Bradley Murdoch was convicted in 2005 of murdering Peter Falconio.
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Jul 14th 2021, 7:48 AM
Two rescued after living on vodka, groundwater and biscuits for two weeks in Australian outback
A third person, however, is still missing.
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Dec 3rd 2019, 7:05 AM
Children take stolen car on 1,000km road trip across Australian outback before being caught
Police are investigating several alleged offences committed during the road trip.
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Jul 15th 2019, 9:34 AM
Australian police get to the bottom of mysterious SOS sign in the outback
A man got in touch with local police claiming that his brother left the message in 2013.
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Jun 8th 2017, 12:39 PM
Elderly German tourists found dead in Australian outback after wandering off path
The couple had been missing for days.
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Feb 14th 2017, 12:35 PM
Pickup trucks and 24 hours of booze - welcome to dating in the Australian outback
‘Bachelor and Spinster’ balls in rural Australia are a better bet than Tinder when it comes to finding romance.
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Dec 28th 2016, 1:00 PM
Australia's 'Barefoot Bushman' has been mauled by a 15-foot crocodile
Rob Bredl, 66, was bitten by the 4.5-metre crocodile at an Australian wildlife park in Queensland.
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Sep 22nd 2016, 9:47 AM
Man jailed for nine years for raping German backpacker in Australia
Prosecutors said he spent months planning the attack and sought a remote location to carry out the crime.
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May 25th 2016, 12:12 PM
Man survives six days in Outback by eating ants
Bear Grylls has nothing on this guy.
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Oct 13th 2015, 10:48 AM
British man lost in the Australian bush saved after writing 'Help' in the sand
The 65-year-old became stranded after trying to take a short cut back to the camp he was staying at.
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Aug 23rd 2015, 3:35 PM
Donegal undone by spirit of The Clones Crocodile, according to RTÉ commentary
‘That’s not a System. This is a System.’
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Jul 19th 2015, 4:35 PM
How crystal meth has started to take hold in Australia's wild outback
About 2% of the entire country is estimated to use the drug.
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Apr 19th 2015, 5:30 PM
Dad and two young sons survive 10 days in hostile Australian outback
Both children are now recovering in hospital.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 1:33 PM
Drunken hunter fights off Australian croc with an eye-poke
The younger adventurer had to think fast after being attacked by the large reptile.
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Sep 21st 2014, 3:40 PM
Woman rescued after four days in Australian bush
Emily O’Brien, 24, was wearing only a bikini when she was found by a search and rescue helicopter.
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Mar 20th 2012, 10:38 AM