…nal. They include: • Boosting Australia’s average national income from $62,000 per person now to $73,000 in 2025 • Improving the school system so it is ranked in the world’s top five, with 10 of its universities in the world’s top 100 • Making studies of Asia a core part of the Australian school curriculum • Giving all students the opportunity to learn a priority Asian language &…
Rescuers are searching for dozens of people believed to be missing after a boat sank near Christmas Island, off north-western Australia. Ships have so far picked 110 survivors from the sea, but officials believe about 200 people were on the boat. Three bodies have been recovered. The ship, believed to be carrying asylum-seekers, capsized on Thursday. Australian patrol vessels, merchant ships and…
…etwork of marine parks ahead of the Rio+20 Earth Summit Australia has timed its announcement to coincide with the run-up to the Rio+20 Earth Summit – a global gathering of leaders from more than 130 nations to discuss protecting key parts of the environment, including the ocean. The plans, which have been years in the making, will proceed after a final consultation process. Last year, the Au…
…White) The wines will hit stores later this month and will be available at Liquor Woolworths, Dan Murphy and BWS liquor stores throughout Australia. AC/DC singer Bon Scott died on February 19, 1980 in London, England after he choked on his own vomit while sleeping in a friend’s car following a night of drinking. A number of rock bands have launched their own wine labels or wine c…
Thousands of people may be buying imitation Ugg boots made from the pelts of animals skinned alive. The fur comes from raccoon dogs, a species related to domestic dogs, farmed in China. A shocking video of the skins being collected has led activists to demand a ban on the trade and call for clearer labeling. Genuine Ugg boots cost up to $300 and use sheepskin, which is produced in a humane way….
Australia has launched one of the world’s fastest telescopes tasked with surveying outer space and probing the origins of stars and galaxies. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) in Western Australia’s outback has 36 antennas with a diametre of 12 m (40 ft) each. The A$152 million ($155 million) telescope is expected to capture radio images, starting from Friday. A…
…onsequences of smoking. Leading global tobacco manufacturers, including British American Tobacco and Philip Morris, had challenged the law. The new packaging rules are scheduled to be implemented from 1 December 2012. “At least a majority of the court is of the opinion that the Act is not contrary to (Australia’s constitution),” the court said in a brief statement. The full judge…
…and fishing spot. But local people said it was known that sharks prowled the waters and there was also the added danger of powerful undersea currents. Australian Shark Attack File said there have been 13 other fatal shark attacks around the continent since 2002. Today’s tragedy on the Australian beach was the second this year – in February an abalone diver was killed when he was attack…
…Award this year. He also performed in the live Grammys telecast in February. Glen Campbell’s hits include Wichita Lineman, Galveston a year later, and he starred in the John Wayne western True Grit in 1969. In announcing he was suffering from Alzheimer’s, Glen Campbell said he often forgets the words to his most memorable songs. His spokesman said Glen Campbell was “very disappointed that he…
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa will host the biggest radio telescope ever built. The nations belonging to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) organization took the decision at a meeting on Friday. The 1.5 billion-Euro SKA’s huge fields of antennas will sweep the sky for answers to the major outstanding questions in astronomy. They will probe the early Universe, test Einstein’s t…
perations to Asia. Qantas airline has a 65% share of the domestic Australian market, but has been making heavy losses on its international flights. Qantas restructuring is expected to mean the loss of 1,000 jobs from its 35,000-strong workforce. The disruption to Qantas flights has also affected a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government in Perth, with reports that members from 17 delegations h…
…] standing there with a big grin on his face and blood pouring out of him,” Lisa Heathcote told ABC News. Fatal attacks in Australia by saltwater crocodiles – a protected species since the 1970s – remain rare. But the crocodiles are especially abundant in the Northern Territory, where deadly encounters have been reported. A boy was killed in December after he was dragged into the…
…nities during events such as the 2009 bushfires in Victoria and the floods in Queensland in 2010 and 2011. Australia’s newspapers reported that riot police were called to the restaurant at about 14:30 local time as protesters gathered outside, with people banging on the glass yelling “shame” and “racist”. Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott were reportedly forced to wait 20…
The celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was not so happy when he was questioned about his own diet in Australia this week. Jamie Oliver, 36, bristled when asked by a female reporter if he had gained a few pounds recently and called her a “b****”. When he was questioned on whether he had filled out a bit, Jamie Oliver replied: “I don’t know. I am very healthy. “Are you from a tabloid? Thank you for…
An American diver was killed today by a great white shark in the second fatal shark attack off the coast of Western Australia state in 12 days. The victim, who has yet to be named, is said to have died from “shocking” injuries after witnesses reported seeing a 10-foot great white shark. The American man was a 32-year-old U.S. citizen who diving alone off a 25 feet boat near Rottnest Island, which…
A 26-year-old Australian man has been seriously wounded in a shark attack while was swimming off Coral Bay beach, in the third such incident this month. According to Australian police, the man was swimming off Coral Bay beach when a 10ft (3 m) tiger shark bit his arm. The attack came one day after a surfer was seriously injured in a shark attack north of Sydney. Shark attacks in Australia average…
Ajay Rochester, former host of Australia’s Biggest Loser, has revealed she has gained a staggering 105 lbs. Ajay Rochester, who hosted the weight-loss television show for four series between 2006 and 2009, said in a radio interview that she makes daily trips to fast food restaurants and admitted she is eating herself to death. She was pictured on Tuesday picking up two Subway sandwiches and…
Tens of thousands of tourists and astronomers gathered in northern Australia to glimpse a rare total solar eclipse. The eclipse, which occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, plunged parts of Queensland into darkness for just over two minutes. Estimates suggest the event, early on Wednesday, was viewed live by millions. A partial eclipse was expected in other parts of the regio…
The Roman Catholic Church in the Australian state of Victoria has confirmed that more than 600 children have been sexually abused by its priests since the 1930s. The Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart, described the figures as “horrific and shameful”. They were released in a submission to a state parliamentary inquiry into the handling of abuse cases. Campaigners say the true number…
Two men from Wales have been charged after a fairy penguin was taken from Sea World theme park in Queensland, Australia. The pair, aged 20 and 21, and another man, allegedly broke in to the enclosure in a prank after a night out. It is claimed they swam with dolphins before taking seven-year-old Dirk back to their hotel room. Dirk has never lived in the wild. The men, who have been charged with s…
High Court of Australia has decided to lift the ban on the sale of Samsung’s tablet, Galaxy Tab, in the country in time for the Christmas shopping season. Apple won a ban on Galaxy Tab, claiming Samsung had copied its iPhone and iPad. South Korean Samsung had been unable to sell products in Australia since July. Apple and Samsung are engaged in legal battles in more than 10 countries since…
Qantas Airways has been given initial approval from Australia’s competition authority for its proposed alliance with Dubai-based Emirates. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said the benefits of the tie-up – such as co-ordinating ticket prices and schedules – would outweigh the reduced competition. It will make a final decision in March. Qantas and Emirate…
Australian PM Julia Gillard has issued an apology to people affected by the country’s forced adoption policy between the 1950s and 1970s. Tens of thousands of babies of unmarried, mostly teenage mothers, were thought to have been taken by the state and given to childless married couples. Many women said they were coerced into signing away their children. Speaking in front of hundreds of the…
Two masked men have paid a visit to a house in south-eastern Australia, hours after a teenage girl posted a photo on Facebook of a large sum of cash. The robbers, armed with a knife and a club, struck the home of the 17-year-old girl’s mother in the country town of Bundanoon on Thursday, police say. Her mother told the men her daughter no longer lived there. Two masked men have paid a visi…
…a deep puncture in his chest and a gash on the top of his leg. He had two large gouges from his mouth to his ear.” Last night, Zakkiah Galea was recovering at home from his wounds that required 13 stitches. Nicle Galea said: “He scared. He says he doesn’t want to be attacked by the <<tiger kangaroo>> again.” Other people in the remote neighbourhood have been at…
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