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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/ en-us Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:54 -0500 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:54 -0500 30 SYDNEY - Australia's flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. said Wednesday it has pulled one of its A380 super jumbos out of service after cracks were discovered in its wings, despite Airbus assuring that t http://www.australiannews.net/story/203333763 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:36:05 -0500 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/203333763 MELBOURNE - Global mining major BHP Billiton is planning a rethink on its focus areas for investments including the American shale gas venture, with weakening global commodity prices pulling down the http://www.australiannews.net/story/203333726 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:33:16 -0500 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/203333726 India defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the second match of the ongoing Commonwealth Bank ODI tri-series here on Wednesday. http://www.australiannews.net/story/203329185 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:01 -0500 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/203329185 Australia's ODI and Twenty20 specialist David Hussey said he is still not giving up the hope of bagging his maiden baggy green. http://www.australiannews.net/story/203329177 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:05 -0500 IANS http://www.australiannews.net/story/203329177 A new play being staged by a Sydney's newly formed company has caused public outcry, as it portrays extreme sexual assault in the name of art. http://www.australiannews.net/story/203327907 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:50:24 -0500 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/203327907 Child pornography in Australia has risen exponentially as paedophiles are increasingly exchanging images of themselves molesting a child with other abusers. http://www.australiannews.net/story/203327696 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:30:33 -0500 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/203327696 Former Australian captain Steve Waugh believes South African Test captain Graeme Smith should hand over the job to someone else ad follow Ricky Ponting's example. http://www.australiannews.net/story/203323119 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:50:05 -0500 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/203323119 Injured all-rounder Shane Watson will finally make a comeback with Sutherland in Sydney grade cricket to prove that he is ready for inclusion in the national squad. http://www.australiannews.net/story/203323070 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:30:09 -0500 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/203323070 The stupendous success of Cricket Australia's Twenty20 matches may help it win the 100 million dollar TV rights deal and change the way fans watch the Big Bash League. http://www.australiannews.net/story/203322515 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:40:45 -0500 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/203322515 Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has expressed his delight over Pakistan's victory against England, and insisted that the players should make 'winning their habit like Australia and South Africa' http://www.australiannews.net/story/203321504 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:03 -0500 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/203321504 An Indian-origin taxi driver in Australia, who was acquitted of raping a young woman, has said that he has often been offered sexual favours as payment for fares and the practice is becoming very comm http://www.australiannews.net/story/203320749 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:30:28 -0500 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/203320749 The trade union movement has hailed as "historic" a decision last week by the Labor government's Fair Work Australia (FWA) tribunal to award community workers pay rises of 19-41 ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331561&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:14 -0500 wsws.org http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331561&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Rugby star Sonny Bill Williams won the New Zealand heavyweight boxing title on Wednesday with a first-round TKO of American-born Clarence Tillman in Hamilton.After a fracas at Tuesday's weigh ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332235&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:10:05 -0500 sportal.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332235&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has accused the opposition of muckraking and evading debate on the economy, after the coalition tried to censure her over the Australia Day ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331519&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:08:50 -0500 SBS http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331519&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 (MENAFN) Anglo-Australian BHP Billiton Ltd. said that in the June to December period, the firm's profit fell 5.5 percent to USD9.9 billion, compared with USD10.5 billion in 2010's same ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331543&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:57:17 -0500 MENAFN http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331543&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 http://www.abnnewswire.net/rss2/menafn/abn_menafn_en.asp FINANCE VIDEO: Thundelarra Exploration (ASX:THX) Managing Director Brett Lambert presented live to Sydney Capital Markets at Investorium.tv, ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203329652&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:56:04 -0500 MENAFN http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203329652&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 SYDNEY (AP) – Australia'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 ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203329714&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:55:31 -0500 Manila Bulletin http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203329714&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Hong Kong-based will hike rates $300 per TEU, starting March 15 OOCL will extend its largest rate increases to Asia-Australia services, starting March 15. The Hong Kong-based line said rates ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331555&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:50:37 -0500 Journal of Commerce http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331555&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia is not just that she is yet another billionaire media owner with corporate interests to promote and protect, but that she is renowned for her fiercely right-wing politics and promotion of ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203330159&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:46:02 -0500 The Guardian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203330159&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE Bureau of Meteorology has cancelled the severe thunderstorm warning for parts of southeast Queensland, including the Gold Coast. | ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203330426&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:45:22 -0500 Gold Coast Bulletin http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203330426&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 COMMUTERS to and from the Gold Coast faced delays this afternoon, with a 15-minute lag on the Gold Coast