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Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby , adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary classic, takes place in the summer of 1922 -- in an era of debauchery and decadence.

Fast food restaurants might already be extremely affordable to the average person, but the McDonalds Loose Change Menu takes it to the next level.

South Africa is active in many transparency initiatives in the extractive sector, yet it remains conspicuously absent from the EITI.

National Expo in the framework of VI Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Global Conference is held on May 23-24, 2013 in Sydney, Australia, a press release of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan says on Friday.

Former Clutha River Cruises operator Steve Toyer farewelling his boat the Mataau, also the Maori name for the waterway he has worked and played in for the past 11 years before returning to Australia.

Here is Orwell, writing in 1941 on H.G. Wells, then 75 years old: "is it not a sort of parricide for a person of my age to find fault with H.G. Wells? Thinking people who were born about the beginning of this century are in some sense Wells's own creation." For "H. G. Wells" substitute "Clive James," and for "thirty eight" substitute "fifty." This ... (more)

Australian casino company Crown Ltd is selling its entire 10 percent stake in rival Echo Entertainment Group, the operator of Sydney's sole casino, a source with knowledge of the sale said.

One of two Australians who plunged from a cruise ship in mysterious circumstances two weeks ago was remembered on Thursday as a hero who died attempting to rescue his girlfriend.

A file photo of a green sea turtle being tagged at the Manly Sea Life Sanctuary near Sydney, Australia on April 11, 2013.

APRIL 10: A model prepares backstage ahead of the We Are Handsome show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia Spring/Summer 2013/14 at Carriageworks on April 10, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

She contributed much to the community in a wide range of fields, and was rightly one of the most admired Australians in public life.

OneWind Australia, a venture backed by private equity fund Denham Capital Management LP, expects the first of as much as $2 billion in wind farms it plans in the country to start operating by 2015.

The Deputy Mayor of the Wollondilly shire says he's fed-up with his region being referred to as a suburb of Sydney.

Fiasco Theater, the young ensemble that enjoyed a New York hit with an adaptation of "Cymbeline" and is now mounting a stripped-down version of "Into the Woods," will return to Shakespeare with a production of "Measure for Measure." "Measure for Measure" will be part of a 2013-14 season at the New Victory Theater with a decidedly international ... (more)

THE Territory is making an audacious bid to get a piece of royal action when Prince Harry visits Australia in October.

The barrister for an English tourist charged with sexually assaulting a young woman he met at a trendy nightspot near Bondi, in Sydney, Australia, said the act was consensual and the pair were "interacting in a way that suggested they have an interest in each other" prior to the incident.

Publication of a full audit of how Liberia awarded its resource concessions between 2009 and 2011 is a global first, said campaigning watchdog Global Witness today.

Director Baz Luhrmann brought "The Great Gatsby" home on Wednesday for its Australian premiere, with box-office success for the Sydney-produced film bolstering hopes for the resurgence of the local film industry.

Sydney, May 22 : A frantic search is on for a 25-year-old Indo-Canadian man who went missing in a national park in Australia.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Hon. Gordon Darcy Lilo will give a key note address at the 6th Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Global Conference, in Sydney, Australia this week.