Top Stories: Melbourne, Dec 11 : Neerosh Mudaly, a researcher from Monash University, is trying to show how animals can act as therapists and help children to bounce back from trauma. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:40:11 -0500Melbourne, Dec 11 : Sun exposure is leading to food allergies getting more common in children as one goes further south in Australia, according to an expert. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:40:07 -0500Brisbane (Australia), Dec 11 (DPA) The back pain which forced former number one Dinara Safina to quit a year-end match in tears after just 12 minutes will also keep the Russian from starting 2010 in Brisbane. IANS Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:40:05 -0500Melbourne, Dec 11 : Prince William is all set to fly choppers as a search and rescue pilot in the Royal Air Force after having completed his flying exams successfully. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:40:05 -0500Melbourne, Dec 11 : Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic was spotted among the spectators at the Hyatt Regency Coolum where the Australian PGA championship was taking place. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:00:14 -0500Melbourne, Dec 11 : A debate on rich countries preferring surrogate mothers from countries like India was recently held at a conference in Brisbane. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:04 -0500Melbourne, Dec.11 : Kirsty Perrin is a one-in-a-billion cricketer, and not because she can bat like Don Bradman or spin like Shane Warne.Her speciality is losing the coin toss. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:30:18 -0500Sydney, Dec.11 : Right-arm fast bowler Peter Siddle has spoken out boldly in defence of Australia's inexperienced pace attack, and declared that he will be firing up for the third and final Test against the West Indies to be played at Perth. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:30:12 -0500Melbourne, Dec.11 : Australia's greatest pair of opening batsmen, Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer, have backed discarded New South Wales batsman Phillip Hughes to make a comeback to the national squad, and also said that all-rounder Shane Watson is doing a great job at the top. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:30:20 -0500Melbourne, Dec 11 : Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman and her husband Keith Urban will be celebrating Christmas in Australia. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:30:16 -0500Melbourne, Dec 11 : A vaccine is being developed in Australia to treat severe gum disease, peridontitis. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:30:15 -0500Melbourne, Dec.11 : American tennis star Serena Williams has launched an extraordinary attack on officials and former players in a bitter aftermath to her record fine.onsidered by many to be fortunate to escape suspension for abusing a lineswoman at the US Open, Williams claims that the 175,000-dollar fine is excessive, and sexist. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:30:04 -0500Brisbane (Australia), Dec.11 : Former Australian spinners, including Shane Warne, Stuart MacGill, Ashley Mallett, Terry Jenner and head Center Of Excellence (COE) coach Greg Chappell have in principle accepted a suggestion to launch an Australian Idol-type series to unearth new spin stars. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:30:02 -0500Melbourne, Dec 11 : Tiger Woods ordered high-priced prostitutes, claims Hollywood madam Michelle Braun. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:40:12 -0500Sydney, Dec.11 : There is no doubt that the umpires review system dominated the Adelaide Test between Australia and the West Indies, but noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck is of the view that it was just a revolutionary experiment, and therefore, there was no need to consider a rolling of heads, notwithstanding the all-round unease felt about the system during the game. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:40:10 -0500Melbourne, December 11 : 'Twilight' fans can enjoy the third installment of the series at Imax specialty venues next year. ANI Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:00:05 -0500Sydney, Dec 11 (DPA) Final exams over, Australian 17-year-olds flock to resorts on the east coast for schoolies - a round of partying that for many is their first time away from home without parents to keep them in line. IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:50:01 -0500Sydney, Dec 10 (DPA) Plans to make Sydney's Olympic stadium football-friendly would push along Australia's troubled bid to host either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, analysts said Thursday. IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:50:10 -0500(MENAFN - ABN Newswire) The Australian market declined for a fifth consecutive session on Thursday, even after a stronger-than-expected labour force report. The falls were led by resources shares and ... MENAFN Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:51:31 -0500(MENAFN - ABN Newswire) Image Resources (ASX:IMA)(PINK:IMREF) is pleased to announce that it has appointed project management consultants Engenium Pty Ltd and its associated company, Pacer Engineers t... MENAFN Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:51:21 -0500Firefighters will take advantage of cooler temperatures over the weekend to strengthen containment lines around bushfires burning across New South Wales. The Rural Fire Service (RFS) has issued a tot... