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Passengers in Perth still trying to fly to Bali Video
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Passengers at Perth International Airport have spent the day frantically trying to get on a plane to Bali, after flights resumed in and out of the Indonesian island's airport.
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'Absolutely buzzing': Passengers left stranded by Bali volcano make it home
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School leaver Alastair McCoy is among the lucky Australians reunited with family and friends as hundreds of passengers finally arrive home from Bali following the resumption of flights to and from the Indonesian island.
Topics: travel-and-tourism, lifestyle-and-leisure, travel-health-and-safety, bali, indonesia, perth-6000, australia
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Bali's airport reopens after Mt Agung eruption
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Bali airport is to reopened, two days after a volcanic eruption spread ash across the island, forced the airport to close and thousands of people to evacuate.
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Mount Agung eruption sparks airport shutdown Video
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Two successive eruptions on Saturday and then on Sunday have forced a 24-hour close-down on the Ngurah Rai International Airport on the island of Bali. The close-down is effective until 07:15 Tuesday, November 28, 2017 (local time), pending further assessment about the status of the volcanic Mount Agung.
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Not happy: travel plans in disarray for Bali passengers Video
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Passengers to Bali at Perth Airport are upset after flight cancellations as volcanic ash blankets island.
Topics: volcanic-eruption, travel-and-tourism, perth-airport-6105, australia, bali
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Indonesian disaster agency warns Bali volcano could erupt 'anytime'
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More than 400 flights are cancelled with around 59,000 people affected after Bali's main airport was closed amid warnings of a potential volcanic eruption that could happen at any time.
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Mount Agung continue to spew ash, some flights resume Video
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Some international airlines have resumed flights to Bali on Sunday (November 26) after the Indonesian island's Mount Agung volcano erupted for the second time in less than a week on Saturday evening.
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Bali volcano eruption prompts highest-level aviation warning, more flights cancelled (photos)
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Indonesia issues its highest-level aviation warning for flights around Bali as a shifting cloud of volcanic ash closes the airport on the holiday island of Lombok and forces the cancellation of flights for thousands of passengers.
Topics: volcanic-eruption, disasters-and-accidents, travel-and-tourism, bali, indonesia, asia
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Some flights cancelled as Bali volcano erupts for second time in a week
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International airlines including Jetstar and Qantas are resuming scheduled flights to Bali today after Mt Agung's second eruption, but local reports say some flights out of the country are still facing cancellations.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, volcanic-eruption, travel-and-tourism, bali, indonesia, asia
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Here's what happens when a volcano erupts
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Volcanoes are spectacular — sometimes deadly — forces of nature and Planet Earth is covered in hundreds of them. But how do these iconic wonders form, and what risks do they really pose?
Topics: science-and-technology, volcanic-eruption, earth-sciences, bali, indonesia, vanuatu, hawaii, iceland
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Ash can be seen rising from Mt Agung volcano in Bali Video
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Bali's Mt Agung has finally erupted, two months after tens of thousands of local residents were evacuated from their homes around the volcano.
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Bali's Mt Agung volcano erupting but alert level remains unchanged
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Bali's Mt Agung volcano begins erupting with an ash cloud rising 800 metres above the summit, but authorities say the eruption is small so far and locals are being urged to remain calm.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, volcanic-eruption, indonesia, bali
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Perth man who stole sunglasses in Bali to leave jail within days
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An Australian man found guilty of stealing a pair of sunglasses has five days left to serve after a Bali court sentenced him to three months and 15 days in prison.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, bali, indonesia, asia, perth-6000
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Australian man facing jail time in Bali for theft of designer sunglasses
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Prosecutors demand an Australian man accused of stealing a pair of designer label sunglasses in Bali, be jailed for six months.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, bali, asia, pacific
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Bali volcano's alert status lowered after decreased activity
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It's threatened to erupt since September, but seismic activity at the Mount Agung volcano has now decreased, leading authorities to reduce the threat level and order some evacuees to return home.
Topics: volcanic-eruption, disasters-and-accidents, tourism, bali, indonesia, asia
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World's biggest statue project in Bali reaches important milestone
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The construction of the world's biggest statue in Bali — the Garuda Wisnu Kencana — reaches an important milestone after being fitted with a beak.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, travel-and-tourism, bali, asia
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Important milestone on world's biggest statue Video
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The team piecing together a $100m statue of a Hindu god riding a mythical bird have fitted Garuda's beak to the sculpture's steel skeleton.
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Arrested man Joshua James Baker transferred from Bali Police station Video
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Joshua James Baker, 32, was allegedly carrying 28 grams of marijuana mixed with tobacco when he arrived in Bali last week.
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AirAsia crew 'screaming' during mid-air emergency: passenger
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Frightened passengers onboard an AirAsia Indonesia flight between Perth and Bali say a terrifying mid-air emergency shortly after take-off was made worse because staff were panicking.
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Australian detained at Bali airport attempts escape after allegedly being found with marijuana Video
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An Australian man has been detained in Bali after allegedly being found at the international airport with a mix of marijuana and tobacco, and dozens of sedative pills.
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Bali Governor says he got his numbers wrong on Mt Agung volcano refugees
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A week after urging tens of thousands of volcano evacuees to go home, Bali's Governor admits the camps are actually full of genuine refugees.
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French tourist scales Balinese volcano Video
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A French tourist has published video at the top of Mt Agung on the island of Bali, despite an 12km exclusion zone around the active volcano.
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Bali Governor wants volcano warnings lifted as thousands cancel travel
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A rapid decline in tourism numbers prompts Bali's Governor to urge nations like Australia to lift travel advisories issued in the wake of the increased volcanic activity declaring "if the eruption happened today there wouldn't be anyone who dies".
Topics: volcanic-eruption, disasters-and-accidents, travel-health-and-safety, bali
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The Kiwi volcanologist keeping a close eye on Mount Agung from the US
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Much of the latest information on Bali's volatile Mount Agung is coming the long way around — from the Twitter of a Kiwi volcanologist who is watching the Indonesian mountain from Pittsburgh, US.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, volcanic-eruption, science-and-technology, bali
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Priests visit summit of volcano ready to erupt Video
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Evidence has emerged on social media of three Indonesian priests venturing to the peak of Bali's Mount Agung volcano ahead of its expected eruption, October 1, 2017.
Topics: volcanic-eruption, travel-and-tourism, travel-health-and-safety, bali
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