Top Stories: Melbourne, November 29 : Camille Hayton a.k.a Subway Girl hasn't found her true love yet. ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:20:06 -0500Brisbane, Nov.29 : The Gabba massacre shows just how pathetic West Indies are, and the key issue now is how can anybody be expected to maintain interest in this dog-eared series for two more Tests and five one-dayers. ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:30:35 -0500Brisbane, Nov. 29 : Australian fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus says he's enjoying the conditions in his maiden Ashes series, and believes he has gone a long way in proving his effectiveness on different surfaces. ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:30:31 -0500Melbourne, Nov 29 : Michael Clarke's model fianc... ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:30:25 -0500Brisbane (Australia), Nov. 29 : Under fire skipper Chris Gayle has described his team's first Test defeat to Australia at the Gabba as a "disaster". ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:30:18 -0500Port of Spain (Trinidad), Nov. 29 : Australia will host the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). This was decided at the current CHOGM in Trinidad and Tobago. ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:10:04 -0500Sydney, Nov 28: Australian batsman Marcus North has said that the team has its share of 'bling boys', but he is happy to work in the shadows and be a dependable batsman. ANI Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:40:02 -0500Melbourne, November 28 : The news of Britney Spears' shopping trip in Melbourne became a huge spectator event after fans posted word of her plans on their Twitter pages. ANI Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:30:06 -0500“Hicks should be released … He will not be given recourse to a fair trial under the US military commission, however it is constituted. There will be no presumption of innocence. The evidentiary te... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:58 -0500The federal senate was bogged down in debate about Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) in the last week of November. The proposed scheme, already condemned by most environmental NGO’s and clima... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:58 -0500Twenty-eight-year-old Malaysian activist Sivaranjani Manickam will be a special guest at the “Towards Justice, Sustainability and People’s Power: Fighting for Socialism in the 21st Century” conf... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:54 -0500Mat Ward reported 1500 people gathered at Town Hall and were entertained by Palm Island Aboriginal poet Maggie Walsh, and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir, who sang a piece from their from their lates... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:53 -0500Critics of Melbourne's public transport system are preparing to party at Flinders Street Station on December 3 to farewell the much-maligned train operator Connex. Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:53 -0500In part, the Liberals’ problems stemmed from the fact that the Labor government accepted the Liberals’ proposed amendments, making the CPRS even more polluter-friendly than before. But the Libe... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:53 -0500A speak-out against the Labor-Liberal dirty deal on the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) was held in Perth on November 26. The action was organised by the Coalition for a Safe Climate... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:52 -0500Mat Ward reported 1500 people gathered at Town Hall and were entertained by Palm Island Aboriginal poet Maggie Walsh, and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir, who sang a piece from their from their lates... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:52 -0500On November 26, Paddy "Joe" Hill and Gerry Conlon told a transfixed audience their experience of unjust imprisonment. The event, at the Perth Irish Club, was part of a tour profiling the British Misca... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:51 -0500Results of the recent elections for branch council and senior officer positions in the Australian Education Union Victoria branch were released on October 29. The incumbent union leadership was challe... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:51 -0500Initiated by the Socialist Alliance, the Indonesian Working People's Association and the Indonesian National Liberation Party of Unity, the statement condemned the Indonesian, Malaysian and Australian... