Australia | National http://www.theepochtimes.com/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:45:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 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/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/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/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/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/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/25248/ Federal parliament apologised to the Forgotten Australians who suffered as children inside the nation's orphanages and institutions. AAP Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:57:44 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25218/ China may have pressured Australia to refuse to take six Uighur men released from Guantanamo Bay, Palau President. AAP Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:48:09 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25217/ The Greens have accused Labor and the coalition of coming together on emissions trading because of pressure from big polluters. AAP Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:41:46 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25146/ As Qantas engineers launch strike action over working conditions they claim could compromise safety. AAP Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:49:24 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25086/ Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the rise in unemployment is proof of the need for continuation of government stimulus. AAP Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:28:16 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25049/ Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett says Queensland's controversial $1.8 billion Traveston Crossing Dam should not go ahead. AAP Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:31:41 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25047/ Education Minister Julia Gillard will press ahead with plans to publish information allowing parents to compare schools' performances, despite acknowledging principals are anxious about the move. AAP Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:07:35 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25034/ The Australian Government is endeavouring to improve housing and conditions for people in the town camps of Alice Springs. By Shar Adams/Epoch Times Staff Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:43:22 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25011/ Rove McManus is no climate change sceptic, saying things have certainly changed since he was a kid. AAP Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:05:38 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25010/ Principals worried about a website that will use test results to pit schools against each other have warned the federal government. AAP Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:59:42 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25009/ A NSW backflip that will see households paid for all the electricity they generate using solar panels on their homes. AAP Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:49:47 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25007/ Dead fish and an apparent oil slick captured on video off the coast of Timor may have been caused by the Montara, Greens say. AAP Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:35:44 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25006/ The Rudd government has questioned whether there's any point to negotiating on ETSwhen the coalition remains unmoved. AAP Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:27:36 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24959/ Environment groups have cautiously welcomed a proposal to build gas-fired power stations in Victoria and New South Wales. AAP Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:10:59 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24958/ Former Queensland Democrat senator Andrew Bartlett will stand for The Greens at the next federal election. AAP Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:09:05 +0100 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/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/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/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