Top Stories: Brisbane, Nov.26 : Australia took their foot off West Indies' throat in the first Test at the Gabba here on Thursday, failing to ram home an advantage. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:30:17 -0500Sydney, Nov 26 : Young people, who engage in self-harming behaviour, are 40 pct more likely to be involved in car accidents, a new study has revealed. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:30:05 -0500Sydney, November 26 : Australian astronomers have discovered that the universe is peppered with tiny blue dwarf galaxies known as 'blue fuzzies'. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:10:09 -0500Melbourne, Nov 26 : New Zealand opening batsman Jesse Ryder has been blasted by his neigbours for his wild party antics. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:10:06 -0500Sydney, November 26 : A group of international scientists has said that the most recent observations show that climate change is accelerating faster than expected. ANI Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:10:05 -0500Brisbane, 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 -0500WHILE the music industry was celebrating its finest at the ARIAs tonight, Australia's best journalists were being recognised for excellence across the city at the Walkley Awards. The Herald's John Ga... WA Today Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:44:53 -0500Wales backline coach Rob Howley has described Saturday's Millennium Stadium clash against Australia as "a defining game." Victory over the Wallabies for a second successive season at home would sen... Planet Rugby Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:36:46 -0500The future of Australia's carbon trade scheme was thrown into confusion on Thursday after several opposition lawmakers resigned their party positions and promised to ignore a deal to support the gover... Mail and Guardian Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:33:55 -0500(MENAFN - ABN Newswire) Overnight US stocks ended at a fresh 13-month high ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, helped by a series of upbeat economic data. A report showed initial claims for US jobless ... MENAFN Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:33:51 -0500Australian authorities have slapped U.S. private equity firm TPG with a bill for 678 million Australian dollars ($629 million) in taxes and penalties, a move that is sending chills down the spines of ... eTaiwan News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:31:57 -0500(AP Photo)In this undated photo released by the Northern Territory government, camels are seen crowded around a drinking trough in MacDonnell Shire of the Northern Territory, Australia. State authorit... Examiner Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:29:18 -0500(AP Photo)In this undated photo released by the Northern Territory government, camels are seen crowded around a drinking trough in MacDonnell Shire of the Northern Territory, Australia. State authorit... Examiner Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:28:51 -0500Thousands of camels face slaughter by helicopter marksmen after they overran an Australian town in search of water.Around 6,000 animals will be culled in Docker River, population 350, the Northern Ter... Irish Examiner Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:25:25 -0500Not content with AFL trade week's most stunning deal in securing Brendan Fevola, Brisbane provided the national draft's biggest surprise by salvaging ex-St Kilda defender Matt Maguire's career. Magui... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:22:33 -0500Simon Katich fell eight runs short of a deserved century as Australia made confident progress on day one of the first Test against the West Indies.The tourists made the perfect start when fast bowler ... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:14:40 -0500If there was such a thing as an equal No.1 AFL draft pick, Melbourne would have used it, according to coach Dean Bailey. While Victorian teenager Tom Scully will wear the label of No.1 in this year's... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:10:30 -0500The spotlight blazed even more brightly on Shane Watson's top-order position on Thursday after the allrounder fell 13th ball of the first Test. Not only did he make a fifth duck in seven Gabba inning... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:10:27 -0500The Labor government has cut the Medicare rebate for cataract surgery for a third time in a month, in an ongoing spat with the opposition-controlled Senate. The upper house on Wednesday disallowed La... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:10:24 -0500A Sydney doctor has been charged with drug offences after the death of a young woman, police say. The 41-year-old doctor was charged on Wednesday night with supplying an indictable quantity of a proh... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:10:21 -0500MALCOLM Turnbull remains convinced the Government's revised ETS will pass the Senate tomorrow, despite a string of Liberal frontbenchers deserting their leader over climate change.Six Coalition frontb... News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:09:38 -0500MORE thunderstorms are expected to dump up to 50mm of rain across much of central Victoria after a day of wild weather across the state today.A teenage girl was struck by lightning and the State Emerg... News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:09:35 -0500Black Ice World Tour.In a video shot backstage at their show in Sao Paulo, Brazil the band sent a brief message home."This is very kind. Thanks very much," they said.Meanwhile, Jessica Maubo... News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:09:33 -0500Cases of attacks on Indians in Australia have increased more than five fold this year compared to last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. Business Standard Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:06:40 -0500Australia's pairing of Stuyart Appleby and Robert Allenby have had a mixed opening four ball round in the Omega Mission Hills World Cup.The two were billed as one of the pre-tournament favourites, but... sportal.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:20:06 -0500Kemar Roach's Test career consists of a pair of defeats to Bangladesh, but his confidence clearly remains undiminished. After his first day's play as a member of a full-strength West Indian squad, Roa... Cricinfo Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:08:11 -0500Pop singer Jessica Mauboy has won her first ARIA Award. The seven-time nominated singer won highest selling single for Burn. The former Australian Idol finalist is attending tonight's ceremony in Sy... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:03:49 -0500Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will travel to Washington next week for talks with United States President Barack Obama ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Mr Obama has committed the U... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:03:47 -0500Indigenous adults continue to be over-represented in Australia's prison population, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. During the September quarter, 26 per cent... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:03:46 -0500The Federal Government has agreed to allow gay couples in the ACT to hold legally binding civil partnership ceremonies. The ACT Legislative Assembly passed a Greens bill earlier this month allowing s... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:03:40 -0500The South Australian Supreme Court has heard allegations that a Victorian man accused of murdering Carly Ryan told his son "he was going to do it." The 50-year-old Victorian man and his 20-year-old s... ABC News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:03:39 -0500Simon Katich fell eight runs short of a deserved century as Australia made confident progress on day one of the first Test against the West Indies.The tourists made the perfect start when fast bowler ... BBC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:55:33 -0500Heavy metal, not heavy rock ruled the 2009 ARIA awards red carpet as Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Jessica Mauboy and Kate Ritchie competed for best dressed in heavily embellished outfits. Following the ... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:52:01 -0500Tasmanian spinner Jason Krejza has let his mystery ball off the chain, but just don't call it a doosra. Krejza says he bowled it in his opening spell on Thursday in the Sheffield Shield match against... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:51:59 -0500While BHP Billiton chiefs don't deny the reality of climate change a question mark still hangs over aspects of the government's proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS), they say. Retiring chairman Do... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:51:56 -0500Oil and gas sector services company Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd is confident it will win further contracts for the massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project after securing more than $100 mil... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:51:54 -0500Wallabies great Joe Roff has likened Australia's current plight to that of the woes he and his teammates experienced in 1997 before they turned it around in time to win the World Cup. Roff, who playe... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:51:48 -0500Tournament favourites Nathan Green and James Nitties made a sizzling start at the NSW Golf Open at The Vintage course in the Hunter Valley on Thursday. Green, the tournament host, acted in a most inh... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:51:45 -0500Problem gambling, animal rights, the price of milk and building a supermarket at a beachside suburb are worrying shareholders. Investors from all over Australia packed a Woolworths Ltd annual general... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:51:43 -0500Former Wallabies Joe Roff and David Fitter say Melbourne's entry into an expanded Super 15 competition could make the city one of the biggest producers of Australian rugby players. The pair, both fro... Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:51:41 -0500EMBATTLED Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull has indicated he will not give up the fight to pass the Rudd Government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) despite mass resignations from his frontbench. "... News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:50:49 -0500Williams sent fans into a frenzy, many waving homemade signs and chanting his name as he made his entrance at Sydney's Acer Arena, casually dressed in a navy blazer and blue jeans. The 35-year-old sin... News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:50:47 -0500EMBATTLED Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull has indicated he will not give up the fight to pass the Rudd Government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) despite mass resignations from his frontbench. News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:50:46 -0500Senator Joyce said at the very minimum the Government's emissions trading scheme should be deferred until after the UN conference in Copenhagen so Australia could see what the rest of the world was do... News.com.au Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:50:44 -0500Paying homage to victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Australian Defence Minister John Faulkner today said such strikes were a reminder that the risk of terrorism continued and ongoing vigilanc... Business Standard Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:50:00 -0500Port Vila - More than 300 villagers were evacuated in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Thursday after an erupting volcano started spewing smoke and ash onto their homes, the Red Cross said. Residen... IOL Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:48:37 -0500Start Date/Time: 03.12.09 06:30 End Date/Time: 03.12.09 10:30 Location: Moree TAFE State: New South Wales Postcode: 2400 Region: North A breakfast meeting to discuss strategies to minimise the r... Grain Zone Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:30:20 -0500CANBERRA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Competition authorities in Australia and Canada have approved the internet search and advertising partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft, the companies announced on Thur... SINA Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:17:39 -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 03:49:31 -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 -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 -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 -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 -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 -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 -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 -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 -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 -0500 | 
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