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GLIMPSES OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA Capital: Canberra Offcial name: Commonwealth of Australia Area: 7,686,850 km2 Population: 20 million Highest point: Mount Kosciuszko, 2,228 metres above sea level Lowest point: Lake Eyre, 15 metres below sea level Aus
The new reform measures announced by President Xi Jinping at this weeks Boao Forum for Asia have sent the world a message of certainty at a time of rising trade protectionism and have been warmly welcomed by many countries that champion an open econo
The government has approved plans for Australia's biggest wind farm to be built near the outback town of Broken Hill in New South Wales. Almost 600 turbines will generate enough electricity for more than 400,000 homes. A forest of giant turbines wil
Health Report - Tobacco Companies Challenge Efforts in US, Australia This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tobacco companies are fighting efforts in the United States and Australia to make their products less appealing. In Washington, a fede
IN THE NEWS - US, Australia Expand Military Cooperation This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Barack Obama became the fourth American president to speak to Australias parliament. Mr. Obama noted the strong ties between the two countr
By Phil Mercer Sydney 27 August 2007 Australia has echoed American criticism of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, saying the pace of political reconciliation under his government is too slow. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney, where Iraq is expecte
Refugee activists say that 20 Catholic pilgrims have applied for asylum in Australia after attending last month's World Youth Day event. The Asylum Seekers Center of New South Wales reports the pilgrims are mostly from African countries. From Sydney
Australia and Japan have traded barbs ahead of a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Santiago, Chile. Japan accuses Australia of lacking the conviction to save crucial talks from a state of collapse. Australian Environment Minister Pe
Australia has introduced a tsunami warning system, which experts hope will become an integral link in a network stretching across the Indian and Pacific oceans. The Australian Tsunami Warning Center will help provide a regional monitoring system for
By Phil Mercer Sydney 19 September 2009 Australia is poised to overtake South Africa and the U.S. as the world's second-largest producer of gold as new mines boost output to meet a sharp rise in international demand. A giant facility south of Perth
Australian forces in Afghanistan are urging the government in Canberra to send more combat advisers to the troubled country despite waning public support for the war. The International Security Assistance Force wants more Australian personnel to tra
Officials in Australia say more young foreigners looking to escape recession in other parts of the world could be heading for the country this year on working holidays. The number of skilled travelers from Britain and Germany applying for working ho
Australia has agreed to protect one million square kilometers of ocean off its northeast coast. The Coral Sea Conservation Zone will help safeguard an area described by conservationists as a spectacular marine jewel while the region is assessed for
By Phil Mercer Sydney 20 October 2009 Australia's worst oil slick since the mid-1980s is now tainting Indonesian waters. Fishermen in West Timor say contaminated fish are making villagers ill. Oil began leaking two months ago, following an accident
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 16 August 2007 South Africa's former Law and Order Minister, Commissioner of Police and three former police officers will appear in court Friday on charges of the attempted murder of a leading anti-apartheid activist
By Kate Pound Dawson Bangkok 06 October 2009 Australian $100 note, 06 Oct 2009 The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised its official interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. The move makes Australia the first developed economy to raise rate
By Phil Mercer Sydney 17 September 2007 Conservationists have started a campaign to urge the Australian government to formally protect the Coral Sea, one of the country's last tropical marine wildernesses. A coalition, led by the World Wildlife Fund,
Australia will offer a permanent home to hundreds of its Iraqi employees when Canberra pulls its combat forces out of the troubled country later this year. There are fears these employees could face retribution after Australian troops are withdrawn. 澳
Last week, a boat with 49 Afghan men on board, caught fire off the coast of Australia. The people on board the boat were asylum seekers. An asylum seeker is someone who wants to live in another country but is not an official refugee. This is an illeg
By Phil Mercer Sydney 13 October 2009 The Indonesian navy intercepted a boat carrying refugees headed to Australia after Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd telephoned the Indonesian president. Political analysts say the phone call is a further sig