Top Stories: Brisbane, Nov 26 : After consistent success at the domestic level earning him a spot in the West Indies team, opening batsman Adrian Barath has said that he is confident of doing well in the international stage as well. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:40:09 -0500Mogadishu, Nov 26 (DPA) A Canadian journalist and an Australian photographer freed after 15 months of captivity in Somalia were Thursday due to fly to Nairobi, the capital of neighbouring Kenya. IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00:02 -0500New South Wales, Nov 26 : A 16-year-old girl from Kingscliff, Australia, has sparked controversy after she posed nude for the cover of a surfing magazine. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:00:31 -0500Melbourne, November 26 : Singer Robbie Williams is said to be looking for a property in Australia's Northern Territory Outback to hunt Unidentified Flying Objects. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:00:29 -0500Melbourne, Nov 26 : Australia's Northern Territory government has allowed the killing of thousands of thirsty, marauding camels threatening residents and destroying water mains in the central part of the country. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:00:25 -0500Melbourne, November 26 : Singer Courtney Love has alleged that pop star Britney Spears was molested by her father, Jamie. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:00:11 -0500Sydney, Nov 26 (DPA) A herd of 6,000 camels is terrorising the remote far-north Australian township of Docker River, Northern Territory Local Government Minister Rob Knight told the Darwin parliament. IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:30:01 -0500Sydney, Nov 26 (DPA) Advertisements ran in local newspapers Thursday offering a finder's fee of 3,000 Australian dollars ($2,750) for anyone who can persuade an overseas doctor to work in Australia. IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:40:01 -0500New Delhi, Nov 25 : Popular Australian authors for children and young adults, Michael Panckridge and Alison Lester will be touring New Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore from November 28 to December 6. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:09 -0500Sydney, Nov 25: Noted Australian cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said that West Indies middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the most astonishing batsmen around and among the finest. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:50:07 -0500Brisbane, Nov 25: West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has said his team should leave behind the problematic build-up that they have had to the first Test at the Gabba and play like professionals. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:50:07 -0500Melbourne, November 25 : Kim Kardashian has successfully achieved her weightloss goal. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:30:10 -0500Sydney, Nov 25: West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has vowed to score a century for his ill mother in the first Test of the Frank Worrell Trophy starting Thursday. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:00:24 -0500Sydney, Nov 25: Australian middle-order batsman Mike Hussey will be aiming to re-establish himself as an indispensable figure in the squad during the Frank Worrell Trophy. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:30:11 -0500Melbourne, Nov.25 : Australian cricket fans are worried that the billion-dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) will emerge as the biggest threat to the health of international cricket in the near future. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:30:07 -0500Melbourne, Nov 25 : Forget tedious exercise routine and counting on calories, a simple Alternate-Day diet regime could offer significant health benefits and make you live longer. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:10:12 -0500Melbourne, Nov 25 : Aussie singer Delta Goodrem credits her impromtu performance at producer David Foster's birthday party for her big break in to the US music market. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:10:11 -0500Melbourne, Nov 25 : Rihanna has admitted that she felt disgusted and embarrassed by claims she had only been signed to Jay-Z's record label because she was having sexual relations with the rapper. ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:10:03 -0500The stars of the Australian music industry have hit the red carpet in preparation for tonight's ARIA awards. Luke Steele, of Empire of the Sun, has rocked an appropriately amazing outfit boasting whi... WA Today Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:02:19 -0500Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan and his Canadian colleague have left Somalia after more than a year in captivity, Somalia's national security minister says.Brennan and Canadian journalist... West Australian Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00:22 -0500Mogadishu, Nov 26 : A Canadian journalist and an Australian photographer freed after 15 months of captivity in Somalia were Thursday due to fly to Nairobi, the capital of neighbouring Kenya. New Kerala Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:53:00 -0500Australia is expecting an Asia-led boom in resources investment over the next five years, bringing "powerful and broad-ranging" economic benefits, its central bank said yesterday.Deputy Reserve Bank o... eTaiwan News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:51:32 -0500State authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small town in Australia's Outback in search of water, trampling fences, smashing tanks ... eTaiwan News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:49:47 -0500Northern Territory government announced its plan Wednesday for Docker River, a town of 350 residents where thirsty camels have been arriving daily for weeks because of drought conditions in the region... Examiner Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:46:00 -0500A District Court jury has acquitted a father and son of conspiring to murder the son's estranged wife. Adrian Moore and his father Harry Moore have been on trial for the past two and a half weeks acc... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:39:41 -0500Malcolm Turnbull has vowed to stay on as Opposition Leader and support the emissions trading scheme (ETS) despite mass frontbench resignations today in revolt against his position. Speaking at a medi... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:39:40 -0500Australian shares have closed down as falls in financial stocks weighed heavily on the market. The share market had been higher in early trading after Wall Street rallied on encouraging outlooks for ... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:39:38 -0500Bail has been continued for a member of Sydney's Ibrahim family on a conspiracy to murder charge. Brothers Fadi and Michael Ibrahim and another three men are charged over an alleged conspiracy to mur... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:39:36 -0500A Blue Mountains man charged with child pornography offences after a tip from the United States has been granted bail. Federal police officers say Paul Nyssen, 54, from Leura had pornographic images ... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:39:35 -0500Australian authorities have intercepted another asylum seeker boat near Christmas Island. A statement from Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor says Border Protection Command intercepted a boat car... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:39:34 -0500The family and friends of an Adelaide P-plate driver who crashed and killed his best friend while road racing have expressed their outrage at his jailing. Ryan Allyn McCulloch pleaded guilty to killi... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:39:33 -0500CANBERRA (Reuters) - The future of Australia's carbon trade laws was thrown into new doubt on Thursday when several opposition lawmakers resigned and promised to vote against the plan and parliament p... The Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:38:58 -0500Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull is facing a fresh bout of unrest over his leadership, with Tony Abbott resigning from the front bench this afternoon.Mr Abbott's dramatic decision late this afternoo... Stock Journal Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:38:14 -0500/-- Stanford Who's Who welcomes Leslie P. Newman for his outstanding work and dedication in the field of the Performing Arts. As President of the Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing, Leslie ha... 24 / 7 Press Release Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:33:30 -0500Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen hopes to make his return after an injury-hit 2009 at the Tour Down Under in January.The three-time winner of the Tour de France green jersey missed most of this seaso... BBC Sport Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:31:49 -0500Coverage: Exclusively live on BBC TWO Wales and online, full commentary on BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and online, live text commentary online and score updates on BBC Radio 5 live... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:31:42 -0500Journalist and father-of-three Paul Nyssen is facing child pornography charges, with police further alleging he's the mastermind of an online chat group used to access illegal images. Nyssen, 54, is ... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:27:44 -0500Theme park and cinema operator Village Roadshow Ltd says most of its businesses have performed better than expected in the new financial year. Village chairman John Kirby says its Gold Coast theme pa... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:27:40 -0500THE Australian dollar closed lower after worse-than-expected capital expenditure data weakened investor expectations for a December interest rate rise. News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:44 -0500THE Federal Government will ignore a Coalition-dominated Senate committee's call for a cost-benefit analysis into the national broadband network (NBN). News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:43 -0500THE RUDD Government is considering moving to guillotine debate on the emissions trading scheme tonight in a race against time to pass the legislation under Malcolm Turnbull's leadership. News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:42 -0500AUSTRALIAN photojournalist Nigel Brennan and his Canadian colleague have left Somalia and flown to Kenya after 15 months in captivity, Somalia's national security minister says. Mohamed Abdullahi said... News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:40 -0500TRAIN services on the Cleveland line have resumed after a signalling fault stopped services for peak-hour commuters this afternoon. No trains were running between Thornside and Cleveland because of a... Courier Mail Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:05 -0500Ahead of a key climate change summit in Copenhagen, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is expected to discuss the issue with US President Barack Obama in Washington next week. Business Standard Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:23:49 -0500Firefighters are battling a massive blaze that started at a farming paddock in West Pinjarra, south of Perth this afternoon.The Fire and Emergency Services Authority said the fire started about 12.30p... The West Australian Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:18:30 -0500(Adds analyst comment) By Morag MacKinnon SYDNEY, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Australia shares closed lower on Thursday as investors took stock of recent gains and held off taking new positions ahead of ... Yahoo!7 News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:18:25 -0500* Aussie bruised against 14-year high yen * Bonds up on removal of local interest withholding tax By Koh Gui Qing SYDNEY, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar fell to its lowest level in ov... Yahoo!7 News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:18:16 -0500Tasmania wrapped up first-innings points on day three of its Sheffield Shield clash against South Australia before bad light ended play early in Hobart. The Tigers had the points banked at tea after ... ABC Sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:17:14 -0500Exciting Victorian midfielder Tom Scully has been selected first in the AFL's National Draft as the Melbourne Demons look to rebuild for the next few years. South Australian Jack Trengove was taken b... ABC Sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:17:11 -0500The bride (to be) wore a red babydoll dress and tottered into the room on six-inch-high stillettos. The