Top Stories: Sydney, Nov 27 (IANS) West Indian batting legend Brian Lara has been appointed an honorary member of the Order of Australia. IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:05 -0500Melbourne, Nov 27 : Olympic swimmer Eamon Sullivan has been crowned as the first Celebrity MasterChef beating his competitors Rachael Finch and Kirk Pengilly. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:20:15 -0500Sydney, Nov 27 (DPA) British crooner Robbie Williams proposed to actress girlfriend Ayda Field live on a Sydney commercial radio station Friday. IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:40:02 -0500Sydney, November 27 : A new report by Australian scientists has found that marine environments in the country, such as the Great Barrier Reef, are not faring well, and are under a lot of pressure. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:00:05 -0500Sydney, Nov 27 : The effectiveness of newly introduced referral system was under a cloud on Friday when it failed to deliver a fair decision in the case of Mitchell Johnson during the second day's play of the first Test between Australia and the West Indies. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:00:04 -0500Sentosa (Singapore), Nov 27 (IANS) The Asian Tour golf widened its footprint with a new arrangement with Fox Sports that will take the live coverage of the Tour's events to Australia with immediate effect. IANS Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:00:01 -0500Brisbane (Australia), Nov.27 : Cricket Australia has become the latest country to honour its volunteers when it presented ICC centenary medals to its six volunteers before the start of the second day's play in the first cricket Test between Australia and the West Indies in Brisbane on Friday. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:09 -0500London, Nov 27 : Aussie singer Peter Andre is said to be suing his ex-wife Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan for over 300,000 pounds in damages. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:05 -0500Melbourne, Nov.27 : Australian Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe is doing his bit for struggling kids through his foundation. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:10:02 -0500Melbourne, Nov.27 : American tennis star Serena Williams faces the possibility of being fined a million dollars for her ugly US Open meltdown. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:20:09 -0500Melbourne, Nov 27 : Leading Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson's estranged mother has hit back at claims the cricketer has made peace with her, and said she should not be blamed for the Ashes loss. ANI Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:40:07 -0500Corey Williams scored 29 points and Rolan Roberts dominated the boards as the Crocodiles upset Adelaide 100-88 at the Townsville Entertainment Centre. Sixth-placed Townsville took on the 36ers, who o... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:12:56 -0500A merger of two South Australian-based credit unions has been approved by shareholders at their annual meetings in Adelaide. Australian Central Credit Union and Savings and Loans credit union will me... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:12:54 -0500Mining services and processing firm Mineral Resources Ltd has entered into a long-term manganese sales deal with China's largest steel maker Baosteel and flagged possible further deals in future. "Mi... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:59:16 -0500The 19-year-old Epping man has been charged with affray and released on bail a day after two others appeared in court.Chris Lay, 21, and Phu Hieu Nguyen, 19, did not apply for bail yesterday after a b... News.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:58:23 -0500Close to 200 teachers protested outside the offices of Education Minister Liz Constable this afternoon over the so called "half-cohort" issue which it's estimated will cost about 500 jobs next yea... The West Australian Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:51:05 -0500Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard has urged the Liberals to honor their agreement on the government's carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS) on Monday, whoever is in charge of the embattled Austra... People's Daily Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:24:50 -0500(MENAFN - ABN Newswire) US market was closed for Thanksgiving Day holiday, but the overseas markets were strongly hit by fears of a debt default by Dubai World, Dubai government's key holding company.... MENAFN Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:08:05 -0500New South Wales will set about establishing a healthy lead in its Sheffield Shield clash against Western Australia, after comfortably snatching first-innings points on an eventful opening day. The Wa... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:57:02 -0500An animated film about a girl with a phobia of mirrors has scooped the prize pool at Tasmania's student film festival. Table Cape Primary school won five awards in the event which attracted 80 entrie... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:56:55 -0500The Sydney woman who tipped police off about the whereabouts of Anthony Waterlow, arrested today over the killings of his art curator father and sister, says the 42-year-old seemed like a "normal, eve... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:56:55 -0500Australia's competition watchdog has indicated it will not oppose the timber company Gunns' revised proposal for its acquisition of timber assets owned by an Elders subsidiary. The Competition and Co... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:56:54 -0500One of the few three-masted schooners in the world sailed into Hobart today. The Shenandoah was built in New York in 1902 and is owned by an unnamed Italian businessman. He has not come to Australia... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:56:53 -0500(L-R) John Lindner, Aussie Pratt, Sergeant Scott Jones, Flying Officer Matt Sullivan and Commanding Officer Tony Thorpe farewell the Caribou. (Dept of Defence)... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:56:49 -0500The South Australian Supreme Court has heard a Victorian teenager was angry with his father when he accused him of planning to kill teenager Carly Ryan. The evidence came from the son's former foster... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:56:47 -0500Electro-pop band Empire of the Sun have triumphed at the Australian music awards (Arias) in Sydney, winning four trophies, including best group.The Perth-based duo also picked up the major trophies fo... BBC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:49:18 -0500A NSW man has been extradited to Perth to face court after allegedly extorting a Perth mining executive. Darryl Kelvin Stretton, 42, appeared in the Perth Magistrates court on Friday after he was det... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:44:53 -0500After a tough week for NSW firefighters, crews are again on high alert as hot and dry conditions are forecast for much of the state over the weekend. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has issued a fire... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:44:51 -0500Arson squad detectives have charged the 17-year-old with wilfully lighting a fire likely to injure or damage, alleging he started a bushfire that threatened homes in Henley Brook last Sunday (November... perthnow Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:43:58 -0500POLICE have charged a man with the murder of art curator Nick Waterlow, 68, and his 36-year-old daughter Chloe Waterlow, who were found stabbed to death inside her Randwick home on November 9. News.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:43:55 -0500Ross, 69, had his final day on air this evening, as he heads into retirement after a career in journalism spanning more than 50 years. Ross was shown a video montage of his broadcast career, before t... News.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:43:53 -0500POLICE have charged a man with the murder of art curator Nick Waterlow, 68, and his 36-year-old daughter Chloe Waterlow, who were found stabbed to death inside her Randwick home on November 9. News.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:43:52 -0500LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- V Australia will this weekend launch its third route from the USA to Australia with the beginning of new non-stop services to Melbourne, Australia from Sunday 29 N... Earth Times Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:39:30 -0500A report into WA's mental health facilities has revealed shocking conditions, including a patient being forced to sleep in their own urine and another patient claiming to have been raped while at a pr... The West Australian Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:36:02 -0500V Australia Launches Third Aussie Destination From LA! New Direct Flight to Melbourne, Victoria LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- V Australia will this weekend launch its third route from the... Breitbart Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:18:25 -0500Australian boys are more violent than American boys, new research revealed on Friday. A joint study conducted by Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Australia and the University of Washington in ... People's Daily Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:11:06 -0500The Dallas Cowboys cemented their place at the top of the NFC East with 24-7 rout of the Oakland Raiders in Thursday's NFL action.Tony Romo passed for 309 yards and two touchdowns with Miles Austin ca... sportal.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:53:22 -0500ALICE SPRINGS, Australia — Australian authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small Outback town in search of water, trampling ... My San Antonio Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:49:34 -0500A defiant Malcolm Turnbull says he will not be spooked by climate change sceptics within his party and is confident he will remain Liberal leader. The party is in crisis after mass resignations yeste... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:38:18 -0500An Indonesian man is the third to be charged over an attempt to smuggle more than 50 people into Australia. Two Indonesian nationals, aged 32 and 18, were charged on Wednesday with people smuggling, ... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:26:45 -0500West Australian Brydan Klein and former world No.8 Alicia Molik survived scares on Friday to progress through to the semi-finals of the Goldfields St Ives International in Kalgoorlie. Klein, playing ... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:26:43 -0500James Nitties stamped his class on the NSW Open on Friday, handling difficult conditions to take a four-shot lead after two rounds at The Vintage Golf Club in the Hunter Valley. High temperatures and... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:26:41 -0500Bank of Queensland chief executive David Liddy has joined other bank executives in warning the prudential regulator's proposed changes to bank liquidity requirements will limit credit availability in ... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:26:39 -0500Rio Tinto Ltd says it will need as many as 1,000 new employees when its iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region expand. Rio Tinto advised late last month it planned to expand the lu... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:26:37 -0500The standard of backyard cricket was a tad higher for Brendan Nash while growing up. Few can claim to have sent the tennis ball down to West Indies batting great Gordon Greenidge and his kids. But t... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:26:32 -0500Marcus North became the fifth Australian batsman to rue a big missed chance against the wounded West Indies on a Gabba belter. North on Friday followed Simon Katich (92), Ricky Ponting (55), Mike Hus... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:26:30 -0500Ross, 69, had his final day on air this evening, as he heads into retirement after a career in journalism spanning more than 50 years. Ross was shown a video montage of his broadcast career, before t... News.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:25:37 -0500A BRISBANE family has grave fears for an elderly man missing since Wednesday. Les Winstanley, 83, was last seen just after 8am on Wednesday at Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd, Oxley. Graeme Winstanley said ... Courier Mail Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:25:02 -0500A 25-year-old former sea rescue volunteer has admitted making a hoax distress call that sparked an extensive 19-hour sea and air search at a cost of almost $50,000 last month.Scott Bradley Pike, of Cl... The West Australian Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:17:33 -0500A police blitz on speeding on Perth's highways and freeways this week saw more than 400 drivers caught, including several motorists who were travelling at close to double the speed limit. The West Australian Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:17:30 -0500Australian Senate leader Chris Evans has pledged to push ahead with forcing a vote on the emissions trading scheme after a deadline passed on Friday without a resolution. The Senate erupted into name-... People's Daily Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:52:27 -0500Retired West Indies cricket star Brian Lara has been appointed an honorary member of the Order of Australia, a government ackowledgement of his record-breaking career.The Australian government issued ... NDTV Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:31:06 -0500Senior Liberal Tony Abbott has formally challenged Malcolm Turnbull to a Liberal leadership spill. The ABC understands Mr Abbott has today lodged a letter with the chief party whip for a spill to tak... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:18:39 -0500Homicide Squad detectives have been called in to investigate the death of a woman in Bairnsdale in Victoria's east this morning. Police were called to Murphy Street in Bairnsdale where they discovere... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:18:35 -0500From Monday, Tasmanians travelling with children will have to abide by some changes to road rules. The changes make it a legal requirement to secure children up to the age of seven in approved restra... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:18:33 -0500Connex chairman Jonathan Metcalfe has offered some words of advice for Melbourne's new train operator - do not forget customer service. The company officially hands over control of the rail system to... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:18:33 -0500David Hussey revived Victoria's first innings on day one of its Sheffield Shield clash at the MCG, after early pressure from Queensland had the hosts in strife. The Bulls won the toss and sent the Bu... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:18:31 -0500The board of Thoroughbred Racing SA says a Victorian move to ban jumps events will make the survival of the sport in South Australia extremely difficult, but does not plan to copy Victoria. The board... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:18:29 -0500Investors in the defunct Great Southern group's forestry managed investment schemes will be able to vote next month on who will manage the projects. The Victorian Supreme Court ruled on Friday that i... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:06:55 -0500Australian captain Sharelle McMahon is shaping as one of the major contenders for netball's prestigious Liz Ellis Diamond to be presented in Melbourne on Saturday. McMahon and her vice-captain, midco... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:06:53 -0500Kookaburras coach Ric Charlesworth has challenged his young players to prove themselves hockey's "generation next" as they take on the world's best at the Champions Trophy tournament. Charlesworth go... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:06:51 -0500A major Sydney hospital has been forced to review how it invests donations and grants after losing $24 million, putting research projects in jeopardy. St Vincent's Hospital has admitted losing 30 per... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:06:46 -0500The manager of American boxing superstar Roy Jones has revealed Australia's Danny Green had been on their "radar" for some time before they finalised a deal for next Wednesday's fight at Acer Arena. ... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:06:45 -0500Newcastle Jets coach Branko Culina has been fined $3,000 by Football Federation Australia for labelling fellow A-League teams "shit" following his side's loss to Wellington Phoenix. FFA ruled on Frid... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:06:34 -0500Workers at a forgings factory are in danger of missing out on $4.4 million in entitlements after their employer went into receivership, a union says. Manufacturer Forgecast, which is based at Mitcham... