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2 hrs ago | The Huffington Post

trivago: Glammed out Great Gatsby Hotels

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.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Australia, World News,

6 hrs ago | Trend Hunter Magazine

Saddened Inanimate Object Ads - The McDonalds Loose Change Menu...

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

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Fast Food, Australia, World News,

9 hrs ago | Mail & Guardian

SA can cast light on dark side of mining

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

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Africa, Australia,

11 hrs ago | Trend

EITI National Expo is held in Sydney

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.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Southland Times

Farewell Aussie Steve

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.

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Related Topix: Travel, Pacific Travel, Australia Travel, Australia, World News, New South Wales, Australia Travel, Sydney, Australia Travel

The American Conservative

Illustration by Michael Hogue

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)

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Reuters

RPT-Australia's Crown selling entire 10 pct stake in rival Echo-source

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.

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The Toronto Star

Mystery swirls around couple's fatal plunge from cruise ship

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.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Australia, Oceania, World News, Travel/Tourism, Carnival Cruise,

The Epoch Times

Green Sea Turtle Gets Custom Belt to Help Swim

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

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FirstCoastNews

Fungus found in your nose, in the goop between your toes

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.

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Related Topix: Australia, World News, Genetics, Medicine

NEWS.com.au

Governor-General remembers talented Hazel

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

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The Washington Post

Australian Venture OneWind Plans $2 Billion in Power Projects

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.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Wed May 22, 2013

ABC News

Don't call us 'South Western Sydney'

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

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FiveThirtyEight

ArtsBeat: New Victory Season to Include 'Measure for Measure' and Marley-Inspired Musical

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)

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Northern Territory News

Tiger trip may lure Harry to Territory

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

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This Is Somerset

Accused tourist who attended Somerset school says sex act consensual

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.

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AllAfrica.com

Liberia: Govt Urged to Address Findings in Landmark Resource Audit

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.

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Reuters

'Great Gatsby' director, cast come home with Sydney premiere

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.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Australia, World News, Pop/Rock, Baz Luhrmann, Celebrities, Leonardo DiCaprio

Newkerala.com

Search on for Indo-Canadian man missing in Australia

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.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Canada, Weather

Tue May 21, 2013

Scoop

Solomon Islands PM Attends Global Transparency Conference

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.

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