Australia http://www.theepochtimes.com/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:12:28 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24924/ People affected by floods that hit the mid-north coast and Northern Rivers region of NSW will be eligible for disaster relief payments. AAP Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:28:33 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24921/ Westpac Banking Corporation is set to introduce interest free "green loans" worth up to $10,000. AAP Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:58:39 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24920/ Families can again enjoy picnics at Sydney's picturesque Warragamba Dam, which has been reopened to the public. AAP Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:55:30 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24918/ The Traveston Dam proposal will continue in Federal Court on Monday. AAP Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:50:56 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24916/ The greatest ever Australian crawl to prove that the impossible is possible, has begun over the Kokoda trail. AAP Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:45:29 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24915/ Gold Coast United ended a dreadful fortnight with a 1-0 triumph Sydney FC. AAP Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:40:28 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24906/ Australian sports briefs for Nov 8. AAP Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24895/ Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will not reveal how the government will end the Oceanic Viking asylum-seeker stand-off but is confident a solution is inevitable. AAP Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:58:13 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24890/ The NSW government has declared the shires of Nambucca, Bellingen and Kempsey, and Coffs Harbour on the mid north coast natural disaster areas. AAP Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:25:13 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24863/ Australia's research and business ties with Asia have experienced the largest decline in a decade, a new study shows. By Melissa Jenkins/AAP Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:35:05 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24861/ Drivers will have to pass an English language test, as well as tests to prove their ability to identify local roads and attractions and their ability to calculate fares. AAP Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:52:36 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24803/ Police have praised an Australia Post worker who handed in a parcel containing $100,000 she found behind a post office in Melbourne's southeast. AAP Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:11:42 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24799/ The production value of foreign films shot in Australia has tumbled by nearly $100 million. By Susanna Dunkerley/AAP Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:04:27 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24798/ The Australian National University (ANU) is considering making a formal complaint to the Fijian government over its treatment of academic Brij Lal. By Bonny Symons-Brown/AAP Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:55:18 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24745/ Australia's agricultural output will be relatively unaffected if the federal government choose to include the sector in its emissions trading scheme. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:12:15 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24744/ Another boatload of suspected asylum seekers has been intercepted off the Australian coast. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:40:14 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24746/ The major banks were a bit too quick off the mark raising their lending rates for the prime minister's liking. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:15:07 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24743/ Socceroos star Tim Cahill has rated being handed the Everton captaincy as the biggest moment in his club football career. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:09:02 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24748/ Westpac Banking Corporation says the bad debt cycle is stabilising and its business has strong momentum going into fiscal 2010 AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:05:52 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24742/ Young indigenous Australians are 30 times more likely to be held in a detention centre than their non-indigenous peers, a new report shows. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:48:10 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24741/ Brisbane will be the home of what is believed to be the world's largest solar-powered Christmas tree. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:30:17 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24740/ Singer songwriter Alex Lloyd has overcome the pressure to bag the last semi-final spot on Celebrity MasterChef. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:16:24 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24739/ American gospel and soul legend Al Green will bring a whole lotta love to the 2010 Sydney Festival. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:03:49 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24692/ Australia's big four banks has passed on the rate rise to its variable home loans. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:10:19 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24691/ Shocking wins the Melbourne Cup in front of 102,181 at Flemington. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:03:43 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24690/ Kokoda Australian flag brought to Sydney after 67 years to the day it was flown in Kokoda. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:55:23 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24688/ Basketball great Andrew Gaze has urged A-League clubs to take heed of the tough lessons learned by the NBL. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:41:54 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24686/ Queensland yacht Ocean Affinity claimed line honours in the 36th Gosford to Lord Howe Island yacht race. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:36:34 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24672/ Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says the interest rate rise is tough on Australian families and businesses. AAP Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:18:07 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24632/ A 30-year-old Vietnamese immigrant has won the prestigious fiction prize of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards. AAP Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:29:55 +0100