The Statesman's Meow

During a debate between two female members of Australian parliament, a male member said "Meow." The woman who was speaking told him that he was practicing "schoolyard politics." She did not think to respond with an "oink."

International Men’s Day 19 November Australia Celebrates

Parliamentarians the media and invited guests attended a special celebration at Australia's Parliament House yesterday as part of world-wide activities for International Men's Day.International Men's Day began on...

Homebirths to Become Illegal in Australia

Under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law released last week, from July 2010 midwives could face a AUS$30,000 fine if they assist with a home birth in Australia.   It is expected that this...

Healing the Masculine Soul

Warwick Marsh from Fatherhood Foundation Australia delivered a speech on 17th June 2009 at the Men & Father’s Health Summit at Parliament House, Canberra. Following is a transcript of Warwick's speech. We...

Summit Calls for Government Office to Progress Men's Health

The Dads4Kids Fatherhood Foundation convened the inaugural Men and Fathers Health Summit at Parliament House, Canberra on Wednesday 17th June 2009. Over 30 delegates attended representing grass roots men’s and...

Glamorous TV host involved in Chinese corruption scandal

Since the start of this month, the Chinese media has focused on one of the most high-profile corruption cases in the country's recent history. Two of China's most senior political figures - the former party chief...

Man imprisoned in China for publicizing land appropriation

China's People's Daily website has a headline news story about the sentencing of man in Inner Mongolia to two years imprisonment  for using the internet to publicize illegal land appropriations by the local government of Ordos prefecture. According to the news...

iiNet Drops out of Australia Web Censorship Trial

Major Australian Internet service provider iiNet has dropped out of the Great Australian Firewall test, citing censorship and transparency concerns. The Internet filtering trial is certainly not going as well as the...

Australia Pledges $10 Million in Aid to Zimbabwe

Every now and then I'll hear something in the news that makes me proud that I am from Australia.  Today Australia is pledging aid and money to those less fortunate in Zimbabwe. Australia has an embassy in...

3000 Tamils protest in Canberra

[TamilNet, Sunday, 08 February 2009, 16:50 GMT]More than 3000 Tamils from Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra attended a rally at the Lawns of the Parliament House in the Australian capital Canberra on the 5th of...

Update: Australia 'will listen to Obama's Gitmo pleas'

(Update at bottom of page) Australia has rejected a request from the United States to house some detainees from Guantanamo Bay.For the second time in a year the Canberra based government has rejected such a...

Australian navy to get 62-day Christmas leave

Naval life is considered as tough assignments and there are not many takers for this in any country. Australian navy is coping with shortage of Nave personnel. They have devised a very good plan of giving two months off in order to make the job more attractive....

Pig holds woman hostage for 10 days

" Canberra: A pony-size pig who held an Australian woman hostage for 10 days inside her home will be removed on Wednesday to a piggery, where his bacon will be saved by a stint on stud duties, rangers said. ...

Australian researchers rediscover frog thought to be extinct

A tiny frog, that was thought to be extinct, has turned up again in Australia, in a remote area in the north.It is only 3.75 centimetres long and is called the Armoured Mistfrog, and hasn't been seen since 1991....

Buy evidence of adultery on eBay

Under developmentRevenge is a drink best served Hot."CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian woman has taken revenge on her cheating husband by putting a photograph of his lover's underpants up for sale on the auction...

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