Top Stories: The former Olympic Gold medalist has told police he was 11 years old when the abuse began. Big News Network.com Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:22:00 -0500Melbourne, Dec 7 : A washing machine with the description of being so scary that it can make kids cry has won the top spot as New Zealand's most viewed online auction. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:40:03 -0500Melbourne, Dec 7 : Kiwi foster kids got a big dose of swearing and sex talk during a risque Christmas play that had been put on by the country's child protection agency. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:10:05 -0500Melbourne, Dec 7 : Rumours are abuzz that socialite Paris Hilton is considering celebrating New Year's Eve in Australia again. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:10:55 -0500Lahore, Dec. 7 : Former Pakistan chief selector Abdul Qadir has expressed surprise over the delay in the announcement of the captain for the forthcoming Australian tour. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:10:45 -0500Sydney, Dec 7: Australian police may reopen investigation into allegations that elite Australian swimmers were sexually abused by late coach Terry Buck, a newspaper report said. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:10:42 -0500Sydney, December 7 : In what is a surprising discovery, scientists have found tsunami-style towering waves that race across the face of the Sun. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:30:18 -0500Sydney, Dec 7: Australian fast bowler Brett Lee's manager Neil Maxwell has denied reports that the star cricketer is reconciling with his wife Liz Kemp. ANI Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:30:14 -0500Melbourne, Dec 7 (IANS) In a scathing attack on the Indian cricket board, Australian media Monday said the financially strong Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is doing every bit to kill Test cricket even as their team has taken the top spot in the traditional format. IANS Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:20:02 -0500Large areas of the state including the Central West, the Central Wheatbelt, the Gascoyne and parts of the Pilbara are facing a serious fire threat tonight, the Fire and Emergency Services Authority wa... WA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:43 -0500A bushfire which threatened lives and homes near Bullsbrook has been brought under control. The fire, blazing north-west of Chittering and Wilson roads since 11am, had been described as "out of contr... WA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:40 -0500Apple has purchased online music retailer Lala.com, a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened "the end of the MP3" with its fast song-streaming application. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling confirmed... WA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:37 -0500Nine of the women's top 10 will compete at January's Sydney International in the lead-up to the Australian Open Grand Slam, organisers said on Monday. NDTV Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:52:11 -0500Firefighters on the New South Wales north coast are struggling to contain a blaze that is burning out of control at Cabarita, south of Tweed Heads. Superintendent David Cook from the Rural Fire Servi... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:40:23 -0500The union representing 250 Tasmanian paper workers set to lose their jobs is demanding that state and federal governments "guarantee" entitlements and provide financial assistance for retraining. Pap... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:27:42 -0500Australia's bid to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cups has hit a snag with the NRL rejecting a proposed schedule from Football Federation Australia. The FFA handed the rival code a document last mo... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:27:40 -0500Farmers will have to corroborate claims of environmental sustainability as Victoria moves towards a green shopping culture. The Victorian government will regulate the environmental claims of producer... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:27:38 -0500The five-kilometre tunnel is scheduled to open in 2014, linking the Western Freeway to the Inner City Bypass west of the CBD.Brisbane City Council Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said in a statement that N... The Daily Telegraph Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:27:01 -0500The five-kilometre tunnel is scheduled to open in 2014, linking the Western Freeway to the Inner City Bypass west of the CBD.Brisbane City Council Lord Mayor Campbell Newman said in a statement that N... News.com.au Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:26:49 -0500Brisbane's Northern Link tunnel is one step closer to being built with the City Council shortlisting three tenderers. The five-kilometre tunnel is scheduled to open in 2014, linking the Western Freew... The Courier Mail Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:26:40 -0500The Kookaburras' Champions Trophy bravery is set to count for little as coach Ric Charlesworth foreshadowed major personnel changes ahead of next year's men's hockey World Cup. Charlesworth