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  • Tear gas fired in Australian immigration riots Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:55PMSYDNEY, July 20, 2011 (AFP) - Australian police Wednesday said they fired tear gas, sound and flash weapons and "bean bag" bullets to quell overnight riots at the Christmas Island immigration detention centre.
  • Two Antidepressants Given to Dementia Patients Ineffective: Study Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:52PMTUESDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- The antidepressants most often prescribed to treat depression in dementia patients provide no appreciable relief, and may raise the risk for serious side effects, new British research suggests.
  • NOTW scandal: fall from grace for Murdoch Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:48PMThe phone-hacking scandal forced the media mogul to close Britain's oldest tabloid News of the World.
  • Early NZ interest rate hike on the cards, AMP Capital says Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:48PMJuly 20 (BusinessDesk) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will hike the official cash rate by a quarter point as soon as September as the economy shows more signs of life and inflation starts to bite, AMP Capital Investors says.
  • No cap on CSG water take in Qld Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:41PMCSG miners in Qld are taking the equivalent of two thirds of Sydney Harbour's water each year, inquiry heard
  • Internet job advertising flat in June Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:39PMGrowth in internet advertisements for skilled workers was flat in June from a month earlier, national data shows.
  • SA cops reach out to public with 'Web app' Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:39PMIn what it claims is a first for an Australian police force, South Australia Police has launched a mobile-optimised Web site -- dubbed a "Web app" by SAPOL -- offering integrated news, social media features and alerts.
  • Gates pledge $US42m to improve toilets Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:39PMThe man who reinvented computers and made PCs a household item in most wealthy nations, Microsoft tycoon turned philanthropist Bill Gates, is now focusing his attention on recasting the WC.
  • CIOs say desktop virtulisation remains risky: Ovum Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:39PMResearch firm Ovum has released a new report into the perception CIOs have of desktop virtualisation and an immature market poses risks when trying to procure the most appropriate technology.
  • FBI arrests 12 in 'Anonymous' hackers probe Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:39PMThe FBI has reportedly arrested more than 12 people in what appears to be a nationwide crackdown against alleged members of the Anonymous hacking group.
  • Australia’s Got Talent wins Tuesday ratings again Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:43PMThe second round of finals on Australia’s Got Talent crept closer to the two million mark last night with 1.85 million people tuning in. A clear winner for Tuesday AGT was followed by Masterchef on 1.46 million, according to preliminary metro ratings from OzTam. Tuesday’s episode of The Block pulled in 1.34 million. The renovation [...]
  • Hoeata, Slade named in All Blacks test team Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:33PMJarrad Hoeata and Colin Slade will have more to prove than most when they run out for the All Blacks in the test season opener against Fiji at Carisbrook on Friday night.
  • Green favoured to take out Tarver Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:32PMDanny Green is favoured to beat American star Antonio Tarver in their world title bout in Sydney.
  • Wallabies to stick with experience for Tri-Nations opener Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:29PMSYDNEY: Australia will field nine of the players who started last year’s epic win over South Africa in Bloemfontein during the Tri-Nations opener on Saturday, while three Springboks make their debut.
  • Canberra looked at tightening GST rules for imports Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:27PMGovernment departments have examined the feasibility of halving the $1000 tax-free threshold for imported goods, amid complaints from retailers about the threat of foreign online stores.
  • Wallabies drop Giteau after Samoa shambles Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:25PMMATT GITEAU’S chances of playing in a third Rugby World Cup have suffered a major blow after he was left out of Australia’s squad for Saturday’s Tri Nations opener against South Africa in Sydney.
  • Qld Health to block sacked bureaucrats Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:24PMQueensland Health is seeking legal advice over whether it can stop two top former bureaucrats fired over its payroll saga from working as private contractors for the department.
  • Yahoo! profit rises, revenue falls Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:24PMYahoo! reported on Tuesday an 11 per cent rise in profit in the second quarter from a year ago, despite a fresh drop in revenue linked to its internet search agreement with Microsoft.
  • Apple profits as iPad, iPhone sales double Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:24PMApple has reported that revenue and profit rocketed to record highs in the recent quarter as sales of iPhones and iPads more than doubled.
  • An interview with Ludwig Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:21PMFEDERAL Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig flew to WA last week and met with pastoralists in Broome before attending the Primary Industries Ministeral Council meeting. In this two-part series Rural Press's Farm Weekly journalist TYSON CATTLE sat down with Mr Ludwig for a one-on-one interview.
  • Giteau dropped after Australia's loss to Samoa Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:36AMMatt Giteau has been dropped for the Tri-Nations series opener against South Africa, casting doubt on his World Cup role after Australia's shocking loss last weekend to Samoa.
  • New Studies Underscore Global Importance of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease Continuum Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:36AMContact: Alzheimer's Association media line: +1-312-335-4078, media@alz.org, AAIC 2011 press room, July 16-21: +33 (0)1 57 25 20 35
  • Vic, NSW police warned over leaks Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:35AMPolice officers who leak information to bikie gangs will be found, prosecuted and sacked, police warn.
  • Australian PM subject of new TV comedy Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:35AMSYDNEY - AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Julia Gillard is to be the subject of a television comedy parodying her life, and said she expects it to be hilarious. State broadcaster ABC has commissioned the four-part series, At Home with Julia, about her domestic life and relationship with boyfriend Tim Mathieson, a former hairdresser known in Australia as the 'First Bloke'.
