Australia

Australia: Total Acquires Interests in Three Offshore Licenses in the North West Shelf

Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

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Dubai’s Sheikh Cleared to Buy Australia’s Ingham Horse Business

Shariah Finance Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news'pid=20601081&sid=a9i28HjGrHOo&refer=australia By Robert Fenner May 13 (Bloomberg) — Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, gained regulatory approval to buy Australia’s largest thoroughbred horse breeding business from Inghams Enterprises. The Foreign Investment Review Board approved the deal, which will be completed on May 16, Ingham...

World Brief | Asia: Australia: Swimmer, 1; Shark, 0

New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

An Australian swimmer says he survived a mauling by a 16-foot shark by wrestling with the beast, finally getting free by poking it in the eye.

The drugs don't work... - Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Jump to the full entry & travel map Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia A weekend of travel ended up in pretty Byron Bay... En route we passed through the stunning, exclusive Noosa, the over developed party town Surfer's Paradise and the pleasant looking city of Brisbane.  Sadly, time is now of the essence so I couldn't spend any time in any of the afore mentioned places.  I did...

St. George Bank agrees to $17.5 bln takeover from Westpac to create Australia's biggest bank

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

SYDNEY, Australia - Westpac Banking Corp. and smaller rival St. George agreed to a takeover deal Tuesday worth 18.6 billion Australian dollars ($17.5 billion) that would create Australia's biggest bank by market capitalization.Senior Westpac executives expressed confidence antitrust regulators and the federal government would not block the deal, the biggest banking takeover in...

Francis Gurry Of Australia Wins Election To Be Next WIPO Director General

Intellectual Property Watch (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

By William New By one vote, Francis Gurry of Australia tonight won a hard-fought election to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization The historic election at WIPO, only the third in its history, was decided today by a 42 to 41 margin. “This was an extremely ...

Westin Hotels & Resorts Expands into Queensland, Australia

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Westin Hotels & Resorts Expands into Queensland, AustraliaThe Westin Brisbane Empire Square Hotel and Residences will open in 2012, offering a prime location in the state capital of QueenslandSINGAPORE--()--Adding even more depth to its rapidly expanding portfolio in Asia Pacific, StarwoodHotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced an agreement with Metacap Empire Square Pty....

The Sound of Social Justice in Australia: 'From Little Things Big Things Grow' (by Jarrod McKenna)

God's Politics (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

If you thought socially conscious music in the mainstream was a thing of the past, turn your ears to what Australia is listening to. A song about justice and reconciliation in Australia was the highest new entry in the charts two weeks ago - starting out at #2 on the Australian charts and #2 after Madonna on the digital track charts - and remains in the top 50. As The New York...

Cloverfield Monsters Attack Australia

IGN (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Six video sightings celebrating the AU DVD release.

iPhone Spreads to Carriers in Asia and Australia

Mobile Tech Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

Apple's iPhone continues its march around the world, with new announcements of deals with carriers in the Asia region and Australia. The agreements are with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) for that country, and with three of SingTel's affiliates in India, the Philippines, and Australia. The iPhone will be released in the four countries later this year. New Product Launches?...

iPhone Spreads to Carriers in Asia and Australia

NewsFactor Network (Free subscription) | yesterday

Apple's iPhone continues its march around the world, with new announcements of deals with carriers in the Asia region and Australia. The agreements are with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) for that country, and with three of SingTel's affiliates in India, the Philippines, and Australia. The iPhone will be released in the four countries later this year. New Product Launches?...

iPhone Spreads to Carriers in Asia and Australia

Top Tech News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Apple's iPhone continues its march around the world, with new announcements of deals with carriers in the Asia region and Australia. The agreements are with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) for that country, and with three of SingTel's affiliates in India, the Philippines, and Australia. The iPhone will be released in the four countries later this year. New Product Launches?...

MP3: Midnight Juggernauts remix Australia's Cut Copy. This is what it took for us to get past the name "Midnight Juggernauts."

Paper Thin Walls Bullhorn (Free subscription) | yesterday

Deadly 'Choking Game' Spreads to Australia

ShoutWire.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

A dangerous "choking game" has become popular in Australian schoolyards, with children as young as 12 taking turns to asphyxiate each other for thrills.

Campbell completes unit sale to Australia's The Real McCoy

The Philadelphia Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday

Campbell Soup Co. said Monday it completed the sale of an Australian line of snacks to Australian snack-foods company The Real McCoy. (CPB)

Bharatbook.com is proud to announce the new report “Automotives Report Australia”

rupali | 05/10/2008

Independent 5 year Automotive industry forecasts for Australia. Original Automotive market research and Automotive sector trend analysis for the Australia Automotive industry. Competitive intelligence , Australian Automotive company rankings and SWOT analyses on international and domestic Automotive companies in Australia. The Australia Automotives Report has been researched at source, and features...

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Hellenic Petroleum S.A. Oil & Gas Company Report

nitesh | 05/10/2008

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