The Australian Vladimir Putin backs recovery of MH17 bodies VLADIMIR Putin has bowed to international pressure and pledged Russian support to recover bodies and key evidence from the crash site of Flight MH17, giving hope to bereaved Australian families that t... (photo: AP / Alexei Nikolsky) MH17 shootdown Photos Russia Vladimir Putin Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin Canberra Times Great Barrier Reef will be 'pretty ugly' by 2050 Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Tourism and Events Queensland | The Great Barrier Reef is in the worst state it's been in since records began and will be "pretty ugly" within 40 years, Australian... (photo: Creative Commons / Toby Hudson) Abbot Point Coral Reef Photos UNESCO Wikipedia: Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef Top Stories The Australian Chinese visitors lead the way as Victoria records 10 per cent rise in tourists VICTORIA is proving the place to be for international tourists with visitors to the garden state up 10 per cent - the highest in Australia. | Almost two million tourists ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) China Photos Tourism Victoria Wikipedia: Victoria (Australia) Stuff Benji Marshall makes Tigers all-time team Thirteen players from Wests Tigers' historic premiership-winning side of 2005 have been named in the joint-venture club's greatest ever team. | The Tigers celebrated thei... (photo: Creative Commons / (Magnus Manske)) Benji Marshall Photos Rugby Sports Wikipedia: Benji Marshall The Australian Hamas fighters reject truce deal HAMAS’s military wing last night rejected a ceasefire with Israel after the deal brokered by Egypt won the backing of the Israeli security cabinet. | Soon after the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Gaza Hamas Israel Photos Wikipedia: 2014 Israeli offensive on Gaza The Australian Throw open our doors to those who cherish our values, says Rupert Murdoch RUPERT Murdoch has called for Australia to throw open its doors to immigration and welcome those who “cherish the values of the country”. | Mr Murdoch said Au... (photo: AP / Noah Berger, File) Australia Immigration Photos Rupert Murdoch Wikipedia: Rupert Murdoch The Examiner Why trees are good- and bad When you walk into a forest you immediately notice the smell, a woodsy aroma that’s soothing and invigorating at the same time. That aroma comes from gases that trees g... (photo: WN / marzena) Environment Nature Photos Trees Wikipedia: Environmentalism
