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    The other Paris  Nov 7, 2009
    This was followed by further comments on the 19 million job figure by the Australian prime minister, the Russian president and the head of the IMF. In a display of Asian wisdom, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak attempted to defuse the debate by saying: "If the economy has become so unpredictable, then economic statistics are likely to be less reliable as well." He suggested they write 19 million "according to the IMF." "No forecasts are correct anyway. Economics isn't like mathematics. One... (Salon)

    * EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT  Nov 6, 2009
    Next week, the venue starts its Wednesday Nights at Roots series, starting with folk and rock from Australian expat Joe Lee. 90 Songren Rd, Taipei City (x_Q90), Tel: (02) 2725-3932. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Fined Brown accuses RSPCA of whipping up a storm  Nov 6, 2009
    For a leading jockey's natural instinct to be to give his horse a final whip in celebration as it passes the post really sums up the inherent problems with the culture of whip use in Australian racing,'' RSPCA chief Heather Neil was reported as saying in yesterday's Herald ... On September 26, the Australian Racing Board revised its whip rules, having already made it mandatory for jockeys around the country to use padded persuaders. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Worked up over nothing?  Nov 6, 2009
    According to the ABS, there has been a decline in the average hours worked by Australians over the past two decades, primarily due to the growth in part-time employment ... An Australia Institute poll last week highlighted that Australians are collectively putting in 2 billion hours of unpaid overtime a year ... 9 percent of Australian employees were disengaged in December 2008, which is an increase from the previous year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    ABC's future shock: today Dubbo, tomorrow the world  Nov 6, 2009
    ABC managing director Mark Scott last night delivered a speech in Sydney that outlines a bold new future for the national broadcaster: as an arm of Australian soft diplomacy ... Scott paints a picture in which soft diplomacy in very 00004000 crude terms, the dissemination of Australian images, values and worldview in order to influence global affairs is not just an option but a necessity ... "When the ABC walks in the door, there are no other agendas or business relationships operating... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Vice premier's 3-nation tour fruitful  Nov 6, 2009
    He said that, during the visit, Li met with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and they reached important consensus on the development of China-Australia ties ... Australia also approved China's Baosteel Group's second-version application for investing 285 million Australian dollars to acquire a 15-percent stake in Aquila Resources, an Australian coal and iron ore producer ... The Chinese delegation endorsed plans with the Australian side for the Year... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Military ruler will simply thumb his nose at us  Nov 5, 2009
    The Australian sanctions against Fiji this time are targetted to punish the military ruler, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, for his refusal to hold an election ... The Australian Government told the candidates that they would be considered part of the Fijian military regime and banned from Australia ... This all stems from Australian and New Zealand's meddling in Fijian Politics. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Australia and NZ expel Fijians  Nov 5, 2009
    Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said he was "deeply disappointed" at Fiji and rejected claims of meddling in Fiji's affairs ... Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)

    * Australia, New Zealand send Fiji envoys home  Nov 5, 2009
    Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said acting high commissioner Kamlesh Kumar Arya had been ordered to return to Suva within 24 hours, adding that he was deeply disappointed at Fiji ... Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Canberra would maintain a tough stance on Fiji to prevent its coup culture, including four power-grabs over two decades, spreading around the Pacific. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Meet the evil new copyright treaty  Nov 5, 2009
    I live in Australian the united states has NO, I repeat NO jurisdiction on my country what so ever ... Australians and New Zealanders and Canadians: don't ignore this. (Harper's Magazine)