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:39 -0500The Federal Court in Perth has heard former Firepower head Tim Johnston cannot account for $17 million. Mr Johnston spent much of the day being questioned by the Australian Securities and Investments... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:38 -0500Two major court cases next year could be affected by the suspension of a senior manager at the Victoria Police Forensic Services Centre. Cate Quinn was stood down from her role as the head of the cen... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:37 -0500The Australian Privacy Commissioner has launched a formal investigation into a depression website called Depression Services. This week the ABC revealed that private online conversations and transcri... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:36 -0500The Tasmanian Government is under renewed pressure to abandon its proposed Tarkine tourist road, after the temperate rainforest was heritage listed. The Federal Environment Minister, Peter Garrett, h... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:35 -0500The WA Liberal Treasurer Troy Buswell has criticised comments made by Barnaby Joyce calling for a total ban on Chinese sovereign investment in Australia. Senator Joyce, who is the Opposition's financ... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:35 -0500The lawyer representing Jack Johnston says the closing of the criminal case against the suspended Tasmanian Police Commissioner is better than an acquittal. Mr Johnston was charged with disclosing of... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:34 -0500After 22 years with a distinctive moustache, the Northern Territory politician Warren Snowdon has shaved his top lip. The federal Member for Lingiari and Minister for Indigenous and Remote Health say... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:34 -0500Today marks the end of an era for students and teachers at Brent Street Primary School at Glenorchy, north of Hobart. The school will close and merge with Glenorchy Primary School as part of a push t... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:33 -0500A big Ethiopian star will be among the artists headlining the 2010 world music event in Adelaide. Womadelaide director Ian Scobie says the music and dance festival in Botanic Park in early March will... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:30 -0500A Queensland woman who stabbed a man to death 20 years ago and drank his blood is challenging a Parole Board decision not to release her. Tracey Wigginton, dubbed the Vampire Killer, was jailed for l... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:39:29 -0500Caught in a crossfire between ex-player Charlie Miller and former coach Frank Farina, Brisbane Roar mentor Ange Postecoglou came out with guns blazing on Friday ahead of a season-defining week. He di... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:27:41 -0500He may have felt like Tiger Woods on Thursday but jittery young Korean Min-Kyu Han resembled a struggling David Duval as he crashed out of the PGA Championship lead in spectacular style at Coolum. Vi... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:27:39 -0500West Indies coach David Williams is looking forward to his quicks putting the heat on Australia's batsmen in the third Test in Perth as he sweats on the fitness of Sulieman Benn. The West Indies play... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:27:36 -0500Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has issued a shipping alert after a massive iceberg was spotted 1,700 kilometres off the southwestern coast. Glaciologist Neal Young of the Australian Antarctic Divi... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:27:32 -0500A BULLIED teenager who fatally hit Woodvale youth Steven Rowe with a stake - breaking it in two - has been spared a prison sentence. perthnow Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:26:54 -0500FEDERAL Government climate change adviser Ross Garnaut says Australia can cut its carbon emissions without an emissions trading scheme (ETS) or a carbon tax - but alternatives will be more costly and ... News.com.au Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:26:44 -0500The young man who killed teenager Steven Rowe will this afternoon walk free from the Supreme Court after been giving a two year suspended term of imprisonment. The West Australian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:19:40 -0500Det-Sgt Tony Rosenberg said the boy had been riding his scooter along Milgar Street when a silver Ford Falcon pulled up alongside him and the male driver offered him a lift. The boy declined the offe... The West Australian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:19:37 -0500UPDATED 5.10PM The left lane of the Tonkin Highway southbound, past Horrie Miller Drive, is blocked due to a paint spill. Motorists can expect delays on the Tonkin Highway southbound, Kewdale Road and... The West Australian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:19:33 -0500(AP) ? SYDNEY - Australia's prime minister threatened legal