has given... ABC Sports Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:19:39 -0500Wellington defender Ben Sigmund has been handed a three-match suspension following an off-the-ball incident in the Phoenix's A-League match against Melbourne on Friday. Sigmund was charged with assau... ABC Sports Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:19:37 -0500Williams said his team's improved performance with the bat had highlighted the Australian attack may not perform as well under pressure."From the inset we said the attack is not very experienced and w... Sportal Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:59:00 -0500They are as numerous as they are picturesque. From the air, Australia's Torres Strait islands are striking. On the day I flew from Horn Island - just off the tip of Cape York - north toward the wilds... ABC Australia Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:19:30 -0500West Coast hard man Beau Waters has suffered another injury setback during the Eagles' preseason. Water, who has not played an AFL game since round 10, 2008 due to an elbow injury, will have an arthr... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:19:30 -0500An alleged drug conspirator has told the Supreme Court in Perth he is a mediator who has associates including politicians and sportsmen. 33 year old Fabian Quaid was giving evidence at his trial on a... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:19:26 -0500The Federal Government's health deadline has been pushed back another few months. The Government now says it will not make a decision on the future of Australia's health system until the first half o... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:19:24 -0500Melbourne have drawn a tough group for its return to the AFC Champions League, including Chinese champions Beijing Guoan. Australia's other representative Adelaide United was drawn with defending cha... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:19:23 -0500A chemical spill has forced the evacuation of a section of Box Hill Hospital in Melbourne's east. The fire brigade and a specialist cleaning company were called in after eight litres of a flammable s... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:19:23 -0500Mitchell Johnson's most telling imprint on the second Test could be a wicketless delivery. Australian paceman Johnson hopes he maimed West Indian dangerman Sulieman Benn with a classic sandshoe crush... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:19:21 -0500A patient century from skipper Chris Gayle has galvanised West Indies' bid for a series-levelling win in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval. At tea on day four, the tourists had prodded slowly but ... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:19:20 -0500He missed out on the drivers championship to former flatmate Jamie Whincup, but V8 Supercar star Will Davison capped his breakthrough 2009 season by winning the Barry Sheene Medal on Monday night. Th... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:07:21 -0500A psychiatrist allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with two female patients and then convinced them to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in his business, which ultimately collapsed... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:07:16 -0500AUSTRALIA has struck back late on day four of the second Test in Adelaide but still faces an uphill battle to win the match on a wearing fifth day wicket. The Australian Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:06:00 -0500A Mid-West crash involving a ute and a three-carriage road train has left an elderly man with head injuries.The accident occurred just after 1pm this afternoon on the Carnarvon-Mullewa Road, about 20k... The West Australian Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:59:50 -0500Paramedics are rushing the man to Royal Perth Hospital. The crash happened at the crossroads of the Great Northern Highway, Roe Highway and Middle Swan Road, about 3pm. More to come. The West Australian Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:59:46 -0500Start Date/Time: 08.12.09 06:30 End Date/Time: 08.12.09 10:30 Location: Murry River Queen, Waikerie State: South Australia Postcode: 5330 Region: West A breakfast meeting to discuss strategies t... Grain Zone Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:47:19 -0500In a lakeside Florida mansion, marriage counsellors, lawyers and public relations advisors were this weekend engaged in a bizarre and expensive round of shuttle diplomacy between the world's richest a... WA Today Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:18:27 -0500He missed out on the drivers championship to former flatmate Jamie Whincup, but V8 Supercar star Will Davison capped his breakthrough 2009 season by winning the Barry Sheene Medal on Monday night. Th... ABC Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:58:45 -0500Football Federation Australia chief executive Ben Buckley says there has been no request for the AFL to cancel its season during a future World Cup and his organisation is more than happy to work with... ABC Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:58:36 -0500A man who has been on a hunger strike in protest against a lack of action on climate change will be admitted to hospital after losing 20 per cent of his body weight. Sixty-one-year-old Michael Morphe... