Aussies queue for NZ assets
The Government is expecting strong interest from Australian investors as it prepares to roll out $7 billion worth of part-privatisations over the next three years. But while it will welcome interest from across the Tasman, Kiwis will be ''at the front ofmore
Strumming down a dream
Tags: ?flying v? guitar, leigh filmer SHREDFEST: Buckley?s Music owner Trevor Ellem, right, happily accepts the Filmer Aussie Flying V from Leigh Filmer ? the first professional model and one that will become a collectors? item if all goes tomore
Foodie Trails Melbourne Food and Wine Festival + Cultural Diversity Week
TASTE, EXPERIENCE AND EXPLORE FOODIE TRAILS PROGRAMS IN THE MELBOURNE FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL MAR 2012: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: A cultural walking tour through Melbourne on a Foodie Trail is this year being featured in the Melbourne Food and Wine festivalmore
Bomb squad called to Aussie embassies
Bomb squad officers were called to the French and Israeli embassies in Canberra following the discovery of suspicious packages, police said. Police said a bomb response team had been dispatched to the French diplomatic post in Yarralumla to deal with amore
Support for campaign to help heal wounds quicker
TAS Minister for Health, Michelle O'Byrne MP The Minister for Health, Michelle O?Byrne, today gave her support to a campaign highlighting the struggle some Australians have in accessing important wound healing treatment. Ms O?Byrne met with themore
Doctors support proposed structure of Qld Mental Health Commission
The Queensland Branch of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) and Australian Medical Association (AMA) Queensland The Queensland Branch of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) and themore
SA surgeons slam hospital downgrade
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons South Australian surgeons have slammed a decision by the state government to downgrade intensive care services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) by 2016, warning it will seriously compromise patient care andmore
AHHA submits Federal Budget Plan
Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) A health system that builds on the National Health Reform agenda and works better for consumers is the key goal of the Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA) submission to the 2012?13more
PSA calls for further investment in aboriginal health care and chronic disease
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has presented a 2012-13 Budget submission proposing the Australian Government provide funding of $6.3 million for the introduction of a federally-funded pilot programmore
Trans Tasman Ministerial Council agrees foundations for joint therapeutic products regulator
ANZTPA Implementation Ministerial Council A joint Australia New Zealand Therapeutic products regulation scheme moved one step closer today when Ministers from both countries met in Melbourne for the first meeting of the Australia New Zealand Therapeuticmore
Setting the record straight on Tick
National Heart Foundation of Australia Reports in today s Sunday News Ltd papers that the National Heart Foundation of Australia is seeking to replace lost income from its previous arrangement with McDonalds are wrong. The story also claims there was nomore
Bligh Government to deliver PICU for Townsville
QLD Premier and Minister for Reconstruction, The Hon Anna Bligh The Bligh Government today committed to establishing a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in Townsville, expected to commence operation in July. Premier Anna Bligh said recurrent funding for themore
Defence review finds potential weaknesses
A defence posture review has identified potential weaknesses in the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) ability to sustain high tempo operations for more than a few months in the nation's north and west. In the interim report released on Monday, formermore
Aussie ?Brain Man? is coming to town
JOHN Joseph, known as the "Brain Man" in Australia, will give free lectures on international best practices for learning on Feb. 2 and 3, organized by the Beacon School, the country?s first and only educational institution authorized to deliver themore
Injured man rescued from building site
FIREFIGHTERS and paramedics have rescued a worker who was injured on the fifth floor of a building site in the city. Emergency services were called to a building site on Stafford Lane about 1.30pm after reports a man had been hurt.A Metropolitan Firemore
Hyde wants tougher bikie laws
Video Video Video The leader of the Comancheros outlaw bikie gang is refusing to co-operate with police. ndm.media.loadvcms.articleplayer("2191292026"); Vince Focarelli made enemies with the Comancheros club and was not a member, according to lawyermore
Man hires 'hitman' to kill wife's Facebook friend
Husband tried to hire hitman to murder wife's friend Was actually talking to undercover police officer Will be eligible for parole next year A PARANOID husband who tried to hire a hitman to murder his wife's Facebook friend was suffering major stressmore
Iconic Aussie ugg boot banned from US school
The iconic Aussie footwear has been banned from a Pennsylvania middle school after students used them for hiding food and mobile phones ndm.media.loadvcms.articleplayer("2191302292"); THEY not only keep you warm, but apparently also provide a great placemore
Band illness delays AC/DC album
Source: AFP AC/DC are delaying recording sessions for their next album after one of the band members fell ill. The Australian group is keen to create the follow-up to 2008's Black Ice, but singer Brian Johnson says their studio time has been put on holdmore
Petrol prices set to ease on higher $A (AAP)
Petrol prices are likely to ease in the coming week due to the rise in the Australian dollar, an economist says.The average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell 0.5 of a cent to 143.5 cents a litre in the week ending January 29, data from themore
Rocket Rod grounded by hamstring tear (AAP)
Fitting the correct pieces into the Queensland Reds' backline jigsaw puzzle has become trickier with a new hamstring scare for electric winger Rod Davies.Australia's fastest Super Rugby player, Davies suffered a low-grade tear last week and is unlikelymore
Innovative gullwing-door electric Tesla Model X to be revealed on February 9
Future Models - Tesla 2014 Model X Tesla set to unveil SUV Smooth: This teaser image of the Tesla Model X suggests it will be much more stylish than rival SUVs. ICONIC electric car-maker Tesla will reveal its third model ? an all-electric SUV calledmore
BRIEF: Moody's extends Request for Comment Deadline on Australian RMBS update to 10 February 2012
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Australian RMBS: * Moody's extends Request for Comment Deadline on Australian RMBS update to 10 February 2012 Keywords: MARKTES RATINGS AUSTRALIANRMBS COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2012. All rights reserved. The copying,more
Owens avoids chaos to claim X Games bronze (AAP)
Australian Jenny Owens avoided a chaotic series of crashes in the final of the skier cross event at the X Games to snare a bronze medal in Aspen, Colorado.It wasn't quite Steven Bradbury-esque but the two-time Winter Olympian just managed to stay out ofmore
Outcry after strip search of 12-year-old
THE strip-search of a 12-year-old girl by police in Tasmania has caused an outcry, with the state's top child protection official demanding an explanation. Police twice strip-searched the girl last week at a Hobart house where drugs and cash weremore
'Outrageous' room charge endangers Castlemaine CWA
HANNAH KNIGHT THE Castlemaine CWA is in danger of folding, thanks to new room rental charges from the Mount Alexander Shire. The CWA branch has been told it must cough up more than $2500 if it wants to continue using the Ray Bradfield room for meetingsmore
Almost one in six new light vehicles sold in California to be zero-emissions by 2025
News - General News Electric Vehicles California mandates EV boom Rules of the road: Cars like the Chevy Volt will have to account for almost one in six cars sold in at least 10 US states by 2025. CALIFORNIA has continued its tradition of introducingmore
Workers petition Abbott for car support (AAP)
The automotive industry is under significant pressure and the federal coalition needs to provide workers and investors with certainty, rather than removing half a billion dollars of funding, the manufacturing union says.Hundreds of workers on Mondaymore