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As of 1 March 2010 it will no longer be possible for persons aged 12 years and older to apply for a passport at Norwegian Honorary Consulates abroad. From 1 March 2010 all Norwegian passport applicants aged 12 years and older must apply in person at the Norwegian Embassy in Canberra or at another Norwegian Embassy. Children under the age of 12 years are not required to apply in person at an Emb...

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Photo: Sway
News and events // 10/03/2010 //

The construction of the wind turbine will take place in Øygarden in Hordaland County, where the new technology will be tested on land over the next two years. The wind turbine will be the world's largest of its kind, with a rotor diameter of 145 metres generating 10 MW (more power than three diesel locomotives).

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News and events // 10/03/2010 //

Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg have called on NATO to support efforts to achieve a world without nuclear weapons. “Our aim is to reduce the importance of nuclear weapons in NATO’s security policy,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

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It is possible to swim with the orca whales from October to January in Tysfjord.
Photo: Solvin Zankl/Tysfjord Turistsenter
News and events // 12/02/2010 //

Norway has much to offer tourists in the winter: snow, mountains, fjords and the unique culture of the Sámi people. We invited Audun Pettersen, one of the people most actively involved in Norway’s tourist industry, to tell us about some of the activities he would recommend.

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A small jump for Anette Sagen, but a great leap forward for ski jumping.
Photo: Scanpix / Gorm Kallestad
News and events // 15/03/2010 //

The people of Norway chose Anette Sagen, Norway’s top woman ski jumper, to inaugurate the new Holmenkollen ski jump facility.

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Photo: Steven Holl Architects
News and events // 19/03/2010 //

“American Steven Holl’s latest project is a breath of fresh architectural air set just above the Arctic Circle,” wrote the journal Wallpaper about the new Hamsun Centre.

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The accomplished Norwegian film, Little Miss Eyeflap (Skylappjenta) is screened all over Australia as part of the Flickerfest tour's programme International 2. On Saturday 20 March the film is shown in Canberra.

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