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UN rights chief warns Australia on refugees The UN's top human rights official Wednesday described a hunger strike by refugees banished by Australia to the remote Pacific as a sign of the "unbearable conditions" of their detention.
14 November 2012
Eclipse hunters chase sun to tropical Australia It lasts for barely two minutes, but the chance to witness the eerie spectacle of day turning briefly to night in a solar eclipse has brought thousands of shadow chasers to Australia.
13 November 2012
©REUTERS Australian wins $208k from Google for gang links Google was ordered to pay Aus$200,000 (US$208,000) in damages to an Australian man Monday after a jury found the Internet giant defamed him by publishing material linking him to mobsters.
12 November 2012
Controversial billionaire Clive Palmer. ©REUTERS Storm Sandy delays global launch of Titanic II The flamboyant Australian mining magnate behind the building of the Titanic II said Friday a New York gala to unveil plans for the vessel would be delayed out of respect for the victims of super storm Sandy.
09 November 2012
Australian Climate Minister Greg Combet. ©Photo courtesy of abc.net.au Australia to sign up for Kyoto 2 Key greenhouse gas emitter Australia on Friday said it will sign up for a second round of the Kyoto Protocol environmental protection treaty, but New Zealand opted out.
09 November 2012
Australia scraps plan to filter Internet Australia on Friday scrapped a controversial plan to filter the Internet, saying it will instead block hundreds of websites identified by Interpol as among the worst child abuse sites.
09 November 2012
Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich. ©REUTERS Abramovich eyes Australian gas investment - report Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich jetted into Australia for talks with resource company Linc Energy, renowned for its underground coal gasification (UCG) technology.
08 November 2012
Photo courtesy of dinosoria.com Man dies of thirst in Australian Outback A 25-year-old man died and another was recovering in hospital Wednesday after they became stranded in the harsh Australian Outback, prompting warnings about the risks of the desert.
07 November 2012
Camilla highlights cause close to her heart Prince Charles's wife Camilla spoke Wednesday of her mother's death from osteoporosis as she used the royal couple's Australian tour to highlight a cause close to her heart.
07 November 2012
Australia wants closer ASEAN ties: FM Carr Australia will elevate its engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and seek to more closely align its foreign policy with that of the bloc.
02 November 2012
'World-first' surgery gives Australian boy new hope Australian doctors Thursday hailed what they described as a world-first surgical treatment for a boy suffering from a rare disease that sends his blood pressure soaring and triggered a stroke.
01 November 2012
Melanie Brown. ©REUTERS Scary Spice wins paparazzo order in Australia Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown was Thursday granted a interim restraining order against a well-known Australian paparazzo who she claimed threatened her and put her life at risk.
01 November 2012
©REUTERS Duopoly fears after Virgin Australia takes Tiger stake Australia's competition regulator plans to take a hard look at Virgin Australia's planned acquisition of low-cost rival Tiger Airways Australia over concerns about the market becoming a duopoly.
31 October 2012
Virgin Chairman Sir Richard Branson. ©REUTERS Virgin Australia sells stake to Singapore, pounces on Tiger Virgin Australia on Tuesday sold 10 percent of its business to Singapore Airlines while agreeing to buy a 60 percent stake in Tiger Airways Australia as it upped the ante in its battle with Qantas.
30 October 2012
Two-thirds of Australians overweight: study Two-thirds of Australia's adult population are overweight or obese, a key study found Monday, with rates continuing to climb despite a drop in smoking and drinking.
29 October 2012
New species of lizard found in Australia Scientists announced Monday the discovery of a new species of lizard fighting to survive among the sand dunes outside Perth in Western Australia.
29 October 2012
Asia language plan 'central' to Australian reforms: PM Every Australian school will be partnered online with one in Asia by 2025 as regional languages become "central" to education reform plans, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Monday.
29 October 2012
©REUTERS Australia defends mining tax after 'zero earnings' Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan defended the government's mining profits tax Thursday after reports that no revenue had collected in the first quarter due to China-driven cooling in the sector.
25 October 2012
Australia's Antarctic runway melting Australia said Wednesday it was searching for a new aircraft landing site for planes supplying its three bases in Antarctica because the current runway is melting.
24 October 2012
Leonardo DiCaprio. ©REUTERS Leonardo DiCaprio urges Antarctic ocean sanctuary Leonardo DiCaprio urged a high-level Antarctic conservation meeting in Australia Tuesday to approve a sweeping Southern Ocean marine sanctuary to protect thousands of polar species.
24 October 2012
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