Top Stories: Melbourne, Nov 30 (IANS) A defiant Chris Gayle says he is not stepping down from the West Indies captaincy after the side's embarrassing loss to Australia in the first Test, and feels he is the right person to lead the team out of the crisis. IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:30:02 -0500Canberra, Nov. 30 : Despite a string of racial attacks on Indian students, Australia's education sector grew by 22.6 percent this year, generating earnings of 9.5 billion dollars from international students against last year's 1.3 billion dollars. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:40:07 -0500London, November 29 : Australian cricketer Michael Clarke and Lara Bingle have reportedly decided to part ways. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:10:15 -0500Melbourne, November 30 : Publishers of adult magazines are gradually witnessing their businesses being shrinked, thanks to the unlimited moving pictures available on the Internet. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:10:09 -0500Melbourne, November 30 : A man in Australia has been booked for hitting the road wearing nothing but pink women's underwear. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:30:04 -0500Sydney, Nov.30 : West Indies team manager and former fast bowling great Joel Garner has called for a review of national team's Test preparations and blamed an over-abundance of limited-overs cricket for their first Test humiliation. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:09 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 : Kylie Minogue and her Spanish boyfriend Andres Velencoso are house hunting in New York, it has emerged. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:07 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 : Aussies have beaten the Americans to become the owners of the largest houses in the world, says a new report by Commonwealth Securities, also known as CommSec. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:05 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 : Agents of Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal have denied reports of the pair's break-up. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:03 -0500Lahore, Nov 30: With the Pakistan team struggling against New Zealand and a tough tour of Australia coming up, former Pakistan batsman Hasan Raza has said that he is confident of solving team's batting problems. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:30:06 -0500Sydney, November 30 : An expedition is all set to go on a journey to find the remains of a shipwreck near the coast of Queensland that they believe may lead to the finding that American whalers may have discovered the nation of Australia before Captain Cook. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:40:03 -0500Melbourne, November 30 : Heidi Klum and Seal have for the first time published the pics of their new baby on their official website. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:20:13 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 (IANS) Fast bowler Jerome Taylor has been ruled out of the ongoing cricket series against Australia due to an injury, it was announced by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) here Monday. IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:00:03 -0500Hobart (Tasmania, Australia), Nov.30 : Fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus has been ruled out of the second Australia-West Indies Test to be played at the Adelaide Oval from Friday due to a knee injury. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:26 -0500Melbourne, November 30 : Education programs involving local people can have a significant impact on reducing skin infections in remote communities, a new study suggests. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:18 -0500Sydney, Nov.30 : Golfer John Daly fears that the sport will suffer if Tiger Woods sustains any long-term damage from the mystery car crash outside his Florida home last week. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:16 -0500Melbourne, Nov.30 : A defiant West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle has said that that he won't quit Test captaincy despite his team's humiliating innings and 44 run defeat to Australia in last week's Gabba Test. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:08 -0500London, November 30 : Reports indicate that Australian scientists are trying to breed a sheep that belches less, as they look for ways to reduce harmful methane emissions from the country's flocks. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:04 -0500Sydney, November 30 : Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has described himself as a " complete classical nerd". ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:03 -0500Sydney, Nov 30 (DPA) The Bangladeshi woman who gave birth to the conjoined twins separated in a marathon operation earlier this month told an Australian woman's magazine Monday that she was blindfolded during the delivery and had her hands tied. IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:03 -0500Melbourne, November 30 : Kangaroos may be the long awaited answer to preventing skin cancer. ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:50:02 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 (IANS) India and China would continue to drive the Australian economy for decades to come, Warren McKibbin, a member of Reserve Bank of Australia, has reiterated while addressing an economics conference in Sydney Monday. IANS Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:10:01 -0500A man was killed and two people were injured when two cars ploughed into trees beside Melbourne's Monash Freeway on Monday night. The crash occurred near the Stephensons Road overpass at Mount Waverl... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:52:58 -0500Christmas 2009 came 25 days early for North Melbourne captain Brent Harvey. The Kangaroos star admits he struggled to sleep the night before the AFL club's move into their new Arden St headquarters. ... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:52:56 -0500Defence force prosecutors are considering whether military charges will be laid against Australian soldiers involved in the deaths of five children caught in crossfire in a gunbattle with the Taliban ... