Australian on trial in UK over bomb hoax
Posted on 2 August, 2005
A 19-year-old Australian woman has gone on trial in Britain, accused of having falsely claimed a bomb was on board her scheduled flight from an airport near London to Dublin last November.
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Victorious Hackett caps record-equalling meet
Posted on 1 August, 2005
Grant Hackett became the first swimmer to win the same event at four world titles, cruising to victory in the men's 1,500 freestyle in Montreal this morning as Australia equalled their best ever gold medal tally at a World Swimming Championships.
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Carburettor breast fantasy wins bad writing prize
Posted on 29 July, 2005
A Microsoft analyst has won an annual contest celebrating bad writing by comparing fixing carburettors to fondling a woman's breasts, while an Australian woman was awarded in the children's category.
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Aust in Asia-Pacific climate pact
Posted on 28 July, 2005
Australia has entered into a largely symbolic agreement with the United States and four key Asian powers to target emissions of greenhouse gases.
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One in three find homosexuality 'immoral'
Posted on 27 July, 2005
A new report says about 35 per cent of Australians believe homosexuality is immoral.
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Police shot Tube victim 8 times
Posted on 26 July, 2005
A young Brazilian man killed by British anti-terrorist police in London last week was shot eight times in total, the country's Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) says.
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Husband launches Amy Gillett foundation
Posted on 25 July, 2005
The widower of Australian cyclist Amy Gillett has announced a foundation will be set up in her memory.
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London attacks intended to kill: police
Posted on 22 July, 2005
British police say a series of minor blasts on the London transport system overnight were meant to kill, even though there have been no deaths.
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'Full recovery' possible for two injured cyclists
Posted on 21 July, 2005
A German doctor treating two members of the Australian women's road cycling team injured earlier this week in a collision with a car says they could soon be released from hospital and make a full recovery.
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Rider in intensive care as parents fly out
Posted on 20 July, 2005
German doctors treating seriously-injured Adelaide cyclist Alexis Rhodes are expected to offer more information about her condition when her parents arrive in Germany this afternoon.
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News Corp buys MySpace.com
Posted on 19 July, 2005
Media-entertainment giant News Corp says it has reached a deal to buy Intermix Media for $770 million in cash, gaining a foothold in the arena of Internet news blogs and social networking.
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PM attends church with Bush in Washington
Posted on 18 July, 2005
Prime Minister John Howard has criticised a Chinese general's threat to use nuclear weapons on cities in the United States, describing the comments as irresponsible.
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Aust music icons inducted into Hall of Fame
Posted on 15 July, 2005
Some of Australia's best-loved performers have been inducted into the national music industry's Hall of Fame.
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Labor alarmed by PM's talk of terror attack
Posted on 14 July, 2005
Labor's foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd is alarmed by Prime Minister John Howard's comments that the possibility of suicide bombing attacks in Australia like those seen last week in London cannot be ruled out.
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Teens smoke to lose weight, researcher says
Posted on 13 July, 2005
A health researcher has identified what she calls a concerning trend of teenagers smoking to lose weight.
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Indigenous health still a major problem: report
Posted on 12 July, 2005
A report on disadvantage in Indigenous communities in Australia has found there have been improvements in some areas since 1994, but there are still big problem areas, especially when it comes to health.
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Britons mark 60th anniversary of WWII end
Posted on 11 July, 2005
Tens of thousands of people have swarmed to the gates of Buckingham Palace to mark the 60th anniversary of World War II.
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Britain launches major terror probe
Posted on 8 July, 2005
British Intelligence services MI5 and MI6, together with Scotland Yard, have launched one of the country's biggest ever investigations after the rush hour attacks in central London.
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Storms push oil prices to records highs
Posted on 7 July, 2005
Oil prices have broken through $US61 for the first time, as tropical storms shut down more than one-tenth of US crude production in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Interest rates stay on hold
Posted on 6 July, 2005
Interest rates have been left at 5.5 per cent by the Reserve Bank, as widely expected by financial analysts, after its monthly board meeting yesterday.
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