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Howard takes revenge on Rudd
FORMER PM John Howard has launched an extraordinary attack on Kevin Rudd.
Boat people phone from mobiles for help
ASYLUM seekers on boats have begun to use mobile phones to call the Australian authorities directly in a bid to be rescued.
Car crashes 'staged' for cash payouts
POLICE are investigating criminal networks involved in deliberately staging car accidents to claim insurance payouts.
Spears in lockdown after concert shame
BRITNEY Spears is holed up in a hotel as the lip-synching row threatens to derail her tour.
Jilted lover awarded $100k kiss-off
A CHEATING husband has been forced to pay his former lover more than $100,000 under Australia's new "mistress laws".
Supermodel 'too fat' for the catwalk
SUPERMODEL Gemma Ward, the butt of attacks on an international fashion website for gaining weight, has revealed through her agent that she has no plans to return to her glittering career.
Backpacker fraud 'an increasing problem'
BACKPACKERS are abusing working holiday visas in Australia, Department of Immigration says.
US left reeling after army base massacre
A MAN suspected of killing 12 at a US Army base may have signalled his intentions online.
Home buyers must be prudent - Rudd
IT'S time for home buyers to make their own decisions and not rely on policies, Kevin Rudd says.
Stolen Hilton pics, bag and jewels found
A 19-year-old allegedly organised Hollywood break-ins to wear the clothes of her favourite stars.
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Floodwaters recede on NSW north coast
07 Nov 2009
James Hardie vows to pay compensation
07 Nov 2009
Vic acquires new jet for bushfire season
07 Nov 2009
Turnbull slams 'vain' Rudd government
07 Nov 2009
Baillieau promises Red Bull air race bid
07 Nov 2009
Rudd too sensitive to criticism: Murdoch
07 Nov 2009
Fewer people caught DUI in NSW: police
07 Nov 2009
Two fires are under investigation
07 Nov 2009
Nurses slam Labor over policy shift
07 Nov 2009
Teenager facing more charges over crash
07 Nov 2009
Pollies flooded with Traveston Dam mail
07 Nov 2009
Learner 'clocked 100km/h over limit'
07 Nov 2009
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Two hurt as car strikes horses
Two people have been injured after their vehicle ran into several horses in Conneware in Victoria's south.
Climate talks end in division and pessimism
The last United Nations negotiating session before next month's Copenhagen summit on climate change has ended in Spain, with rich and poor nations still deeply divided.
7 Afghans killed in search for missing troops
NATO forces have mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan.
Isolation ends for thousands caught in floods
Floodwaters have mostly receded on the New South Wales mid north coast, freeing thousands of people from isolation.
Developing countries on track to cut emissions
New research has found that developing countries including China, India, Brazil and Mexico are on track to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 25 per cent by 2020.
Hardie says $320m loan might not be needed
James Hardie says it is surprised by the announcement of a $320 million loan to top up the company's asbestos fund.
Beauty queen bar brawl turns ugly
Miss England Rachel Christie has stepped down to clear her name following an alleged punch-up in a nightclub with a rival beauty queen.
11 dead in military plane crash
A Russian military plane has crashed into the sea during a training exercise in the country's Far East region, leaving all 11 crew missing and presumed dead, officials said.
Water bomber could have saved lives
Victoria's firefighters' union says a jumbo-sized water bomber being brought in for the current bushfire season could have saved lives during February's deadly blazes.
Fans walk out on lip-synching Spears
Lip-synching did not cut it for Perth fans who walked out on Britney Spears after only three songs at her first Australian concert at the Burswood Dome on Friday night.
US grieves after two days of shootings
US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning as Americans, already struggling to come to terms with the Fort Hood military shooting, were left reeling again when a man went on a rampage in an office block in Florida.
Prints confirm dinosaurs roamed south NZ
Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations.
Shrine fears: Hitler's home hits the market
The sale of Adolf Hitler's family home in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn has triggered concern that it could become a shrine for Nazi sympathisers.
Learner clocked 100km over the limit
Police in New South Wales have charged a learner driver with travelling at more than 100 kilometres an hour above the speed limit.
WA sea level rises doubling world average
Figures from the National Tidal Centre show sea levels along Western Australia's coast are rising at a rate double that of the world average.