    Rudd needs a ballad-led recovery for his poll woes  Nov 5, 2009
    Thus far the only success Conroy can claim is destroying one of the great Australian company and pension funds for millions of Australians ... If a former ALP member feels this strongly about Conroy's mad ambitions, you can imagine the feelings of many other affected shareholders and other Australians ... Therefore, as a shareholder, my message to Telstra board is: "Don't cave in to the arrogant and incompetent autocrats. Their tenure will be very temporary. Let them try to destroy an Australian... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Army detains academic as Rudd warns against coup culture  Nov 5, 2009
    A WIDELY respected academic from the Australian National University has been detained by the Fijian military as the diplomatic crisis deepens ... Commodore Bainimarama has said he has a transcript of a conversation where an Australian official warns a Sri Lankan judge that those who take up appointments in Fiji are subject to the Australian-NZ travel ban. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Inquiry into winning Cup jockey's use of the whip  Nov 5, 2009
    For a leading jockey's natural instinct to be to give his horse a final whip in celebration as it passes the post really sums up the inherent problems with the culture of whip use in Australian racing,'' said its chief executive, Heather Neil. It's a bizarre way to reward a horse that's just won you a lot of money. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Baillieu unveils new crime policy  Nov 5, 2009
    Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu unveiled a new "crime prevention and integrity of government" portfolio on Thursday as part of a reshuffle of his Coalition shadow cabinet following a recent Newspoll in The Australian that put Labor in front of the Coalition 57 to 43 on a two-party preferred basis. Former lawyer Andrew McIntosh has been stripped of his role as police and emergency services spokesman and handed the new crime prevention and integrity of government portfolio. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Intellectual explored the primitive mind  Nov 5, 2009
    It presented the complex totemism prevailing among Australian Aborigines as the expression of the world view that orders and explains their everyday lives. The sage's views were never predictable. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    The incurable republic  Nov 4, 2009
    Commendably, Greens senator Bob Brown has taken the initiative, introducing a bill to ask Australians if they want to become a republic ... In the spirit of rethinking the republican debate, it is worth pausing to reflect upon what issues are most important to Australians and what we are most proud of ... In recognition of women making decisions without interruption and in reconciliation with indigenous Australians do you agree to an amendment to the Constitution to provide for women's and men's... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Pacific diplomatic showdown deepens  Nov 4, 2009
    SUVA, Fiji New Zealand and Australia expelled Fiji's top diplomats Wednesday after the military-ruled nation threw out their emissaries, and the Australian leader vowed to stay tough on Fiji to prevent a coup culture from spreading ... "We have taken a deliberately hard-line approach to this regime because we do not want this coup culture to spread elsewhere in the Pacific," Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Wednesday ... International pressure... (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Fiji Orders Australian, New Zealand Diplomats Out  Nov 4, 2009
    "We're not about to simply allow a coup culture to spread," he told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio, adding that Australia wanted stability in the South Pacific region ... He said he had instructed the Foreign Affairs Ministry to let the Australian and New Zealand governments know "that their respective heads of mission are to be recalled within 24 hours." ... In a statement sent to local media this week, the Australian High Commission denied it had tried to block the Sri Lankans from taking... (Fox News)

    Slow and steady  Nov 4, 2009
    com College Football - Q Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt. College Football: Rivals. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)

    The boy in the Buble  Nov 3, 2009
    Buble has a great relationship with the Australian media and says Rove McManus gave him his first break on TV; Alan Jones supported him before his records were popular ... "Australians and Canadians are pretty similar. Only thing is you guys surf and we ski.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Tuesday, November 3  Nov 3, 2009
    It represents the epitome of a very important strain of Australian culture ... So for the umpteenth time, fellow Australians, gather around the TV set and feel the drama ... But an innovative bunch of young European dancers, an offshoot of a touring party that had already visited the US to great acclaim, managed to foment change in the direction of Australian dance and, indeed, helped transform our entire arts scene. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Melbourne Cup  Nov 3, 2009
    The leading Australian stables have their prime candidates lined up, the New Zealanders are here yet again and old Bart has more new tricks that will keep us all guessing ... On a day that typically sees more than its fair share of another Australian diversion, drinking to excess, Alcopop will be on the lips of the young and beautiful from the first race ... If the Australian myths of mateship and equality are just myths, it does not follow that myths are not powerful. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    * Uighurs shop in Palau to celebrate regained freedom  Nov 3, 2009
    Mampimin Ala, an Australian flown to Palau to act as a translator for the Uighurs, escorted the men as they left their residence to walk around the shops and shake hands with locals. They are happy to enjoy the beautiful environment of Palau, Ala said, adding that their main shopping targets were basic necessities. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    The step backwards  Nov 3, 2009
    Despite data to support a strong correlation between countries that have the worst report on gender equality and the worst economies, there is evidence that in some areas Australian companies have taken a backward step. Our relatively strong economic performance should not belie the fact that short-term and knee-jerk responses to the crisis have had a negative impact on Australian women ... The Australian's partnership survey found that over the first six months of 2009, leading law firms were... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Chip away at new markets  Nov 3, 2009
    The tissue travels from Europe to the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, where it's observed for six months. It is then transferred to a tissue culture laboratory in Tasmania, where it is developed into plantlets that spawn mini-tubers from which seed is taken. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    UQ targets Indigenous knowledge  Nov 3, 2009
    The University of Queensland says it has developed a policy to encourage more Indigenous Australians to enrol at the university and improve education outcomes ... "The document outlines a very comprehensive path towards engaging the faculties with content in all the disciplines, content with regards to Australian Indigenous knowledge and our cultures, that it is working on developing comprehensive policies for conducting research." ... AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours... (ABC News Online, Australia -- Indigenous)

