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Minister's wife sells shares

After days of pressure, Mines Minister Norman Moore's wife has sold her mining shares - at a loss of $100,000.

WA Today top headlines - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago

Unknown Sailor laid to rest

THE Unknown Sailor went to his final resting place today after a funeral service held to honour him and all his HMAS Sydney shipmates exactly 67 years after their ship ...

NEWS.com.au Western Australia - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

Qantas says emissions trading scheme 'flawed'

Qantas says the Federal Government's proposed emissions trading scheme is flawed and the aviation industry would be a big loser.

ABC News federal politics - 4 hours, 7 minutes ago

Rayney's legal action begins

Lloyd Rayney's lawyer hopes to settle his defamation case against the WA Police through mediation.

WA Today top headlines - 4 hours, 11 minutes ago

Peter Foster: Bolting the Stability Door

Why has the Financial Stability Forum so spectacularly failed? By Peter Foster If you are a bank, your survival depends on your prudence and insights about profitable lending. If you ...

National Post - 5 hours, 32 minutes ago

Smoke-filled Qantas plane forced to land

A QantasLink plane made an emergency landing at Brisbane Airport last night, after smoke filled the cockpit.

WA Today top headlines - 7 hours, 57 minutes ago

Australia swansong: is it Nic's final flick?

Fans waited for hours in the rain and traffic was brought to a standstill in central Sydney as Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman walked the red carpet for the world ...

The Canberra Times - 16 hours, 8 minutes ago

Review: Resistance 2 – Nathan Hale vs Marcus Fenix

Both next-gen gaming consoles now have sequels to their most acclaimed exclusive shooters, so how does the first person alternative action of Resistance 2 stack up against Marcus Fenix and...

iTWire - Latest Headlines - 54 minutes ago

Microsoft to offer free security software

MICROSOFT said it will discontinue sales of its subscription PC security service and instead offer free software to help protect computers from viruses, spyware and other threats.

AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago

Queenslanders debate cloud computing

Could cloud computing be used to deliver a national driver's license registration scheme that was sold to states as a service? Probably not, say four Queensland Government IT chiefs, including ...

zdnet Headlines - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago

Lost in space: Astronaut drops tool bag (ABC)

There has been an unfortunate case of butterfingers in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's mission to the International Space Station.

Yahoo!7 - Technology - 3 hours, 23 minutes ago

Yang's departure could open Microsoft door

Jerry Yang's resignation as chief executive of Yahoo opens the door wide for another Microsoft offer, analysts and shareholders said this week.

zdnet Headlines - 7 hours, 3 minutes ago

Medicare pushes e-health system

MEDICARE Australia wants medical specialists who have largely resisted online connectivity to come on board with its e-claiming system.

AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories - 8 hours, 8 minutes ago

Gulf war syndrome 'is real', says US report

A committee of scientists set up by the Department of Veterans Affairs has concluded that the syndrome is not a psychological disorder

New Scientist - Latest Headlines - 15 hours, 33 minutes ago

Orion receives Green Globe Sustainability Award

Orion Expedition Cruises&apos commitment to sustainability and operational performance has been acknowledged by worldwide benchmarking authority Green Globe.

etravelblackboard - 7 hours, 8 minutes ago

Amadeus IT Group Appoints David Jones as President and CEO

Amadeus, a leading provider of technology to the travel and tourism industry has appointed David V. Jones to take over as President and CEO of Amadeus IT Group from 1 ...

etravelblackboard - 7 hours, 8 minutes ago

Jet to India for Less

One of the world&aposs fastest growing airlines, Jet Airways, has released a highly competitive special Australia to India fare valid for sale from now until 10 Dec 08, for departures ...

etravelblackboard - 7 hours, 8 minutes ago

Conference Solid Investment

TravelManagers&apos first national conference held at Sydney&aposs Sheraton on the Park Hotel was deemed a great success by not only management.

etravelblackboard - 7 hours, 12 minutes ago

MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Purchasing Priorities: Economic Growth Drivers

etravelblackboard - 7 hours, 31 minutes ago

Join Kumuka Worldwide for a Africa Product Information evening and a screening of 'Australia'

Perth, Wednesday 03 December at 6.20pm SHARP. Partners welcome.

etravelblackboard - 7 hours, 33 minutes ago

See Europe on $92 per day with Contiki!

Experience Croatia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Macedonia and all the big up and comers in 2009! Contiki is on the pulse with Europe&aposs hottest destinations.

etravelblackboard - 7 hours, 33 minutes ago

Union wants 'best' Slater

A DAY after being crowned the world's best player, Kangaroos fullback Billy Slater has become a target for rugby union clubs in Australia.