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Australia: Boat sinks with 39 on board
Eighteen people were rescued -- but as many as 21 others were missing -- after a boat sank late Sunday in remote seas off Australia's Cocos Islands, according to Australian Customs and Border Protection Service officials.
Five convicted in Australia of terror
Five men were convicted Friday in Sydney, Australia, of trying to commit terrorist acts in the country's longest-ever terror trial, court officials said.
Analysis: 'Blackface Jacksons' embarrassing to Australia
That Australia is once again defending itself against claims of racism is not surprising.
Rig spill causes oil slick off Australia
Crews worked Monday to disperse an oil slick that stretches 8 nautical miles through remote waters off the coast of northwestern Australia.
13 missing on Papua New Guinea flight
A plane carrying 13 people -- including nine passengers from Australia -- went missing on its way from Port Moresby to Kokoda in Papua New Guinea, the Australia Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Vanderbilt hoops team to embark on tour of Australia
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Vanderbilt Commodores are about to go down under for some preseason bonding and extra play time.
Polar blog: 'There's something afoot in the Arctic'
I'm writing this blog from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a cold katabatic wind is blowing off the ice onto the deck of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise.
Aborigines at 'higher risk' of swine flu
Australia's Aboriginal people are at greater risk from the H1N1 virus, the country's health minister has warned.
'Best job in the world' winner to be named
Sixteen people vying for what is being dubbed the "best job in the world" will on Wednesday learn who has won the post of caretaker for the tropical paradise of Hamilton island in Queensland, Australia.
Final interviews begin for island dream job
Sixteen applicants arrived in Hamilton Island on Sunday for the final interviews to pick a caretaker for the tropical paradise in Queensland, Australia.
Rudd: Human smugglers 'scum of the earth'
Australia's prime minister Friday slammed those engaged in human trafficking after an explosion aboard a boat carrying Afghan refugees killed three people and injured more than 40 others near Ashmore Reef, off Australia's northwest coast.
World Soccer: Future looks bright for Australia's long-suffering fans
In the same week in late February that the fourth season of Australia's A-League reached its climax with the showpiece Grand Final between the Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United, Football Federation Australia moved offices. The common timing of the two events is not entirely coincidental nor insignificant.
Ship spills chemicals in waters off Australia
A container ship lost 30 containers of chemicals in heavy seas off eastern Australia on Wednesday morning, maritime officials said.
Mass stranding of whales, dolphins in Australia
Rescuers have saved more than 50 whales and five dolphins that stranded themselves on a beach in Tasmania, officials said Monday.
5 championship surf spots
For pro-surfers like nine-time world champion Kelly Slater, flying from continent to continent looking for the perfect wave seems like a freewheeling lifestyle, but for amateurs, it requires careful planning.
Australia fire death toll reaches 210
The death toll from bushfires in southeastern Australia has risen to 210, police in the state of Victoria said Tuesday.
Australia mourns victims of deadly wildfires
Church bells rang throughout Australia on Sunday as the country remembered the victims of this month's devastating fires -- and firefighters braced themselves for the possibility of more blazes.
Police question man over Australia wildfire
Police were questioning a man taken into custody Friday in connection with one of the many wildfires that have laid waste to parts of southeastern Australia. No other details were immediately available.
Winds continue to spread Australia's wildfires
Winds whipping across southeastern Australia's countryside continued to fan deadly brushfires Wednesday, spreading flames through rural towns and ravaging scores of homes.
Australian PM: Wildfire arson is mass murder
Investigators in Australia believe some of the deadly wildfires ravaging dry southeastern bushland may have been set, a conclusion prompting Australia's prime minister to call such acts "mass murder."
Fast, fickle, fatal: Face-to-face with wildfires
It was the speed that caught us off guard. And the noise. Like a roaring, out-of-control freight train.
Raging Australia bushfires kill at least 35
Deadly bushfires raged on in southeast Australia on Sunday despite cooler temperatures and scores of firefighters trying to control the flames.
Border cops claim bird-brain stuffed live pigeons in tights
Customs officials in Australia have cried fowl after searching a airline traveler -- and allegedly finding two live pigeons stuffed in his tights.
Two men found in cooler want to stay in Australia
Two men found floating in a giant cooler off the Australian coast say they want to stay in Australia and don't want to go home, immigration officials said Friday.
Blow-up doll sex suspect arrested in Australia
Police in Australia have arrested a man accused of breaking into an adult shop and having sex with blow-up dolls, it was reported Wednesday.
