45 min ago | Newstalk ZB
First major centre shows property value drop
Dunedin is the first of the main centres to show a drop in residential property values. via Newstalk ZB
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Oceania Forum & Polls5 hrs ago | The West Australian
Mums turning to internet for help: survey
“Being only 24, most of my friends are still footloose and fancy-free, so keeping in touch can be hard when you've got little ones, but MySpace gives me the opportunity to have some adult time and a social life, while still having the kids close by.”
Australian mothers are turning to the internet to seek advice and stay in touch with the outside world, a survey has found. via The West Australian
9 hrs ago | India eNews
Ten years on, turnaround in Australia-India ties
“We stand today at an exciting juncture in the development of India-Australia relations. There is a shared desire to further expand and upgrade the bilateral relationship”
Australia-India bilateral relations have a whiff of spring about them as the two countries strive to take the relationship to a 'new level' 10 years after the frosty snapping of defence ties in the wake of the ... via India eNews
14 hrs ago | The Courier Mail
“There were a quite a few abductions and young girls who went missing in the 80s”
POLICE believe 64-year-old Valmae Beck may help them solve the mystery of Sharron Phillips' disappearance, writes Peter Michael. via The Courier Mail
19 hrs ago | NBR Newsroom
Economist: Job figures an " absolute shocker"
“With employment normally being a lagging indicator, for a correction of this magnitude so early in this economic downturn augers poorly for household sector prospects.”
Westpac chief economist Brendan O'Donovan called today's job figures "an absolute shocker". The only good news in the report that showed a shock loss of 29,000 positions in the March quarter is interest rate ... via NBR Newsroom
Yesterday | NZ Herald
Shipbuilding business to close - 60 jobs to be lost
“We have always known that this was a possibility at the end of the project”
The company responsible for building New Zealand's four inshore patrol vessels will close by the end of this year. via NZ Herald
Yesterday | Global Catholic Network EWTN
9-May-08 - Australian Bishops Hope the Lapsed ''Reconnect''
SYDNEY, Australia, MAY 8, 2008 .- The Australian episcopal conference is hoping to bring fallen-away Catholics back to the Church. via Global Catholic Network EWTN
Yesterday | Twincities.com
6.7 quake jolts Guam; no damage is immediately reported
The U.S. Geological Survey says an undersea earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has shaken Guam. via Twincities.com
Yesterday | News.com.au
“There are tens of thousands of victims from Catholic-run institutions who were denied education, they were used as slaves, they were sexually and physically abused.”
THE Pope is set to make an historic apology when he visits Sydney in July - to the tens of thousands of Australians sexually and physically abused by predatory Catholic priests. via News.com.au
Yesterday | Fijilive
FICAC probes Qarase over Fijian funds
“They interviewed me on allegations of abuse of office when I was Minister of Fijian Affairs and chairman of the Native Land Trust Board in 2003.”
Ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase was questioned by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption today over the use of funds in the Fijian Affairs Ministry. via Fijilive
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