Courier Mail : Rugby League - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago

Finals or we've failed: Newman

NEW Richmond skipper Chris Newman has marked his rise to the top job at Tigerland by declaring it's finals or bust for his side in 2009.

The Mercury : Sport News - 4 hours, 14 minutes ago

Symonds will play against Kiwis

ANDREW Symonds will make his first Test appearance since he was sent home from Darwin after the "gone fishing incident".

The Mercury : Sport News - 4 hours, 15 minutes ago

Bresciano happy in Italy

AUSTRALIA star Mark Bresciano is willing to put a move to England on ice, admitting he's found a new lease of life with Italian club Palermo.

The Mercury : Sport News - 4 hours, 25 minutes ago

Live blog: Was the AFL too harsh?

DAMIAN Barrett will be blogging live from 1pm answering all your questions on the Cousins issue.

Herald Sun : AFL - West Coast Eagles - 4 hours, 28 minutes ago

Rathbone back for Brumbies

FORMER Australian winger Clyde Rathbone will pull on a Brumbies jersey for the first time in 19 months when he plays in a sevens trial match on Friday.

The Mercury : Sport News - 5 hours, 11 minutes ago

No rest for Hawks

Hawthorn captain Sam Mitchell believes the Hawks will take the same fanatical attitude that carried them to premiership success in 2008 into next year, vowing the club will not suffer ...

Sportal : Other Sports - 5 hours, 14 minutes ago

Hollywood's "Wizard of Oz" lauded for stunning, sexy epic (Reuters)

SYDNEY (Reuters) - With stunning scenery, steamy love scenes, and an adorable Aboriginal child star, the outback epic " Australia " received largely positive reviews after its world premiere but ...

Yahoo!7 News - Entertainment - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago

Bruno, Natalie Imbruglia

SACHA Baron Cohen disrupts the set of Medium . Plus, who did Natalie Imbruglia pash?

Herald Sun | Confidential Showbuzz - 3 hours, 20 minutes ago

Hugh cuts loose at after party

HUGH Jackman turned up the wattage at the glittering after-party for the gala premiere of Australia with his own special performance -literally. Watch our video .

Herald Sun | Confidential News - 3 hours, 38 minutes ago

Biggest Loser host convicted of fraud

AJAY Rochester, the host of the TV reality show The Biggest Loser , has pleaded guilty to welfare fraud.

News Ltd Television - 9 hours, 17 minutes ago

Bond film piles on the millions in Britain (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - The latest James Bond film " Quantum of Solace " took another five million pounds ($7.52 million) over its third weekend in Britain as it maintained its ...

Yahoo!7 News - Entertainment - 13 hours, 5 minutes ago

Jackson may be too unwell to attend court (Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Jackson may be too sick to travel to London to give evidence in a court case against him brought by a son of the king of ...

Yahoo!7 News - Entertainment - 14 hours, 18 minutes ago

Stars hit red carpet for "Australia" premiere (Reuters)

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Red carpets were rolled out in Sydney and the dusty outback on Tuesday for the world premiere of the epic movie "Australia" which aims to showcase the ...

Yahoo!7 News - Entertainment - 23 hours, 27 minutes ago

Pirates hit the jackpot with supertanker

SOMALI pirates turn the world's largest ship into a sinister version of the Pasha Bulker , drawing crowds of curious locals.

The Mercury | World News - 42 minutes ago

Female astronaut loses bag - in space

SOME may say women are always losing their bags but a female astronaut has topped every other effort by losing hers - into orbit.

The Mercury | World News - 4 hours, 54 minutes ago

Hitler only had one testicle - war medic

AN account from a German army medic has confirmed that Adolf Hitler had only one testicle.

News.com.au | World Breaking News - 4 hours, 57 minutes ago

Property slump bites into Norman's wealth

GREG Norman found new love with Chris Evert, but his bank balance has taken another $US17.5 million ($27 million) hit.

News.com.au | World Breaking News - 7 hours, 9 minutes ago

AWB reports massive increase in profit

Wheat exporter AWB Ltd has reported a 137 per cent increase in profit for fiscal 2008, saying the result leaves it well positioned for future growth.AWB reported net profit for ...

SBS - 8 hours, 24 minutes ago

Obama 'names black attorney-general'

BARACK Obama has reportedly chosen lawyer Eric Holder to be the US attorney general, making him the first African-American in the post.

Daily Telegraph | World News - 9 hours, 9 minutes ago

Serbia to counter-sue over war crimes

SERBIA will file its own war crimes and ethnic cleansing complaint against Croatia after the International Court of Justice ruled it will hear Zagreb's genocide claim, Belgrade's Foreign Minister said.

News.com.au | World Breaking News - 10 hours, 20 minutes ago