Australia denies another request to resettle Guantanamo detainees
Australia declined a request from the Bush administration to resettle detainees held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, the Australian Associated Press agency (AAP) reported Saturday.
Australia asked to resettle Guantanamo inmates
Australia is considering a request from the Bush administration to resettle detainees from Guantanamo Bay, though it is unlikely to accept, the prime minister's office said Friday.
'Australia' a 'mammoth task,' says film's designer
Famed for her opulent theatrical style in films like "Strictly Ballroom" and "Moulin Rouge!," production designer Catherine Martin is probably the last person you might expect to find in the remote Outback of Australia knocking up a film set.
Review: 'Australia' weighed down by artifice
When the subject of Australia is as ambitious as the character of an entire country, and the filmmaker is as effusive as Down Under's native son Baz Luhrmann, a ballsy Aussie cinematic razzle-Bazzle is to be expected. To be longed for, actually.
Safe sex ideas that raise eyebrows
Most people know that condoms prevent the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Australia Opens National Tsunami Warning Center
Australia became an integral link in a network of tsunami warning hubs across the Indian and Pacific oceans with the official opening of a national monitoring center Friday
Blue skies, blue days in rural Australia
It sounds like the ultimate advertisement jingle for a holiday: Blue skies, nothing but blue skies, all day long.
Australia to guarantee bank deposits
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Sunday that his government will guarantee all deposits in the country's banks and financial institutions for the next three years.
Australia: Outrage over sheep truck deaths
Australian animal protection activists repeated their calls Tuesday for an end to the long-distance transport of livestock after 400 sheep died in a wreck.
Natural born killers
Setting one species up to scare off or even kill another is nothing new.
The Political Rock Star Helps Another Odd Bird
Former Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett, now Australia's environment minister, races to the rescue of the Southern Cassowary, a creature that does a fair job of protecting itself
Starbucks closing 61 stores in Australia
Starbucks is closing more than two-thirds of its stores in Australia, days after announcing that hundreds of its American coffee outlets are also being shuttered.
Pope Apologizes for Sex Abuse
Pope Benedict XVI used some of the strongest language yet in his apology for the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Roman Catholic clergy
The Pope Thinks Young in Australia
Forget Abba, Australia hails the octogenarian pontiff like a 21st century rock star, even though he has a very old-school sermon for everyone
Australia's Stolen Generation finds its voice
It may lack the prestige of Cannes, but this year's Sydney Film Festival was an equally glitzy and glamorous affair, attracting some Hollywood heavyweights.
Australia Starts Kangaroo Killing
Australian authorities have started the controversial killing of
about 400 kangaroos on the outskirts of Australia's capital of
Canberra, animal rights activists said Monday
Australia's Gun Laws: Little Effect
New research on tough firearms restrictions passed in Australia in 1996 suggests they have had little impact on gun violence
Ancient Tools Unearthed in Australia
Tools dating back at least 35,000 years have been unearthed in a rock shelter in Australia's remote northwest, making it one of the oldest archaeological finds in that part of the country, archaeologists said Monday
Full text of Australia's apology to Aborigines
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd introduced a motion in the Australian national parliament Tuesday, apologizing for past mistreatment of the country's Aboriginal population. Here is the full text of that apology:
E. Timor president survives shooting
East Timor's president Jose Ramos-Horta arrived in Australia on Monday on full life support after being shot twice in an assassination attempt in his country, a medical official said.
Australia Learns to Say "I'm Sorry"
The government finally apologizes to Aborigines forcibly taken from their families over the course of six decades. But don't ask for compensation
Cell phone call leads to quick rescue for trapped miners
Twenty-seven miners were rescued Monday less than five hours after a landslide trapped them deep below ground in a gold mine west of Melbourne, Australia, police said.
Scientists find clue in mystery of the vanishing bees
A virus found in healthy Australian honey bees may be playing a role in the collapse of honey bee colonies across the United States, researchers reported Thursday.
Australia outlines new citizenship test
People who want to become Australians will have to commit to broad values of "mateship" and may need to brush up on horse racing and political history under new citizenship tests outlined by the government on Sunday.
Coffee gets a color correction
It's not just a mood ring for your mocha. This coffee lid from Australia, which changes color with the temperature of your beverage, is also a hot seller.
