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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 Sun, 11 May 2008 22:18:52 -0400 Sun, 11 May 2008 22:18:52 -0400 30 Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will play Rome Masters final after emerging as survivors during a week on clay plagued by pullouts. http://www.australiannews.net/story/358004 Sun, 11 May 2008 05:00:21 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/358004 Melbourne, May 11 : Rumours that Aussie model Megan Gale was pregnant was making rounds until supposed dad, Andy Lee, dismissed them on his radio show. http://www.australiannews.net/story/358075 Sun, 11 May 2008 07:00:10 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/358075 Melbourne, May 11 : Much like drugs and alcohol, the BlackBerry smartphone has become an addiction that is not only controlling lives and increasing stress loads, but is even threatening relationships with loved ones. http://www.australiannews.net/story/358051 Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:58 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/358051 Perth, May 11 : A courageous mum risked her life to save a man savaged by a 4m shark just off a popular beach in Western Australia. http://www.australiannews.net/story/358040 Sun, 11 May 2008 06:00:42 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/358040 Murray Bridge has been named the 2010 regional centre for culture. The Murray Bridge community was one of four regional finalists that included Mt Gambier, Coffin Bay and Goolwa. The assisting Arts ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752898&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:41 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752898&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sydney - Westpac Banking Corporation, one of Australia's Big Four high street banks, is in merger talks with fifth-placed St George Bank, and a marriage would create Australia's largest financial serv... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752161&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:05:19 -0400 Earth Times http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752161&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Tasmania Fire Service is investigating a possible arson attack at a school in North Hobart. The blaze broke out in a storage building attached to Lambert School shortly after six pm last night. ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753640&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:42 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753640&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Victorian Liberal leader Ted Baillieu has pledged to reform the state party and clean out "cancerous elements" after two staff members were sacked for posting damaging comments on a website blog.Campa... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753156&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:38:42 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753156&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Police are searching for three men involved in a violent home invasion in Adelaide's western suburbs. The men broke into a house in Lane Street at Richmond at about 5:30am. They tied up and bashed a... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752900&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:43 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752900&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Westpac Banking Corporation has approached St George Bank about a proposed merger between the two.St George told the Australian stock exchange on Monday that Westpac had approached it after close of b... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753157&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:38:53 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753157&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Laura Casey is facing the reality of turning off life-support for her husband, Seamus Casey, after the celebrated young Christchurch opera singer was hit by a car, leaving him in a coma in Sydney. Ca... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752178&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:20:42 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752178&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Christopher Wayne Hudson has pleaded guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder over the peak-hour shootings in Melbourne's CBD last June. Solicitor Brendan Keilar was shot dead and a backpacke... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753400&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:38 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753400&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The federal government fears a calamity if help doesn't get to the millions of Burmese left homeless and hungry after Cyclone Nargis savaged their country.Australia has boosted its aid to the cyclone-... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753159&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:38:50 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753159&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Treasurer Wayne Swan has won the backing of the Business Council of Australia for his comprehensive review of the tax system. The review will be announced as part of Tuesday's federal budget, the fir... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752648&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:45:53 -0400 The West Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752648&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The South Australian Liberal Party is holding a summit at Parliament House in Adelaide on the need for tax reform. Liberal leader Martin Hamilton-Smith says about 90 people from business, industry an... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752899&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:44 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752899&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A 35-year-old WA man has been arrested in Sydney for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine in bottles of alcohol. Customs officers at Sydney International Airport stopped the man for a routine bagg... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752647&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:45:54 -0400 The West Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752647&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Productivity Commission is holding a public hearing in Hobart today as part of an inquiry into ways to better support parents with newborn babies. The Federal Government has asked the commission ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753641&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:43 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753641&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A woman is due to face court today over the bashing of a police officer at Goondiwindi, on the border between Queensland and New South Wales. Police say they were arresting a man on Saturday when the... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753046&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:10:24 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753046&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Until the weekend, the out-going Victorian Liberal state director, Julian Sheezel, was a strong contender to replace Peter Costello, should the former Australian treasurer decide to quit politics. No... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752175&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:20:33 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752175&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Humour is the latest weapon in the battle against the scourge of diabetes. Diabetes Tasmania has launched an advertising campaign that highlights the prevalance of the lifestyle-related disease. The... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753643&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:44 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753643&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tasmanians have been caught out by new legislation aimed at reducing the number of people smoking in cars with children on board. A woman in Devonport has been fined $120 for smoking with two childre... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753642&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:44 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753642&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Manchester United emerged as champions of England for the 17th time on Sunday because they consistently held their nerve under pressure while their main rivals faltered.Unlike Arsenal, who played some... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753155&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:38:33 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753155&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Federal Government has announced an increase in the Bass Strait passenger vehicle subsidy. The federal member for Denison, Duncan Kerr says the increase honours an election promise and will benef... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753639&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:41 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753639&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia Zoo's Terri Irwin says she will fight a move to mine an environmentally sensitive area dedicated to her late husband.The 135,000 hectare Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve on Queensland's Cape Yor... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753158&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:38:46 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753158&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A 17-year-old youth is in a serious condition in hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the head with a nail gun on Brisbane's bayside. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the a... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753072&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:06:09 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753072&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 An Adelaide University ecologist says highly saline water must be pumped out of the Coorong to save the area. Dr David Paton says salinity levels are so high that the Coorong, south-east of Adelaide,... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752897&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:15:45 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752897&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 AN Australian man is believed to have been killed during heavy fighting in northern Lebanon over the weekend. The 41-year-old man was from Melbourne, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFA... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752174&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:12:03 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752174&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Hoteliers have opposed a proposal for drinking lockouts, saying the plan could force them out of business, and accused Alan Carpenter of sending conflicting signals over the issue. AHA chief executive... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752787&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:27:03 -0400 The West Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752787&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Newspoll found 65 per cent of voters wanted the baby bonus means-tested and 64 per cent felt the same way about Family Tax Benefit Part B, which is paid to stay-at-home mothers regardless of house... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753858&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:20:08 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14753858&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Perth petrol prices have spiked today with 13 BP service stations selling unleaded fuel at $1.55 a litre today. Just over two weeks ago, Perth recorded a record fuel price of $1.52.9. Today the Fuel... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752176&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 20:19:59 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752176&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A WOMAN is in a critical condition after falling almost 7m from a balcony during a romantic embrace with a male friend. Police said the pair were at a party at a Bellevue Hill unit block in Sydney's... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752723&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 19:47:41 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14752723&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A comprehensive review of Australia's tax system will be unveiled with tomorrow's federal Budget - but GST and tax-free superannuation will be off limits.Treasurer Wayne Swan said it was time for a sw... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749820&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:15:09 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749820&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Brisbane's Mater Mothers' Hospital says its new system to monitor the heartbeats of unborn babies can help prevent conditions like cerebral palsy. Hospital director of pre-natal medicine Don Cave say... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750728&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:12:31 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750728&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 AUSTRALIAN Securities and Investment Commission chairman Tony D'Aloisio yesterday sidestepped questions on whether the corporate regulator should take over the share market supervisory role from the A... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750559&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:12:31 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750559&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian Women's and Men's Eights won gold medals at the first rowing World Cup of the year in Munich, Germany.In an exceptional performance the Women's Eight crossed the line in a time of 6:36.... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749819&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 17:24:24 -0400 SBS http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749819&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A senior Victorian Liberal MP has called for a clean-out of everyone involved in the plot to undermine the State leader, Ted Baillieu. The Shadow Treasurer, Kim Wells, says the State parliamentary te... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14751259&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:17:29 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14751259&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Firefighters say a 19-year-old man is lucky to be alive after being trapped in a lift during a blaze at Hobart's Mercure Hotel. More than 200 people were evacuated after a fire broke out in a service... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14751592&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:17:30 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14751592&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A policewoman from the Kimbeley has won a scholarship to study with the American Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sergeant Christina Johnston from the Dampier Peninsula, north of Broome, is one of th... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14751700&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:17:28 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14751700&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sydney still can't compete with Melbourne when it comes to shopping. The southern city has smashed Sydney in a national survey to be crowned the premier shopping destination in the country for the se... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750297&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:46:39 -0400 The West Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750297&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Workplace drug testing, repeat drink drivers and alcohol use in the aviation industry are some of the topics to be discussed at a three-day conference in Brisbane this week. The Alcohol and Drug Foun... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750729&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:12:30 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750729&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A man has been stabbed in the back during a domestic dispute in Melbourne's east. The fight happened inside a house in Narr-Maen Drive, Croydon Hills, shortly after 4:00 am (AEST). The man is in the... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14751260&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:17:30 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14751260&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 PROPERTY markets around Australia continued to struggle over the weekend, with auction clearance rates now below 50 per cent in the key markets of Sydney and Brisbane. The only city bucking the tren... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750372&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 16:50:06 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750372&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 TUESDAY'S federal budget will be one step in jump-starting Australia's productivity levels and transforming its global competitiveness, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750560&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 18:12:29 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750560&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 CHILDREN are increasingly being identified as victims of family violence in Victoria, with reported incidents increasing by 42 per cent in four years. Rising interest rates, work stresses and an inc... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750370&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 16:50:02 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750370&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE world's love affair with Australian wine may be over, with export figures showing an unexpected slump in sales, prompting the biggest shake-up to the export industry in more than a decade. A com... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750369&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 16:50:00 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750369&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THOUSANDS of volunteers working with young people could be forced to reveal if they have a criminal history in a bid to protect children from sexual predators. Pedophiles are feared to be taking job... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750368&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 16:49:58 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14750368&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE automotive industry reacted angrily to the luxury car tax rise yesterday, accusing the Government of unfairly singling it out and penalising brands that were leading the way on clean energy and sa... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749637&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:26:18 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749637&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 AN "underground" banking system - investigated by the US for allegedly transmitting funds for terrorist operations - is suspected of being used in Australia to channel money to extremists in Africa. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749638&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:26:15 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749638&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 , shows that although men carry the mutant gene, only women are affected. The research was led by Dr Leanne Dibbens and Associate Professor Jozef Gecz from the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adel... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749641&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:26:08 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749641&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 China's Agriculture Ministry is developing a policy to encourage farming companies to invest overseas, including in Australia, as China runs out of land and as its appetite grows with its economy. Xi... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749639&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:26:13 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749639&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The teacher finally freed himself by poking the shark in the eye after it attacked him at a popular West Australian beach on Saturday morning. The 37-year-old was swimming with dolphins off Albany's ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749642&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:26:05 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749642&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 APPROVAL from Liberal Party rank-and-file members is the only obstacle to a merger between Queensland's two conservative parties ahead of the next state election. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749635&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:26:23 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749635&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 VEXATIOUS litigants could soon be targeted by the NSW Government, which aims to adopt legislation to stop people launching lawsuits aimed at victimising or embarrassing others. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749643&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:26:03 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749643&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 the review would lead to a streamlining and reduction of unnecessary taxes, something business was keen to see. "Business has a lot of interest in it and we have a real concern about improving t... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749644&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:26:00 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749644&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 He was busy studying medical science, but she had no initial access to a social network. Slowly, through English conversation classes run by the Anglican Church, she began to gain confidence and embra... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749646&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:25:58 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14749646&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 QUEENSLAND Rail's "negligence" led to the death of two workers west of Mackay last December, a rail union says. Rail Tram and Bus Union state secretary Owen Doogan says yet-to-be released reports int... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747305&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:02:51 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747305&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 BRISBANE'S soccer whiz kid Rhain Davis has finished his first season with Manchester United - and there's no sign the club has any plans to let him go. Rhain, 10, made international headlines when th... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747306&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:02:47 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747306&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 NORTHERN specialists want the State Government to tender for the federal contract to run the Mersey Hospital and let them run it as a Northern hospitals partnership. Launceston General Hospital direct... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747445&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 10:37:03 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747445&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Don Kane, the president of Salaried Doctors Queensland, said closing the Townsville cardiac surgery unit because of infighting among staff lengthened waiting lists by at least 200 patients a year. Qu... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747302&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:02:55 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747302&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A KEY crocodile research area dedicated to the memory of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin is under threat from strip-mining. The 135,000ha Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve on Queensland's Cape York Peninsula... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747303&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:02:54 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747303&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 SOUTH Launceston cars were sprayed with paint in a late- night vandalism spree yesterday. Residents in Gee and Garfield streets said it was an unwelcome Mother's Day surprise to wake and find thei... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747446&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 10:37:00 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747446&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Vexatious litigants could soon be targeted by the NSW government, which aims to adopt legislation to stop people launching lawsuits aimed at victimising or embarrassing others.NSW Attorney-General Joh... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747442&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 10:37:10 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747442&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 WAGE negotiations which will set the tone for tens of thousands of Queenslanders are underway amid fears above-inflation rises will cause widespread economic pain. Unions representing QBuild field st... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747308&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:02:43 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747308&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THOUSANDS turned out in Launceston yesterday to see a Catholic cross on its way to the Pope - billed as a worldwide symbol of peace and love. Called The Journey Of The Cross And Icon, the 3.8m wooden ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747449&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 10:36:57 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747449&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A NORTHERN mother's fight for a key to her disabled son's home has drawn Federal Government intervention. Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services Bill Shor... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747448&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 10:36:54 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747448&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A HELIDON quarry that produced sandstone for some of Brisbane's oldest buildings is now helping to build a modern China. Australian Sandstone Industries is shipping container loads of sandstone to Be... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747301&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:02:41 -0400 Courier Mail http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747301&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Commuters will get a four-week free trial of a new $2.5 billion toll road linking Melbourne's eastern suburbs to the south when it opens next month.The 39km EastLink tollway will open five months ahea... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747441&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 10:37:16 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747441&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian Banker's Association (ABA) has rejected a Productivity Commission recommendation that could subject them to a fairness test over their bank fees. The Federal Government is considering ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747097&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:16:13 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747097&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 SEABROOK'S Ryan McCarthy continued his solid form to win the 2008 Tasmania men's amateur golf championship at Country Club Tasmania yesterday. McCarthy defeated Launceston's Adam Ring two-... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747450&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 10:36:51 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747450&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 LAUNCESTON Tornadoes gained a significant finals advantage over their second-placed rivals Bendigo Lady Braves with an impressive 76-58 win in their SEABL clash at the Elphin Sports Centre yesterday. ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747452&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 10:36:48 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747452&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 IN JANUARY 2000, locally owned fillies Cosmic Ice and Cam River filled the quinella in the Tasmanian Oaks. Both have long since been retired as broodmares, but they were back sharing centre stage at M... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747451&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 10:36:45 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747451&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 ELITE netballers from around the State did their best to impress State coaches in trials for Tasmania's first- ever Australian Netball League team at Scotch Oakburn College yesterday.More than 30 ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747453&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 10:36:42 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14747453&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The principal of an independent school in a Perth suburb says he is not sure if recent attacks on the school are racially motivated. The Damla College was vandalised and two buses were torched in the... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14746222&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 08:00:59 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14746222&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The ABC has rejected newspaper reports ABC Shops will close throughout Australia in favour of selling merchandise through a major book retailer. The ABC has 41 shops in Australia and licenses 99 ABC ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745272&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 08:06:39 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745272&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The cost of campaigning in last year's federal election will be revealed on Monday when the Australian Electoral Commission releases disclosure returns of candidates, Senate groups and donors.But the ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745617&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 07:24:53 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745617&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 An Australian swimmer who was mauled by a 16-foot shark and survived said today he saw a shadow in the water seconds before the attack and thought it was a dolphin.The shark, believed to be a great wh... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14744696&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 07:54:01 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14744696&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Wayne Swan and Brendan Nelson will both have a lot riding on their performances as parliament resumes this week.After a seven-week Easter break, politicians return to Canberra for the resumption of pa... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745612&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 07:24:50 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745612&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Federal Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner says high income earners will have to carry the burden of spending cuts in this year's Budget. The Government has signalled it intends to means test family pay... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745274&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 08:06:42 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745274&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A bouncer is being questioned by police after he allegedly pushed a patron under a police car outside a Sunshine Coast pub.Police officers in an unmarked police car observed a disturbance between two ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745614&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 07:24:59 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745614&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Adelaide "can't compare to Sydney" Canberra is "even more boring than Adelaide" Sydney "the greatest city in the country" A NSW Government minister has declared Adelaide "boring" and Canbe... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745195&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 06:34:19 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745195&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A YOUNG boy is in hospital after being attacked by a dog in Melbourne's west. The boy, believed to be a two to three years old, suffered numerous upper body injuries when attacked in Melton, about 5... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745196&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 06:34:19 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14745196&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE state government will push ahead with a multi-million dollar upgrade to WA's neonatal unit despite a 2004 recommendation for a new children's and maternity hospital. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743402&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:41:16 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743402&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Police first suspected it was a clandestine drug laboratory, but later confirmed it was caused by a leaking 9kg gas bottle of ammonia.Police said neighbours reported an explosion in Brighton St about ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743401&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:41:15 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743401&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Forwards Steve Menzies and Brent Kite celebrated their first tries of the season as Manly steamrolled a lacklustre Brisbane 30-12 at Suncorp Stadium.Brisbane led 12-6 at halftime but the warning signs... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743502&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:11:53 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743502&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian stock market is tipped to open slightly lower on Monday following a weak lead from Wall Street, with caution the order of the day ahead of Tuesday's federal budget.CommSec's chief equit... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743497&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:11:59 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743497&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 WA Health Minister Jim McGinty says anything to boost the rate of organ donation has his support. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday said he had told senior health officials to stop 'stuffing around... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743049&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:01:16 -0400 The West Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743049&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Nation Charges to be laid over Imran's death POLICE have wound up a forensic probe at three-year-old Imran Zilic's mine-shaft grave near the opal town of Coober Pedy. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14744455&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 03:54:44 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14744455&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 At least 18 people were killed in Missouri and Oklahoma after tornadoes swept through the area, authorities in the two states said.There were at least 12 storm-related deaths in Missouri, 10 of those ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743499&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:11:31 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743499&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 May 11, 2008, 08:00 Australia dramatically increased its aid contribution to the cyclone victims of Myanmar today, pledging an extra A$22 million to taking its total offer to A$25 million ($23.4 mill... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742359&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 05:02:36 -0400 SABC http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742359&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The private health sector is divided over whether lifting the threshold for the Medicare levy surcharge will encourage cash-strapped families to drop their private health insurance.The federal governm... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743496&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:11:50 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743496&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Sydney Harbour Bridge will lose half of its coin payment booths within two months, in another step towards making it a cashless tollway.NSW Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal on Sunday announced five ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743498&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:11:34 -0400 The Examiner http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14743498&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Ford's Mark Winterbottom finished comfortably ahead of Garth Tander and Jamie Whincup to win race three and clinch a perfect round at the Barbagallo Raceway on Sunday afternoon. Winterbottom enjoyed ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742376&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:42:13 -0400 ABC Sports http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742376&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Sunday Australia will raise its aid commitment to Myanmar to 25 million Australian dollars (23.5 U.S. dollars) in the wake of cyclone Nargis. Smith to... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742360&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 03:52:07 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742360&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A move by a Sydney pub to ban the sale of pre-mixed drinks from its bar and restrict bottle shop sales has been described as a positive step by the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA).... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742375&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 02:58:07 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742375&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 that 200 Territorians had arrived in Mt Isa since the intervention began last June. While the federal Indigenous affairs minister Jenny Macklin acknowledged the strain on welfare agencies and propo... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742084&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 01:51:04 -0400 Green Left Online http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742084&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Five unions met in Brisbane on May 6 to launch a national campaign for the abolition of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC). http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742085&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 01:51:02 -0400 Green Left Online http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742085&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 More than 10,000 unionists marched through Brisbane's streets on May 5, celebrating the union movement's role in the defeat of the Howard government last year. The annual Labour Day parade was led by ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742087&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 01:51:02 -0400 Green Left Online http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742087&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 On May 5, Victorian Premier John Brumby and education minister Bronwyn Pike announced that they had struck a deal with the Victorian Australian Education Union (AEU) over teachers’ pay. While the... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742090&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 01:51:00 -0400 Green Left Online http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742090&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 On May 5, the night before the Victorian budget was released, it was revealed that Premier John Brumby's government is proposing to pay households with solar power$0.60 per kilowatt hour for electrici... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742083&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 01:51:03 -0400 Green Left Online http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742083&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 More than 2000 people rallied at Fremantle Esplanade to celebrate May Day and to call for the scrapping of all of the anti-worker laws of the previous government. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742088&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sun, 11 May 2008 01:51:01 -0400 Green Left Online http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=14742088&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33