    Why so many floats sink  Nov 2, 2009
    He is a specialist writer on small companies and entrepreneurs for The Age online, The Australian Financial Review and BRW. Tony has a Masters degree in entrepreneurship and innovation and lectures on the topic at Swinburne University in Melbourne. Tony s blog, The Venture, looks at the human side of entrepreneurship and business failure, a topic poorly understood in this country. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Australia's Dr. Death comes to San Francisco  Nov 2, 2009
    When the Australian Northern Territory legalized assisted suicide, he created a computer program that released deadly drugs into the user's bloodstream at the push of a keyboard button. Four people died in this manner before the law was overturned by the Australian federal government. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    Islanders won't leave despite sea-level threat  Nov 2, 2009
    It appeared to work, in that the tide eventually retreated, but the residents of Saibai - a low-lying Australian island just south of Papua New Guinea - know that there is likely to be no respite from gradually rising sea levels. About half the people, maybe, would be willing to leave, but half want to stay here even when the sea keeps coming up, because their connection to the land is very personal,'' said Justina Warusam, a spokeswoman for the island authorities. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Silencing critics  Nov 2, 2009
    Massive blaze on Australian oil rig. Australian oil rig catches fire. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)

    'Fit notes' for back pain concern  Nov 2, 2009
    Australian oil rig catches fire. Obamas dress up for Halloween. (BBC News -- UK)

    Aboriginal content will keep kids at school  Nov 2, 2009
    His key message, as I understood it, was the need for an education that would enable indigenous Australians to participate in mainstream Australia while keeping their culture, heritage and traditional languages ... The Western Australian literacy and numeracy assessment test was the standardised test taken by all students in Year 3, 5 and 7 ... The final report in 2006 concluded there was a fairly extensive amount of middle-class Anglo-Australian life experience required to complete the test. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    China News 2009.10.30  Nov 1, 2009
    Shaolin, in cooperation with Chinese, Australian and German artists, has produced a 45-minute stage play that tells a story of the cultivation and growth of little Shaolin monks in four scenes of the four seasons in a year. The stage play, titled "Shaolin Temple: Saga of Warriors Monks," will be performed at designated theaters in Shanghai for two months during the Expo. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Chinese vice premier meets Australia's Queensland premier  Nov 1, 2009
    The vice premier said that during his visit to Australia a consensus was reached to enhance the Chinese-Australian friendship, to deepen mutual beneficial cooperation, and to respect and care for each other's core interests and important concerns ... BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Australian opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull said here Saturday that Australia should not see China as a strategic threat or a potential rival ... Turnbull, leader of the Australian opposition Liberal Party,... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Advance Australia online  Nov 1, 2009
    AUSTRALIANS have an opportunity to shape the nation's official cultural policy. Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett launched the online forum last week to invite submissions on the question: ''What positive steps would you like to see to advance Australian culture ... In a wide-ranging speech last week outlining the need for such a policy, Mr Garrett also called for a national discussion about Australian culture - how it was seen and understood, as well as how it was funded. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Boozing Aussies  Oct 31, 2009
    The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has been tracking public opinion to alcohol licensing over the past 10 years. There is very high public support (70-80 per cent) for strictly monitoring and enforcing the existing responsible serving of alcohol (RSA) legislation, and where necessary imposing strong penalties for licensees who do not comply. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Embrace our indigenous people: Rein  Oct 31, 2009
    THERESE REIN has called for all Australians to become literate in Aboriginal art, symbols, culture and history ... The centre's director, Professor Rosemary Johnston, has been urging Australian education authorities to make regional Aboriginal languages, history and cosmology a mandatory feature of all primary and perhaps early secondary education ... I was speaking with an indigenous person and she told me that she didn't feel like an Australian,'' Ms Rein said in her speech. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Getting to know all about you  Oct 31, 2009
    Using her time in the program to listen, learn and make contacts with alumni - significantly Larissa Treskin, now the principal of James Ruse High School - Badcoe has gone on to found and head the Australian Business and Community Network that has involved 12 chief executives and more than 1000 of their staff in providing educational mentoring to 20,000 disadvantaged students across Australia ... Back then, he thought drug addicts deserved to die, that Aboriginal Australians were to blame for... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    On Bravo, there’s always a moral to the story  Oct 31, 2009
    Here, Tabatha Coffey, a 40-year-old Australian stylist with an icy demeanor and a permanent scowl, comes into various American beauty salons to scold the owners and staff for their poor service and pathetic sense of business. You don t have to give one whit about the hairstyling business to enjoy the catharsis of watching her chew out bad business owners, and you don t have to work very hard to see Tabatha s Salon Takeover as a convenient stand-in for American rage at Wall Street, the service... (Boston Globe)

    Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane  Oct 30, 2009
    What makes the Australian sporting culture different to the franchise based model of the US is the club connection to the community and its sporting traditions. Are we willing to sacrifice the traditions of our sporting culture for the continuing Americanisation of our sport in order to make a buck. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    All part of the master Clan  Oct 30, 2009
    So there was a fair amount of scepticism when the group was announced to play its first-ever Australian show at Megarampage, a youth culture event featuring bands and the southern hemisphere's biggest skateboard ramp, at Melbourne's Etihad Stadium. That doubt seemed justified when the event, scheduled for tomorrow, was cancelled a fortnight ago after many fans baulked at the $140 ticket price. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Horrific treatment makes Tamils desperate to leave  Oct 30, 2009
    What practical measures has the Australian Government taken to address the suffering of Tamil civilians in the internment camps in Sri Lanka since the war ended in May ... The Australian Government's response has been to pledge to send Australian police to Sri Lanka to help the Government there clamp down on the exodus of asylum seekers ... This is after the Australian Government that sent its deputy chief of the navy, Rear Admiral Davyd Thomas, to Colombo in June 2009 to urge that young Tamils... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Flame me if you will, but we suck at grills  Oct 29, 2009
    That aside, Australian BBQing isn't about marinating lamb, or garlic prawn kebabs ... And as for you, Birmingham, you un-Australian not-born-here un-Australian, comparing expertly marinated and grilled salt and pepper calamari to a lukewarm plate of singed Coles snags is as pointless and facile an act as comparing Mozart with Motorhead ... yes pen, the thought that WE, us, AUSTRALIANS are lesser cooks on the BBQ that spastisised YANKS, muppet headed KRAUTS, dress wearin GREEKS, Second teir... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Why would an anti-Semite support Israel?  Oct 29, 2009
    The plight of Indigenous people, our indifference to asylum seekers, the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan, and our inaction on climate change all seem to me matters that any humane Australian should look on with shame ... Michael Brull has a blog on the Independent Australian Jewish Voices website, and is a semi-regular commentator on newmatilda. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Jackson and Safran  Oct 29, 2009
    Shortly after a rap interlude, the song was to conclude with a crescendo of dual (not duelling) electric guitars, one played by a black man, the other by a white woman (Australian Orianthi Panagaris). The chorus, of course, includes the words "If you're thinking of being my brother it don't matter if you're black or white". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Sophie Sproats: Jill of All Trades  Oct 29, 2009
    In 2004, she was the runner-up for the Under-18 Australian National Snowboarder title, but what's even more amazing is she how she even made it to the competition. "I was in my final year of high school and I was encouraged not to partake in the races because they were during our trial Higher School Certificate exams, which contributed towards our final grade and UAI (Australian equivalent of a GPA)," Sproats recalled. (Calbears.com)