  • Billy Dib Update Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:29AMAustralian featherweight Billy Dib (31-1, 19KOs) challenges Mexican Jorge Lacierva (39-7-6, 26KOs) for the vacant IBF Featherweight title at the Olympic Park Sports Centre in Sydney on the 29th July and this week completes his sparring on the Gold Coast, Queensland with some of Australia’s brightest boxing talents.
  • Police warned over bikie leaks Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:25AMPOLICE officers who leak information to outlaw bikie gangs and other criminal enterprises will be found, prosecuted and sacked, the heads of the NSW and Victorian police forces have warned.
  • Watson joins Sixers, Vettori to turn up the Heat Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:18AMMelbourne, Jul 19 : Australian vice-captain Shane Watson has signed with the Sydney Sixers while former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori will play for the Brisbane Heat for this summer's revamped Twenty20 Big Bash League.
  • Grounded Tiger Airways hires Qantas safety expert Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:18AMSYDNEY: Embattled Tiger Airways Australia on Tuesday hired a veteran Qantas pilot as a safety advisor as part of its bid to have its flight ban revoked.
  • Samoan World Cup matches selling fast Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:13AMOn the heels of their famous upset win against the Wallabies, Samoa’s matches at the Rugby World Cup have suddenly become a hot commodity.
  • Springboks include 3 new caps to face Australia Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:07AMJohn Smit is warning his inexperienced Springboks lineup to be wary of an Australian squad desperate to rebound quickly from a humiliating loss to Samoa when the Tri-Nations tournament kicks off on Saturday. South Africa coach Peter de Villiers selected props Dean Greyling and Werner Kruger and backrower Ashley Johnson to make their run-on test debuts against Australia in Sydney, and has ...
  • Springboks plane forced to return to airport Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:47PMA plane carrying the South African rugby team to a match in Australia suffered engine failure Friday and was forced to return to Johannesburg about two hours into the flight, officials said.
  • IVF lottery plan to be brought to Aust Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:42PMIn a move that has outraged health experts, UK's new IVF lottery will reportedly be introduced in Australia.
  • Area roots help filmmaker soar Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:39PMKeiran Watson-Bonnice, who grew up in New Milford and graduated from Joel Barlow High School, is a film maker who worked at Bethel Cinema during high school.
  • Outright British Open lead for Darren Clarke Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:27PMBurly Northern Irishman Darren Clarke is in striking distance of providing his small country with a third major winner in little more than a year after clinging to a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the British Open at Royal St George's.
  • NZ eventers shine to nab silver in Germany Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:27PMA storming finish from the top Kiwi eventers was not quite enough to give them gold at the Aachen International Festival in Germany.
  • Actress Googie Withers dies aged 94 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:25PMBritish actress Googie Withers, who was best known for her appearance in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, has died at her home in Australia aged 94.
  • 'Murdoch lifer' takes charge of News empire Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:16PMFor almost a decade, Tom Mockridge's main adversary has been Silvio Berlusconi - a man who has stayed prime minister of Italy while facing charges of having sex with a teenage dancer called Ruby the Heartbreaker.
  • IVF raffle plan generates outcry Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:41PMThe Victorian government is considering whether to stop the world's first IVF lottery coming to Australia.
  • Armadale tellers not so bananas in pyjamas Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:38PMSOME Armadale bank customers were left rubbing their eyes in disbelief at tellers in pyjamas last week.
  • What you might have missed Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:30PMTHE Tour de France erupts into a bitter war of words with Australia's Cadel Evans in the thick of it while Darren Clarke leads the British Open.
  • Engine failure sends Springboks back Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:48AMA plane carrying the South African rugby team was forced to return to Johannesburg due to engine issues.
  • Pain of 2011 to motivate the Brumbies Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:46AMWorld Cup-winning coach Jake White has urged his Brumbies to use the pain of 2011 as motivation.
  • The Love Play by Duncan Graham Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:30AMThe Love Play is a powerful theatrical venture into the heart of erotic love and death, by one of Australia's most poetic and inventive young playwrights, Duncan Graham. A triptych of short plays for six actors plaited together to make a single work, The Love Play is also the second collaborative venture between ABC Radio National and the Malthouse Theatre's Things on a Sunday series. Rehearsed ...
  • Engine fails on Bok flight Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:22AMThe Springbok rugby team's flight to Australia was forced out of the air due to engine failure.
  • Bok squad's Tri-Nations flight delayed by engine failure Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:05AMA plane carrying the South African rugby team to their opening Tri-Nations match in Australia had to turn back after suffering engine failure.
  • Div targets four wins Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:03AMDespite having a depleted side, Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has still set his sights on ending the Tri-Nations unbeaten.
  • Entertainment / Lifestyle Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:44PMIs the new ban on entertainment outlets during Ramadan by Kedah government fair?
  • Davies to debut for Australia against Samoa Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:34PMIt's a been a big week for Reds winger Rod Davies, starting with a Super 15 title and continuing with a late call up to make his test debut for Australia.
  • Brendon McCullum to play for Brisbane in T20 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:26PMNew Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum has signed to play for the Brisbane Heat in Australian cricket's Twenty20 Big Bash League next summer.
  • Qantas Engine Trouble Sends Springbok Rugby Team Back Home Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:24PMA Qantas Airways Ltd. plane carrying South Africa’s Springbok rugby team was forced to return to Johannesburg after an engine started overheating.