action against Japan on Friday if it does not stop its research whaling program that kills up to 1,000 whales a year. Prime Minister... New Jersey Online Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:12:54 -0500UNCORKED It's hard to believe another year is almost over. It's been long and tough, but I was fortunate to have wine by my side for most of it. Writing this column has led to many things - mostly a... WA Today Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:39:47 -0500Indonesia has detained 47 Afghan migrants including women and children on the tourist island of Lombok before they attempted to reach Australia, police said today. West Australian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:38:13 -0500KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian woman was sentenced to 12 years’ jail recently in Cairns, Australia, for smuggling A$7 million (RM21.8 million) worth of heroin into the country. Tan Jo Ee, 40, is bel... New Straits Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:33:34 -0500Tasmania 5 for 296 dec and 9 for 351 (Cowan 152, Hogan 3-64) beat Western Australia 8 for 442 dec and 4 for 201 dec (Voges 90*, Marsh 70) by 1 wicket... Cricinfo Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:22:22 -0500Tasmania snatched a sensational one-wicket outright victory over Western Australia on the final ball of the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive Oval. Needing five runs off two balls with one wicket i... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:17:58 -0500Parliamentary Secretary for Western and Northern Australia, Gary Gray, today welcomed the agreement to integrate the Australian Technical College (ATC) - Pilbara, into the Western Australian State edu... 24 / 7 Press Release Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:10:21 -0500A Victorian man who hid his wife's remains in a drum for 23 years, claiming she had run off with another man, has lost a bid to appeal against his jail term. Frederick William Boyle denied murdering ... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:06:17 -0500Adelaide United have belatedly called their players to account for a horrid A-League season, with five regulars omitted for Saturday's fixture against Brisbane. Defenders Robert Cornthwaite and Mark ... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:06:15 -0500Premier Kristina Keneally will visit regional NSW centres this weekend to look at challenges facing people in the bush, from bushfires to education needs. NSW Farmers Association president Charles Ar... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:06:12 -0500Newcastle is refusing to budge in its transfer row involving former favourite son Joel Griffiths. The A-League club is desperate to secure a loan deal or transfer fee for the 2008 Johnny Warren medal... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:06:10 -0500A woman known as Queensland's "vampire killer" has challenged the Parole Board's decision not to release her from jail. Tracey Wigginton has been in jail on a life sentence since January 1991 for the... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:06:08 -0500Essendon utility Nathan Lovett-Murray has had a charge of drug possession against him dismissed. The 27-year-old was charged by police in August after a single ecstasy tablet was allegedly found duri... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:06:05 -0500Geoffrey Stuart Edgeloe, 60, was last seen at his house at 10pm and is believed to have driven off in a silver Kia Rio hatchback.Concerns are held for his welfare as he has not contacted family or fri... perthnow Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:05:36 -0500"If this particular person has spoken to local people in relation to what occurred to Elisabeth and his involvement in it, we want statements from them ... we really want them to stand up and be ... News.com.au Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:05:20 -0500THE Australian dollar closed higher in line with a stronger gold price and domestic equity market but its moves were generally confined as investors awaited key US economic data. News.com.au Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:05:18 -0500FIREPOWER chief Tim Johnston says he cannot remember details about more than $17 million which was transferred from a Firepower account over which he had sole authority to a mystery cash managment acc... The Australian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:04:28 -0500Reporting from Seoul - Nick Bonner has a cautionary tale about propaganda, censorship and North Korea. But it's not what you think, he says.The British filmmaker and art dealer had helped commission ... Los Angeles Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:03:54 -0500Det-Sgt Tony Rosenberg said the boy had been riding his scooter along Milgar Street when a silver Ford Falcon pulled up alongside him and the male driver offered him a lift. The boy declined the offe... The West Australian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:58:32 -0500This afternoon on the Mitchell Freeway northbound traffic is building out of the city to Powis Street, otherwise a good run from the city through to Hepburn Avenue. Traffic slows again past the merge ... The West Australian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:58:29 -0500Geoffrey