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Australia linked to prisoner deathThe United States refused to accept that Australia was not responsible for a man captured by the SAS in early 2003 who later died en route to a secret and possibly illegal prison, according to a US report on his death.Posted on 9 February 2012 | 1:14 pm
Australia's richest person RinehartA shock move by Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart into quality newspaper group Fairfax is likely designed to build her influence and reflects the rise of the nation's mineral wealth, analysts say.
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 10:59 am
Bracken sues Cricket Australia over injuryFormer Test seamer Nathan Bracken is suing Cricket Australia, alleging negligence for failing to adequately deal with a knee injury that "ruined" his career, reports said on Thursday.
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 5:00 am
Australia's Telstra first half profitsAustralia's dominant telecom company Telstra Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 22.9 percent jump in first half profits against what it described as a difficult macroeconomic backdrop.
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 12:17 am
Davis Cup: Hewitt to open for Australia vsAustralia veteran Lleyton Hewitt will take on China's top-ranked player Zhang Ze in the opening singles match of the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup playoff on Friday. The draw held Thursday also has Australia's Bernard Tomic playing China's Wu Di in the other opening singles match on grass at the Geelong Lawn Tennis Club outside Melbourne.
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 12:02 am
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Lankans eye Australia's new quicks asRookie ranks … Dan Christian, in the practice nets at the WACA Ground yesterday, is part of a new bowling line-up that is covering for several injured Australian pacemen. Photo: Getty Images AUSTRALIA'S new-look ODI attack is set to come under intense ...Posted on 9 February 2012 | 1:01 pm
Australia moves to censor alternativeSYDNEY, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- While the popularity of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and other alternative therapies grows in Australia, so does the opposition. For weeks, a collaboration of western scientists and doctors has moved to censor alternative ...
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 7:25 am
Australia V Sri Lanka Live 3rd ODI At PerthAustralia play Sri Lanka in the third match of the Commonwealth Bank series at the WACA in Perth. The match will be played on February 10. The hosts go into the game with a facile win over India under their belt, having crushed them by 65 runs ...
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 7:11 am
Australia’s Lack of Green M&A - WallIn 2011, Asia Pacific saw US$4.6 billion worth of inbound interest but completed US$9.4 billion of outbound transactions according to PricewaterhouseCooopers. By PwC’s measurements, Australia accounted for 15% – equal to US$683 million ...
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 6:42 am
Australia business-confidence index rises:("Australia 4Q Business Confidence Index Up 4 Points To +1 -NAB," at 0030 GMT, misstated the period in the first paragraph. The correct version follows:) SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian business confidence and conditions picked up in the ...
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 4:26 am
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Telstra first-half profit rises 23 Pct toAustralia's largest telecommunications company, Telstra Corp., has reported a 23 percent first-half profit increase to $1.47 billion ($1.58 billion) over the same period a year earlier.Posted on 8 February 2012 | 11:02 pm
Qantas grounds A380 after finding cracks inAustralia's Qantas Airways said Wednesday it was temporarily grounding one of its A380 superjumbos after discovering dozens of hairline cracks in its wings during a maintenance inspection.
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 1:36 am
Space Systems/Loral wins Aussie satelliteCalifornia-based Space Systems/Loral has won a 620 million Australian dollar ($670 million) contract to build two satellites to service remote portions of Australia's national broadband network, which will be among the world's fastest.
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 1:00 am
BHP Billiton posts 5.5 percent fall inBHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest miner, on Wednesday posted a 5.5 percent slide in first-half profit to $9.9 billion and blamed lower commodity prices as well as production constraints.
Posted on 7 February 2012 | 11:14 pm
Aussie PM says she will lead government toEmbattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard insists she will lead her unpopular government to victory at elections next year despite persistent media reports that Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is plotting to overthrow her in an internal power struggle.
Posted on 6 February 2012 | 12:14 am
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Posted on 9 February 2012 | 4:13 pm
@Closho Thanks for following us. How is@Closho Thanks for following us. How is everything going in Australia ? Let us know, when you are back. Many greetings from Santiago
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 4:13 pm
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Posted on 9 February 2012 | 4:13 pm
RT @UberFacts: There's a town calledRT @UberFacts: There's a town called "Tittybong" in Australia.
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 4:13 pm
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Angel Guillen visits Australia -After four eager months of waiting for visa approval, Angel Guillen finally made his way Down Under to Melbourne, Australia -- a country he has wanted to visit for a long time. "Right now I'm in Melbourne, Australia, visiting my ...Posted on 9 February 2012 | 2:32 pm
Marriage-Equality Bills Coming Up InIt's great that Australia is finally coming around to gay marriage, but what the heck is up with their government's bill-sponsoring process? According to.
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 2:08 pm
Australia denies involvement in IraqiThe Guardian, citing a US military document, said an elite Australian squadron of 150 men, known as Task Force 64, was involved in the operation of the facility, a so-called black site, or secret prison hidden from the Red ...
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 11:11 am
India may rest Tendulkar againstIndia on Thursday looked set to extend star batsman Sachin Tendulkar's long wait for his elusive 100th international century by resisting calls to scrap their top-order rotation policy.
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 10:33 am
Preview: Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rdAustralia will look to continue their recent dominant form when they take on the troubled Sri Lankans at Perth. The former 4 time World Champions already have an impressive win in their bag, trumping the Indians in the series ...
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 9:15 am
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