Новости по теме Australia

Australia's Commonwealth Bank posts record profit Australia's biggest bank, the Commonwealth, on Wednesday posted an eight percent jump in full-year net profit to a record Aus$7.68 billion (US$6.98 billion).

14 August 2013

World-first study tracks dwarf minke whales Dwarf minke whales have been tagged and tracked in Australia's Great Barrier Reef in a world-first pilot study which hopes to solve the mystery of where they spend the summer.

14 August 2013

'No place' for sexism in Australia: PM Rudd Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Wednesday said there was "no place" for sexism, racism or homophobia in Australia as election rival Tony Abbott laughed off his touting of a candidate's sex appeal.

14 August 2013

Rudd makes gay marriage an Australian election issue Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Monday it was time to end the "acrimonious" debate on gay marriage, after he vowed to introduce a bill legalising same-sex unions if returned to office.

12 August 2013

Abbott vows to be Australia's 'PM for Aborigines' Australian conservative leader Tony Abbott pledged Saturday to spend one week every year in a remote indigenous community if elected, saying he wanted to be the "prime minister for Aboriginal affairs".

10 August 2013

Green sea turtles eat more plastic than ever: study Endangered green turtles are ingesting more man-made debris, including potentially lethal plastic products, than ever before.

10 August 2013

'Australian men don't tell' says Assange of Sweden sex case Julian Assange says he will not publicly address Swedish sex allegations before his bid for office in Australia because "Australian men don't like to talk about their private lives".

08 August 2013

Developer makes Australia's biggest charity donation A wealthy property developer on Wednesday pledged Aus$50.1 million to the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in what is believed to be the largest single charitable donation by an Australian.

07 August 2013

Australian politician quits over lewd texts An Australian politician was forced to quit a parliamentary ethics committee after his ex-mistress revealed lewd texts he sent her, including one reportedly of his penis in a glass of red wine.

06 August 2013

Family dog kills two-year-old boy in Australia A two-year-old boy has been mauled to death at his grandmother's house in a savage attack by a mastiff cross dog.

06 August 2013

Virgin Australia expects loss of $98 mln for year Virgin Australia said Monday it was expecting a full-year loss of Aus$95-$110 million (US$84-98 million).

05 August 2013

New government bailout for Australian auto industry The Australian government Monday pledged a fresh Aus$200 million (US$177 million) bailout package for the car manufacturing industry.

05 August 2013

Australian mine firm guilty of Aboriginal site desecration An Australian mining firm was convicted Friday of desecrating a sacred outback Aboriginal site in a landmark ruling protecting the beliefs of the beleaguered minority in the country.

02 August 2013

Blanchett the star as Woody Allen returns to form She might be one of the finest actresses of her generation but Cate Blanchett believed she might never have the chance to work with Woody Allen.

01 August 2013

Dumped Australian PM Gillard says sexism 'glossed over' Australia's first female leader Julia Gillard has spoken out against the "glossed over" sexism of her tenure, saying it would have ended political careers had it been about race.

27 July 2013

US Navy to retrieve bombs it dropped over Barrier Reef The United States Navy said Friday it will spearhead a search for four unarmed bombs it dropped over Australia's Great Barrier Reef and make sure they are safely removed.

26 July 2013

Australian doctors call for ban on smacking kids Australian doctors Friday called for the smacking of children by parents to be made illegal, saying it was too easy to blur the line between reasonable discipline and abuse.

26 July 2013

UN concern at Australia's PNG boatpeople plan The United Nations on Friday said it was "troubled" by Australia's decision to send asylum-seekers arriving by boat to Papua New Guinea given conditions there failed to adequately protect refugees.

26 July 2013

Australia gifts Prince George a baby crocodile Australia's tropical Northern Territory presented an unusual gift to Britain's new royal baby, Prince George, a crocodile.

25 July 2013

Australia's Abbott plans military solution to boatpeople Australia's conservative opposition unveiled plans Thursday for a military-led response to repel boatpeople, branding the problem a "national emergency".

25 July 2013

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