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Australia and Oceania

Tourism Australia's new campaign under fire for 'white-collar' bias

dailyindia.com
11 hrs ago 2 related
        

From ANI Melbourne, Oct 13: Tourism Australia's new campaign is under fire for targeting 'white-collar' professionals, and excluding older tourists, families and singles. Roger March, a marketing expert at the Australian School...

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NZ dlr gains as Europe govts prop up banks; bonds weak

finanznachrichten.de
1 hr ago 2 related
        

WELLINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar gained almost a cent on Tuesday, as risk appetite returned to the market after equities soared on European efforts to rescue banks. * NZ dollar firmed above $0.61 as the UK,...

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ctv.ca: Traders gather at the post that handles Monsanto on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. (AP / Richard Drew) ctv.ca

Wall Street stocks soar, Dow gains 936 points

ctv.ca
2 hrs ago 2 related
        

Wall Street bounced back Monday from a week of falling stocks, after North American and European leaders agreed on plans to tackle the worldwide credit crisis. The Dow Jones rose a record-breaking 936 points.

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Bracks predicts car tariffs to drop (AAP)

yahoo.com
2 hrs ago 1 related
        

Australia's tariffs on imported cars will fall to "almost nothing" in the near future, federal Automotive Review head Steve Bracks believes. The former Victorian premier told the Melbourne Institute Economics Forum on Monday...

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yahoo.com: Queensland students have scored below the national average in a reading an numeracy test. (File photo) yahoo.com

Call to end teacher dispute

abc.net.au
1 hr ago 1 related
        

The SA Opposition has called on Premier Mike Rann to act to end the teachers' dispute. (ABC TV) The South Australian Opposition says Premier Mike Rann should follow the lead of Western Australia to end the dispute with the...

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Obeid to contest mobile driving offence

abc.net.au
1 hr ago 1 related
        

New South Wales Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid says he will contest a driving offence charge in court. The Upper House MP was charged with driving while using a mobile phone in a school zone at Hunters Hill in Sydney's north....

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Mining company seeks review on Kokoda licence

abc.net.au
1 hr ago 1 related
        

By Papua New Guinea correspondent Steve Marshall An Australian mining company is seeking to overturn a decision by the Government of Papua New Guinea not to renew its exploration licence near the historic Kokoda Track. At a...

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abc.net.au: Fed up: Nathan Rees vowed to get rid of Government spin when he became Premier. abc.net.au

Rees' spin doctor spend 'obscene'

abc.net.au
1 hr ago 1 related
        

Fed up: Nathan Rees vowed to get rid of Government spin when he became Premier. (AAP: Tracey Nearmy, file photo) The New South Wales Opposition has accused the Premier of failing to follow through on his promise to reduce the...

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Regional arts sector pushes for more money

abc.net.au
9 mins ago 1 related
        

Regional arts advocacy agencies want more federal support for the promotion and development of the sector. Ken Lloyd, CEO of Country Arts SA and secretary of Regional Arts Australia, says the arts have had a massive rise in...

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abc.net.au: Growth centre: The Govt wants to build enough homes for 280,000 people. abc.net.au

Sydney squeeze: Councils demand rail link

abc.net.au
23 mins ago
        

Growth centre: The Govt wants to build enough homes for 280,000 people. (ABC News: Damien Larkins) Councils in Sydney's south-west are threatening to block the New South Wales Government's plan to house more than a quarter of a...

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