and Airport lines. The service had returned to normal by 12.50pm. | ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203330427&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:45:15 -0500 Gold Coast Bulletin http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203330427&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 '; $('#ciMemebermgmt').html(welcome_user); $('#comment_frame').show(); $('.login_div').hide(); $('#newfb').hide(); ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332224&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:33:49 -0500 Cricinfo http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332224&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 George Bailey's third century of the Sheffield Shield season delivered first-innings points to Tasmania on the third day against New South Wales in Hobart. At stumps, the Blues were 4 for 75 in ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332225&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:33:42 -0500 Cricinfo http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332225&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The days of Holden and Ford locking horns for bragging rights in V8 supercar racing are numbered with the category to announce tomorrow that Nissan will join the battle from next year.The Japanese ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332223&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:30:29 -0500 Canberra Times http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332223&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 MELBOURNE, Australia — Suzann Pettersen of Norway opens the LPGA season Thursday with her sights set on the formidable task of overtaking top-ranked Yani Tseng. And she knows it might take ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331472&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:29:53 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331472&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Maranoa River continues to flood north-west of St George, in southern Queensland, on February 8, 2012. The river normally flows between the two lines of trees at the top of the photo. (Kerrin ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332221&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:23:54 -0500 ABC Australia http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332221&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Clyde 2142 Fire crews are trying to contain a spill from Shell's Clyde refinery in Sydney's west.Fire and Rescue New South Wales says it was notified of the spill about 4:00pm ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332222&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:23:44 -0500 ABC Australia http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332222&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Altogether 14 cars, among them eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes Benz, have collided in Japan's most expensive car crash ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332276&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:18:59 -0500 RT http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332276&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 . Soundgarden just headlined the Big Day Out. Jay and Silent Bob are touring. Baked potato bars are popping up in shopping strips. Women are wearing bottle-green jeans. Oh no. No. The '90s are ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332236&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:56 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332236&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Photo: Glenn Hunt THE Reserve Bank's decision not to cut interest rates has dealt a blow to the confidence of buyers and smothered a real estate market that was in the tentative stages of a ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332237&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:51 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332237&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 "You can have children in any one of a dozen ways" Jenni Millbank, UTS. THERE is little to stop Australian men or women from bringing into the country a child born to a surrogate ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332238&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:45 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332238&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 indicating whether or not the specified user agent represents a smart phone. * If any of the regular expressions are updated then they should be updated in ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332239&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:41 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332239&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Photo: Angela Wylie THE 20-page colour booklet What a Carbon Price Means for You, which was mailed to 10 million households in August, may become something of a collectors item. The Audit Office ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332240&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:36 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332240&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Photo: Glenn Hunt CABINET ministers scratching for savings to meet the government's pledge to return the budget to surplus have been angered by a decision to quarantine hundreds of millions of ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332241&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:31 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332241&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Video settings JULIA GILLARD has branded the opposition ''disgusting'' for trying to link the carbon tax to potential job losses in the aluminium sector as manufacturing shifted ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332242&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:26 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332242&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 It argues that the rights of the companies as trademark owners have always been subject to other laws. It also argues the companies use the trademarks to maintain or increase the consumption of ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332244&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:21 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332244&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Photo: Reuters AUSTRALIA was an ''integral'' element of the potentially illegal detention of prisoners of war at a secret Iraqi desert prison in 2003, according to a British ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332243&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:16 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332243&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Photo: Getty Images THE world's biggest pop star is coming to Australia … and sorry, Madge, we're not talking about you. A day after Madonna revealed she would embark on her ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332245&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:11 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332245&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Photo: Gordon Short ''IT WAS more or less a forgotten episode,'' said Frank McGovern, who as a 22-year-old World War II Navy able seaman saw the deadly Sunda Strait action from ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332246&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:07 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332246&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Defence has formally apologised to three whistleblowers who revealed how incorrect and even fabricated data was regularly inserted