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:51 -0500The report compiled the findings of hundreds of studies that show a direct link between racism, ill health and social disruption. About 47% of people from non-English speaking backgrounds reported ... Green Left Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:41:51 -0500Former Sydney FC striker Michael Bridges scored twice and played an integral role in a third goal as Newcastle stunned the Sky Blues 3-1 at the Sydney Football Stadium. Bridges, who has reunited with... ABC Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:36:07 -0500Police say a man feared missing in the south east of Western Australia has been found safe and well in Perth. The man had been camping at Seal Creek near Esperance, and had left his campsite unexpect... ABC News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:36:03 -0500Questions have been raised about the pre-tour fitness of West Indies spearhead Jerome Taylor after he broke down in the first Test shellacking at the Gabba, leaving the visitors' young attack exposed.... ABC News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:36:02 -0500Sydney Uni centre Suzy Batkovic-Brown has ensured the Flames continue their WNBL surge, a victory over Canberra delivering the Flames a six-win streak and second spot. The Australian Opals veteran ma... ABC News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:35:57 -0500Tom Cooper blasted 78 off 43 balls as South Australia beat Tasmania by seven wickets in their rain-reduced one-day match at Bellerive Oval. Cooper was rather comically hit in the head while fielding ... ABC News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:35:56 -0500JOE HOCKEY is refusing to declare his hand in the battle for the Liberal Party leadership despite enormous pressure from powerbrokers for him to run as a consensus candidate who could unite the fractu... Stock Journal Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:34:38 -0500A few days before the AFL national draft, Matt Dea discovered the lengths that clubs can go to as they try to find recruiting gems. Dea sat down with Richmond recruiting manager Francis Jackson in a ... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:24:21 -0500Five years ago Nathan Hauritz wasn't even sure if he was classed as a spinner. One year ago he doubted he would play a second Test. Now the 28-year-old long-maligned offie looks like he belongs, and... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:24:18 -0500Test cricket's latest polarising issue - the umpire referral system - lived up to its reputation at the Gabba with rival skippers Ricky Ponting and Chris Gayle split in their feelings. Gayle made it ... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:24:15 -0500A $500 million plan to sink Perth's central train station and build a huge town square has been unveiled by the West Australian government. WA Premier Colin Barnett on Sunday announced the final plan... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:24:13 -0500"It's a highly unusual incident and it's unusual to experience this amount of shots being exchanged," Armed Crime Squad Detective Sergeant Paul Tymms said today. Three men and a teenager we... News.com.au Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:23:28 -0500Jarrad Fitzpatrick was allegedly attacked and killed on Friday outside a house in Bunbury, 180km south of Perth. Police say the victim was visiting a childhood friend when her ex-boyfriend and his pa... News.com.au Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:23:28 -0500Jarrad Fitzpatrick was allegedly attacked and killed on Friday outside a house in Bunbury, 180km south of Perth. Police say the victim was visiting a childhood friend when her ex-boyfriend and his pa... News.com.au Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:23:26 -0500Defending champion Australia has stormed to the top of the standings in hockey's Champions Trophy with a crushing 7-2 victory over title rival the Netherlands in Melbourne. It was the highest margin ... ABC Sports Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:15:24 -0500FREMANTLE — The new Japanese icebreaker Shirase left port in Australia on Sunday on its first Antarctic mission, during which members of its research expedition team will observe climate change... Japan Today Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:07:26 -0500Australian scientists are working to breed a sheep that belches less, as they look for ways to reduce harmful methane emissions from the country's woolly flocks, a researcher said Sunday. Twelve perce... Breitbart Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:59:23 -0500The 52 Commonwealth nations will go to Copenhagen united in their determination to forge a meaningful agreement to combat climate change and have backed plans for $US10 billion Copenhagen Launch fund,... WA Today Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:41:03 -0500END: Module - Module - M24 Article Headline with portrait image (b) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> The Australian government's plans to enact a law for an emissions trading sch... Times Online Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:40:03 -0500SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Sunday fanned talk of a snap election over climate change, effectively setting a Monday deadline for lawmakers to approve its scheme to cut carbon emissions or risk the... West Australian Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:39:52 -0500Doug Bollinger continues to knock on the door of Test selection, taking match figures of 8 for 101 as New South Wales belted Western Australia in their Sheffield Shield match at the WACA ground. Boll... ABC Australia Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:22:07 -0500Thirty people, including five public servants and a bikie gang member, have been charged in relation to alleged corruption within South Australia's Department of Transport. Police say a seven-month, ... ABC News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:22:05 -0500Victoria has skipped ahead on the Sheffield Shield ladder with an innings and 50-run hammering of Queensland at the MCG. The Bulls were bowled out for a pathetic 133 after tea on day three as the rei... ABC News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:22:03 -0500Nikki Chapple's coach wants the Australian distance runner to start having thoughts of Olympic proportions. Nick Bideau hopes Chapple's convincing win on Sunday in the Great Australian Run is another... