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The researchers will sail for Antarctica early next month, in an expedition funded by the Australian and New Zealand governments. The scientists hope their journey to the Southern Ocean will help to disprove Japan's claims that whales have to be kill
CANBERRA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Greg Chalmers on Sunday claimed his second Australian Open crown with a one-stroke victory at The Lakes in Sydney. A controlled final round of three-under par 69 meant the left-hander Chalmers finished on a 1
By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 July 2007 Australia's Muslims want to move away from the practice of importing imams. Most senior clerics here were born in the Middle East - some do not speak English and are seen as out of touch with modern Australia. Many
By Phil Mercer Sydney 24 January 2007 For decades the bronzed, blond and blue-eyed lifesaver has been an Australian icon. Now the face of the Australian lifesaving is changing drastically, thanks to a concerted effort to broaden the membership base.
The leadership of the Australian Labor Party has been declared as 'conclusively settled'. The current party leader and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard made the declaration after Kevin Rudd decided not to challenge her. Gillard was forced to t
By Phil Mercer Sydney 18 October 2007 Australians will go to the polls on November 24. The country's conservative Prime Minister John Howard is campaigning for re-election on the back of a strong economy and a promise of a decisive hand on matters of
CANBERRA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar hit a 28 year high as it edged closer to parity with the U.S. dollar, rising to a new post-float record of 99.70 U.S. cents on Thursday morning. At 11:15am (AEDT) on Thursday, the local unit was tra
By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 June 2008 Australian combat troops have begun leaving Iraq. Their departure fulfills an election promise by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who pledged to pull his country's out of Iraq by the middle of 2008. From Sydney, Phil Me
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott have exchanged congratulations on the signing of a bilateral Free Trade Agreement. They hailed it as a paradigm of regional economic integration. Xi Jinping said in his message th
Muslim groups are accusing Australian soldiers in Afghanistan of cultural insensitivity and violating rules on treating prisoners. The Australian defense minister and soldiers' groups say the treatment was lawful and not inhumane. From Sydney, Phil
President Barack Obama and Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (File) With four trips this year to the Asian Pacific having been called off by the Obama administration -- most recently because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico -- Australian ex
By Phil Mercer Sydney 07 April 2008 Australia's spy agency has been brought in to help combat a rise in the number of so-called laser attacks on aircraft landing at the country's busiest airport in Sydney. Pilots say they are being hit with laser lig
MELBOURNE, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Should Djokovic lift the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup in two weeks' time, not only will he remain No. 1, he will also become the first player in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. From my pers
SYDNEY, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has greeted Australia's Olympians at Sydney airport, saying they should be proud of their performance at the London Games, local media reported Wednesday. About 500 people gathered a
CANBERRA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Australian federal government on Sunday signaled its mid-year budget review will reveal a lower- than-estimated growth rate for the Australian economy. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong
MELBOURNE, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Novak Djokovic bounced back from a marathon five-set fourth-round match just 48 hours earlier as he reached the Australian Open semifinals here on Tuesday after beating Czech Tomas Berdych 6-1, 4-6, 6
CANBERRA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Australian federal government(联邦政府) on Thursday announced it will immediately lift a freeze on the processing of claims from Afghanistan(阿富汗) asylum seekers. The six-month freeze on processing, whi
Two senior cabinet ministers have resigned just four days after Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announcing a national election date. The country's first female Attorney-General Nicola Roxon will step down along with Chris Evans, who as Senate
Most of the main Australian newspapers will not send photographers or journalists to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup (RWC). These are newspapers owned by Murdoch and Fairfax. The Australian Associated Press is also planning to boycott the RWC. On
Anchor: Bibliophiles in Beijing, it's time to rejoice, 'cause the 2016 Australian Writers Week is currently hitting the town. What should Chinese book lovers expect for this year's event? Let's follow Liu Xiangwei for more details. Reporter: Establis