    All Men are Liars:  Oct 29, 2009
    If our eastern seaboard continues to repeat its , I foresee a new status symbol emerging in Australian households: cleanliness ... If any Australian sportswoman got as trolleyed as AFL star Brendan Fevola was at the Brownlow Medal awards last week, the Federal Government would schedule a summit on alcohol abuse in her chosen sport. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Wallabies winger not happy with cover-up  Oct 29, 2009
    " Ioane said fortunately the Wallabies were able to use the gym at Japanese club Ricoh Black Rams, where former Australian Test great Stephen Larkham is among the stars. "Because half the team's got tattoos, I guess," he said. "A lot of the boys were teasing me about my tattoo on my neck - I've got to tape it up. But lucky for Ricoh, they helped us with the gym so we don't have to cover them up. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Lindop tips no fizzer for Alcopop and crew  Oct 29, 2009
    SOUTH AUSTRALIAN stayer Alcopop has emerged from obscurity to share favouritism for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup, but the state's leading jockey Clare Lindop believes those close to the horse will not be overwhelmed by the occasion. Lindop, arguably one of Australia's finest riders, said trainer Jake Stephens and jockey Dom Tourneur had the right attitude to cope with the demands of Australia's biggest race. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    * World News Quick Take  Oct 29, 2009
    Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said the Sri Lankans, picked up 10 days ago by an Australian customs ship in Indonesian waters, would be processed in Indonesia following an agreement between the two countries leaders. There were always going to be humanitarian, refugee, or immigration implications, Smith told public broadcaster ABC. Those implications will be resolved in Indonesia on Indonesian soil, because thats the agreement we have with the Indonesian government. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Casting a net into the future  Oct 29, 2009
    I have witnessed Indian communities robbed of their livelihood by governments giving over their rights to Japanese interests; coral reefs stripped of shells, ripped up by boatmen, bleached or polluted; and listened to Australian tourist orientated fishermen talk at bars of how they hate being told what to do by 'neo-nazi environmentalists. Sorry to be blunt, but national authorities have a huge task to both properly assess marine capacities/markets/values and then re-educate/train both the... (BBC News -- Science)

    Kristol Reflections  Oct 29, 2009
    Twenty years later, Kristol and Australian political scientist Owen Harries debuted The National Interest, a journal with a foreign-policy emphasis to complement The Public Interest s domestic focus. The Public Interest marked the beginning of the technocratic, policy-oriented strain of neconservatism. (The American Conservative)

    Aussies will struggle at Olympics  Oct 29, 2009
    DUAL gold medallist Kieren Perkins and the great Murray Rose are convinced the Australian men's swim team will struggle at next year's Beijing Olympics ... Perkins also took the opportunity to slam the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) for yesterday going public with the drug claims surrounding our greatest Olympian Ian Thorpe. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)

    Cultural enlightenment needs more than internet  Oct 28, 2009
    This image of preserving tradition, but presenting it in a different form, brings to mind the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's dramatic new approach to its arts coverage ... The corporation is right, and within the bounds of its charter, to expand its online coverage of the arts as part of bringing culture to all Australians, especially younger audiences ... The arts portal is fine but the web cannot easily replace broadcast television especially for rural Australians and others without... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Aussie firms ink $34b contracts in China  Oct 27, 2009
    Australian businesses have signed $US31 billion ($A33 ... At the Hong Kong-Guangdong Business Conference in Sydney, Henry Tang, Hong Kong's chief secretary for administration, encouraged Australian business to look at including Hong Kong in their China strategy ... "The great thing about CEPA (Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement) for Australian firms is that the arrangement is nationality neutral (and) overseas firms incorporated in Hong Kong will enjoy the full benefits," Mr Tang said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Brotherly love is sealed in a bonus  Oct 27, 2009
    It is good to see the former head of NAB's Australian operations, Ahmed Fahour, was not left in a lurch by his long-time mentor and former Qantas chief, James Strong ... It is believed the latest in the role, an ex-command driver in the Australian Army, left after a only few days. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Native title deal for historic WA island  Oct 27, 2009
    Dirk Hartog Island, the site of the first recorded European landing on Australian soil, will become a national park after a native title agreement was struck between local Aborigines and the West Australian government ... "By conserving the island's Aboriginal heritage, biodiversity and historical values we are ensuring all West Australians can enjoy its extraordinary beauty," she said ... After buying the pastoral lease on the island from the Australian government in 1968, the Wardles reduced... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    * Drag queen movie challenges Russian attitudes  Oct 27, 2009
    The movie, which has echoes of the camp Australian classic The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, tells the story of five drag queens who perform at a Moscow gay club. They share tears, joy, lip gloss and countless vodka shots as they reminisce, before setting off on an ill-fated road trip. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Shared civic values can unite cultures  Oct 26, 2009
    The Howard document starts its section on Australian government with a picture of the Queen ... Most strikingly while there are nearly 100 pictures in the document, there are just a few pictures of Aborigines and only two other photos of non-Anglo Australians ... It spells out the same list of Australian values, but describes them as democratic values. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    The Olympic Torch Relay  Oct 26, 2009
    Twelve years later, on the way to Sydney, an aboriginal field hockey star kicked off the domestic leg of the relay from Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the heart of the Australian outback. Runners on foot are the torch's primary means of transportation, though in recent years the flame has also been carried by boat (Mexico City, 1968; Barcelona 1992; Atlanta, 1996), horseback (Stockholm, 1956; Atlanta), parachute (Lillehammer, Norway, 1994), snowmobile (Calgary, 1988) and camel (Sydney, 2000). (Time.com)

