07/Jul 2008 | You know I care deeply about the people of Zimbabwe | G8 leaders, from left, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, US President George W. Bush, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo F... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Nelson opts for guano over Garnaut | And so it came to pass that John Howard turned out to be the high water mark -- pun intended -- of the Coalition s willingness to address global warming. Some commenters thought I was overstating the ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Holden fights for local car industry | If Australia loses its automotive manufacturing industry it is unlikely to ever get it back, Holden chairman and managing director Mark Reuss says. Speaking at the company's launch of its new locally ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | O come all ye faithful and celebrate world youth day | Sunday. More than 100 people followed the cross and icon as it was carried from St Patrick's Catholic Church, Sutherland, to Oatley Memorial Gardens.8-metre high cross and icon to St Joseph's Catholic... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Naked child reaction a beat-up: magazine editor | The editor of the art magazine that splashed a picture of a naked six-year-old girl on its front cover says the reaction to the image is a media beat-up. Art Monthly Australia published the 2003 image... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged those debating the art world's use of naked children in photographs not to engage under-age children in their argu | Children were not able to make responsible decisions for themselves in the matter, he said. An image of six-year-old Olympia Nelson, taken by her mother Polixeni Papapetrou in 2003 was published b... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Sex abuse row ahead of Pope's Sydney visit | By Michael Perry SYDNEY (Reuters) - The head of the Catholic Church in Australia was embroiled in a sexual abuse controversy on Tuesday, only days before Pope Benedict arrives in Sydney for a visit th... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Aussie changes world of whistleblowers | In the past year and a half, Australian-born Julian Assange and his band of online dissidents have helped swing the Kenyan Presidential election, embarrassed the US Government and sparked internationa... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Where the bloody hell are they? | TRAVEL HOME. World tourism growth continues to outstrip a stagnant Australian industry, new figures show. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures this week show inbound visitor arrivals grew just 0.8 ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Embracing culture | AS part of World Youth Day, 46 international pilgrims will enjoy a slice of Inverell life this weekend. The Armidale Diocese is hosting a range of young Catholics aged 16 to 26-years-old, with Inverel... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | The perfect way to celebrate World Youth Day | The Rail Union admits next week's World Youth Day strike, which threatens to paralyse the event, could be avoided if RailCorp goes back to the negotiating table.Union and government officials have bee... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Don't shut down: Holden | If Australia loses its automotive manufacturing industry it is unlikely to ever get it back, Holden chairman and managing director Mark Reuss says. Speaking at the company's launch of its new locally ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Melbourne tops as business travel city | Melbourne has beaten out Sydney as the most popular city for business travel for the third year in a row in a new survey.com asked 732 businessmen and women their favourite destinations in their lates... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Indonesia's Jakarta Composite Index opens lower, presently trading down 11 points or 0.48% at 2,293 | Malaysian ringgit rises to 1-week high against dollar 5 minutes ago The Malaysian ringgit climbed to a 1-week high against the US dollar during early Asian deals on Tuesday. more Look For Downward ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Strike can be avoided if RailCorp renegotiates: Rail Union | AUDIO: 'We won't give in to blackmail': Iemma says the rail strike will be blocked The Rail Union admits next week's World Youth Day strike, which threatens to paralyse the event, could be avoided if ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | St John welcomes Health Committee recommendations | St John St John media release, 18 July 2008 St John welcomes Health Committee ambulance sector recommendations St John welcomes the release today of the parliamentary Health Committee s recommendation... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Holden automotive base should stay | If Australia loses its automotive manufacturing industry it is unlikely to ever get it back, Holden chairman and managing director Mark Reuss says. Speaking at the company's launch of its new locally ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Not just job losses, says Holden boss | News. IF Australia loses its automotive manufacturing industry it is unlikely to ever get it back, Holden chairman and managing director Mark Reuss says. Speaking at the company's launch of its new lo... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | 'Thugs' take noose to pedophile hideout | Breaking News. QUEENSLAND'S Police Minister Judy Spence has described as "thugs" some protesters who gathered outside convicted pedophile Dennis Ferguson's hideout last night. Ms Spence said of the 8... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Allco sells part of real estate arm | Allco sells part of real estate arm ALLCO Finance Group has sold part of its Singaporean real estate arm for $138 million. Allco sells part of its real estate arm The Age - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago Allc... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Govt moves to avert rail strike | Govt moves to avert rail strike The Industrial Relations Commission will be asked to prevent 'Super Thursday' strike. The Age small business - Published 2 hours, 27 minutes ago . NSW govt moves to ave... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Document an integrity issue | Document an integrity issue The defence of Richard Pratt opens up interesting arguments about the use of agreed statements in court. Published 2 hours, 25 minutes agoAlso reported by: Pratt defence an... