Noble action likely to fail Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses the general debate of the sixtieth session of the General Assembly, today at UN Headquarters. The general debate focuses on the follow-up to the 2005 World Summit-ayt1 ... AustraliaGenocideIranNuclearPhotos
School students put brains to the test | THOUSANDS of school students across Australia sat down nervously in exam rooms yesterday as they completed national literacy and numeracy tests for the first time in history. | The three-day National Assessme... Lobbyists forced to sign register | LOBBYISTS have been given seven weeks to sign up to a federal government register and been warned they will be refused access to ministers if they miss the cut-off date. | Special Minister of State John Faulk... Strikes threatened as Westpac and St George banks agree on takeover | WESTPAC yesterday announced it had agreed to terms with St George for its proposed $19billion takeover of the NSW bank, amid union threats of widespread strike action over predicted job losses arising from th... Program aims at needs of indigenous students | IN keeping with the Government's commitment to ensure the basics are right, the main strategy for halving the gap in school performance between indigenous and non-indigenous students is a $56.4 million progra... Slow-learner minister John Della Bosca speeds into trouble | FAILING to learn his lesson, NSW Education Minister John Della Bosca will be stripped of his driving licence for speeding in his ministerial car for a seventh time. | Mr Della Bosca had been driving on a prob... Outraged investors count the cost | STILL licking her wounds from losing $50,000 in the Westpoint collapse, Marsha Gusti now holds grave fears for money she invested in a Sydney retirement village scheme endorsed by former model Maggie Tabberer... Kiwis bid for cream of dairy industry | THE NSW Dairy Farmers co-op could become New Zealand-owned after the biggest dairy exporter in the world, Fonterra, announced it intended to bid for the Australian dairy food producer. | Fonterra, a New Zeala... Resident-friendly cities enthuse summit | OPENING up Australian cities through big infrastructure projects, creating a high-speed broadband superhighway for the country and a national body for preventive health emerged as key recommendations of the A... Casualties mount in Libs war | THE war within the Liberal Party has claimed another scalp, with a former federal staffer and flatmate of one of the sacked bloggers forced to quit the party for criticising state leader Ted Baillieu. | Mr Ba... Nats plan to merge divides Liberals | THE Queensland Nationals are preparing the constitution for a new state-based conservative party in a move that will further unsettle Liberal Party opponents of the plan. | The Australian has learned that pro... Elders attack Irwin crusade to block mine | CAPE York indigenous leaders have strongly attacked Steve Irwin's widow, Terri, for trying to stop a mine going ahead on a 135,000ha property on Cape York that the Irwins were given last year. | The Howard go... Indigenous rights leaders heal rift | TWO of Australia's most formidable fighters for indigenous rights who have not spoken for the past decade yesterday reconciled to force the Queensland Government to abandon legislation allowing the compulsory... Willing and qualified, but out of work: SA mining boom a pipe dream for some | CLINTON Newton keeps hearing about South Australia's mining boom, but it's no more than empty talk for him. | He has applied for up to 15 mining positions - his "dream job" - over the past six months, with no... Not time to cut back NT plan | THE decision to cut back on funding the Northern Territory emergency intervention is baffling, considering how big and urgent the task remains. | The Government has met Kevin Rudd's promise to invest in the n... Rise in killings of remote Aboriginal women | KILLINGS of Aboriginal women in remote parts of central Australia have jumped sharply in the past year, reaffirming the Red Centre's unwanted title as the nation's homicide capital. | On average, 1.3 out of 1... Residents of crowded camp wait for action | THERE are 41 functioning houses shared by the 500 residents of Bagot Community, which means that the largely rundown two and three-bedroom homes sleep, on average, 12 people each night. | From the inside, Bag... Beer buckled up but not boy on NT road | A DRIVER who buckled up his slab of beer - but not the five-year-old boy sitting next to it - has shocked police who pulled him over near Alice Springs. | Constable Wayne Burnett said he was "shocked and appa...
School students put brains to the test The Australian| THOUSANDS of school students across Australia sat down nervously in exam rooms yesterday as they completed n...
Lobbyists forced to sign register The Australian| LOBBYISTS have been given seven weeks to sign up to a federal government register and been warned they will ...
Outraged investors count the cost The Australian| STILL licking her wounds from losing $50,000 in the Westpoint collapse, Marsha Gusti now holds grave fears f...
Kiwis bid for cream of dairy industry The Australian| THE NSW Dairy Farmers co-op could become New Zealand-owned after the biggest dairy exporter in the world, Fo...
Resident-friendly cities enthuse summit The Australian| OPENING up Australian cities through big infrastructure projects, creating a high-speed broadband superhighw...
Casualties mount in Libs war The Australian| THE war within the Liberal Party has claimed another scalp, with a former federal staffer and flatmate of on...
Nats plan to merge divides Liberals The Australian| THE Queensland Nationals are preparing the constitution for a new state-based conservative party in a move t...
Elders attack Irwin crusade to block mine The Australian| CAPE York indigenous leaders have strongly attacked Steve Irwin's widow, Terri, for trying to stop a mine go...
Indigenous rights leaders heal rift The Australian| TWO of Australia's most formidable fighters for indigenous rights who have not spoken for the past decade ye...
Not time to cut back NT plan The Australian| THE decision to cut back on funding the Northern Territory emergency intervention is baffling, considering h...
Residents of crowded camp wait for action The Australian| THERE are 41 functioning houses shared by the 500 residents of Bagot Community, which means that the largely...
Beer buckled up but not boy on NT road The Australian| A DRIVER who buckled up his slab of beer - but not the five-year-old boy sitting next to it - has shocked po...
Dead boy's dad in court The Australian| THE father of dead toddler Imran Zilic, whose body was found dumped in a disused mine shaft last week, will ...