    E Asia, ASEAN cooperate for common good  Oct 26, 2009
    The purpose of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Asia-Pacific Community would be to "cooperate on economic, political and security matters and dispel notions that a conflict in Asia may be inevitable," according to Bloomberg News. "What I detect across the region is an openness to a discussion about how we evolve our regional architecture into the future," Rudd was quoted as saying by AAP news agency. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Hewitt urges kingmakers to stop double dealing and back McNamee  Oct 26, 2009
    Eminent Australian tennis figure John Alexander described the election battle thus: ''A vote for the status quo will be a vote for more woe ... It's not about the Australian Open and how much we can make or how much money we spend on elite-player development. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    The '60s rocked; the noughties go pop  Oct 26, 2009
    John Farnham and Liza Minnelli are touring the country; The Flintstones and The Jetsons are rating on television; NASA has managed to land a rocket on the moon; the Beatles have had three albums in the top 50 chart for most of this month; and Australian troops are stuck in a civil war in a faraway land ... The Bureau of Statistics put out a report this week on Australian culture (please don't make the oxymoron joke) that showed we spend $665 million a year on recorded music and $291 million a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Grog gone: violence under attack  Oct 25, 2009
    The Australian Drug Foundation is leading a world-first trial comparing levels of violence, drink-driving and alcohol-related harm at clubs that adopt responsible alcohol policies with those without such programs. Results of the $1 million study, partly funded by the Federal Government's Australian Research Council, will be used to reduce rates of assaults and risky drinking at local-level sports clubs ... Using the Australian Drug Foundation's Good Sports program - which helps clubs develop... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Club crash tackles the beer culture  Oct 25, 2009
    Forster Tuncurry Dolphins president Stephen Bromhead encouraged players to have sports drinks. Photo: Shane Chalker. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Drinking their way to early death  Oct 25, 2009
    ALCOHOL is a factor in the deaths of one in seven young people, kills 3430 people a year and causes accidents and injury that put 80,000 Australians into hospital annually ... "Every week, on average, risky or high-risk drinking is killing more than 60 Australians and putting another 1500 people - the equivalent of a small town - in hospital, owing to injury or disease that is entirely preventable," the National Drug Research Institute associate professor Tanya Chikritzhs said ... According to... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Why dusky sharks might not be such bad mothers after all  Oct 25, 2009
    Dr Hussey led an international team of researchers from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Townsville. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Science)

    Drug and alcohol tests on rise  Oct 25, 2009
    Dr Edward Wray-Bliss of the University of Technology's school of management said it was a concern that random drug testing by Australian companies was increasing as data showed drug use in Australia had been declining since 1998 ... If it is not a safety issue and not impacting a person's ability to carry out their duties in a professional manner it is none of Qantas's business,'' said Ingrid Stitt, Victorian branch secretary of the Australian Services Union. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Race call to curb trackside boozing  Oct 25, 2009
    In the lead-up to the Melbourne Cup, the Australian Drug Foundation is recommending tighter controls on trackside boozing to help tackle the country's $15 billion drinking problem ... Australian Drug Foundation national policy manager Geoff Munro said the Spring racing carnival marked the beginning of a two-month boozefest of Christmas parties, work functions and end-of-school celebrations ... Australian Hotels Association (NSW) chief executive Sally Fielke said: ''Banning the Aussie shout would... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Outcry over TV kidney competition  Oct 24, 2009
    The Australian version of Big Brother has also drawn criticism for not telling a contestant that her father had died. SEE ALSO 29 May 07 | Entertainment 25 May 07 | Entertainment 21 May 07 | Europe 04 Feb 07 | Entertainment 14 May 07 | Business 26 Jan 06 | Magazine. (Yahoo News -- Reality TV)

