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- Russia warns Australia against scrapping uranium deal: report
- SYDNEY AFP — Any decision by Australia to scrap a deal to sell uranium to Russia to protest its action in Georgia would be "politically biased" and economically harmful, Moscow's envoy to Canberra has reportedly warned. Fairfax newspapers on Tuesday quoted Ambassador Alexander Blokhin, as issuing the caution a...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Australian gay couples get equal rights, but no weddings: minister
- SYDNEY AFP — Gay and lesbian couples will have the same rights as heterosexuals under new Australian laws but marriage will remain off limits, Attorney General Robert McClelland said Wednesday. McClelland announced that the Labor government would introduce legislation next month to remove same-sex discrimination from some 100 laws,...
- Research articles 2008-04-29
- Flame glitch fails to douse Thorpe's torch thrill
- CANBERRA AFP — Five-time gold medalist Ian Thorpe's enthusiasm for the Olympic torch remained undimmed Thursday, even after his attempt to ignite a cauldron with the Olympic flame failed due to a technical glitch. The torch's sole appearance in Australia was meant to culminate in the former swimming star...
- Research articles 2008-04-24
- Australian swim team not affected by D'Arcy controversy: head coach
- CANBERRA AFP — Australian head coach Alan Thompson insisted Wednesday the controversy over Nick D'Arcy's expulsion from the Olympic swimming team has not affected preparations for Beijing. He acknowledged the issue had been discussed in team meetings but said everyone had put it behind them and the sport's reputation...
- Research articles 2008-04-22
- Crusaders, Sharks lose rugby union unbeaten runs
- SYDNEY AFP — Canterbury Crusaders lost their unbeaten record but still lead by six points after Super 14 title rivals Coastal Sharks missed their chance to close the gap, losing to the ACT Brumbies this weekend. The six-time southern hemisphere provincial champions crashed to their first loss of the...
- Research articles 2008-04-19
- Activists vow to block kangaroo cull in Australia
- SYDNEY AFP — Australian animal rights activists vowed Wednesday to prevent the planned killing of more than 400 kangaroos on defence department land after the government refused to intervene. "We are going to blockade the gates 24 hours a day from Saturday so they can't get in and kill...
- Research articles 2008-03-12
- Australian rugby back Huxley diagnosed with brain tumour
- SYDNEY AFP — Australian World Cup back Julian Huxley has been diagnosed with a brain tumour while undergoing scans following a head knock during a weekend match, his club the ACT Brumbies said Tuesday. Huxley, 28, was shocked when doctors broke the news to him Monday following routine MRI...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
- Hundreds of kangaroos face cull in Australia: report
- SYDNEY AFP — More than 400 kangaroos living on Australian defence department land face being culled after a plan to relocate them was blocked, a report said Tuesday. The state government of the Australian Capital Territory has refused to grant export licences to move the eastern grey kangaroos to...
- Research articles 2008-03-03
- US defence secretary makes no promises on F-22 fighters for Australia
- CANBERRA AFP — US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday he will look into F-22 fighters for Australia but made no promises to lobby the US Congress to lift a ban on foreign sales of the most advanced US fighter. Gates said he would pursue it when he returns...
- Research articles 2008-02-23
- Tears, joy as Australian PM says sorry to Aborigines
- CANBERRA AFP — A single word -- "sorry" -- sparked an outpouring of emotion among thousands of Australians, black and white, gathered across the country for Wednesday's apology to Aboriginal people. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spoke for half-an-hour in an historic address to parliament, outlining the injustices and indignities...
- Research articles 2008-02-13
- Australia says 'sorry' to Aborigines
- CANBERRA AFP — Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to Aborigines Wednesday for past injustices, saying he wanted "to remove a great stain from the nation's soul." The apology was viewed as a watershed in Australia's often fraught history of race relations, with television networks airing it live and...
- Research articles 2008-02-12
- Australia to assess China's Rio Tinto bid: PM
- SYDNEY AFP — China's state-owned aluminium giant Chinalco's application to move to a 19.9 percent stake in Rio Tinto would be assessed on the basis of national interest, Australia's prime minister said Tuesday. "The reason we have Foreign Investment Review Board FIRB guidelines and a foreign takeovers act is...
- Research articles 2008-02-04
- 'Waiter, there's a moth in my soup': Aussies eat plague of pests
- SYDNEY AFP — Australian restaurants have hit on a radical solution to an unusually large seasonal invasion of moths -- they've taken a tip from Aborigines and put the pests on the menu. Millions of bogong moths have descended on Canberra and Sydney over the past fortnight, gathering in...
- Research articles 2007-10-10
- Rich opportunities attract best of the best to Canberra.
- Byline: Verona Burgess Jun 28, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian public service offers good employment opportunities for talented people. Its senior executive service SES employed 2,309 people in April 2007. Most are located in Canberra, although some,...
- Research articles 2007-06-28
- Budgeting for work—life balance: the ideology and politics of work and family policy in Australia
- Abstract Since its election in 1996 the Howard Government has invested billions of dollars in Australian families with children. Much of this money has been delivered through policies the Government claims will 'support families in the choices they wish to make' about how they combine paid work and family...
- Research articles 2007-06-01
- Qantas Flies Indigenous Aircraft to Canberra in Honour of Reconciliation.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-25 May 2007-QANTAS AIRWAYS: Qantas Flies Indigenous Aircraft to Canberra in Honour of ReconciliationC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25052007 Sydney: Indigenous Qantas Captain, Andrew Bishop, will pilot a special flight carrying more than 80 Reconciliation Australia guests to Canberra today...
- Research articles 2007-05-25
- $2885 for a seat at Howard's cabinet table.
- Byline: Mark Davis May 21, 2007 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There are allegations of waste of taxpayers' money by the Australian Government. The Prime Minister, John Howard, and his ministers now sit in a $A200,000 set of new executive...
- Research articles 2007-05-21
- Hollywood star Kidman receives Australian honour
- CANBERRA AFP — Hollywood star Nicole Kidman received an Australian government honour Friday, saying it would make her parents more proud than her Oscar. The elegant strawberry blonde was appointed a "Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia AC" at a ceremony at Government House in...
- Research articles 2007-04-13
- Bulls overcome Brumbies for rare Super 14 rugby win
- CANBERRA AFP — South Africa's Northern Bulls won for the first time in the Australian capital with a clinical 19-7 Super 14 victory over the injury-riddled ACT Brumbies on Saturday. The Bulls became the first South African team to beat the Brumbies in Canberra since the Natal Sharks (41-23)...
- Research articles 2007-03-03
- Australia FM urges Timor rebel chief to surrender
- CANBERRA AFP — Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Thursday urged wanted East Timorese rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado, surrounded by Canberra-led troops, to surrender. The call came a day after the renegade vowed a fight to the death as the international military closed in on his hideout and...
- Research articles 2007-02-28
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