Education enters a new phase
Posted on 4 May, 2005
Three schools in Kyabram will be boosted by $4 million in funding allocated to Kyabram Secondary College in yesterday’s Victorian Budget.
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Hostage's family urged to 'mobilise public'
Posted on 4 May, 2005
A former hostage in Iraq has urged the family of Douglas Wood not to give up hope the Australian, kidnapped by insurgents in Iraq, will be released.
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Downer asks UN for help in hostage crisis
Posted on 3 May, 2005
The Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, has asked the United Nations for help in securing the release of an Australian kidnapped in Iraq.
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Family mourns Rene Rivkin
Posted on 2 May, 2005
The family of Rene Rivkin has appealed for privacy as they mourn the former stockbroker's death.
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'Extinct' woodpecker sighting excites bird-watchers
Posted on 29 April, 2005
The discovery of a woodpecker long feared extinct has thrown the bird-watching world into euphoria over its ability to survive, undetected, for six decades.
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Giant Airbus completes maiden flight
Posted on 28 April, 2005
The world's biggest airliner, the European Airbus A380, has flown for the first time in a new challenge to US rival Boeing in the battle for the global aviation market.
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US admits Iraq insurgency undiminished
Posted on 27 April, 2005
The Iraqi insurgency is just as strong now as it was one year ago, the most senior US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers has admitted.
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Royal pregnancy sparks Danish succession debate
Posted on 26 April, 2005
Baby fever has gripped Denmark after the announcement that Crown Prince Frederik, 36, and his Tasmanian-born wife Crown Princess Mary, 33, are expecting their first child in October thus securing an heir to the throne.
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Crown Princess Mary pregnant
Posted on 25 April, 2005
Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Crown Princess Mary, are expecting their first child, the Danish royal court has announced.
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Corby relieved at penalty submission
Posted on 22 April, 2005
Schapelle Corby's defence team says the Queensland woman is relieved that prosecutors in Bali have not called for the death penalty if she is found guilty of drug smuggling.
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New Pope's reputation undeserved: Pell
Posted on 21 April, 2005
Australia's Catholic Cardinal George Pell says the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI could help stop the crisis of faith in Western countries.
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Ratzinger becomes Pope Benedict XVI
Posted on 20 April, 2005
The Roman Catholic Church has elected Germany's Joseph Ratzinger as Pope, asking him to guide its 1.1 billion followers around the world into a new era.
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Armstrong to retire after this year's Tour
Posted on 19 April, 2005
Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong says he plans to retire from cycling after seeking a seventh consecutive victory along the French roadways this July.
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Investors brace for weak share market opening
Posted on 18 April, 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after the biggest weekly fall on Wall Street in two years.
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Drug-driving overtakes drink-driving in Victoria
Posted on 15 April, 2005
Police figures show driving under the influence of drugs is now more than three times more prevalent than drink-driving.
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Prosecutors to present Corby sentencing submissions
Posted on 14 April, 2005
Indonesian prosecutors in the drugs trial of Australian Schapelle Corby are today expected to present their sentencing submissions, which could include the death penalty.
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Microsoft warns of new security flaws
Posted on 13 April, 2005
Microsoft has warned of five new "critical"-rated security flaws in its Windows, Internet Explorer, Word and Messenger software programs that could allow attackers to take control of a personal computer.
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Downer refuses to warn over Bali child care abuse
Posted on 12 April, 2005
Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has refused to issue a travel warning for Bali about the dangers of sexual assaults in resort childminding centres.
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Doctors link Vioxx to 300 deaths
Posted on 11 April, 2005
A best-selling pain reliever has been linked by doctors to the deaths of about 300 Australians.
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Queen toasts royal newlyweds
Posted on 10 April, 2005
Queen Elizabeth II toasted Prince Charles and his bride Camilla on Saturday, hailing her son for overcoming "terrible obstacles" and animating her speech with a joke that filled Windsor Castle with laughter.
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