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1 hr ago | News.com.au

Navy sex bets 'disturbing', says Rudd

REPORTS of a sex betting ring on board a Navy ship are disturbing, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

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10 hrs ago | Green Left Weekly

Australia's shame: Racism and Indigenous healthCOMMENT & ANALYSIS, 4...

This is no coincidence. It's a result of ongoing government policies that encourage racist attitudes and threaten the lives of the most disadvantaged in society.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Australia, Oceania, World News, Travel, Kevin Rudd,

18 hrs ago | Mercury-Register

First Asian elephant born in Australian zoo

A 265-pound , big-eared and long-nosed bundle of joy was welcomed in Australia as an important step in helping to save the endangered Asian elephant.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

The Austrailian

Cheaper interstate travel for seniors

OLDER people across the nation will now be able to travel interstate more cheaply.

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Asia Pacific News .Net

Foreign, regional students to be given priority on-campus housing in Australia

Asia Pacific News.Net Friday 3rd July, 2009 Canberra, July 3 : Newly arrived international students could be given priority for on-campus accommodation as one way of boosting safety, according to a position paper released on Thursday by Universities Australia.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

China angry at Australia's Dalai Lama visit

The Dalai Lama says Tibet has been given a death sentence by the Chinese Government.

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The Peninsula

Australian officials to visit India after student attacks

Melbourne: A high-level Australian delegation will travel to India next week to give safety assurances following a wave of attacks on Indian students, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Asia Pacific News .Net

Australia announces new international student strategy

Asia Pacific News.Net Thursday 2nd July, 2009 Canberra, July 2 : Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced today said that the Council of Australian Governments had agreed to adopt a number of additional measures to enhance the well-being and safety of international students.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald

The gravy plane: 20,000 freebies

FORMER federal MPs are flying high on the gravy plane by claiming an astonishing 20,000 taxpayer-funded flights around Australia since 2001 worth more than $8.3 million.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

CJAD

Music fans from Australia to Korea mourn Michael Jackson

In Malaysia, they hoped he would be remembered like Princess Diana. In Mexico, one of his impersonators said part of his life had been torn away.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Travel, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Princess Diana

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Manila Times

'Swine flu' vaccine close, as Australia death toll rises

MELBOURNE: Australian researchers Monday said a swine flu vaccine could be ready in months as the worst-hit country in Asia Pacific reported two more deaths linked to the virus, taking the total to six.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Travel, Medicine, Influenza, US Military, US Navy

About.com

Delta Airlines - Introductory Airfare for Australia

This special has a book by date of June 30 so it won't make it in for the Airfare Specials this Week on time.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Age

Qantas to give ground amid lull

QANTAS is going beyond traditional means of slashing flights and delaying the delivery of new aircraft in its bid to limit the impact of the travel downturn.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Newkerala.com

Attacks on Indians in Australia racial outbursts: Ravi

Chennai, June 27 : The attacks on Indian students in Australia were 'racial outbursts' by 'anti-social elements', Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said here Saturday.

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Newkerala.com

Guide offers advice for Indian students in Australia

Melbourne, June 27 : An international student in Australia, Danny Ong, has written a guide for Indian students as well as for other international students in the country, which will offer essential advice to them regarding house-hunting, public transport, the justice system and the concept of human rights in Australia.

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Xinhuanet

Australia reports fourth flu-related death

Australia reported the fourth death related to influenza A/H1N1 in the country Friday while the number of confirmed cases in Thailand soared to 1,132. The death of a 71-year-old Melbourne woman was notified to Australian health department late Thursday night, Victoria's acting chief health officer Rosemary Lester said.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Travel, Thailand Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Malaysia,

Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald

Cabcharge wipes out rivals, says regulator

THE Cabcharge empire run by Sydney taxi operator Reg Kermode has been accused in the Federal Court of trying to wipe out competitors and deter potential rivals.

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The Times of India

Australia reports fourth swine flu death

MELBOURNE: A 71-year-old woman became the fourth swine flu-related death in Australia in a week, an official said Friday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Australia, Oceania, World News, Travel,

Thu Jun 25, 2009

News.com.au

Bligh leaves private jet on tarmac

QUEENSLAND premier Anna Bligh has left the state government's jet on the tarmac for the first time and chosen to rub elbows with the public on a domestic flight instead.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

All the bright ingredients

Mix masters ... Peter Kuruvita's dish of devilled mud crab. Photo: Edwina Pickles Guess who's coming to dinner RAINER BECKER, one of the world's top Japanese chefs, is a German who once cooked in Sydney.

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