Australians celebrate gay unions victory but fear override by PM Kevin Rudd The Examiner | The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the nation's seat of government, celebrated a legislative victory yesterday as the first region in the country to give gay and lesbian Australian families the right to a legal civil partnership ceremony. The new law is the most progressive yet in Austral...
Report indicates Casey Anthony furious over Steven Soderbergh ‘Tot Mom’ play The Examiner | In late October, it was announced that Oscar-winning director, Steven Soderbergh, created a play based on the Casey Anthony case. Soderbergh won an Oscar for directing the film ‘Traffic’ and has a number of noteworthy other noteworthy credits in the entertainment industry. | The play w...
China extends Rio Tinto probe by 2 months: Australia Zeenews Sydney: China has extended a probe into detained Rio Tinto mining executive Stern Hu by two months, Australian officials said Thursday, calling for a quick resolution to the long-running case. | A foreign office spokesman said Chinese authorities had...
Waterlow murder hunt police think suspect is still in Sydney The Independent | Australian police hunting the killer of a British art curator and his daughter said they had no reason to believe their prime suspect - named by sources as the victim's son - had left the country. | Nick Waterlow, 68, and his daughter, cookery book...
Australians celebrate gay unions victory but fear override by PM Kevin Rudd The Examiner | The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the nation's seat of government, celebrated a legislative victory yesterday as the first region in the country to give gay and lesbian Australian families the right to a legal civil partnership ceremony. ...
Bashed Indian Australian doctor bravely faces his attackers in court Newstrack India | Melbourne, Nov.12 (ANI): Bashed Indian Australian doctor Mukesh Haikerwal today bravely faced his attackers in court after recovering from head injuries that almost killed him last year.lfer Azzopardi, Michael Baltatzis and Sean Gabriel have admitt...
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Hollywood attacks piracy as ISPs ignore safe harbour The Australian | TODAY Perth internet firm iiNet returns to the Federal Court in Sydney to slug it out with Hollywood for the second half of one the most determined legal bids to bring internet p...
ACCC tackles Thai Airways The Australian | Australia's competition watchdog said Wednesday it has commenced legal proceedings against Thai Airways for alleged price fixing of air freight, the eleventh airline to be prosec...
Black Saturday 'Allah's revenge', said terror accused The Australian | THE global financial crisis, crippling drought and the Black Saturday fires that killed 173 people were all part of Allah's will to punish the "filthy people" of Australia, one o...
Alleged Ponzi mastermind flees home Business Report | Submit your comment | Alleged Ponzi scheme mastermind Barry Tannenbaum is alleged to have fled his home in Sydney, Australia, SABC news reported on Wednesday. | Tannebaum's Johannesburg based attorney Darryl Ackerman said the man, accused of...
ACT legalises gay unions Independent online | Sydney - An Australian territory on Wednesday became the first to legalise civil partnership ceremonies for same-sex couples, in a move supporters hoped would spark national momentum. | Under the new laws, gay couples will be able to hold a legally...
Aussie territory becomes first to legalize gay unions Inquirer | SYDNEY – An Australian territory Wednesday became the first to legalize civil partnership ceremonies for same-sex couples, in a move supporters hoped would spark national momentum. | Under the new laws, gay couples will be able to hold a legally re...
Qatar Air on winning streak The Himalayan | KATHMANDU: Qatar Airways continued its award-winning streak as the five-star ranked carrier was named the world's leading airline in Business Class for the second year running. | The airline, which recently began flights to Amritsar and Goa in India, continues its rapid expansion next month with | the launch of scheduled services to Melbourne - t...
No uranium sales to India: Kevin Rudd The News International Saturday, November 14, 2009 | NEW DELHI: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd insisted on Thursday that his country will not sell uranium to India because it has not signed the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. | Australia's refusal to sell uranium to energy-starved India has remained a sticking point since the Nuclear Suppliers' Group, an informal...