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:52:54 -0500THE Liberal leadership crisis deepened last night with Tony Abbott declaring he would go head-to-head against Joe Hockey and Malcolm Turnbull to win control of the party. Mr Abbott dropped the bombshe... News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:52:07 -0500The car had skidded down a grassy bank and over a 10-metre cliff into a river near the family home in Wanganui on the west coast of the North Island on Saturday evening. Silva's friend Robert Palme... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:50:06 -0500November 30, 2009 Canberra - Australia has overtaken the United States, the heartland of the McMansion, to boast the world's largest homes, according to a report by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.... Business Report Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:28:10 -0500The Australian government has advised its citizens to exercise an extreme degree of caution in the Philippines because of the high levels of terrorist threat and serious crime, said a travel advisory ... People's Daily Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:20:47 -0500The Reserve Bank board meets tomorrow to discuss interest rates, and many economists are tipping another rise. One board member was out today saying he thinks global interest rates are too low and th... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:43:08 -0500Australian upmarket department store David Jones is cautiously confident about its sales performance over the upcoming Christmas sales period. Chief executive Mark McInnes says the retailer is also w... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:43:07 -0500Three members of the same family have made a brief appearance in the Bunbury Magistrates Court, south of Perth, charged with the murder of 23-year-old man Jarrad Fitzpatrick. Twenty-year-old Kenneth ... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:43:06 -0500West Indies great Brian Lara says his young prodigy, Adrian Barath, proved to the team's veterans there is not much to fear about the Australian cricket team. Lara, who retired from cricket in 2007, ... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:43:03 -0500West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor has been ruled out of the remainder of the tour of Australia because of injuries to his left hip and back.The 25-year-old bowled only nine overs on the opening da... BBC Sport Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:35:04 -0500The club wanted an insurance policy and the ruckman craved a second chance. So former Richmond player Adam Pattison went to St Kilda in last Thursday's AFL national draft. Pattison is mindful of how... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:30:40 -0500A WOMAN and her two severely disabled adult children have gone missing and police have grave concerns for their welfare. Annette Arthur, 54, and her daughter Amanda, 25, and son Damian, 18, were last... Courier Mail Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:29:24 -0500Sydney - The Dalai Lama appealed for global action on curbing climate change Monday, telling Australians he took showers rather than baths to help save the planet. The Tibetan spiritual leader urged n... Earth Times Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:27:41 -0500, Australia's coach, expects stiffer resistance in the second starting on Friday. West Indies are likely to have experienced middle-order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan back, but the batsman-friendly pitch ... Cricinfo Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:26:45 -0500Rescuers have retrieved 16 more bodies after a ferry capsized in southern Bangladesh, taking the death toll to 71 with several people still missing, police say. Local police chief Zakir Hossain said ... ABC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:23:18 -0500The Opposition's chief climate change negotiator, Ian Macfarlane, says that if Joe Hockey is successful in a Liberal leadership contest, the Rudd Government's emissions trading scheme bill could still... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:23:11 -0500World hockey's rising star Eddie Ockenden says the Kookaburras' scorching Champions Trophy start needs to be built upon if the team is to deliver on its promise. The Australians have put the frighten... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:11:50 -0500North Melbourne wish Jesse Smith had given them one last chance before deciding to change AFL clubs. Smith, 23, is now at St Kilda after they picked him in last Thursday's national draft. He has end... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:11:49 -0500Lewis Jetta still can't wait to meet Adam Goodes in person even if the dual Brownlow Medallist spoiled his AFL draft experience a little. The livewire West Australian had a chat on the phone with the... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:11:44 -0500The Wellington Phoenix are counting the cost from their 4-1 A-League thrashing by Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday. Defender Manny Muscat has been hit with a three-game ban following his straigh... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:11:42 -0500Sydney has had its hottest November on record with maximum temperatures 2.5 degrees above average, the Weather Channel says. Only two cold fronts have crossed southeastern Australia in the entire mon... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:11:37 -0500The reminder follows two $10,000 fines issued to Garry Meek, a Waroona landowner, and earthmoving contractors Carbone Bros. Pty Ltd after they both pleaded guilty to the unauthorised clearing of nativ... perthnow Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:10:49 -0500LIBERAL senators would be given a conscience vote on the emissions trading legislation under Joe Hockey's leadership, delivering the Government the numbers it needs to get the laws passed. News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:10:42 -0500The Australian city of Perth will host the 2011 Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting, the country's foreign minister said today after the latest summit of the grouping ended in Port of Spa... Business Standard Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:07:33 -0500UPDATE 5.20PM Northbound on the Mitchell Freeway this afternoon, traffic is heavy from the city to Scarborough Beach Road and again from around Erindale Road to Hepburn Avenue. The West Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:03:24 -0500Coach