Australia
X In The Suburbs
X IN THE SUBURBS: Apr 05, AU Edition X IN THE SUBURBS Ecstasy and other party drugs used to be an import-only business. But now, home-grown gangs have figured out the trick to pill-making and […]
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Trafficking in tears – Investigate Australia May 05
TRAFFICKING IN TEARS Slavery was supposed to be a thing of the past. But in the dark corners of Australia, it is still flourishing – and as SHAUN DAVIES reports, despite recent efforts the government […]
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Rudd stranded
Sydney (dpa) – Last weekend’s by-election results presented Prime Minister Kevin Rudd with an inconvenient truth: Australians are warming to the opposition Liberal Party’s do-nothing approach to climate change. With an election to contest next […]
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Australian minister lauds SmartGate system
SYDNEY, Jan. 29 (UPI) — Australian Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’Connor says the SmartGate system offers an easier and more efficient alternative to airport customs efforts. O’Connor credited the SmartGate system, which uses ePassports and […]
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64 year-old Australian woman swims the English Channel
By Sid Astbury Sydney (dpa) – An Australian grandmother claimed a record Tuesday for the oldest woman to swim the English Channel. Sue Oldham, 64, completed the crossing from Dover to the […]
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Family Secret – Investigate Australia Apr 05
FAMILY SECRET: Apr 05, AU Edition FAMILY SECRET Untold tens of thousands of women terminate their pregnancies every year in Australia. Thousands of others, desperate for a child of their own, undergo IVF and other […]
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Australian Prime Minister supports severing ties with British Monarchy
By Sid Astbury Sydney (dpa) – Prime Minister Julia Gillard was rapped Thursday for linking the future death of Queen Elizabeth II to constitutional change in Australia. Gillard, who supports severing ties with the […]
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Victoria’s Secret – Investigate Australia Mar 05
VICTORIA’S SECRET Why is the Bracks government sticking with a world-first roadside drug test that’s controversial, expensive, and will make Victorian motorists only marginally safer? JAMES MORROW crunches the numbers and finds that there are […]
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Moonshot, longshot – Investigate Australia Mar 05
MORE THAN JUST A CHILLY PLACE The moon’s still out there, but what is it good for? Maybe the next century of Asian economic growth, says Pat Sheil Since Eugene Cernon closed the hatch on […]
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TECHNOLOGY: Apr 05, AU Edition
OPEN-AND-SHUT CASE Nokia’s feature-packed 9300 communicator over-delivers on just about every score Ialmost got arrested because of the Nokia 9300, I liked it so much. I had just gotten the handset to review the day […]
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Crocodile Dundee star, Paul Hogan, being held in Australia until he can pay $150 million
Sydney (dpa) – Actor-director Paul Hogan will not be allowed out of Australia until the Crocodile Dundee star pays a tax bill of around 150 million Australian dollars (133 million US dollars), news reports said […]
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Wayne Bennett interview – Investigate Australia May 05
May 05, AU Edition WAYNE’S WAY Butcher. Cop. And one of the most storied coaches in Rugby League. JENI PAYNE sits down with legendary Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett – and finds a seemingly quiet […]
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216kg of drugs concealed in cartons of raisins
A joint operation between the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has disrupted an organised crime syndicate, preventing 216 kilograms of illicit drugs worth an estimated $30 million from […]