into security vetting applications. Defence Minister Stephen Smith ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332247&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:53:02 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332247&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Olyroos' dwindling prospects of making the London Games look to have been dealt a final blow after FIFA reversed a critical result in the Australians' qualifying group. The peak body ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332250&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:52:50 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332250&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman has played up his religious beliefs during an address to Christian church leaders in Brisbane. Mr Newman also spoke out against ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332252&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:52:40 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332252&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A young Australian traveller has been found dead in a hotel room in Laos, the third to die in Laos in a month. A spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said that ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332251&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:52:34 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332251&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Kiwi favourite Mike Harris has the first crack at Quade Cooper's No.10 jersey but Wallabies tourist Ben Lucas will fight him all the way to Queensland's Super Rugby opener against NSW. ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332253&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:52:29 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332253&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 But Roar defender Ivan Franjic - himself no stranger to a dust-up with a team-mate - backed Berisha. Franjic admitted his focus was on another talisman Paul Ifill, saying Wellington's ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332254&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:52:24 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332254&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Collingwood are confident Ben Reid and Nathan Brown will be available for trial games ahead of their round-one clash with Hawthorn on March 30. Reid strained ligaments in his right shoulder when he ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332256&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:52:13 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332256&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian Greens could ditch their opposition to a key aspect of Labor's private health insurance (PHI) reforms if the federal government stumps up at least $1 billion for dental care in ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332257&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:52:08 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332257&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Olympic gold medallist Duncan Free's remarkable comeback from horrific leg fractures has all but secured the veteran rower a place in Australia's new `Oarsome Foursome' for the London ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332258&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:52:05 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332258&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Besieged Wivenhoe Dam operator Seqwater has withdrawn allegations against Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, after earlier claiming their private investigator posed as a flood inquiry official to extract ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332260&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:51:45 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332260&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Two drivers were in hospital after the collision, which occurred on the Newell Highway north of Dubbo about 6.45pm (AEDT) yesterday, police said.One of the trucks jack-knifed on the highway, ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332227&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:52 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332227&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 On December 4 last year, four men broke into a Guildford home and brutally bashed a 21-year-old man living there.Today, a 25-year-old Guildford woman was questioned over the incident and charged ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332228&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:49 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332228&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE New South Wales Government should suspend all coal seam gas (CSG) exploration licences following reports toxic chemicals were detected in Pilliga State Forest, the Opposition ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332231&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:45 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332231&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 WEST Australian surfer Damien 'Taco' Warr has been rewarded for his fearless riding after taking out the major prize at Surfing Life's Oakley Big Wave ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332263&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:43 -0500 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332263&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 SOUTH Australians have been warned to be alert for symptoms of the highly infectious measles virus this week following a confirmed ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332230&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:41 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332230&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A PERTH magistrate has rejected applications by convicted murderer Cameron Mansell for a suppression order and to halt proceedings for 48 stealing ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332264&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:38 -0500 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332264&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A MAN has been rescued from being sucked into a stormwater drain after storms caused flash flooding in Brisbane's ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332232&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:37 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332232&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 WHITEWASH: Noongar elder Richard Wilkes, pictured with Premier Colin Barnett, vows to fight plans for a $1billion Native Title settlement for WA's South-West. ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332229&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:32 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332229&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Anger erupted after ads for a public campaign to raise awareness of increased HIV infections was pulled following a campaign by the Australian Christian ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332233&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:48:27 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332233&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE Australian share market closed higher as gains on energy stocks offset weakness among the big banks and mining giant BHP ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203330700&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:47:59 -0500 The Daily Telegraph http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203330700&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Known as "The Godfather" of South Australian politics, Senator Don Farrell yesterday took over convening duties for the national Right.This puts him in the box-seat during future policy ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331567&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:47:03 -0500 AdelaideNow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331567&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Foreign-owned global security company Serco secretly renegotiated its contract with the Department of Immigration just before Christmas.The new four-year contract to manage immigration detention ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332266&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:59 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332266&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 La Trobe University academic Jan Schapper visited almost 50 public toilets in and around Melbourne for her research.She toured toilets in cafes, restaurants, hotels, bars, movie theatres, department ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332267&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:54 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332267&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 It is believed he hid the knife under clothing near his abdomen after passing foyer guards and the metal detector system at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday afternoon.He was in the court ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332268&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:48 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332268&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 PREMIER Ted Baillieu has intervened to try to save the jobs of 600 workers at Alcoa, as Victoria's manufacturing crisis ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332269&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:43 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332269&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Mr Griffey, who had two life insurance policies valued at $1.54 million, was fatally battered with a blunt instrument at the family property in Pakenham on December 29, 2005.His body lay ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332270&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:37 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332270&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 FORMER Australian cricketer and wannabe TV dancer Nathan Bracken has accused Cricket Australia of negligence, arguing their doctors and lead physiotherapist can't provide "competent" ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332271&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:33 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332271&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 JACKIE Dimitrovski, the accounts clerk who confessed she stole $503,635 from her employer and spent it on a trip of a lifetime, is facing a jail ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332272&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:40:31 -0500 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332272&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 MARKET CLOSE (4.30pm AEDT) The Australian sharemarket rose for the second time this week today with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up 0.4 pct or 18.8 pts to 4363.7. All sectors ended higher with ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332275&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:39:28 -0500 IBTimes http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332275&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 It was discovered that the entire house was filled with chemicals, with every room inside used for part of the drug manufacturing process. Detective Superintendent Doug Fry said this was the ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331562&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:38:40 -0500 IBTimes http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331562&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A thief who found child porn on a stolen mobile phone has been jailed after handing himself in to police. The man stole a wallet and two phones from a car in Ballarat, Victoria, and found indecent ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331566&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:37:24 -0500 IBTimes http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331566&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia-India bilateral trade is poised to reach Rs 2 lakh crore (A$40 billion) in the next three years. Growth in two-way trade reached Rs 1.1 lakh crore (A$22 billion) in 2010-11. Australia is ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331505&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:27:04 -0500 Times of India http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203331505&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sachin Tendulkar once again fell short of his 100th international century but helped give India the upper hand in their Commonwealth Bank Series match against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.India, chasing a ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332234&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:51:45 -0500 Sportal http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203332234&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE Australian owner of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks has put its UK operation under review, fuelling uncertainty among its 8,300-strong workforce. National Australia Bank (NAB) has given ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203323504&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:20:13 -0500 IC Wales http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203323504&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Vancouver Canucks pulled within one point of Western Conference leaders Detroit in the NHL with a 4-3 shootout win over Nashville.Goals from Ryan Kesler, Byron Bitz and Daniel Sedin had the ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325086&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:12:43 -0500 sportal.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325086&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Bad weather has ended play early in the final session on day three of Queensland's and Western Australia's clash at the Gabba, with the hosts a mere three runs ahead at 4-111 in their ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325083&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:12:40 -0500 sportal.