Tim Nielsen has all but confirmed Doug Bollinger will replace injured paceman Ben Hilfenhaus in the Australian XI for the second Test against West Indies at Adelaide Oval. Knee tendonitis ruled... ABC Sports Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:02:07 -0500CANBERRA, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Australian children with hyperactivity disorders should not be medicated unless their symptoms are "pervasive" and affect all aspects of life, Australian Associated Press... SINA Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:38:56 -0500(RTTNews) - The Australian market surged more than 2.5% on Monday recovering most of the losses sustained in the previous trading session, as fears about Dubai financial crisis faded on confirmation ... Quote.com Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:38:54 -0500New South Wales (NSW) Premier Nathan Rees revealed on Monday that Sydney will host the Forbes Global CEO Conference in September next year. This is the second time Sydney has been chosen to host the e... People's Daily Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:38:30 -0500The Aussie larrikin spirit has latched onto mo-tacular Movember, with participants around the country raising more than $15 million. And West Australian men in particular have truly embraced the spir... WA Today Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:22:58 -0500A farmer has been killed in South-West WA when he was mowed over by a combine harvester that was being driven by his brother. The 56-year-old man from Gnowangerup, 354 kilometres south-east of Perth,... WA Today Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:22:55 -0500Conductor Simon Thew has been awarded the prestigious Hephzibah Tintner Foundation fellowship for his work in conducting ballet and opera. The $40,000 prize is to help advance the career of talented ... ABC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:03:08 -0500Australia's media watchdog has found three Victorian commercial television news networks broadcast inaccurate stories about violence involving Sudanese refugees two years ago. In October 2007, Channe... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:03:00 -0500The Supreme Court has heard a Brisbane man was "on a mission" when he went to a former friend's home to attack him with a machete. Prosecutor Dennis Kinsella told the court 40-year-old Sialaoa Faolua... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:02:57 -0500The US Congress is poised for the kind of "robust" debate on climate change policy now dominating Australian politics, says newly appointed US ambassador Jeffrey Bleich. Delivering his first official... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:51:09 -0500Mining services and processing company Mineral Resources Ltd has welcomed new institutional investors to its share register after completing a $52 million placement. Mineral Resources on Monday did n... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:51:07 -0500Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade expects only one of his club's draftees to play in the AFL next season and it is unlikely to be their surprise first pick, Christian Howard. Eade said it was puttin... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:51:05 -0500Mystery surrounds a death on Queensland's Gold Coast after a man's body was found in shallow surf. A 33-year-old local man was spotted at around 12.20pm (AEST) on Monday floating face down close to s... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:51:02 -0500Police are concerned for the safety of a 22-year-old intellectually disabled man who has been missing from his home in northern Victoria since walking his dog on Sunday. Police say money was withdraw... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:51:00 -0500A new system of water restrictions to come into effect on Tuesday has been welcomed by the Queensland weather bureau. Queensland's entire southeast corner will come under the one system of water rest... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:50:58 -0500CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's key policy to fight global warming limped closer to defeat on Monday with parliament set to delay or reject the government's carbon emissions trade scheme, raising the... Reuters Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:50:28 -0500THE Australian dollar rebounded sharply today, coming off its afternoon lows despite patchy dealings as traders prepared for an domestic interest rate hike today. News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:50:01 -0500Zurround.com is a "rich media" social network website. It allows people to share their travel experiences with each other. Zurround simplifies sharing your Facebook photos, YouTube videos, m... Earth Times Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:45:52 -0500-(Dow Jones)- Australia's prudential regulator on Monday released its final ruling on remuneration schemes for deposit-taking institutions and general and life insurance companies, in line with a Gr... Morning Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:19:24 -0500John Daly fears that golf will suffer if Tiger Woods sustains any long-term damage from the mystery car crash outside his Florida home last week. "Tiger's the biggest asset the tour's had in a long, ... ABC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:54 -0500A team of expeditioners is heading to Antarctica to continue conservation work at Mawson's huts. Ice and snow have filled the fragile huts, covering artefacts. The team of experts will be working to... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:50 -0500The World Health Organisation (WHO) is issuing new guidelines for the treatment of HIV patients, which could double the number of people being given anti-retroviral drugs. The agency is also recommen... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:49 -0500A weekend of torrential rain has caused widespread damage on Maria Island in Tasmania's south-east. The Parks and Wildlife service says 150 millimetres of rain fell on the island over the weekend for... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:48 -0500Private sector figures show a renewed jump in Australian house prices, even as sales of new dwellings eased. The Housing Industry Association says the number of new home sales fell for the second mon... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:48 -0500The Federal Opposition and unions are calling for an inquiry into the Federal Government's rebate on home insulation, following the deaths of three workers. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (AC... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:47 -0500A former South Australian winemaker has pleaded guilty to a charge of dishonesty. Andrew Garrett had been due to go on trial in the District Court on eight counts of dishonest dealings with documents... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:46 -0500Brisbane coach Ivan Henjak has not ruled out using internationals Darren Lockyer and Justin Hodges at full-back next season with troubled footballer Tim Smith a big chance to re-ignite his NRL career ... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:44 -0500A man who is serving a jail sentence for attempted murder has had his minimum term extended after being convicted over stabbing two men in a city brawl in Adelaide. The District Court heard Huy Xuan ... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:43 -0500Fire crews are battling to save two homes threatened by a grassfire in the Lockyer Valley west of Brisbane. The blaze is burning near the Gatton-Esk Road and is being fanned by strong winds. Water b... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:42 -0500CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's key policy to fight global warming limped closer to defeat on Monday with parliament set to delay or reject the government's carbon emissions trade scheme, raising the... The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:45:12 -0500Queensland's police union says it is time to reverse the schoolies celebration trend on the Gold Coast and begin to discourage school leavers from attending. Police union president Ian Leavers said t... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:33:43 -0500Retail Food Group Ltd has forecast a rise of as much as 15 per cent in first half profit on the back of ongoing growth among its food franchises as it looks to expand its operations in the donut marke... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:33:40 -0500Former Queensland batsman Brendan Nash's happy homecoming is in danger of lasting just one Test for the West Indies. Nash's position is under major threat from key batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan for the se... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:33:37 -0500Supermarket shelves are packed with foods given the tick of approval by the Heart Foundation. But now a building in Brisbane is to become the first in Australia to receive endorsement from the health... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:33:32 -0500WA police will spend more time on patrol to target drink-driving during the Christmas season in an unprecedented road safety blitz, which begins tomorrow. perthnow Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:32:47 -0500Without proceeding to an actual vote, senators passed a bloc of 36 Government amendments, all relating to domestic offsets. The Senate has now considered 70 amendments with 140 to go. The Upper Hous... News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:32:42 -0500CLAIMS of a riot at a Sydney jail have been dismissed, with New South Wales Corrective Services Minister John Robertson saying the incident where guards were forced to fire shots was only a "scuffle''... News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:32:42 -0500So far, the Upper House has failed to vote on a single amendment to the government's carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS), also known as the ETS, after more than 20 hours of debate. Some senators... News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:32:40 -0500MALCOLM Turnbull was unlikely to go head to head with Joe Hockey in a vote for the Liberal leadership, instead opting to step aside at the last minute at Tuesday's meeting, a federal MP says. News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:32:38 -0500TRAILING in the polls, the Bartlett Government will spend $27 million to remove the sting from one of its most unpopular reforms - a revamp of water and sewerage. The Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:32:02 -0500Police say the man was hit in the head by an intruder wielding a bottle and may have also been punched outside the John Wollaston early education centre about 6.30am. The teacher suffered a gashed fo... The West Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:26:11 -0500BESIEGED Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull has refused to back down from tomorrow's leadership spill, saying he will be standing if the party’s leadership positions are declared vacant.Speaking to jou... The Examiner Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:03:11 -0500(RTTNews) - An unofficial monthly inflation gauge for Australia increased at a faster pace in November, a report from the Melbourne Institute and TD Securities showed on Monday. The acceleration was ... Quote.com Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:01:10 -0500Video settings WA boxer Danny Green is relaxed and ready to go after wrapping up preparations for his IBO Cruiserweight defence against American boxing legend Roy Jones jnr in Sydney on Wednesday nigh... WA Today Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:47:52 -0500The Federal Government says it will release its long-awaited national aviation white paper next month. The contents of the white paper on Australia's aviation future will be revealed on December 16. ... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:29:27 -0500An online survey in New South Wales has found Generation Y still believes they can get HIV from sharing cups, hugging and mosquito bites, despite more than 20 years of campaigns to dispel the myths. ... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:29:27 -0500Joe Hockey has told Malcolm Turnbull in a meeting at Parliament House that it is his intention to run for the Liberal leadership. The two men met for approximately an hour in the Opposition Leader's ... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:29:25 -0500A national meeting of organisations involved in aged care wants fundamental changes to the way services are provided to the sector. The National Aged Care Alliance of 28 medical, consumer and other a... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:29:21 -0500 | 
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