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Aussie tourism stagnating | World tourism growth continues to outstrip a stagnant Australian industry, new figures show. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures this week show inbound visitor arrivals grew just 0.8 per cent in M... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Aussie tourism remains low | World tourism growth continues to outstrip a stagnant Australian industry, new figures show. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures this week show inbound visitor arrivals grew just 0.8 per cent in M... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Show respect: PM | Australia is honoured to have the holy father with us and all Australians, including those in this particular union, I believe should treat him with respect . Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged a ra... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Wise beyond her ears | On the hop Adelaide Eastley and Gabor Bretz, who plays one of Opera's bad boys in the modern version of Don Giovanni. WE'VE had the Packers and the Murdochs, the Willesees and the Newtons. Now a new n... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Pope strike still on | The Iemma government is pinning its hopes on a crucial meeting today with rail unions to avert a city wide train strike next week, during World Youth Day, after the Industrial Commission declined to c... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Don't use kids in art/porn debate: Rudd | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged those debating the art world's use of naked children in photographs not to engage children in their arguments. Children were not able to make responsible decisions ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Police are looking for a 58-year-old man who took a brand new VW campervan for a test drive from Wurtulla business Queensland Campervans on Thursday a | It must have seemed like the perfect plan except for the part where he left his victims with the means to identify him to police. Police are looking for a 58-year-old man who took a brand new VW cam... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Pell sex abuse letter 'dishonest' | A man sexually abused by a priest has agreed a letter to him from Cardinal George Pell was "badly worded" - as Cardinal Pell claims - but he insists it was also "dishonest" and contained lies about th... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Rudd calls for reasoned debate on naked child images | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged those engaging in debate over the art world's use of naked children in photographs not to engage children in their arguments. Children were not able to make respons... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | G8 climate deal unlikely: Rudd | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Group of Eight meeting he will attend in Japan is unlikely to reach a breakthrough on the issue of climate change. However, he says it will be an important step on t... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | NSW govt, union meet to stop rail crisis | NSW Transport Minister John Watkins will meet rail union leaders at 11am (AEST) Tuesday for talks on the rail strike which threatens to paralyse Sydney on the biggest day of World Youth Day celebratio... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | 'Show Pope respect', Rudd tells rail workers | Audio: Rail strike threat to dampen WYD celebrations (AM). Related Story: Special powers urged to stop Pope strike . Related Story: Iemma furious over WYD rail strike 'blackmail' . Related Story: Yout... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Lee leaves for Japan to attend expanded G8 summit | Japan on Tuesday to attend an expanded G8 summit of major industrialized countries which is expected to focus on global countermeasures against climate change and skyrocketing oil and raw materials pr... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Payday jackpot, but not for all | News. PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has given the nation's most senior public servants a $1400-a-week pay rise, despite calling on other sectors of the workforce to show wage restraint.9 per cent pay rise... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Shares fall with oil price | News. THE Australian share market opened slightly lower as energy companies, including Woodside Petroleum, fell after the price of oil declined overnight. Miners, led by BHP Billiton, gained after mos... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | I'm offended by Rudd, says girl in latest | THE girl at the centre of the latest controversy over child nudity in art said yesterday that she was "really, really offended" at comments by the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, that he "cannot stand" th... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Election message from anti-Howard campaign | By Pip Hinman End the lies and rally for truth The October 2-3 weekend - a week before the federal elections - Australians will have an opportunity to vote with their feet and join in rallies across t... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | NSW Labor to use WorkChoices to block strike | July 8, 2008 - 8:33AM. NSW Transport Minister John Watkins says he is prepared to use the Howard government's unpopular WorkChoices legislation to stop a planned 24-hour rail strike during World Youth... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Auction in memory of Marlborough landscape artist | Art & Entertainment. 12:44 pm Press Release: Word of Mouth Media Media release July 8, 2008 Top NZ artists donate works to auction in memory of Marlborough landscape artist Leading New Zealand artis... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Respect Pope: PM on strike | Australia is honoured to have the holy father with us and all Australians, including those in this particular union, I believe should treat him with respect . Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged a ra... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Ricky Ponting's wrist injury worse than first thought | Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technolo... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Rudd gives federal fats cats big pay rise | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has given the nation's most senior public servants a $1400-a-week pay rise, despite calling on other sectors of the workforce to show wage restraint.9 per cent pay rise for t... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Climate change breakthrough unlikely at G8: Rudd | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Group of Eight meeting he will attend in Japan is unlikely to reach a breakthrough on the issue of climate change. However he says it will be an important step on th... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Rudd hands bureaucrats 18pc pay rise | PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has given the nation's most senior public servants a $1400-a-week pay rise, despite calling on other sectors of the workforce to show wage restraint.9 per cent pay rise for t... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Zimbabwe sanctions could lead to civil wareki warns leaders | Bush losing patience with South African diplomacy Opposition activist's body found tortured and burntSouth . THE HAGUE Comrade Robert Mugabe has been re-anointed as President of Zimbabwe amid the pr... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Show Pope respect: PM | Australia is honoured to have the holy father with us and all Australians, including those in this particular union, I believe should treat him with respect . 10:21AMPrime Minister Kevin Rudd has urge... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Kewell writes open letter to Leeds fans | Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technolo... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Rail strike order sought | NSW Transport Minister John Watkins says he is prepared to use WorkChoices legislation to stop a planned 24-hour rail strike during World Youth Day events, as the NSW government plans to apply at 10am... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Scott Weber | THE revelations in today's Daily Telegraph highlighting how tough life is for frontline police officers is a breath of fresh air for all working cops. For years the Police Association has ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | John Howard's School Days | By Joanna Mendelssohn John Howard matriculated with the kind of Leaving Certificate pass that would not get him into any faculty of the University of Sydney today. He managed As (good passes) in Engli... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Big IAG shake-up on cards | Big IAG shake-up on cards LEADING broking analysts believe that Insurance Australia Group is poised for its biggest restructure since it was spun out of the NRMA eight years ago. Big IAG shake-up on c... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Let s all join in | NAIDOC Week was launched yesterday at the Bendigo library complex with festivities celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Mayor David Jones ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Tiny Kialyshia a symbol of unity | Elwyn Dickson, of Ballina, carries three-year-old daughter Kialyshia, of Ballina, on his shoulders during yesterday's NAIDOC We . AT JUST three years old, Kialyshia Dickson was too young to understan... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Sydney Buses World Youth Day service changes | General Information. Pre-purchase commemorative public transport tickets for WYD. World Youth Day is the largest youth event in the world and will be held in Sydney from Monday 14 July to Sunday 20 Ju... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Is That a Dolphin in Your Bed? | Dolphin-shaped condom ushers in The Art of Condoms (FDA-approved), as the latest hi-tech advancement in safe-sex. introduces the SafeSexyShapes(TM) line of designer-condoms. Remarkably shaped condoms,... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Martin stands behind an embattled Premier | Member for Bathurst Gerard Martin has thrown his full support behind embattled Premier Morris Iemma. Questions have continued to mount about Mr Iemma s handling of the electricity privatisation, forme... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Mercenary jailed 34 years for coup plot | News. A FORMER British commando who traded a privileged upbringing for life as a gun for hire will spend three decades in an "infamous" African jail for his role in a foiled coup plot in Equatorial Gu... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | G8 leaders call for Mugabe ouster | Canada backs G8 Zimbabwe sanctions. Harper government not counting on climate deal with G8 . Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty ImagesZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses his supporters at Harare airport... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Farmers optimistic after disturbing report | Local farmers are remaining optimistic after a report has predicted we face a hotter, drier, more drought-stricken future as a result of climate change. The prediction has been delivered in a major re... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Art or abuse? Fury over image of naked girl | In itself, the picture is simple. It shows a girl of six in a demure pose, sitting on a rock with white cliffs in the background. Its impact comes from the fact she is naked and the photograph is on t... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Drunk driver causes crash mayhem | A MAN using a phone booth and a young girl asleep in her bed narrowly escaped injury when a motorist, allegedly drunk, lost control of his car. A 32-year-old Gold Coast man lost control of... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Plan for 'super bishops' to head off schism | THE creation of a trio of "super bishops", an elite tier created for traditionalists who oppose women, has been proposed as an 11th-hour compromise to avoid a schism in the Church of England. The plan... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | New Family Relationship Centres Open | Australian divorce and family law by a Brisbane family lawyer. All about children, property settlement, spousal maintenance, child support and domestic violence. Federal Attorney-General Robert McClel... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Sparkadia And Faker Team Up | Faker for a national run of dates in September. The tour is in support of Faker s new single Are You Magnetic? , the follow-up to the ubiquitous This Heart Attack . The tour will see both bands trav... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Garnaut report fails the | 7th 2008, 5:05 PM BST News.AU by Piers Ackerman gave a good account of the email we received recently from Viv Forbes (just use use the above tag for Viv Forbes to see email) TAXPAYERS should ask Prof... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Bush Says Medvedev Is Smart Guy | By Deb Riechmann The Associated Press TOYAKO, Japan President Bush and new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stood united Monday on issues like Iran and North Korea. But for all their handshakes and... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Principals Welcome Labour Commitment to Key Issues | New Zealand Principals' Federation Media release 7 July 2008 Principals Welcome Labour Commitment to Key Issues The Minister of Education s pledge to address the top five issues facing the nation s pr... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | 'We'll use WorkChoices' | NSW Transport Minister John Watkins says he is prepared to use the Howard government's unpopular WorkChoices legislation to stop a planned 24-hour rail strike during World Youth Day events. NSW transp... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | The big issue's not WYD, rail strikes or climate change | 8/07/2008 8:00:00 AM. With everything else that's going on, it's easy to lose sight of the everyday because people are still doing it tough in business and in families. It's just that things like Wor... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Nelson backs out of 2011 emissions trading | The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Scorchers to double and frosts to fade as Victoria hit hard. Analysis Populism gazumps ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | G8 underway | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will fly to Japan today for the G8 summit, where he will join international efforts to try convince China and India to make serious commitments on climate change. The G8 lead... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Nelson non committal | Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has refused to commit the coalition to introduce an emissions trading scheme by 2012. The coalition made a pre-election promise to introduce emissions trading ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Strike threat for WYD | Railway workers are threatening a strike on the day Pope Benedict arrives in Sydney for WYD. The Sydney Morning Herald reports the strike threatens to clog Sydney roads, prevent many of the 200,000 pi... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | PM to push emissions cuts at G8 | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will push for emissions cuts at the G8 meeting in Japan, which begun this week. Although Australia is not part of the G8, The Prime Minister was invited to attend as an obser... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Fact Sheet for Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited | General : ANZ is one of the largest companies in Australia and New Zealand and a major international banking and financial services group, which is among the top 50 banks in the world. ANZ world head... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Southern Opera takes to the skies | Art & Entertainment. Southern Opera July, 2008 Media Release Southern Opera takes to the skies Southern Opera s forthcoming production of Verdi s operatic masterpiece, Il trovatore, is about to give ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Australia leads the way again on renewable energy | Gordon Campbell. Sustainable Electricity Association NZ Media Statement For immediate release 8 July 2008 Australia leads the way again with smart thinking on renewable energy An Australian state has ... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | 'We'll use WorkChoices to block rail strike' | NSW Transport Minister John Watkins says he is prepared to use the Howard government's unpopular WorkChoices legislation to stop a planned 24-hour rail strike during World Youth Day events. NSW transp... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Richard Kauffman: An Open Door to Global Warming | My own unscientific survey shows that the incidence of this energy wasting behavior is, if anything, increasing. In asking employees why doors remain open, I have been met with shrugs, "management say... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Access to ALP chiefs? Priceless | Royce Millar. LAST Tuesday, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was in town and, despite a hectic week addressing some of the nation's biggest-ever challenges, he found time for an ALP fund-raiser. But this was... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Rudd gets six minutes to make difference on climate change | 8/07/2008 7:22:00 AM. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will push for a global emissions trading scheme, as he attends the annual G8 summit of world leaders in Japan. Record food and oil prices and of course... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Strike threat | IT will go down as the most selfish and heartless strike in living memory - rail unions unleashing commuter hell in the middle of World Youth Day celebrations. And it has prompted Government accusatio... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Claims Pell dismissed sex abuse allegations | Senior Catholic cleric George Pell allegedly misled a victim of sexual assault and sought to dismiss his complaint, according to documents obtained by ABC TV. The allegation comes just days before the... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | I'M OFFENDED BY RUDD - GIRL IN AUST NUDITY STORM | REALLY, REALLY OFFENDED: Olympia Nelson, 11, poses with the nude picture taken when she was six by her mother, Melbourne photographer Polixeni Papapetrou. Nelson has hit back at comments by Australian... Read » |
07/Jul 2008 | Body found on train tracks on NSW Central Coast | 8/07/2008 6:43:00 AM. The New South Wales Central Coast train line has been closed after a train hit a body on the tracks near Lake Macquarie. Police say the train struck a body lying on the tracks a... Read » |
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