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There are two things you can always count on: public radio pledge drives and the local blood bank asking for a donation of a very different sort.

The area is home to Queensland koalas, wombats, Parma wallabies and 23 species of Australian birds, including the kookaburra, bowerbird, palm cockatoos and Gouldian finches.

Ford announced Thursday it would stop making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants in 2016 and ax 1,200 jobs, ending an era that began in 1925 with the legendary Model T. Ford Australia chief executive Bob Graziano made the announcement as he revealed losses of AU$141 million after tax in the last financial year and AU$600 million over the ... (more)

EASIER access to cheap healthy food, better urban and workplace planning, and early education programs are desperately needed to help combat a growing weight problem in regional Australia.

The Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit River was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said.

In early 2012 once-in-a-century floods submerged swaths of Great Britain and Ireland, causing some $1.52 billion in damages.

FORD fans are rushing dealerships to buy one of the last Falcons before the model is axed, a reaction similar to that which followed the end of the V8 Falcon in 1982.

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has agreed to a summit on the future of car making, as she resists pressure from unions and Labor MPs to raise tariffs after Ford's decision to stop manufacturing in Australia.

The renaming, approved by South Australia's Geographical Names Committee in December, follows the granting of native title last May over 70,000 square kilometres of land that included Lake Eyre.

FOR the first time, folkman Seth Lakeman will be igniting the Volksfest main stage with his band as part of their current UK tour.

Both major West Australian political parties fear Shell's Prelude floating liquefied natural gas project will trigger a departure from onshore processing, slashing state royalties and denying local jobs.

Adelaide Magistrates Court has been told a former Mount Gambier woman allegedly murdered last year may have died of a heart attack.

UBS expects Australian coal exports to drop around 5 per cent to around 162 million tonnes, after increasing 31 per cent to 171 million tonnes last year Australia relies heavily on China as a market for its coal.

A 72-YEAR-old man is among nine men who have been charged following an overnight police operation targeting street prostitution in Highgate.

SERENE SPACE: New Zealand architects Nick Roberts, Jack Davies and Henry Stephens' entry for a hypothetical residence for Australia's prime minister.

Astronomers have resolved a major problem in their understanding of a class of stars that undergo regular outbursts by accurately measuring the distance to a famous example of the type.

First there was American and Chinese hacker Cybercriminals violating companies private data, now Indian hackers have also been discovered as Cybercriminals. Norwegian security firm norman shark and Us antivirus maker Eset have discovered the source of a multination onlslaught with an elaborate spying botnet as coming from India.The Indian IT criminals dubbed the Hangover gang seem to be just as voracious as the Chinese the report says.

The family and friends of a Canadian missing in Australia's Snowy Mountains region for more than a week are calling for additional manpower to search for the hiker.

Melbourne co-captain Jack Trengove insists the AFL's supplements scandal is not affecting his form but admits it has been an emotional strain for his parents.

Paul Hogan's got nothing on Ashley Sala mate. Paul Hogan never slept with a saltie, Ashley has, and I witnessed it.