Eastern Australia stories:
Dust storms spread deadly diseases worldwide
Sep 26th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Huge dust storms, like the ones that blanketed Sydney twice last week, hit Queensland yesterday and turned the air red across much of eastern Australia, are spreading lethal epidemics around the world...
Dust coats Australian outback myth
Sep 24th, 2009 - Reuters
The huge outback dust storm that swept across eastern Australia on Sept. 23 smothering Sydney in red dirt was a stark reminder that after 221 years of white settlement Australians still only cling to the edge of this harsh island continent.
Australia cleans up after dust storm
Sep 24th, 2009 - The Seattle Times
Millions of Australians were wiping a film of reddish Outback grit from nearly everything Thursday after the country's worst dust storm in seven decades played havoc with transport systems and sent asthmatics scurrying inside.
Skies clear, cleanup begins after Australia's most severe dust storm blankets Sydney
Sep 23rd, 2009 - CJAD
SYDNEY, Australia - Millions of Australians were wiping a film of reddish Outback grit from nearly everything Thursday after the country's worst dust storm in seven decades played havoc with transport systems and sent asthmatics scurrying inside.
Dust storm in Australia turns Sydney into Mars
Sep 23rd, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
When dust storms blow through Australia's outback, it's par for the course. When they turn Sydney into a Mars look-alike, it's time to sit up and take note. A swath of...