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:10:45 -0500Australia have gone clear at the top of the Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament table after demolishing The Netherlands 7-2 in Melbourne on Sunday. Striker Grant Schubert scored a hat-trick for ... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:10:43 -0500Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will host a delegation of senior Israeli politicians in Australia this week, including Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom. Mr Rudd will launch the Australia Israel Leadership... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:10:41 -0500Speculation is mounting that Joe Hockey will challenge for the Liberal leadership. Opposition health spokesman Peter Dutton has arrived at Mr Hockey's Sydney residence to discuss the issue. It is un... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:10:39 -0500Investors will be on the lookout for further takeover bids for Mitre 10 after grocery wholesaler and distributor Metcash Ltd made a formal proposal for the independent hardware chain on Friday. Metca... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:10:35 -0500Oil and gas producer Origin Energy Ltd says the federal government's proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS) should be passed in order to provide certainty to the energy industry. A parliamentary vot... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:10:32 -0500Fire fighters have extinguished a grass fire which was causing major traffic problems on Brisbane's Gateway Motorway. The fire had jumped the motorway at Bald Hills on Brisbane's north side and force... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:10:28 -0500Aged between from two to 85 and dressed in full Santa regalia - although white beards were optional - they completed the 1.8 kilometre fun run from George Street to Tumbalong Park. The inaugural even... News.com.au Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:09:43 -0500SENATOR Nick Minchin has refused to be drawn into a public slanging match with Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull, declaring he is not trying to wreck the Liberal Party. News.com.au Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:09:40 -0500NICK Minchin has held up his 30 years of full time work for the Liberal Party to scoff at claims by Malcolm Turnbull that his ETS views were wrecking the party. The Australian Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:09:09 -0500A panel of judges in Bangkok's Central Criminal Court granted Australia's extradition request, rejecting months of legal argument waged by the British self-described "financial adviser".Mr K... The Australian Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:09:01 -0500OVER THE past three days Chris Gayle, Travis Dowlin and Adrian Barath, the hare, the tortoise and the colt, displayed the best and worst of West Indian cricket. Gayle once again betrayed his position ... WA Today Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:23:50 -0500Australian Stephanie Gilmore has claimed her third consecutive ASP Women's World Tour title on Sunday morning (Aus time), despite seeing local Hawaiian Carissa Moore take out the Gidget Pro at Sunset ... sportal.com.au Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:17:47 -0500Sirmione and Moatize will return to training this week as the advance guard for Bart Cummings's assault on the autumn carnivals. The two were notable absentees from the master trainer's all conquerin... ABC Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:03:47 -0500The New South Wales Rural Fire Service is hoping kinder weather conditions will help it get the upper hand on several major fires burning across the state today. Yesterday, firefighters had to conten... ABC News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:03:46 -0500Queensland was on the verge of a massive outright defeat against Victoria at tea on day three of the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG. The Bulls had slumped to 6 for 114 in their second innings, sti... ABC News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:03:44 -0500A group of Stolen Generations women who grew up together in the Cootamundra Girls Home have donated an Albert Namatjira painting to the National Museum. Namatjira visited the home in 1956 and painted... ABC News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:03:38 -0500Health authorities are concerned about a possible meningitis outbreak with two adults diagnosed in southeast Sydney with meningococcal disease. The pair are said to be in a stable condition and recei... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:52:16 -0500The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to make history on Tuesday by lifting interest rates for a third straight month, economists say. After more data showing Australia has avoided the worst ... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:52:14 -0500Four workers have been treated for smoke inhalation after 70 tonnes of waste paper caught fire at a recycling centre in Sydney's west. The Metropolitan Fire Service said the fire started at midday at... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:52:09 -0500Gold Coast coach Joey Wright says his NBL team can lay claim to being championship contenders after toppling ladder leaders Perth twice in succession. After reeling in a 20-point deficit to down the ... Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:52:07 -0500WA Premier Colin Barnett unveiled his government's final plans for The Link, which is intended to reunite Perth and Northbridge when the rail line goes underground. perthnow Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:51:24 -0500A 25-year-old woman allegedly struck the 42-year-old man with a glass bottle around 1.30am at a hotel on Marine Parade, Labrador.The man was taken to hospital for treatment.Police charged the woman wi... News.com.au Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:51:16 -0500Police said a garbled message was left on the park ranger's phone on either Thursday or Friday saying that a tent and other items had been found at the camping area at Seal Creek. The ranger went to ... The West Australian Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:43:57 -0500South Australia has won the toss and elected to bowl in its rain-reduced Ford Ranger Cup match against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval.Each team will face 17 overs - with powerplays of four, two and one ov... sportal.com.au Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:57:51 -0500Sydney - Fancied Kenyan Samuel Wanjiru trailed in fourth behind Austrian distance running champion Guenther Weidlinger in the second annual Great Australian Run in Melbourne on Sunday. The 31-year-old... Earth Times Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:48:48 -0500The one-day match between Tasmania and South Australia at Bellerive Oval has been reduced to 17 overs per side after persistent rain in Hobart. Play began at 3:20pm (AEDT) with Tasmania batting first... ABC News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:44:41 -0500Matt Giteau answered his critics with a five-eighth masterclass as the Wallabies signed off 2009 with their storming win over Wales at Millennium Stadium. Giteau endured the most turbulent week of hi... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:32:35 -0500Claims that authorities covered up a prison riot at Sydney's Long Bay jail are "nonsense", Premier Nathan Rees says. Mr Rees on Sunday rejected some details of a report in The Sunday Telegraph, which... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:32:31 -0500The West Australian Labor Party has retained the seat of Willagee with former SAS soldier Peter Tinley winning a weekend by-election. The 47-year-old father of three had more than 60 per cent of the ... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:32:29 -0500The Australian share market is expected to rebound on Monday as it becomes clear that local stocks have limited exposure to the Dubai debt crisis. Investor attention will then turn to a likely intere... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:32:27 -0500More than 4000 motorists have been tested for drink and drugs in a weekend blitz on South Australian roads. Police also expressed concern that despite wild weekend weather, motorists continued to mak... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:32:20 -0500A GRASSFIRE has reduced northbound traffic on the Gateway Motorway to one lane, while a serious accident closed one southbound lane of the Pacific Motorway at Rochedale. Police are urging motorists t... Courier Mail Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:31:14 -0500A SEVERE storm warning has been issued for parts of Queensland this afternoon, as the state swelters in pre-summer temperatures in the mid to high-30s. The... Courier Mail Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:31:13 -0500Australia goalkeeper George Bazeley, right, saves a shot from South Korea during their Champions Trophy match played in Melbourne, Australia, yesterday. Taipei Times Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:24:12 -0500Victoria's Armed Crime Taskforce is investigating a shooting in Melbourne's outer north that has left four people in hospital. Police say several shots were fired at a house at Coolaroo last night, a... ABC Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:13:55 -0500A sustained rise in the number of Tasmanians with HIV has prompted warnings not to become complacent about the risks of unprotected sex. The director of sexual health services, Maree O'Sullivan says ... ABC News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:13:54 -0500Persistent rains have prompted the Weather Bureau to declare 2009 the 11th-wettest year on record in Tasmania. Persistent rain has fallen across the state's south and east throughout the