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325083&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia?s Coach Mickey Arthur stands in the nets ahead their first test cricket match against New Zealand at the Gabba in Brisbane November 30, 2011. REUTERS/Jason O?Brien Australia lost the ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203324595&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:10:44 -0500 SBS http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203324595&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 With the current global economic conditions rendering the operation unprofitable, the company is reviewing the future of its 190,000 tonne Point Henry aluminium smelter in ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203323285&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:59:46 -0500 Mine Web http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203323285&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 It has been estimated that these systems account for some 12 percent of industry electricity use, so ensuring that they are efficient in their operation should be a high priority. Air compressor ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325155&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:57:17 -0500 Manufacturers Monthly http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325155&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sports News: Melbourne, Yani Tseng has unleashed her new, more powerful swing at Royal Melbourne, playing nine holes of practice to hone the tweaks to her technique and familiarise herself with the ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203324573&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:54:19 -0500 KeralaNext http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203324573&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Ben Cutting made a fine return from injury with a five-wicket haul but Western Australia were in control after three days at the Gabba. The Warriors took first-innings points and were chipping away ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325069&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:38:23 -0500 Cricinfo http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325069&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 '; $('#ciMemebermgmt').html(welcome_user); $('#comment_frame').show(); $('.login_div').hide(); $('#newfb').hide(); ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325070&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:38:15 -0500 Cricinfo http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325070&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 WEST MELBOURNE -- Will West Melbourne's embattled police chief keep his job? A future hearing will decide his fate after a poor yearly review and a council vote Tuesday night. In a close ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203323722&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:18 -0500 News 13 http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203323722&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE dumping of illegal or hazardous waste across South Australia will soon be targeted by a high level unit created within the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).State Sustainability, ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325150&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:27:53 -0500 Stock Journal http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325150&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE President of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) has warned the Federal Government that the time has come to "get real" on funding for rural healthcare. In its pre-budget ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325151&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:27:50 -0500 Stock Journal http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325151&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Gillard government has announced that the National Broadband Network will spend $620 million on two new satellites to connect some of Australia's most remote towns.The satellites will be ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325153&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:27:47 -0500 Stock Journal http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325153&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Who will make good when these chemicals start turning up in the cattle? The companies? Not likely, it'll be up to the poor old farmer and the taxpayer to try and fix the damage if that even ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325152&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:27:44 -0500 Stock Journal http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325152&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Labor's 2011 carbon tax advertising campaign contained facts which were not properly sourced and seven breaches of financial management regulations, an audit has found. The Auditor-General ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325087&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:06:18 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325087&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice has been cleared to return to racing for the first time since undergoing shoulder surgery in December at this week's NSW state swimming titles. ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325088&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:06:14 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325088&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Aluminium producer Alcoa would have known of the dangers of asbestos when a man who has since died of mesothelioma worked with the substance at its Geelong plant in the 1960s, a court has been ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325089&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:06:09 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325089&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Jetstar is hoping to steal a march on its low-cost rival AirAsia by bringing forward the launch date of its new Japanese airline. The airline said on Wednesday that its Jetstar Japan joint-venture ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325090&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:06:05 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325090&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Brevard County , authorities said.The most seriously hurt was a man in his mid-50s who was ejected from the boat about 7:15 p.m, they said. The accident happened west of Interstate 95 near the ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325156&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:06:01 -0500 Orlando Sentinel http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325156&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Truancy is big business. Australian-based school communication company MGM Wireless is poised to announce a massive increase in half-yearly profits following the rapid growth of its services. ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325091&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:06:00 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325091&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Harry Kewell says Melbourne Victory don't believe in pressure, and is confident the A-League's slumbering powerhouse can flick the switch and play the quality soccer they're capable ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325092&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:55 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325092&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers has blamed complex Labor workplace laws for creating the conditions for current strike action at the company's coal operations. Workers have been ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325093&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:50 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325093&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 New Central Coast import John Sutton plans to take full advantage of a rare chance to win some silverware with the A-League front runners. Acquired by the Mariners on loan from cash-strapped ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325095&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:41 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325095&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia coach Mickey Arthur is holding out hope star all-rounder Shane Watson and paceman James Pattinson will be fit to return at some point during the triangular one-day series. And batsman ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325096&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:05:37 -0500 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=203325096&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33