Australia to boost Afghanistan aidhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAOFP_wgt./SIG=139oha45q/EXP=1337583414/**http%3a//au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/13733919/australia-to-boost-afghanistan-aid/http://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAOFP_wgt./SIG=139oha45q/EXP=1337583414/**http%3a//au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/13733919/australia-to-boost-afghanistan-aid/Sun, 20 May 2012 14:48:11 -0700
Australia's aid to Afghanistan is set to increase under a new agreement signed in Chicago between Julia Gillard and Hamid Karzai.
Australia and the Security Councilhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAOVP_wgt./SIG=125sa8ar8/EXP=1337583414/**http%3a//www.japantimes.co.jp/rss/eo20120521rt.htmlhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAOVP_wgt./SIG=125sa8ar8/EXP=1337583414/**http%3a//www.japantimes.co.jp/rss/eo20120521rt.htmlSun, 20 May 2012 08:58:10 -0700
This autumn in New York, Australia will be contesting for one of the elected seats on the U.N. Security Council. Some domestic critics ask why bother with the United Nations? Some international critics ask why waste a vote on Australia? Both are wrong. The U.N. matters, and having Australia on the Security Council should matter to the world. The U.N. is both an idea, and an actual organization ...
South Australia 'needs a new name'http://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAOlP_wgt./SIG=13hnmus8q/EXP=1337583414/**http%3a//www.news.com.au/business/south-australia-needs-a-new-name/story-e6frfm1i-1226361789970http://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAOlP_wgt./SIG=13hnmus8q/EXP=1337583414/**http%3a//www.news.com.au/business/south-australia-needs-a-new-name/story-e6frfm1i-1226361789970Sun, 20 May 2012 06:30:00 -0700
SOUTH Australia needs a new name and the public should choose it, the state's peak business group says.
Australia pledges $300 million to Afghan forceshttp://news.yahoo.com/australia-pledges-300-million-afghan-forces-004552082.html;_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAO1P_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/australia-pledges-300-million-afghan-forces-004552082.html;_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAO1P_wgt.Wed, 16 May 2012 06:46:11 -0700
Australia will contribute $100 million annually for three years beginning in 2015 toward the $4 billion a year cost of running the Afghan National Security Forces after they take responsibility for their country's security.
Wine Australia: AUSTRALIAN WINE SUCCESS IN QUÉBEChttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/wine-australia-australian-wine-success-205900650.html;_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAPFP_wgt.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wine-australia-australian-wine-success-205900650.html;_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAPFP_wgt.Wed, 16 May 2012 13:59:00 -0700
Wine Australia is pleased to announce a successful start to a month-long Australian wine thematic in Québec with the Société des alcools du Québec . The May 2012 promotion is
Australia, New Zealand hail new rugby World Cup dealhttp://news.yahoo.com/australia-zealand-hail-rugby-world-cup-deal-060036191--spt.html;_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAPVP_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/australia-zealand-hail-rugby-world-cup-deal-060036191--spt.html;_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAPVP_wgt.Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:36 -0700
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand, the top two rugby nations by world ranking, have welcomed a new financial model for World Cup revenue set to boost their shares of takings from the quadrennial showpiece. The sports global governing body, the International Rugby Board, announced the new model at a meeting in Dublin this week which promised an additional 50 million pounds for the ...
Vale Loses to Australia as Mine Laws Curb Market Sharehttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAPlP_wgt./SIG=13of7cp4h/EXP=1337583414/**http%3a//www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-20/vale-loses-to-australia-as-mine-laws-curb-market-share.htmlhttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAPlP_wgt./SIG=13of7cp4h/EXP=1337583414/**http%3a//www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-20/vale-loses-to-australia-as-mine-laws-curb-market-share.htmlSun, 20 May 2012 08:35:49 -0700
Vale SA (VALE3) , the world’s largest iron-ore producer, is poised to lose market share to Australian rivals Rio Tinto Plc (RIO) and BHP Billiton Ltd (BHP) as Brazil imposes stricter environmental rules on new mining projects and labor costs soar.
Australia pledges $300 mln to Afghan transitionhttp://news.yahoo.com/australia-pledges-300-mln-afghan-transition-160454414.html;_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAP1P_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/australia-pledges-300-mln-afghan-transition-160454414.html;_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAP1P_wgt.Wed, 16 May 2012 09:04:54 -0700
Australia pledged Wednesday to contribute US$300 million to Afghanistan in the years following the withdrawal of foreign troops to assist local forces with the transition.
Artists from all over the globe will use art and technology to light up the city of Sydney during Vivid Sydney, the largest light and music festival in the Southern Hemisphere. CeBIT Australia, the country’s largest ICT business event, feature the latest advances in consumer and industry technology.
Radelaide? South Australia 'needs a new name'http://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAQVP_wgt./SIG=14f6csb88/EXP=1337583414/**http%3a//www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/south-australia-needs-a-new-name/story-e6frea8c-1226361791565%3ffrom=public_rsshttp://news.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A2KLOzG2drlP9CUAQVP_wgt./SIG=14f6csb88/EXP=1337583414/**http%3a//www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/south-australia-needs-a-new-name/story-e6frea8c-1226361791565%3ffrom=public_rssSun, 20 May 2012 14:30:09 -0700
PUBLIC vote should give South Australia a new name and "a new brand", according to the state's business lobby.