Freed doctor leaves Australia
An Indian doctor flew home from Australia early Sunday after prosecutors dropped a charge linking him to recent failed terrorist bombings in Britain.
Freed doctor can leave Australia
A former suspect charged in connection with the foiled terrorist bomb attacks in Britain was free to leave Australia Saturday, a day after prosecutors dropped charges against the Indian-born doctor, according to Australia's Immigration Minister.
Australia detains man in terror probe
A doctor taken into custody Monday while trying to fly out of Australia was the eighth person detained as British investigators focused on several foreign-born doctors believed to have played a role in the attempted terror attacks in London and Glasgow over the weekend, Australian officials and sources said.
Indian doctor charged in UK terror attempts
A 27-year-old Indian national, detained in Australia, has been charged in connection with terrorism incidents in Britain last month, Australian authorities told CNN.
Tsunami warnings for Pacific after quake
Two large back-to-back earthquakes centered in the region of the Solomon Islands triggered a tsunami warning Sunday for a huge part of the Pacific including Australia and Indonesia.
Why foreign companies are buying our toll roads
Someone call Lou Dobbs: America's highways are are up for sale. States are auctioning off the rights to manage their roads - often to overseas firms. What's driving the trend?
CNN Future Summit forum
"Heaven or hell: will technology destroy humanity or turn us into superhumans?"
Row brews over Papua refugees
Australia's government is hoping to avoid escalating a diplomatic spat between Canberra and Jakarta over the granting of temporary visas to asylum seekers from the Indonesian province of Papua.
Australia cyclone 'like atom bomb'
The worst storm to hit Australia in decades has wreaked havoc to its northeastern coast, mowing down sugar and banana crops and leaving thousands of people homeless.
The Buzz About Medical Honey
Ancient Egyptians treated injuries with honey, and World War II doctors dressed wounds with it. Now honey is back on the medical scene, thanks to a startup called MediHoney.
Canberra passes abortion drug vote
Australia's lawmakers have voted Thursday to remove regulatory control of a controversial abortion drug away from the health minister.
Showdown looms over abortion pill
Australia's federal lawmakers have a rare chance to vote outside party lines this week and go with their conscience on what has become a fevered debate on abortion.
Winds of change stir energy market
Energy company AGL will spend Aust. $236 million ($177 million) to build Australia's largest wind farm.
Fires threaten to spoil the party
Soaring mercury, strong gusty winds and no rain in sight -- it's bushfire season in Australia, and if the early signs are any indication, it's going to be another long, hot struggle.
Climate group wants growth balance
A meeting in Sydney of six Asia-Pacific nations to address climate change issues has concluded with member countries seeking to balance continued economic growth with the need to cut greenhouse emissions.
Australia mulls Afghan troop plea
Australia will decide next week whether it will again send troops to Afghanistan, Prime Minister John Howard has said.
Apostles lose one of their own
It has taken just a few seconds for the sea to remake one of Australia's most distinctive coastal attractions, the Twelve Apostles.
Jakarta 'recalling Canberra envoy'
Indonesia's ambassador to Australia is being called back to Indonesia after completing barely half of his three year term, according to a report in Australia's Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
Jakarta condemns terror threat
The Indonesian Government has vowed it will not be intimidated by threats following the discovery of a suspected biological agent mailed to the Indonesian embassy in Australia.
Australia to check detainee cases
The row over Australia's mandatory detention policy has heated up after revelations that more than 200 cases of possible wrongful detention are being examined.
Threat to missions in Cambodia
Australia has beefed up security at its embassy in the southeast Asian nation of Cambodia after receiving a terror threat linked to Canberra's role in the war on Iraq.
Australia warns on Jakarta travel
Australia has again advised its citizens to stay away from Indonesia after Jakarta police warned of possible suicide bombings in the Indonesian capital.
India accepted to East Asia summit
Australia's participation at a key regional trade, economic and security summit in Asia remains in doubt, according to Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar.
Vietnam backs Canberra summit bid
Vietnam will back Australia's bid to be included in a key Asian forum to be held later this year despite Canberra's reluctance to sign a regional non-aggression pact, the Southeast Asian nation's leader told media Thursday.
Trade, region focus for Vietnam PM
Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai will arrive in Australia Thursday for a three-day visit to Canberra, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Delta looks for new manager
Pop singer and actor Delta Goodrem confirmed reports Wednesday that she is looking for a new manager, effectively replacing her mother in the role.
