Australia http://www.theepochtimes.com/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:25:45 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25497/ It will be a happy Christmas for the retail sector with consumer confidence boosting sales, Gerry Harvey says. AAP Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:11:39 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25496/ The federal government is giving parliament just two days to pass any negotiated amendments to its emissions trading legislation. AAP Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:02:02 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25495/ One.Tel special purpose liquidator Paul Weston says he is close to securing funding to start legal action. AAP Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:59:32 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25494/ Jamie Whincup has all but clinched the championship after his nearest rival for the title Will Davison crashed. AAP Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:53:42 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25480/ Australian sports briefs for Nov 21. AAP Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:20:20 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25476/ Australia has responded to an urgent call for support from the World Food Program. AAP Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:53:31 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25475/ The Fiji military regime's seizure of broadcast licences is a "very bad signal" for international investment and freedom of speech in the Pacific nation. AAP Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:07:57 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25473/ Up to 100 fires are burning across NSW as a large swath of the state begins a day of total fire bans. AAP Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:38:15 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25457/ Car maker Holden has urged all local and state governments to ditch their imported vehicles and buy Australian made instead. By Tim Dornin/AAP Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:07:27 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25456/ The Queensland government says the need for more desalination plants can be delayed if the entire southeast Queensland region lowers its water use. By Petrina Berry/AAP Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:26:22 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25448/ Neurosurgeon Wirginia Maixner was working on and off for 27 hours to separate conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna. By Michelle Draper/AAP Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:27:23 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25407/ Australia is making a leap forward in the field of space science, the federal government says. AAP Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:36:49 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25390/ Celebrity gardener Peter Cundall has been arrested outside Tasmania's Parliament House in Hobart. By Paul Carter/AAP Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:15:20 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25387/ NSW announced on Thursday it would be transferring its IR powers to the commonwealth for some 500,000 private sector workers. AAP Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:06:28 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25345/ The end to the stand-off aboard the Oceanic Viking is the realisation of the agreement between Australia and Indonesia, the federal government says. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:41:53 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25353/ There's a hidden toll associated with cancer, which survivors refer to as "chemofog", and research is now showing it's a bigger problem than was initially thought. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:35:54 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25355/ Netball stands to be one of the big winners if the Federal Government adopts recommendations from the Crawford Report. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:24:52 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25347/ Gift vouchers always seem to spark debate around Christmas - do they show a lack of imagination or are they the ideal practical gift for the hard-to-buy-for? AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:23:21 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25350/ Aussie guitar virtuoso Orianthi is blazing a new trail for female axe-slingers. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:22:09 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25349/ The federal government has given the green light to fast-track plans for a multibillion-dollar coal and rail project that is the brainchild of mining magnate Clive Palmer. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:09:06 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25351/ It was hugs all round in Brisbane's Queen Street Mall on Wednesday when the remarkable David Helfgott played to an audience of thousands. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:45:46 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25354/ After a 12-year fight to have its native title rights recognised, an Aboriginal group has succeeded with an application covering more than 10,000 square kilometres of the upper Gascoyne region of Western Australia. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:37:05 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25346/ US drama series Mad Men has won over the critics and hauled in awards but creator Matthew Weiner admits he cannot believe the success of his show - especially in Australia. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:20:15 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25352/ World champion cyclist Cadel Evans is amazed at the number of people who have taken up the sport because of him. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:14:11 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25287/ Global carbon emissions must be cut by at least 25% by 2020 to give the Great Barrier Reef a better than 50/50 chance of survival. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:00:33 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25286/ Fast food giant McDonald's has received three servings of shame from parents in the annual children's food marketing awards. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:56:39 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25285/ Leading educational bodies have joined forces to demand the federal government stop the creation of school league tables. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:52:06 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25283/ A study has found cancer victims who blame contributes to poorer mental outcomes and stress versus those who don't. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:46:23 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25282/ All video and photographs of HMAS Sydney on the seabed off the WA coast are to be presented to the Australian War Memorial. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:42:12 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25280/ Olympic legend Kieren Perkins has urged the federal government to learn from past mistakes before acting on the Crawford Report. AAP Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:34:23 +0100