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:06:32 -0500Sign up to the PerthNow Business newsletter “The headline measure of expense growth is heavily distorted by extraordinary items and timing issues this year,” Mr Buswell said. “If we ... perthnow Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:05:42 -0500At 1.30pm (AEDT) today Australian authorities intercepted a boat carrying 26 suspected asylum seekers near West Islet, Ashmore Islands, Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said. It is the second ... News.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:05:38 -0500ACTING Prime Minister Julia Gillard has urged the Liberals to stick by their agreement to pass the Emissions Trading Scheme when Parliament resumes on Monday. Ms Gillard said the Government was deeply... News.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:05:32 -0500The spiralling debt compares to a surplus of $222 million for the first three months of last financial year and gives a further indication that the Barnett Government will not be able to meet its comm... The West Australian Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:56:40 -0500JOE Hockey is preparing himself to take the leadership of the Liberal Party by abandoning his support for Labor's emissions trading scheme.Until now, Mr Hockey had been a staunch supporter of Oppositi... The Examiner Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:33:27 -0500Video settings Australian music equals Robbie Williams. Australian TV equals Niles from The Nanny. Australian horse race equals some random royal (and not one of the good red-headed ones). Why is it ... WA Today Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:18:24 -0500If the bush is ripe to burn, anyone hearing recent evidence at the Royal Commission could be forgiven for thinking the state was laced with an ageing network of powerlines that were ticking time bombs... ABC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:57:57 -0500Melbourne Victory striker Archie Thompson enters one of the most important months of his career as his World Cup hopes hinge on his A-League performances. Four years ago under Guus Hiddink, Thompson ... ABC Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:57:49 -0500Millions of puppies are born in Australia every year but many eventually end up in pounds and have to be put down. The vicious cycle begins with unregulated breeders and pet stores and ends with buye... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:57:45 -0500The Tasmanian Opposition Leader is adamant the turmoil within the Federal Liberal Party will not reflect poorly at a state level. Tasmanians go to the polls in March. The Opposition leader, Will Hod... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:57:42 -0500A senate committee has released a scathing report on the Federal Government's National Broadband Network, saying the pilot project in Tasmania is 'flying' blind. The report says that apart from namin... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:57:41 -0500Brisbane recruit Matt Maguire knows what it means to be given a second chance in the AFL, which is why he is tipping big things from ex-Blue Brendan Fevola in 2010. Maguire, a 99-game defender with S... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:57:39 -0500Tasmania's Sheffield Shield clash against South Australia at Bellerive Oval has ended in a draw, after bad light and poor weather conditions frustrated all attempts to conjure a result. Bad light end... ABC News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:57:36 -0500The Australian authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small Outback town, Docker River, in search of water, trampling fences, smashi... International Herald Tribune Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:47:37 -0500Property development and management company Sunland Group Ltd forecasts that net profit this financial year will recover to $15 million as it launches residential and commercial developments in Austra... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:46:33 -0500NSW Waratahs recruit Rory Sidey has forsaken a potential opportunity to play for Wales in order to return to Australia. Sidey spent the last northern winter playing 18 games for Welsh side Newport Gw... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:46:28 -0500THE family of Nigel Brennan says paying the ransom demanded by his Somali kidnappers was their "last roll of the dice" after the Government declined to come up with the money. News.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:45:44 -0500A SAILOR whose skipper went missing in the Pacific Ocean denies pushing him overboard to take control of the yacht, saying the allegation is "ridiculous". News.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:45:43 -0500Velma McFadden said today her husband of 54 years died before the ambulance arrived at their property on the outskirts of the village of Cullen Bullen, north of Lithgow, on September 28. Mrs McFadden... News.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:45:42 -0500RBS Morgans Brisbane private client adviser Craig Walker said investors sold out of banking stocks in the wake of the Dubai World development. "People are just being a little bit cautious at the ... News.com.au Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:45:41 -0500Following the Wallabies is a bit like being strapped into the front seat of a roller-coaster. With less than two years to go until the World Cup, question marks remain across the park. Greg Growden as... The Examiner Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:16:30 -0500 | 
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