Aussie basketballers more worred about Beijing pollution than American compet...

"The Australian Women's basketball team's WNBA superstar Lauren Jackson is not fretting about the basketball war with America that awaits her in Beijing; she's more worried about the weather. Asked at a lunch on the Gold Coast about Australia's ultra-intense...

Dad sues eloped daughter for $1M

Mustering pilot runs off with cattle baron's daughter in 1986, parents suing daughter and soon to be ex son-in-law. The case involved $1m and whether it was a loan or gift. " AN AUSTRALIAN cattle baron is suing...

Australian journalist faces drug charges in Singapore

Peter Lloyd is ABC News' Delhi-based South Asia correspondent, and appearing regularly on the network's nationally broadcast daily news. " An Australian journalist was arrested in Singapore on drug-related charges,...

Pope lauds apology to Aborigines

The Australian government's decision of accepting blunders committed on indigenous people in the past have been welcomed by the Pontiff. Pope lauded the reconciliation offers made by the Australian government and hoped that   this will give new hope to people all...

AFP recruits teen cyber spies

Australian Federal Police have recruited twenty-youths, aged between 14 to 16 years, to help them fighting online crime. Why teens ? because their surfing skills are better than the veteran agents. Good point. ...

Australian paedophile suspect arrested in Indonesia

Watch your lovely childs..."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - An Australian man wanted for paedophilia has been arrested on the Indonesian resort island of Bali and will be sent back to Australia, police said Wednesday. Paul Francis Callahan was arrested Saturday at the house he...

World's oldest blogger signs off for the last time, aged 108

"An Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108. Her last post described her ailing health but also how she still sang a happy song every day. Olive Riley, of Woy Woy about 50...

UN should not meddle in matters reported by KKP, Said Muladi

What are you looking for, KKP?"The KKP`s report were officially scheduled to be announced early next week but someone leaked its contents to the Australian media which on Friday published parts of it. The...

Feral feline fedoras - cat hats made of, not for, kitties

Quality hats are made of beaver fur.  Leather slouch hats once were a big favorite.  Now, we have feral feline fedoras.Here is a tough one to sort out as the feral cat population is more than a nuisance, it...

RBS eyes Australian assets sale

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is looking to sell the Australian and New Zealand operations of ABN Amro - the Dutch bank it bought last year." Last month, the Edinburgh-based company raised £12bn after selling shares...

Unhealthy Aborigines must help themselves, says Nicola Roxon

Breaking bad habits should be among our top priorities to get the most out of our life. If we do it right, and we are on our way to make significant improvements in our life. " ABORIGINES must recognise the risks of alcohol and smoking and take responsibility for...

SAS soldier Sean McCarthy killed in Afghanistan

"FALLEN Digger Sean McCarthy spoke of his fears about serving in Afghanistan in emails to his high school formal partner in Australia. Jane Alexander, who accompanied the then 17-year-old to his school formal on the...

Australia PM in new nude art row

The debate over the portrayal of children in the magazines are hotly debated in Australia and the current debate has got even Prime Minister involved. "A photograph of a nude six-year-old girl on the front cover of an Australian art magazine has re-ignited a row over the...

Australian Red Cross to end mission in Aceh by 2010

The lord will repay their goodness."Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - The Australian Red Cross will end its humanitarian mission of assisting post-tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction programs in Aceh by 2010, a spokesman said. "Our commitment to assist Aceh in the...

AUSTRALIA: The lives sent down the drain

Many of these communities still form genuine hunter-gatherer societies, incorporating fascinating personal stories, and handy lessons on basic issues of survival."Don Watson, July 5, 2008–Remote Aboriginal communities are still suffering from the almost incomprehensible...

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