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Man Charged for in Australia for Sending Offensive Letters to Family Members of Soldiers
A 45-year-old Croydon Park man has been charged in Sydney for sending offensive letters to family members of deceased Australian soldiers. The man faces allegations that he sent harassing and offensive letters to family members of soldiers killed whilst...
Coca-Cola Team of Happiness Ambassadors on 206-Country, 150,000-Mile Journey
From Aruba to Zimbabwe and nearly every nation in between, a team of three young people will attempt to visit 206 countries where Coca-Cola is sold to seek out what makes people happy and share their happiness and enthusiasm with the rest of the world.
Climate Camp ’09 Focuses on ‘Water Not Coal’
Attendees at the Climate Camp ‘09 have focused on pollution in local water supply caused by the expansion of the Metropolitan Colliery in Helensburgh, on NSW’s south coast. Beginning the Camp on Friday with a banner drop over Woronora dam stating...
Students Build Breakthrough Electric Car
First year students at the University of Sydney (NSW) have designed a revolutionary electric car which can recharge itself and does not require axles and gear boxes. A University of Sydney news release said the team had spent five months hand building...
Controversial Queensland Dam ‘Unnecessary’
A report commissioned by the Mary River Council of Mayors in Queensland, Australia has found the contentious Traveston Crossing dam to be both unnecessary and undesirable. The review, carried out by the University of Technology Sydney’s (UTS) Institute...
Six Men Arrested for Allegedly Being Involved in the Importation of Cocaine Into Australia
An 18 month joint investigation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Customs and Border Protection and New South Wales Police has resulted in six men being arrested for allegedly being involved in the importation of cocaine into Australia. Three...
Asian Development Bank Signs New Development Agreements in Pacific
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has backed two key development projects in the Pacific. The Bank and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu inked a $37 million partnership in support of the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2010-2014 aimed at “…reducing...
Rise in HIV Amongst Australia’s Indigenous And Drug Users
Three linked public health reports in Australia have found a worrying rise in HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among the country’s Indigenous population, injecting drug users and men who have sex with other men. The research, conducted by...