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:58:32 -0500A 53-year-old pilot has been found alive after an ultralight plane crash in the state's South-West. The pilot, who has been missing since yesterday has been found in a paddock in Chester about 6 kilo... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:58:30 -0500A District Court jury has found a prison officer not guilty of physically assaulting a convicted rapist. It was alleged that Antony Ian Ryder, 33, unlawfully hit prisoner Lindsay Goldsmith at the Yat... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:58:29 -0500A child advocacy group says COAG (Council of Australian Governments) changes to childcare are a good start but would like to see more done. The Commonwealth, States and Territories have agreed to a n... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:58:27 -0500Chris Gayle's 11th Test century, and first against Australia, kept the hosts at bay on an absorbing fourth day of the second Test in Adelaide.Skipper Gayle ended unbeaten on 155 in a total of 284-8, b... BBC Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:50:38 -0500A compulsory set of childcare standards including lower staff-to-child ratios and a quality rating system for parents will be brought in nationwide next year. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the ... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:46:53 -0500Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and NSW Premier Kristina Keneally have brushed off questions on a possible federal intervention in the NSW Labor branch, saying it's not a matter for them. Labor's national ... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:46:52 -0500Students doing vocational education and training courses will find it easier to move between states under a new deal struck between the states and the federal government. The Council of Australian Go... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:46:49 -0500Properties are already under threat from a bushfire, ahead of hot and windy conditions across NSW which could spark and fuel numerous blazes, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) says. A fire in the Tweed re... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:46:46 -0500Alicia Molik has won a third Australian Pro Tour title since returning from retirement, defeating Frenchwoman Irena Pavlovic at the William Loud Tennis International in Bendigo. Molik won the final i... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:46:42 -0500The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 25.7 points, or 0.55 per cent, to 4,676.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index reversed 26 points, or 0.55 per cent, to 4695.2.On the Sydney Futures Exchange... News.com.au Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:45:55 -0500LIBRARY: Journalist Greg Shackleton (27), one of a group of media men killed in East Timor in October 1975. The Balibo Five were killed by Indonesian troops mounting incursions into East Timor. The Australian Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:45:32 -0500Johannesburg — GLOBAL resources giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto met Saturday's deadline to sign binding agreements on a 116bn mining joint venture in w estern Australia, despite speculation th... All Africa Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:36:52 -0500The new Doha - Melbourne route signals the beginning of Qatar Airways' operations to Australia, and adds another continent to the airline's rapidly expanding global network. Melbourne becomes the awar... AME Info Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:17:42 -0500BOIL water alerts in Launceston have been lifted with authorities still uncertain about the cause of bacterial outbreaks that forced the orders.Ben Lomond Water chief executive Barry Cash said the Dep... The Examiner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:15:08 -0500(RTTNews) - The Australian market ended in negative territory on Monday as weaker commodity prices dragged mining and metal stocks lower in lackluster trading. Positive closing in Wall Street on Frid... Quote.com Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:12:54 -0500SYDNEY, Mon: Australia’s head swimming coach Alan Thompson has taken leave pending an investigation into an allegation of “inappropriate behaviour”, officials said today. The sport&... New Straits Times Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:50:37 -0500Australia's head swim coach Alan Thompson has taken personal leave following a claim of "inappropriate behavior," says Swimming Australia.Swimming Australia chief executive Kevin Neil said Monday an a... eTaiwan News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:47:19 -0500Australians thought they were prepared for wildfires. Until Black Saturday.The infernos that blazed across Victoria state last February were the most destructive in the history of a country that faces... eTaiwan News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:43:00 -0500A largely Indigenous work crew has begun the first stage of a $100 million upgrade of Aboriginal town camps in Alice Springs after months of delays. A small army of labourers and government staff hav... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:37:06 -0500Wounded champions often desert the battlefield after a major defeat, seeking privacy to reflect and recover. In Malcolm Turnbull's case, it's taken about 72 hours. This morning, the deposed Liberal ... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:37:05 -0500An elder son has given evidence against his father in the Supreme Court trial over the death of Carly Ryan. The 50-year-old Victorian man and his younger son, 20, who cannot be named, are both charge... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:37:00 -0500Goolwa has won the state Tidy Town award, beating more than 300 entrants for the title. Luke Callaghan from Keep South Australia Beautiful says Goolwa's engagement with the community ensured it stood... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:36:59 -0500Queensland will welcome back pace bowlers Ryan Harris and Chris Swan for Wednesday's key domestic one-day match against New South Wales at the Gabba. The duo come into the side for injured paceman Be... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:36:57 -0500A 922B Caterpillar wheel loader received the top price of $21,000 at the Portee Station clearing sale at Blanchetown on Friday.Graziers Ian and Mary Clark were happy with the sale, as 99 per cent of t... Stock Journal Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:35:44 -0500Bradfield's newly elected MP Paul Fletcher attributes his by-election win to staying focused, despite the federal Liberal leadership tensions. Mr Fletcher, a former Optus executive, said he never ass... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:25:52 -0500Legislation allowing Crown Casino to install 150 more gaming tables is set to pass this week after the Victorian government agreed to key concessions. Crown is set to increase its gaming tables from ... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:25:50 -0500A man who arranged to meet a 14-year-old girl he had masturbated about online is "not a predator", his lawyer says. Evan Lindsay, 41, of Newtown in Sydney's inner west, has pleaded guilty to five cha... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:25:47 -0500Australians will have greater access to the domestic retail bond market as the population ages and demands more income certainty, a senior wealth manager says. UBS Wealth Management Head of Investmen... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:25:42 -0500Lawyers for Wallabies star Quade Cooper have urged the public not to pre-judge their client after he was charged with burglary on the Gold Coast on Sunday. Brisbane law firm Creevey Russell issued a ... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:25:39 -0500Firepower chief Tim Johnston is reporting to police in Perth ahead of his appearance at a liquidators' hearing in the Federal Court on Tuesday. Mr Johnston, who appeared in a Perth court via videolin... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:25:35 -0500A 47-year-old Adelaide woman has been charged with the murder of her four-year-old son and the attempted murder of his nine-year-old brother. Police said on Monday the woman was charged following the... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:25:32 -0500A POPULAR sci-fi horror game has been banned in Australia - and the developer refuses to "sanitise" it for a local release. News.com.au Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:24:54 -0500Mr Johnston, who appeared in a Perth court via videolink from Brisbane on Friday, was released from supervisory custody at his Gold Coast home and signed bail papers at Perth's central police station ... perthnow Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:24:46 -0500The 15-year-old was one of two youths who approached the man as he was walking back to work from a laundromat in Footscray, in Melbourne's west, at 2.15pm on November 29, police say.The 23-year-old ma... News.com.au Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:24:45 -0500THE Australian dollar closed lower today in response to a strengthening in the US dollar on the back of more positive US unemployment news. News.com.au Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:24:41 -0500Treasurer Eric Roozendaal's job is safe and he was sworn in yesterday morning so that he could take his place beside Mrs Keneally at COAG.However, it appears former health minister John Della Bosca wi... The Australian Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:24:09 -0500Wellington - An HIV-positive man in New Zealand has admitted injecting his blood into his sleeping wife and infecting her with the virus which can cause Aids, a newspaper reported on Sunday. It is ... IOL Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:22:23 -0500Start Date/Time: 07.12.09 09:00 End Date/Time: 07.12.09 04:00 Location: Berrigan Sports Club State: New South Wales Postcode: 2712 Region: South Trains farmers to assess farm management options,... Grain Zone Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:03:59 -0500SYDNEY - A mother tried to shelter her baby as a car was crushed by a water truck, killing them and three other relatives, including