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2008-11-30 Health system so bad people are dying: Rural doctors National . au

Speed dating is taking off in a big way in Sydney, with Canadian company Fast Impressions already signing up 65,000 time-poor Aussies and Kiwis in search of that special someone.

The bottle of wine is far too expensive here in Australia. usd. 20 for a decent bottle of wine You are kidding. My brother bought same.

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Rural doctor groups have say the hospital network in the country is so bad people are dying prematurely. - Doctors health system

2008-11-30 I want to be the girl next door Herald Sun

I like to keep my private life private. Ive been dating him for almost two years now and Ive never been hassled.

SHES known for being Australias most famous bikini babe, but now Krystal Forscutt is ditching the image.

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SHES known for being Australias most famous bikini babe, but now Krystal Forscutt is ditching the image. - I want to be the girl next door Sunday Gossip Herald Sun

2008-11-30 Carrying Howards legacy into a downturn The Australian

Access makes no assumption about further efforts to stimulate the the economy. But we know Labor is committed to boosting pensions in the coming financial year and, perhaps, introducing paid maternity leave. On any fair reading, Access isnt blaming Labor for the looming deficit, rather the accumulation of bad policy decisions dating back as far as 2001, when the fuel excise was cut and automatic indexation scrapped. When Howard did his petrol backflip seven years ago, he put the initial cost at usd. 555 million while conceding it would rise over time.

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LABOR is only just realising the true cost of the tax-and-handout system that John Howard built during the past decade. - Carrying Howards legacy into a downturn The Nation The Australian

2008-11-30 Return of the club The Australian

This is a curious development not only because of the bad press the industrial umpire has received through the years but because it runs counter to regulation of the labour market dating back to Paul Keatings Labor government. It was Keating, as prime minister, who denuded the Australian Industrial Relations Commission of its umpiring powers to arbitrate union pay claims, except in extreme situations. He did so, encouraged by then ACTU secretary Bill Kelty, in the interests of creating a modern, more flexible, deregulated bargaining system in which the parties could negotiate wage outcomes suited to the circumstances of an enterprise.

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ALL the chatter surrounding Julia Gillards much anticipated legislation to finally kill off Work Choices has focused on apparent support by the Rudd Government for a resurgence of union power. - Return of the club Opinion The Australian

2008-11-30 Whos sorry now Not Kloppers . au

The pursuit of the reluctant Rio lasted almost 800 days, with BHPs first approach to its long-time rival in the mining game dating back to . That was when BHP chairman Don Argus had an informal chat with Rio chairman Paul Skinner on the chances of a negotiated combination.

We are not, at this stage," he said. "Like any company, we will always look for any opportunities to increase the value of our company, but at this stage our focus is to run a really good business in Australia and when the time is right, well look to grow again. "

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It was not an easy decision. In fact, it was a tough decision. With those simple words BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers brought the curtain down on the once bold ambition to create a global mining colossus by taking over Rio Tinto.

2008-11-29 Our big desire for epic films - Los Angeles Times

Its not difficult to see certain films influences on Luhrmann. The cattle drive in "Australia," which opened Wednesday, and stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in a tale set Down Under between 1939 and 1941, recalls Howard Hawks landmark western "Red River" as well as the classic Australian film "The Overlander. " The massive Outback cattle ranch Kidmans character inherits was inspired by George Stevens Texas tale "Giant. " Even the films tumultuous love story between Kidman and Jackman has its roots in the heated, often rocky romance between Scarlett OHara and Rhett Butler in "Gone With the Wind. "

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Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann calls them "banquets of cinema," visual and narrative feasts that offer audiences drama, romance, comedy and that sweeping feeling of being transported to another world. - Lean david movies entertainment

2008-11-24 Eyre Peninsula older than previously thought - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Quite by surprise, in doing some age dating work from the area, weve uncovered the oldest rocks yet found in South Australia; rocks aged at about 3,150 million years old," he said.

More than 3 billion years ago, when these rocks were being formed, the Earths atmosphere was unbreathable. The only life it could support was simple bacteria, and the Australian continent was yet to form.

This discovery pushes the oldest rocks in South Australia back to the same levels of antiquity as the rocks in what we had previously thought were much older parts of Western Australia," Dr Johnson said.

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Even to palaeontologists, 500 million years is not just the blink of an eye - Eyre south australia palaeontology geology rock

2008-11-24 Fran OSullivan : Keys financial mana will impress at Apec NZ Herald: Opinion, Editorial and Reader Comments

Even before Keys flight touched down in Lima yesterday, his newbie Cabinet ministers: Tim Groser (Trade) and Murray McCully (Foreign Affairs) had displayed the diplomatic skills which will go a long way to underpinning New Zealands subsequent forays on the international stage. Groser - a veteran trade negotiator before entering politics - was instrumental in the successful manoeuvre to expand the "P4" free trade agreement - which covers New Zealand, Brunei, Chile and Singapore - so that Australia and Peru could joint the United States at the negotiating table.

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Prime Minister John Key shows every sign he has the ability to fill Helen Clarks place on the world stage. The international global crisis has provided Key with a strong platform and hellip; - NZ Government Apec meetings Best of political analysis Wall St meltdown Australasia New Zealand Peru South America Apec

2008-11-24 Batten down: researchers tip 30-year storm phase - National . au

Dr Helman and retired Bureau of Meteorology extreme weather forecaster Jeff Callaghan spent the past decade tracking weather patterns dating back more than 200 years by reading diaries and accounts from pioneers such as Captain Cook.

A study by coastal planning researcher Peter Helman says the east coast of Australia has entered a new weather phase during which regular rain, wind and damaging storms will follow recent years of drought.

Plotting weather patterns on a timeline, they found Australias climate has two distinct phases lasting about 30 or 40 years.

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THE devastation from last weeks brutal storms in south-east Queensland has left the region shell-shocked, but new research indicates this type of weather could be the norm for the next 30 years. - Sydney Morning Herald Online - Batten down: researchers tip 30-year storm phase National

2008-11-24 Rugby league in a world of gain - Local News - Sport - Rugby League - The Canberra Times

Is an Australian romp to another title (it has won the last six tournaments dating back to 1975, and nine of 12 all up), a world made up of far-western Europe and a section of the Pacific, sufficient reason to stage it again

ARL chairman Love, who was criticised for negotiating a usd. 300,000 fee to run the tournament, led a round of backpatting on Thursday, leading in to tonights final between Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane.

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Colin Love, Australian rugby league players and some blokes selling UHF aerials in Suva. They are a few of the notable winners from the Rugby League World Cup.