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Results 1 - 20 of 110,344 in Australia

  1. Port Pirie smelter: Workplace safety breaches led to deathRead the original story

    3 min ago | News.com.au

    Workplace safety breaches led to the death of a 45-year-old man at the Port Pirie smelter operated by Zinifex Port Pirie , a court has found.

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  2. Rudd links reef survival to emissions schemeRead the original story

    20 min ago | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has linked the survival of the Great Barrier Reef to the Federal Government's emissions trading scheme.

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  3. Rice: Pakistan should do more to end violenceRead the original story

    24 min ago | Black Hills Bandit

    ... more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory. Speaking Friday in Australia, Rice suggested to reporters that a surge in Taliban-related violence in Afghanistan had its source in the restive ...

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  4. Rice: Pakistan must do more at borderRead the original story

    24 min ago | Examiner.com

    There are updates to this article. Jul 24, 2008 9:44 PM AP U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice centre, pictured at dinner held in her honor at the University Club in Perth, Australia, Thursday, July 24, ...

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  5. New Zealand students offer reward for Rice arrestRead the original story

    29 min ago | The Boston Globe

    ... trip to New Zealand after attending a Southeast Asian security forum in Singapore. She is scheduled to arrive from Australia late Friday and fly out early Sunday. Rice, asked about the protest at a news conference Friday with the Australian foreign ...

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  6. Tibetologist: China will not change policies on TibetRead the original story

    33 min ago | China Daily

    ... in the autonomous region, said Professor Sherap Nyima, head of the Chinese Tibetan delegation nowon a visit in Australia. "The Chinese government will provide 170 billion yuan to Tibet during the period of the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010) to ...

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  7. Australian lesbian couple loses legal action over birth of twins when they wanted 1 childRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

    ... birth to a healthy baby should not be grounds for a lawsuit. The high-profile case was the first of its kind in Australia and could yet be appealed. The couple, whose names are suppressed to protect the anonymity of their two 4-year-old daughters, ...

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  8. Timbaland's Polish Show Confirmed By PromoterRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Undercover

    ... the works for the upcoming Timbaland tour, since this date clashes with his scheduled performance in Melbourne, Australia. With the cancellation of Timbaland's Finnish show in Lahti, the Coke Live Festival is his only scheduled European performance. ...

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  9. Storm ignoring obvious adversityRead the original story

    36 min ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    ... has gone from WNBA champion to the Western Conference cellar without All-WNBA first-team selection Penny Taylor (Australia). But the Storm knows how dangerous the league's highest-scoring team -- with the top two scorers (Diana Taurasi and Cappie ...

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  10. Mind Matters: Get MovingRead the original story

    39 min ago | Science's Next Wave, Europe

    L ike many high achievers, science trainees walk a tightrope, deftly balancing too much work, too few resources, and too few hours in the day.

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  11. U.S., NATO Press Pakistan To Fight TerrorRead the original story

    46 min ago | CBS News

    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has a coffee with Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, unseen, in Perth, Western Australia, July 25, 2008.

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  12. Toro doubles Napperby uranium resourceRead the original story

    54 min ago | The Age

    ... 305 parts per million uranium oxide, containing 1,420 tonnes of uranium oxide, and is in the inferred category of Australia's mineral reporting code, JORC. The results from further exploration and resource evaluation will feed into a scoping study ...

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  13. Rice unconcerned by freelance campaign diplomacyRead the original story

    54 min ago | North County Times

    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has a coffee with Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, unseen, in Perth, Western Australia Friday, July 25, 2008.

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  14. Qld paceman Mitchell Johnson moves to WARead the original story

    55 min ago | The Age

    ... of fond memories." Johnson has played nine Tests, 39 one-day internationals and eight Twenty20 internationals for Australia. He was a member of the 2006 Champions Trophy winning squad, the 2007 World Cup winning squad and played in Queensland's ...

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  15. NZ students offer reward for Rice arrestRead the original story

    55 min ago | North County Times

    ... trip to New Zealand after attending a Southeast Asian security forum in Singapore. She is scheduled to arrive from Australia late Friday and fly out early Sunday. Rice, asked about the protest at a news conference Friday with the Australian foreign ...

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  16. Buyers eye Centro shopping centresRead the original story

    56 min ago | The Age

    ... portfolio and the options are currently being assessed by Centro,'' Simon Rooney, head of retail investments for Australia at property firm Jones Lang LaSalle, told Reuters. ''A decision is expected next week.'' Rooney declined to say whether the ...

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  17. Drunken Aussie jailed for NZ attackRead the original story

    56 min ago | The Age

    ... Court News website reported. Defence counsel Gilbert Hay said Boettcher had no history of offending in Australia or New Zealand and could give no explanation for the attack. Prosecutor Kathy Basire said the attack had a severe effect on the victim, ...

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  18. Exxon and BHP announce big Australia gas projectRead the original story

    58 min ago | North County Times

    MELBOURNE, Australia - A subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp. and BHP Billiton Ltd on Friday announced a $1.25 billion project to tap oil and gas reserves in Bass Strait off southern Australia.

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  19. OPINION: Senator Obama and the Wall of the WombRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Catholic.org

    ... world to hear another voice, the voice of the successor of Peter, Pope Benedict XVI, at World Youth day in Sydney, Australia. As Editor of Catholic Online, I covered that historic gathering and posted the extraordinary homilies and allocutions of ...

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  20. Australian players' union hints at boycott of Champions TrophyRead the original story

    1 hr ago | International Herald Tribune

    SYDNEY, Australia : The Australian Cricketers' Association is hinting at a boycott of the Champions Trophy by the defending titlist because of security concerns in Pakistan.

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