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    13 Oct, 2011

    Professor Stuart Wyithe wins 2011 Prime Ministers Science prize
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    4 Oct, 2011

    Brian Schmidt of ANU/RSAA awarded 2011 Nobel Prize!
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    26 Sep, 2011

    Transit of Venus, 6 June 2012
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    26 Sep, 2011

    Solar eclipse, 14 November 2012
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    5 Sep, 2011

    Bok, Charlene Heisler and Louise Webster prize winners announced
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