Australia

If it's good enough for Wayne Bennett

brisbanetimes.com.au     2 hrs ago   1 related          

A Queensland Labor MP and former minister says his retirement was sparked in part by the end of Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett's reign at the NRL club. Former Goss government minister Ken Hayward today confirmed he...                    

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BigPond backs down on Uluru adverts

smh.com.au     1 hr ago   1 related          

Telstra BigPond has come under fire for placing advertising billboards on its Second Life island right in front of a virtual model of Uluru. The company has since removed the billboards, which contained BigPond logos,...                    

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Business editor Peter Ryan discusses US Govt's move

abc.net.au     7 hrs ago   464 related          

PETER CAVE: The US Government's seizure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has implications not just in America of course, but for financial markets right around the world. I'm joined in the studio by our business editor Peter...                    

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Labour gives up on attracting Kiwis home

scoop.co.nz     6 hrs ago   1 related          

Press Release: New Zealand National Party John Key MP National Party Leader Labour gives up on attracting Kiwis home Labour has waved the white flag of surrender by axing the expat marketing programme that was aimed at...                    

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Sony shifts Australian 'Solace' date

variety.com     10 hrs ago   1 related          

International News: Bond pic moved to avoid clash with 'Australia' -- Sony Pictures Releasing has shifted its Oz release date for James Bond "The Quantum of Solace" to Nov. 19, a week earlier than scheduled to avoid a...                    

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Car parts maker to shed 110 jobs

news.com.au     3 hrs ago   1 related          

Ewin Hannan | September 08, 2008 A CAR components manufacturer in the regional Victorian town of Euroa has been placed in administration with 110 jobs at risk. Teson Trims, which manufactures auto components including...                    

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Voyage for peace and a nuclear free world

hani.co.kr     1 hr ago   4 related          

YOKOHAMA -- Kwak Kwi-hoon, the honorary president of the Korean Hibakusha Association, left, and Morita Takashi, of Associacao das Vitimas de Bomba Atomica no Brasil, right, embrace one another before boarding the Peace...                    

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'We love being outdoors and feel it's a better life'

independent.ie     6 hrs ago          

By Breda Heffernan Monday September 08 2008 ONE month into the move of a lifetime, and the Gernon family from Dublin have no regrets. Richard Gernon (27) and his wife Suzanne (30) both worked in the banking sector but...                    

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Govt must get 'luxury' definition right

smh.com.au     3 hrs ago   1 related          

Max Newnham | September 8, 2008 - 11:35AM The panel given the job of making Australia's tax system simpler need look no further than luxury cars for a place to start. If the general increase in the CPI had been applied...                    

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Bill Gates in shorts? Teaching must be outdated

brisbanetimes.com.au     2 hrs ago   2 related          

Some of the teaching techniques being used in Queensland schools are so outdated that software mogul Bill Gates was probably wearing short pants at the time they were introduced. Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said...                    

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