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Kevin Rudd's "refugee" policies make Australia a soft target

A Western Heart (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009

When federal Labor MP Michael Danby visited Christmas Island last year he declared that the new $400 million, 800-bed Christmas Island detention centre, a legacy of the Howard government, was "an enormous white elephant". For more than a year Immigration Minister Chris Evans maintained the pretence that the Government's softening of policies on asylum seekers would have no material effect...

• Kevin Rudd’s “refugee” policies make Australia a soft target - Immigration Watch International

659-5: Sic!

World Wide Words newsletter (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009

• Gillian Christie e-mailed from New Zealand. “On our journey home from a recent holiday we stopped for a break in Taihape, a town in central North Island. One shop we visited displayed their policy for returned items and refunds, with the condition being that “a receipt must be visualised”. I desperately wanted to take something into the shop with an imaginary receipt and test...

Crocodile Gold Inc.: Spectacular Uranium Intersections Up to 1 Metre of 20.3% U3O8 on Crocodile Gold, Northern Territory, Australia Properties

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009

TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Crocodile Gold Inc. today announces uranium drill results previously announced by its joint venture partner, Thundelarra Exploration Ltd ("Thundelarra") on certain properties located 140 kilometres south of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia, and is termed the Thunderball uranium prospect by Thundelarra. The location of Thunderball can be viewed in...

25th September - Today's News

Weather & Earth Science News (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009

Five dead in Turkey's latest round of floods First Deep Impact and other spacecraft find clear evidence of water on the Moon , and now we have Martian ice exposed by meteorite impacts . The stuff's everywhere! But I'm particularly interested in this comment by Shane Byrne: This ice is a relic of a more humid climate from perhaps just a few thousand years ago Surely that has major ramifications in the...

S'pore and Australian armies complete Exercise Matilda in Darwin

Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009

SINGAPORE: The Singapore and Australian armies have conducted a bilateral armour exercise in the Mount Bundey Training Area in Darwin, Australia.

Wk.37- Comebacks X 10

WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009

With the hangover from the wild and crazy just-completed U.S. Open still in full effect in most corners, the WTA and ITF head honchos cared little, as both respective tours played on last week. But, oddly enough, the underlying theme was STILL comebacks... times ten: 1) Justine Henin's return to the WTA tour is still in the whispers-and-rumor phase at the moment, with nothing official to report. Of...

Dog nabbed for illegal parking in Australia

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009

Sydney - The owner of a dog left tied to a fence in the northern Australian city of Darwin returned to find a parking ticket taped to its lead, news reports said Friday. Witness Ray McEvoy told the Northern Territory News that he was amazed by the ep...

Australian Outback town plans to fine beggars

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009

DARWIN, Australia -- A town council in Australia's Outback has proposed discouraging beggars by slapping them with a 130 Australian dollar ($108) fine, but critics argued Friday that such penalties could increase the need for panhandling.

Two on blast boat 'to plead guilty'

Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009

Two Indonesians charged with people smuggling on a boat that exploded off Australia's northwest intend to plead guilty, their lawyer has told a Darwin court.

• Two on blast boat 'to plead guilty' - The Age

Magellan Pet eyes Darwin plant

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009

MAGELLAN Petroleum Australia says it is to look into building and operating a methanol plant near Darwin.

Methanol plant proposed for Darwin

Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009

Magellan Petroleum Australia Ltd says it is to look into building and operating a methanol plant near Darwin.

Methanol plant proposed for Darwin

The Age (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009

Magellan Petroleum Australia Ltd says it is to look into building and operating a methanol plant near Darwin.

BLACKS Two reports below Nothing works with...

Australian Politics (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

BLACKS Two reports below Nothing works with blacks -- and now Rudd knows it Australian government policies towards Aborigines have oscillated between extreme paternalism and extreme permissiveness but nothing brings black behaviour up to a standard that whites regard as acceptable. Policy is now reduced to "data collection"! Blacks were actually at their healthiest and least self-damaging...

Rudd's big backhaul day in Darwin

ZDNet (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is shortly expected to announce during a trip to Darwin what areas of regional Australia will be targeted by the backhaul aspect of the government's National Broadband Network plans.

Poor conditions for Aborigines in Australia's Alice Springs

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Sydney - Alice Springs is an ordinary Outback Australia town of 50,000 with neat streets, a train station and places for tourists to stay while breaking the 3,000-kilometre transcontinental journey from Darwin to Adelaide. Visitors are warned to watc...

Ricky Ponting backs David Warner for third ODI

cricbytes | 01/23/2009

Australian captain Ricky Ponting gave explosive young batsman, David Warner a piece of advice. The captain has told his Warner to back himself and trust his ability when Australia take on South Africa in the third ODI. Warner will play in front of his home crowd, at Sydney.

Australia vs South Africa 3rd ODI Live Streaming Watch Online Free

muthubeta | 01/23/2009

The 3rd ODI between Australia and South Africa will begin from 23rd Jan Friday at Sydney , Start time 2.15pm (03.15 GMT) The 1st ODI was won by South Africa by 3 wickets in Melbourne, and the 2nd match was won by Australia by 5 runs. The series is now tied 1-1 in the 5 match series, Live Streaming Links Live Streaming Links Live Streaming Links Mitchell Johnson returns to the squad having rested for...

Watch Australia v South Africa 3rd ODI at SCG Live Scorecard Online Streaming Free

kahona_pyaar_hai | 01/23/2009

Sydney: The opening two ODIs between Aussies and Africa should have assuaged their fears. Both contests came down to the final over with either side still capable of victory. In first ODI, South Africa got home in their chase but in second, Ben Hilfenhaus delivered a steady last over that won the match for Australia. It means the series is now locked at 1-1 and Friday’s match at the SCG will put one

• 3rd ODI Australia v South Africa at SCG, January 23, 2009 - kahona_pyaar_hai