her husband, just south of Sydney yesterday. The five family member... The Examiner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:54:02 -0500WITH nearly 600 kilometres between them and their destination, Chris Duffy and his three-year-old son Jack set off in a kayak on the adventure of a lifetime yesterday. Mr Duffy aims to paddle from Lau... The Examiner Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:54:00 -0500Australia, the Netherlands and New Zealand on Monday called for anti-whaling protesters and whalers to ensure people's safety is the highest priority and to show restraint in the upcoming whaling seas... People's Daily Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:51:24 -0500Australia's wine industry hopes all its exports will meet new environmental standards by 2014.Wine and grape growers today launched EntWine Australia, a voluntary environmental assurance scheme.It... West Australian Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:32:15 -0500The Federal Government has reached the one billion dollar mark on its water buyback scheme. The Federal Water Minister Senator Penny Wong said the buyback had purchased the equivalent of about 651 gi... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:11:22 -0500The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) says councillors will accept a pay rise recommended by the Remuneration Tribunal. LGAQ spokesman Greg Hallam says the rise is modest compared to ... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:11:20 -0500More fire bans are now in place across south-west Queensland as dangerous fire conditions continue. The new bans cover Toowoomba, the Southern and Western Downs and Goondiwindi. The fire service has... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:11:19 -0500Former employees of a company accused of breaching the Spam Act have told the Federal Court in Brisbane they made up fake profiles on dating websites to obtain people's phone numbers. The Australian ... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:11:19 -0500Georgia Tech in the US says they recruited 200 Moroccan individuals from two ethnic groups - Arab and Berber - for their study. "The Amazigh Berbers are descendants of the first modern humans who pop... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:11:18 -0500A Queensland hospital has agreed to pay $2.5 million to a young girl left with severe brain injuries due to a botched diagnosis. Leisha Miller was four years old in October 1996 when she was taken to... ABC News Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:11:16 -0500Central Coast's Michelle Heyman has claimed the W-League player of the year and golden boot awards at a ceremony in Sydney. Heyman scored 11 goals during the season, including a hat-trick in round th... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:00:07 -0500Petrol prices have continued to trend higher in the past week, Commonwealth Securities says. The latest Australian Institute of Petroleum weekly report shows the national average rose for a second st... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:59:56 -0500A teenager has been accused of stabbing a man 14 times to rob him of 20 cents in Melbourne's west. The 23-year-old alleged victim handed over the only money he had, 20 cents, when he was allegedly th... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:59:50 -0500A man has been charged with attempted murder over two separate stabbing attacks outside a Sydney train station three years ago. On the night of August 9, 2006, a 20-year-old man was stabbed in the st... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:59:47 -0500The latest Australian Institute of Petroleum weekly report shows the national average rose for a second straight week, up by 0.3 cents per litre to 121.80 cents, near a three-month high.The average me... News.com.au Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:59:10 -0500Greenpeace have also planned a special message for Mr Rudd, giving him a shock preview of how he'll look in 2020 at Copenhagen International Airport.It's commissioned a series of billboards featuring ... News.com.au Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:59:07 -0500The 31-year-old male victim, who has yet to be formally identified, was allegedly struck by an unknown object at the Viva Karaoke bar in Clarence Street.He then fell down a flight of stairs and lost c... News.com.au Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:59:06 -0500A MAN caught driving five times over the blood alcohol limit with two baby girls in his car is just one of many cases of "stupidity" on NSW roads, police say. News.com.au Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:59:05 -0500The latest Australian Institute of Petroleum weekly report shows the national average rose for a second straight week, up by 0.3 cents per litre to 121.80 cents, near a three-month high.The average me... News.com.au Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:59:04 -0500A SATANIST who preyed on young girls by luring them to a Sydney cemetery for sex through a fake online gothic society has been sentenced to nine years' jail. News.com.au Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:59:00 -0500 | 
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