Your e-mails: Australia
CNN.com asked users to share their thoughts about the political, spiritual, economic and other global issues the next pope will face. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited:
China, Australia act on trade pact
Australia and China have signed a pact to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA), with Australian Prime Minister John Howard saying Canberra recognizes China as a "market economy".
Your e-mails: Australia
CNN.com asked its readers to share their views on the death of Pope John Paul II, who died Saturday. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited.
Australia sending support planes
Australian Prime Minister John Howard is again sending military transport aircraft and a supply ship to Indonesia to help the earthquake relief effort there.
Australia sending more Iraq troops
Australia will boost its troop commitment to Iraq by more than a half, the government announced Tuesday, following a request for help from the United Kingdom.
Timeless turns: Falls Creek, Australia
Show what a thoughtful and creative parent you are: Head Down Under to keep everyone content.
Australia affirms Aceh aid deal
Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to working in a partnership with Indonesia to rebuild areas hit by the December 26 tsunami.
Australia tops travel guide poll
Look up, Down Under, you're likely to see an increasing number of tourists heading your way soon.
Our pride, by first Iraqis to vote
In Syria on Friday, an Iraqi expatriate, voting in the nation's first free elections in more than half a century, said he felt "as if I've just been born."
First Iraqis cast their vote
As insurgent attacks continue at home, Iraqi expatriates in Australia have begun the global voting process for Iraq's first democratic elections in almost 50 years, turning out in their hundreds Friday morning.
Burns doctor honored in Australia
A doctor who pioneered spray-on skin for victims of the 2002 Bali bomb blasts has been named Australian of the Year.
Australia, U.S. talk on missiles
Close allies Australia and the United States are continuing their talks on missile defense cooperation, concentrating on research and development, the Australian government said Thursday.
AFL player's body identified
Australia's death toll from the Asian tsunamis has risen to 13 after the body of an Australian Rules football player was identified in Thailand.
Huge aid effort gathers speed
One of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.
PNG 'Canberra's biggest challenge'
The declining security and economic situation in Papua New Guinea could be the most pressing foreign policy challenge facing Australia in the near term, a report released Tuesday says.
Canberra vow to boost terror fight
Australia's newly re-elected government has pledged to boost its anti-terror capabilities, strengthen links with its regional neighbors and continue to reform the country's booming economy.
U.S. to test weapons in Australia
Australia's defense alliance with the United States may soon reach a new level with plans for the Pentagon to test new-generation weapons, including smart bombs, Down Under.
Australia's unique poll
When Australia's 13 million voters go to the polls on Saturday October 9, they will take part in a national election that has two special characteristics setting it apart from most others.
Pornography raids net hundreds
Hundreds more people face arrest in Australia one day after police arrested more than 190 in a massive crackdown on child pornography.
Security row fires Australian poll
A political row has broken out in Australia over election campaign suggestions that Australia would consider a "pre-emptive strike" against terrorist operations in neighboring countries.
Canberra long-range missile threat
Australia has risked upsetting its regional neighbors with a decision to add long-range stealth missiles to its defense arsenal.
Australia makes new terror arrest
A 40-year-man will face court in Australia Friday on charges of conspiring to commit a terrorist act in Iraq.
Four charged in $47m ecstasy bust
Four people have been charged after police and customs officers made Australia's biggest ecstasy drug bust, seizing powder with a potential street value of Aust. $68 million ($47 million).
Australia, U.S. sign sky marshals
Australia and the United States have agreed to put armed marshals on passenger flights between the two countries.
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The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month
In November 1997, then Australian Governor-General Sir William Deane formally proclaimed November 11 Remembrance Day and urged all Australians to observe one minute's silence at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month each year to remember those who died or suffered for Australia's cause in all wars and armed conflicts. While Remembrance Day is thus observed in Australia, the better-known "remembrance" day in Australia (and New Zealand) is actually Anzac Day on April 25 each year. Ceremonies take place on November 11 at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and in many other cities and towns. Across the country Australians observing the day pause for a minute's silence at 11am in remembrance of the fallen. Photo: Australian War Memorial in Canberra, courtesy Canberra Tourism & Events Corporation The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 00:00:00.
November 11 is Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day. It is, of course, the anniversary of the end of World War I 91 years ago, and it is a day for remembering those who died in the wars.