night. Moun... ABC News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:13:53 -0500Tasmanians are being urged to ask a simple question to help prevent suicides. National R U OK? Day encourages people to talk to friends and family members who may be showing signs of depression. A s... ABC News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:13:52 -0500Central Coast and Sydney FC will clash in a last round battle for the W-League minor premiership next weekend after reigning champions Brisbane Roar suffered a shock loss to Perth Glory. Needing a wi... ABC News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:13:49 -0500Queensland was again struggling as rain forced lunch to be called early on day three of the Sheffield Shield match against Victoria at the MCG. The Bulls were in trouble at 2 for 53 in their second i... ABC News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:13:46 -0500A teenager suffered cuts to his face and wrist when he was hit with a bottle after a row at a western Sydney hotel early today. Police said the 19-year-old victim and an 18-year-old woman had an alte... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:57:26 -0500A man died and two people were injured in a crash between two cars in Sydney's west early today. The dead man's eastbound Holden Commodore and a westbound Ford Territory collided on Jersey Road, Plum... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:57:23 -0500With their national president, Mick Hawi, and 10 other club members facing murder charges over the Sydney Airport brawl in which the Hells Angels associate Anthony Zervas died, it hasn't been the best... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:57:17 -0500A teenager suffered cuts to his face and wrist when he was hit with a bottle after a row at a western Sydney hotel early on Sunday. Police said the 19-year-old victim and an 18-year-old woman had an ... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:57:15 -0500South Australian police have smashed two corruption rings within the state's Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI), with 32 people charged. Police Commissioner Mal Hyde said the ... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:57:14 -0500Aged between from two to 85 and dressed in full Santa regalia - although white beards were optional - they completed the 1.8 kilometre fun run from George Street to Tumbalong Park. The inaugural even... News.com.au Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:56:22 -0500THREE schoolies were arrested on drug charges on the Gold Coast overnight as the Queensland youngsters make way for incoming NSW schoolies. On day nine of the annual end of school year event, Surfers... Courier Mail Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:56:06 -0500Police say they expect to lay charges against a woman who was allegedly involved in a hit and run accident in Highgate overnight that left a 29-year-old pedestrian with serious injuries. The West Australian Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:48:12 -0500China Giant Pandas Wang Wang and Funi arrived at Australia's Adelaide airport on a chartered jumbo jet from China on Saturday. The pandas were welcomed at their new digs in the Adelaide Zoo after arri... People's Daily Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:22:06 -0500PRIME MINISTER Kevin Rudd has ruled out an early election even if the Federal Opposition dumps Malcolm Turnbull and the new leader scuttles the Government's emissions trading scheme legislation this w... WA Today Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:53:19 -0500The Australian Defence Association (ADA) says the Federal Government must send more troops to Afghanistan in response to a plea from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Mr Brown told the Commonwealt... ABC News Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:33:04 -0500THE rigors of trekking across a dusty, rock-strewn desert are repaid with certain quiet pleasures ? like falling asleep while gazing through the mesh roof of your tent at an imponderably big sky ... International Herald Tribune Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:18:23 -0500Rebel Liberal senators are considering thwarting Malcolm Turnbull's demand for an emissions trading vote on Monday, in what threatens to be another blow to the besieged opposition leader. Former Howa... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:17:17 -0500A dust haze is blanketing Sydney and western NSW. The Bureau of Meteorology insisted on Sunday morning it was not a dust storm, just "dust". The haze extends from Sydney to the state's north west as... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:17:15 -0500A baby boy has drowned in a backyard pool in central western NSW. Police said that doctors from Gulgong Hospital contacted them about 8.20pm yesterday to advise them a one-year-old boy had been broug... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:17:12 -0500Dozens of revellers have been caught with drugs at a dance festival in Sydney's Moore Park. Police said they conducted a high-visibility operation to ensure the safety of the 29,000 people attending ... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:17:10 -0500 | 
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