Australia | Society http://www.theepochtimes.com/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:40:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 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/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/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/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/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/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/25246/ One month after setting sail from Sydney, teenage adventurer Jessica Watson has almost reached the equator. AAP Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:52:23 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25245/ A pygmy hippopotamus has been shot dead during a pig hunting expedition in the Northern Territory. AAP Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:48:09 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25215/ Prostate cancer experts say AFL identity, Sam Newman has raised Aussie men's acceptance of prostate testing. AAP Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:32:31 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25199/ On Monday Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will make a national apology to the survivors, many of whom suffered years of neglect and abuse in state care. By Susanna Dunkerley/AAP Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:38:00 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25196/ The tsunami-devastated Pacific island nation of Samoa has received a $400,000 firetruck from Victoria. AAP Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:15:52 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25147/ Now one of the world's slowest moving creatures—a tree snail—has been named in Irwin's honour. By Paul Osborne/AAP Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:55:29 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25050/ Australia is missing out on a new breed of 'metro-spiritual' travelers because of a lack of eco-accommodation. AAP Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:42:07 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25051/ Thousands of people have observed a minute of silence in the usually bustling centre of Sydney to mark Remembrance Day. AAP Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:11:48 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/25028/ Homebirthing is a common phenomenon in most parts of the world, but in Australia, fears surrounding the process are threatening its acceptability. By Linde Wolters Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:31:21 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24955/ Australia's first naval battle was a fiery two-hour showdown with a German light cruiser just 3,000km from our shores. AAP Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:59:52 +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/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/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/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/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/24595/ The Queensland opposition has teamed up with wildlife conservationist Bob Irwin to stop the Traveston Crossing Dam. AAP Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:20:59 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24566/ Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Kate Jones announced on Saturday a raft of new measures to protect the marsupials' habitats. By Darren Cartwright/AAP Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:38:02 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24534/ Thousands of birds were reported falling out of the sky between December 2006 and March 2007, prompting an investigation into the cause of the deaths. AAP Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:41:40 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24537/ Queensland motorists who smoke while children are in their cars will be fined from next year. AAP Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:06:19 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24478/ An American who graffitied Melbourne buildings and posted pictures of his work on his webpage has been handed a suspended jail sentence. By Daniel Fogarty/AAP Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:16:09 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24432/ Australian motorbike riders fall into one of six tribes, from adrenalin-seeking performers to money-conscious commuters, a survey has found. AAP Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:44:13 +0100 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24433/ An Australian developed technology that can more than halve the volume of nuclear waste is showing promise in overseas trials. AAP Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:32:00 +0100