    Read all about it  Oct 24, 2009
    The Age Entertainment: Australian and International Entertainment news, gossip and celebrities, fashion, movies, good living, restaurants, arts, TV and radio, music, books Skip directly to. . (The Age, Australia)

    Lock 'N Load  Oct 24, 2009
    At one point, a transplanted Australian says of America, "I'm always on guard here." Always. Always. (Slate)

    Votes counted in East Timor poll  Oct 24, 2009
    These troops - mainly Australian - have been in East Timor since June last year to help stabilise the country after the clashes, which caused thousands to flee their homes. The UN expects to be in East Timor for many years, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in the capital Dili. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)

    › Should SA import skills?  Oct 23, 2009
    It recommended an undemanding points system to screen applicants which would have to be simpler than the Australian or Canadian approach, and "less picky". The CDE said a large population of "irregular migrants" creates opportunities for crime and corruption and increases the likelihood that migrants will be unfairly exploited or will become victims of xenophobic attacks sparked by perceived competition for jobs, housing and other public resources. (iAfrica.com)

    25 forces transforming the world  Oct 23, 2009
    According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the median age of Australias population is projected to increase from 35. 9 years in 2002, to between 47. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Yanzhou's $3.2 Billion Takeover of Felix Approved by Australian Government  Oct 23, 2009
    Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- of China won Australian government approval for its A$3 ... an Australian Rio employee, was arrested in Shanghai in July on espionage charges ... Australian Unease. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)

    RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Stories that give you hope  Oct 22, 2009
    SAN DIEGO -- Coming from a family that is something of a racial and ethnic stew -- her mother is Afro-Cuban, her father Australian with Irish roots -- CNN's Soledad O'Brien can choose to identify herself in any number of ways. But when O'Brien began knocking on doors in Latino neighborhoods to collect stories for the new documentary, CNN's "Latino in America" (airing last night and tonight), folks just smiled and welcomed her home. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Life in the USA  Oct 22, 2009
    The award-winning correspondent -- whose mother is black and Latino, and whose father is Australian with Irish roots -- appears to have understood instantly why many Latinos are leery of projects like this. In a recent essay on CNN.com, O'Brien wrote. (CNN)

    Tamarind Art Presents Ingots of Liquid Light : Opening Reception: 13 October 2009 6:30 to 8:00 pm  Oct 22, 2009
    About the Artists: Kathy Smith is an Australian artist who works with several mediums including painting, installation, and sound ... The animated film DELIRIUM was nominated for Best Experimental Film at the 1988 Australian Film Institute Awards. (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Change is cultural, not technical  Oct 22, 2009
    I strongly believe in, and am actively pursuing, a form of government that is more open, inclusive and collaborative; a form that better utilises the great pool of talent and experience within the Australian people to deliver a better public service. Technology in itself does not deliver this change, but it does provide us with ever-improving tools which make change possible. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Snooze schedule:  Oct 21, 2009
    Some Australian employers are already on board, including price comparison company iSelect and BHP Billiton. MBF health insurance has sleep pods at its Sydney CBD flagship store. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Tips from the American Journal of Pathology  Oct 21, 2009
    Researchers led by Dr. Redwan Moqbel at the University of Alberta, University of Western Australian, and Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth, Australia have discovered that eosinophils may play a pivotal role in immune development. These results are presented in the November 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology. (EurekAlert!)

    The people have spoken - and they want protection  Oct 21, 2009
    It is said Australians do not want a national human rights law, and that the committee responded only to the views of ''elites ... Eighty-seven per cent supported a human rights act, with equally strong support from organisations such as the Australian Council of Social Service, and religious bodies including the Uniting Church ... The difference this time was Australians responded in unprecedented numbers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    No one gets out alive  Oct 21, 2009
    I suppose this is what made The Wedge & the aptly named Skithouse such successful Australian comedies. Paul - October 21, 2009, 8:55AM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids'  Oct 20, 2009
    An Australian man spent 12 hours clinging to a tree branch "like a koala bear" as crocodiles circled beneath him after his boat ran aground in the country's north. Homer's wife on cover of November issue to mark 20th anniversary of The Simpsons. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')

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