Stuart Edgeloe was last seen at his home about 10pm and may be driving his 2007 silver Kia Rio hatch, registration number 1CPM 468. He is described as being 180cm tall with fair skin, a soli... The West Australian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:58:25 -0500An elderly man is suffered smoke inhalation and part of a home was destroyed in a fire at Coolbellup this afternoon.Firefighters from Fremantle and Murdoch were called to the Cordelia Avenue blaze abo... The West Australian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:58:22 -0500Michael Klinger turned his breakthrough century at the MCG into an unbeaten 207, as South Australia posted a huge score against Victoria on day two of its Sheffield Shield match. The Redbacks declare... ABC Sports Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:57:10 -0500New Zealand took control of the deciding third Test against Pakistan with a fantastic performance with the ball on the first day in Napier. The Black Caps rolled the Pakistani batting line-up for 223... ABC Sports Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:57:08 -0500Stand-in skipper Moises Henriques repaid New South Wales selectors for his added responsibility, as he guided the Blues to 5 for 299 at stumps on the first day of the Sheffield Shield clash with Queen... ABC Sports Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:57:06 -0500Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Friday threatened Japan with legal action if it fails to stop hunting whales, ahead of a visit to the country. Rudd rejected Japan's "so-called scientific whaling"... Breitbart Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:39:31 -0500(RTTNews) - The Australian market snapped the 4-day losing streak and ended in positive territory on Friday, taking cues from Wall Street where the major averages ended in positive territory with mod... Quote.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:32:49 -0500The State government of Queensland in Australia has approved a 4-billion-dollar (3.7 billion U.S. dollars) coal terminal. The Wiggins Island Coal terminal at Gladstone is a cooperation construction pr... People's Daily Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:32:28 -0500The former Scotland international has signed on as an injury replacement for Brazilian midfielder Robson, who is ruled out until the New Year with a knee injury. Miller will join the squad for Sunday'... FIFA Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:00:34 -0500W-League young player of the year Ellyse Perry believes her Canberra United side are capable of causing a major upset by defeating Sydney FC at Shark Park on Saturday to reach a second consecutive gra... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:54:19 -0500The Victorian Coroner has ruled that child killer Derek Percy will not be compelled to give evidence at an inquest into the disappearance of Linda Stilwell 41 years ago. Coroner Iain West said he had... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:54:16 -0500The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is at home playing at some of the most prestigious events around the world. But a group of rappers from Africa has taken the TSO out of its comfort zone, with s... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:54:15 -0500A Melbourne court has been told four people charged with the murder of crime figure, Des Moran need to know whether DNA evidence will be used against them. Des Moran was shot at a cafe in Ascot Vale ... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:54:15 -0500The Queensland Government has been urged to consider building a special facility to house sex offenders detained under special orders. Daniel Philip Sybenga was jailed in 2004 for numerous counts of ... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:54:13 -0500Weather forecasters say severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds could affect parts of south-east Queensland this evening. Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) spokesman Tony Wedd says the stor... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:54:12 -0500A 22-year-old man has drowned at Ipswich in south-east Queensland, west of Brisbane. Police say he jumped into Aqua Lake just before 3pm today and did not immediately resurface. Friends have told po... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:54:10 -0500A British shipwreck hunter hopes to take close-up photos once the wreckage of the ship the Centaur is found. The hospital ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine off the south-east Queensland coas... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:54:09 -0500SYDNEY - The Australian share market closed higher on Friday, ending a run of four straight losing sessions amid thin volumes and lacklustre trading conditions. At 1615 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200... New Zealand Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:53:35 -0500A serial sex offender has been jailed for breaking into a house and assaulting a young girl as she slept. Brett Joseph Duncanson, 44, of no fixed address, climbed through a window of the house at Kan... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:42:24 -0500Property owners will continue to see the value of their homes grow in the new year, with house prices across the nation already exceeding pre-global financial crisis levels. The markets of Sydney and... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:42:14 -0500Rudd government minister Warren Snowdon may not have raised his target of $50,000 for men's health, but he's still shaved off his trademark mo to complete his "reverse Movember" campaign. The Norther... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:42:11 -0500It is hailed as the only colony in Australia to be established entirely by free settlers. But while there may have been no convicts, South Australia was actually built on an unlawful land grab that b... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:42:09 -0500The Gold Coast AFL club have recruited spring-heeled indigenous player Liam Patrick, the cousin of explosive young Melbourne forward Liam Jurrah. Like Jurrah, who showed some freakish talent in his d... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:42:07 -0500A WOMAN known as Queensland's "vampire killer" has challenged the Parole Board's decision not to release her from jail. News.com.au Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:41:29 -0500A DRUNKEN party guest who filled a sleeping fellow reveller's ear with superglue in an act of "gross drunken stupidity" has been ordered to pay his victim $9000 in compensation. News.com.au Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:41:27 -0500FIREFIGHTERS will take advantage of cooler temperatures over the weekend to strengthen containment lines around bushfires burning across NSW. News.com.au Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:41:26 -0500Brett Joseph Duncanson, 44, of no fixed address, climbed through a window of the house at Kangaroo Point, in inner Brisbane, about 11pm AEST on March 26, the Brisbane District Court was told today.Pro... News.com.au Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:41:23 -0500A WOMAN known as Queensland's "vampire killer" has challenged the Parole Board's decision not to release her from jail. News.com.au Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:41:21 -0500A MAN drowned in Aqua Lake at Riverview west of Brisbane about 3pm today. Police said the man went for a swim and didn’t resurface. The man was in his early 20’s and drowned in an old ope... Courier Mail Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:40:47 -0500Overnight leader Min-Kyu Han slipped to a share of fourth place following his poor second round at the Australia PGA Championship at Coolum. Han fired a blistering 9-under-par 62 in his opening round... ABC Sports Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:33:54 -0500In a statement Friday, Rudd said he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and give a speech on the Australian economy to business leaders. Morning Star Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:11:16 -0500Australia’s Mission seals biofuel deal with Valero By Sheila McNulty in Houston Published: December 11 2009 06:37 | Last updated: December 11 2009 06:37... Financial Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:10:56 -0500CANBERRA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Russia's world number two Dinara Safina has pulled out of January's Brisbane international tennis tournament because of a back injury, organizers said Friday. "Safina wa... SINA Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:09:46 -0500A 28-year-old woman has been charged over the heroin overdose death of a 49-year old Port Hedland man last July, after she allegedly left the man to die while she and her partner ate Chinese food and ... WA Today Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:53:20 -0500Elisabeth Membrey disappeared 15 years ago. Fresh evidence about the disappearance of Melbourne woman Elisabeth Membrey 15 years ago has led homicide squad detectives to Western Australia in the hun... WA Today Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:53:18 -0500Players from McKeel Academy of Technology (left) exchange gifts with players from Eltham College (High School) from Australia before their basketball game at McKeel in Lakeland, FL on Thursday Decembe... The Ledger Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:50:25 -0500The Industrial Relations Commission has been called in to settle a dispute involving more than 200 corrective service officers in south-east Queensland. Prison staff went on strike this morning, caus... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:32:17 -0500The hostage negotiator who helped release Australian photographer Nigel Brennan and his Canadian colleague says their Somali kidnappers were paid a ransom of $US500,000 ($545,000). Mr Brennan and Can... ABC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:32:17 -0500Queensland Health (QH) says a doctor who was overpaid almost $300,000 will pay back the money. Dr Gillian Long was unaware she had been paid the money over a period from 2005 in a mix-up at the Royal... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:32:16 -0500A Brisbane woman has been ordered to undergo a parenting course for leaving her three-year-old son home alone, while she drank and danced in inner-city Fortitude Valley night spots. Samantha Louise A... ABC News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:32:13 -0500 | 
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