Festival Time in Fremantle
The 2009 Fremantle Festival is a celebration of the unique, stimulating and colorful culture that enriches Fremantle and invites participation of all cultural, ethnic, arts and community groups. The festival traditionally includes a number of free events, and this year these include the Fremantle Proms festival opening event, Norfolk Lane Youth Festival, Wardarnji Aboriginal Cultural Celebration, and Carnival Day. The Fremantle Fringe Festival takes place during the entire Fremantle Festival period. Photo: Merrymakers at the Fremantle Festival © Tourism Western Australia Festival Time in Fremantle originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 00:00:00.
It's Fremantle Festival time from November 7 to 15, a whole week of celebrations and fun bookended by two weekends.
Shocking Wins the Melbourne Cup
Shocking has won the 2009 Melbourne Cup, with Crime Scene second, and Mourilyan third. Pre-race favorites Alcopop, Viewed and Roman Emperor were unplaced.
Shocking Wins the Melbourne Cup originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 00:07:52.
Changingoftheguard Scratched from Melbourne Cup
Changingoftheguard has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup, leaving 23 horses to vie for the Cup to be run at 3pm today, November 3, Australian eastern daylight saving time. (It's already November 3 in Australia.) Changingofthe guard is trained by David Hayes and was to be ridden by Glen Boss who rode Makybe Diva to her three successive Melbourne Cup triumphs. At 7.30am today, Viewed remained favorite for the Cup, followed by stablemate Roman Emperor and the lightly raced Alcopop. In the afternoon, Viewed and Alcopop were neck-and-neck in favoritism. Changingoftheguard Scratched from Melbourne Cup originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 16:33:00.
Viewed Is Outright Melbourne Cup Favorite
It's the day before the running of this year's Melbourne Cup and betting support for 2008 Melbourne Cup winner Viewed, trained by Cups King Bart Cummings, has pushed the seasoned track veteran into outright favoritism. The lightly raced Alcopop, with four wins from his last four starts, is second favorite while Cummings' Roman Emperor is third favorite. Cummings, with 12 Melbourne Cup wins under his belt, has three runners in this year's big race: Viewed, Roman Emperor and longer-priced Allez Wonder. Viewed Is Outright Melbourne Cup Favorite originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 00:00:54.
Viewed, Alcopop Share Melbourne Cup Favoritism
Viewed and Alcopop shared favoritism for this year's Melbourne Cup after the runners were announced after the last race on Victoria Derby Day. Viewed is last year's Melbourne Cup and this year's Caulfield Cup winner. The less-credentialed gelding, Alcopop, has won his last four starts and is becoming a sentimental choice in Tuesday's big race. The runners: Number, Horse (Barrier), Trainer, Jockey, Weight Viewed, Alcopop Share Melbourne Cup Favoritism originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 06:53:06.
Monaco Consul Wins Victoria Derby
Monaco Consul has won the Victoria Derby, followed by Extra Zero, second, and Viking Legend, third. Pre-race favorites for the Derby were Rockferry and Monaco Consul followed by Onemorenomore. Early favorite Shamoline Warrior, winner of his last two starts, was scratched The Victoria Derby is run over 2500 metres at Flemington Racecourse. Victoria Derby Day is the last major race meeting in Melbourne before the Melbourne Cup. Monaco Consul Wins Victoria Derby originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 00:01:35.
Will Cups King Cummings Win a 13th Melbourne Cup?
Victorian trainer Bart Cummings, renowned as Australia's Cups King, is expected to have at least three runners — Viewed, Roman Emperor and Allez Wonder — in the Melbourne Cup run on Tuesday, November 3. Viewed, winner of last year's Melbourne Cup and this year's Caulfield Cup is sharing favoritism with 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient and lightly raced gelding Alcopop at today's fixed odds of $6.50. Betting odds are, of course, subject to fluctuations. Roman Emperor is quoted on the second line of betting at $10 while Allez Wonder is at $26. Cummings already has 12 Melbourne Cup victories under his belt, the most won by any local or international trainer in Australia's biggest race. Add to this Cummings' many other triumphs on Australian racetracks. Is a 13th Melbourne Cup on the cards for Cummings? Let's see on Tuesday. Will Cups King Cummings Win a 13th Melbourne Cup? originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 00:00:53.
Who Will Win the Melbourne Cup?