groom (to be) wore a light grey suit and a shirt and tie in the same shiny black-and-gold stripe... The Examiner Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:55:54 -0500(Dow Jones)-The Australian government said Thursday it is to conduct a study into the effectiveness of bilateral and regional trade agreements in reducing cross border barriers. Morning Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:55:20 -0500The project will take place in two stages, with the initial phase involving the planning and costing and the second stage involving design and construction, Leighton said in a statement. Five existi... Morning Star Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:55:18 -0500ALICE SPRINGS, Australia (AP) - State authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small town in Australia's Outback in search of water, t... Find Law Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:54:47 -0500CANBERRA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Adventurer Tom Smitheringale talked on Thursday about his unusual training regime to become the first Australian to reach the North Pole alone and unassisted. The two-me... SINA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:53:41 -0500ALICE SPRINGS, Australia ? State authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small town in Australia's Outback in search of water, ... Sign on San Diego Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:39:49 -0500''Then there's the kid whose room shows he's a neat freak, and his TAIS (The Attentional and Interpersonal Style inventory, relating to how someone performs under pressure) score tells you he's obsess... WA Today Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:39:10 -0500Sydney - The Australian federal government will not move to strike out a local law that allowed the first legally binding civil partnership ceremony to take place in Canberra earlier this week. "This ... Earth Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:23:39 -0500BHP Billiton shareholders have been told the mining giant is better positioned than most companies to benefit from the economic recovery. Chairman Don Argus opened his last AGM after a decade in the ... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:17:37 -0500Ashley Callus has seized ownership of the title of Australia's fastest swimmer by breaking Eamon Sullivan's 50 metres freestyle record at the AIS International in Canberra. The triple Olympian's time... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:17:31 -0500It has been revealed that 19 fire crews were caught in dangerous burnovers on Black Saturday, 11 years after five fire fighters died in a burnover at Linton near Ballarat. The Bushfires Royal Commiss... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:17:31 -0500The running of the AJC Derby at Sydney's Randwick racecourse on April 10 has caused a rescheduling to the AFL draw. The round three afternoon match between the Sydney Swans and Richmond at the Sydney... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:17:28 -0500Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has accused the Opposition of attacking the chairman of the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC), Robert Needham. Deputy Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg yesterday... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:17:26 -0500Assaults in Victoria are on the rise, reinforcing the state's reputation for alcohol-fuelled violence. Over 34,000 assaults were reported in the past 12 months, up 7.8 per cent on the previous year, ... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:06:10 -0500A toddler has been run over twice by a ute in the driveway of a house in Campbelltown, south-west of Sydney, this afternoon. "The tray of the ute apparently struck the boy who fell to the ground, the... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:06:08 -0500The medical team that successfully separated conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna have made all Victorians proud, Premier John Brumby said on Thursday. The team of surgeons and nurses were honoured at... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:06:03 -0500BHP Billiton Ltd has reiterated that a proposed iron ore production joint venture with Rio Tinto Ltd in Western Australia is likely to become binding before the end of the year. Rio Tinto said this w... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:06:01 -0500Police believe a man still missing in the surf on the Gold Coast was trying swim around security fences to get into the schoolies-only hub. Superintendent Jim Keogh told reporters on Thursday two men... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:05:59 -0500Assistant Commissioner for specialist crime Nick Anticich made the announcement this afternoon after advising officers at the squad that they would be transferred by January next year. Under recommend... perthnow Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:05:17 -0500THE WA Government is fulfilling a $240 million commitment to extend Perth's Joondalup railway line by 7.5km, building a new train and bus station in Butler. perthnow Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:05:15 -0500MALCOLM Turnbull's leadership could be thrown back into turmoil with speculation frontbencher Tony Abbott is set to resign within the next 24 hours. News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:05:08 -0500LIBERAL MP Sophie Mirabella has resigned from the Opposition shadow ministry because she says she cannot support Labor's emissions trading scheme. News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:05:05 -0500SENIOR Liberal frontbencher Tony Abbott has resigned from the Shadow Cabinet fuelling speculation Malcolm Turnbull may soon face another leadership challenge. News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:05:03 -0500LIQUIDATORS have applied for an arrest warrant to be issued against discredited Firepower boss Tim Johnston after he failed to appear in a Perth court today. News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:05:02 -0500He was the first of six toolies evicted by police overnight. The toolie, a university student who lives in North Fremantle, said he had come over on a boat with a group of toolie mates, who are all s... The West Australian Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:57:01 -0500The West Indies fought back with two middle-session wickets to have Australia 3 for 210 at tea on day one of the first Test at the Gabba. Simon Katich fell short of his ninth Test century when he wen... ABC Sports Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:55:38 -0500"Microsoft and Yahoo have been notified that Australian and Canadian authorities have separately concluded their reviews and have no objections to our proposed search agreement," they said i... The Australian Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:51:56 -0500POLICE in southern Tasmania are asking for help in identifying a motorcyclist clocked at 179 kmh in a 100 kmh zone on the Brooker Highway last Sunday.The high-powered Honda CBR 1000 motorcycle was det... The Examiner Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:33:12 -0500DISGRACED doctor Geoffrey Edelsten has defended his star-studded, 500-guest marriage to a 25-year-old fitness instructor this Sunday as a "wonderful" event for charity.At a prenuptial press conference... The Examiner Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:33:10 -0500The new iMacs ... customers complaining about flickering screens and blackouts. “Got my new iMac shipped from Shanghai the very day they launched. Was really excited but now really dissapointed by... WA Today Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:15:43 -0500Come on Age what is this tripe?? I could be wrong as I haven't actually read the article but how the hell is this news worthy? Leave this stuff for the 'other' newspaper. WA Today Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:15:39 -0500The honeymoon in Guam and, inset, Nene Anegasaki. Photos courtesy Sal9000, via BoingBoing.net. We may occasionally wish our spouses had an "off" switch but a Japanese man will have that luxury full-... WA Today Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:15:36 -0500Sydney - Firefighters called out to a reported gas leak on a farm in southern Australia traced the source to a 120-kilogram pig with an irritable bowel. "When we got to the property where [the alert] ... Earth Times Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:58:38 -0500The Wiggles were amongst more than 30 high profile supporters of Indigenous Literacy who gathered in Sydney's Martin Place as part of a campaign today. The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation... ABC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:53:42 -0500Alice Springs town camp residents have lost their case against a Federal Government plan to impose new lease agreements on their land. About 3000 people live in town camps on the outskirts of Alice S... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:53:41 -0500Preparations are underway in Sydney for the Australian music industry's night of nights. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of the ARIA awards, which began as a humble industry event for 500 people... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:53:37 -0500Former world number four Jelena Dokic is returning to the Hobart International in January. The 26-year-old has joined another high-profile Australian, Alicia Molik, in entering the tournament. Dokic... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:53:35 -0500Tasmanian motorists are being warned that the midlands town of Oatlands may be without petrol until at least next week. A dispute between the owners of the town's service station and its lesee has re... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:53:33 -0500An employee who survived an explosion at a Gladstone munitions factory in 2006 has told the Industrial Court in Adelaide he never held concerns for his safety while working there. SafeWork SA says a ... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:53:31 -0500Batsman Brad Hodge has recovered from a hamstring strain and will take his place in Victoria's line-up for the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland, starting at the MCG on Friday. Hodge missed t... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:53:29 -0500Brisbane International director Steven Ayles says he will try to bring Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur to the event in 2011. The pair has opted to play in the Hopman Cup in Perth to start their Au... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:53:27 -0500A former ministerial adviser for the Queensland Government, Simon Tutt, has categorically denied boosting a rugby grant to help the University of Queensland Rugby Academy. The Crime and Misconduct Co... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:53:26 -0500EMBATTLED Liberal Leader Malcolm Turnbull appears to have gathered the support of enough Liberal senators to pass the Government's emissions trading scheme this week.But a group of rebel Liberal senat... Stock Journal Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:52:08 -0500Central Coast coach Lawrie McKinna has hailed the career-best form of club stalwart Alex Wilkinson on the eve of the Mariners captain's 100th A-League appearance. Wilkinson will become only the fourt... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:42:06 -0500The ACT government has triumphed over its federal counterpart on new laws allowing gay couples to wed. The federal government had threatened to quash the legislation after it was passed by the ACT Le... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:42:02 -0500Swimmers can rejoice over a report showing Sydney's ocean beaches in the lead-up to summer are the cleanest they've ever been. Twenty-nine beaches had perfect water quality 100 per cent of the time i... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:41:55 -0500Australia's third largest private health insurer HCF has played down speculation it could seek a stock exchange listing but says it has been bolstered by a big lift in membership numbers. The fund, w... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:41:52 -0500Star NSW paceman Doug Bollinger has made a mad dash to Perth to bolster the Blues' bowling line-up for their Sheffield Shield clash with Western Australia at the WACA Ground, starting on Friday. Boll... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:41:50 -0500Independent senator Nick Xenophon says the supermarket giant should at the very least follow the lead of rival Coles and ensure pokies venues are made child-proof. Woolworths held its annual general ... News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:41:08 -0500 | 
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