The runners for the Cup are yet to be announced. This takes place after the last race on Derby Day, October 31, when the 24 Cup qualifiers are named. So there's the rest of the weekend and Monday and part of Tuesday to indulge in Australia's favorite racing pastime: picking a Melbourne Cup winner. Check for Melbourne Cup updates until the race is run and the winner known. Photo: Flemington Racecourse: Home of the Melbourne Cup © Tourism Victoria Who Will Win the Melbourne Cup? originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 01:03:54.
On November 3, the first Tuesday in November, Australia comes to a standstill for the running of the Melbourne Cup at 3pm.
So You Think Wins 2009 Cox Plate
So You Think, the Bart Cummings-trained racehorse, has won the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse. Manhattan Rain, trained by Gai Waterhouise, ran second, with Zipping, trained by J D Sadler, third. So You Think led all the way with jockey Glen Boss, who rode Makybe Diva in her three Melbourne Cup wins, aboard. Thirteen horses ran in the Cox Plate with Sir Slick scratched from the race. Hot favorite Whobegotyou was unplaced. So You Think Wins 2009 Cox Plate originally appeared on About.com Australia / New Zealand Travel on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at 01:36:47.
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Who's Sorry Now?
Appeasers and revisionists seek apologies for past history.
Drought Continues to Plague Australia's Breadbasket
Terror Touches Australia
In the second such incident within the past few years, a terrorist plot is unveiled in Australia.
The Year's Most Crucial Election
While politicians and pundits remain ignorant of its impact on world affairs, tensions build toward the most crucial national election of 2009.
Far-Right Landslide in Austria
New Trade Pact Furthers ASEAN Integration
Australia: The Other Natural Disaster
Why So Many Disasters?
Records continue to tumble annually as the Anglo-Saxon nations suffer from an unprecedented series of disasters. What’s the reason for this battering from a record-breaking series of catastrophes?
Australia: Fires, Floods and Fulfilled Prophecy!
The devastating fires and floods in Australia ought to be a wake-up call to the nation.
Australia--Reality Dawns
From budget surplus to impending deficit in just one year. That’s hardly an encouraging scenario for Australia’s current federal government.
Ex-PM Attacks Aussie Heritage
A former Australian prime minister attacked the watershed battle that put Australia on the map.
Drought Worsens in Australia's Murray-Darling
The Land Down Under Is Going Under
It doesn’t matter how many surfers there are in Australia—the coming surge of home foreclosures and bank failures will pulverize the economy. No one will be able to ride out this wave.
Aussie Bank to Bring America's Biggest Bankers to Their Knees?
With American banks already in trouble, an Australian bank made matters worse—by telling the truth!
Weather: God's Bullhorn to Mankind
Few people comprehend the centrality of the weather to human existence. Even fewer see a divine presence in our out-of-control skies.
Australia and a Prophetic Warning
In a time of change, a vital message goes out to Australians.
Anzac Heroes
The heroic stand by the forces of Australia and New Zealand at Gallipoli has links that extend back to biblical times.
Australia--Meant to Be
In the ongoing argument as to whether Australia should cast off its moorings from mother England, one overarching truth is neglected.
Australia--Savages on the Fringe
Vicious, senseless youth crimes stain civilized society in the land Down Under.
Australia--Trailing Behind the Trend
As Europe tires of the center-left politics of a previous decade, Australia drifts in the backwash, trailing behind the trends to its north.
Can Australia Defend Itself?
Is change coming in defense and security cooperation between Washington and Canberra?
Australia--Boom and ...?
The Australian economy has been on a bull run for the past decade. Is a reversal in the offing?
Detaching From History
Should Australia become a republic, or remain constitutionally subject to the British Crown? That question is bound to be revisited under the new center-left government.
Here's to the Heroes
Has Australia forgotten its heritage?
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Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra / Largest city: Sydney
The Commonwealth of Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and a number of other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The neighbouring countries are Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the south-east.
The Australian mainland has been inhabited for more than 42,000 years by Indigenous Australians. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the north and then European discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, the eastern half of Australia was later claimed by the British in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation as part of the colony of New South Wales, commencing on 26 January 1788. As the population grew and new areas were explored, another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were established during the 19th century.
On 1 January 1901, the six colonies became a federation, and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed. Since federation, Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and remains a Commonwealth realm. The capital city is Canberra, located in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The population is 21 million, and is concentrated in the mainland state capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia