Provides the latest RSS feeds for Australia News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Australian Herald.com http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/cat/88f7d0d02bea1b33/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:59:13 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:59:13 -0400 30 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Australia have held talks over a number of issues of mutual interest and explored ways to develop bilateral relations in all sectors. The talks were held Tuesday between General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's deputy prime minister and Roger Wilkins, the visiting Australian director of public prosecution. Other important officials were also present on ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283402/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283402/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Using ultra-high resolution mapping techniques, scientists from Australia have identified 280 craters on the moon that have never been mapped before. The researchers at Curtin University in Western Australia used computer modelling of lunar gravity and topography data to explore detailed basins that would be obscured using other methods, Xinhua reported. A total of 66 of the craters identified ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215267395/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:00:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215267395/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Left-handed batsman Phil Hughes and wicket-keeper Matthew Wade will join the Australia A squad here Tuesday ahead of their final tour match against Gloucestershire beginning Friday. Skipper Michael Clarke, James Faulkner, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Shane Watson and Chris Rogers will remain in London to prepare before the Ashes squad officially assembles June 24. Australia were knocked out of ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215266789/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:30:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215266789/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Celebrity cook Nigella Lawson's billionaire husband, Charles Saatchi, has admitted that he assaulted his wife by choking her in public during a heated fight at the Scott's restaurant in Mayfair. Earlier he had described his act as merely a 'playful tiff' with no grip during a discussion where he was trying to 'emphasize' a point, the Herald Sun reported. Saatchi was interrogated for five hours ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215266769/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:10:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215266769/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Dalai Lama promoted peace and a pop song during an event in Melbourne. The Tibetan spiritual leader also spoke at the Melbourne Convention Centre to a crowd of about 6000 devotees. Actress Magda Szubanski hosted the event and introduced a pop song in which he features. According to the Herald Sun, introducing the song, she said that it would be pretty cool to see his Holiness at number one ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215265822/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:30:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215265822/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The National Rugby League (NRL) of Australia has reportedly been investigating claims that spectators had racially abused the wife of a rugby player during a match last Friday. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, NRL football operations director Nathan McGuirk had confirmed that the body's integrity unit was aware of claims that the wife of Canterbury forward Frank Pritchard's wife Raima, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215265776/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:03 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215265776/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Pictures of Australian spin legend Shane Warne's luxurious mansion, which has been reportedly put on the market for 15 million dollars, have been revealed to the public. According to Telegraph.com.au, Warne, who is believed to be heading for a luxury manor house in the English countryside, is preparing to bowl over buyers with a full-blown marketing campaign for the four-bedroom Italianate ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215263998/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:10:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215263998/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 An Australian woman has developed the French accent after she met with a serious car accident, during which she suffered a broken back and jaw. Leann Rowe's ordeal began eight years ago, when she woke up in Melbourne's Austin Hospital after her accident, the Herald Sun reported. As her jaw began to heal, Rowe regained her ability to speak, but she noticed that she was slurring her words and it ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215263214/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:04 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215263214/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia's stand-in captain George Bailey has admitted that his team is heading towards next month's Ashes series with 'not a great deal of confidence'. Bailey's statement came after the defeat by Sri Lanka that saw Australia eliminated from the ICC Champions Trophy with two defeats and a washout in Group A, all completed without the injured Michael Clarke, the Guardian reports. Stating that ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215261486/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:50:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215261486/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia's chairman of selectors John Inverarity has reportedly hinted that Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed could yet be called into the Ashes squad. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the chances of Ahmed featuring in the Ashes improved dramatically when a bill to amend the Citizenship Act, which will help fast-track his application, passed through Australia's lower house of ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215261372/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:40:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215261372/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia's trouble-plagued campaign of the ICC Champions Trophy had come to an end after they were defeated for 20 runs by Sri Lanka at The Oval on Monday. Sri Lanka, who needed a win to remain in the competition, rode on aggressive half-centuries from Mahela Jayawardene and Lahiru Thirimanne to score 253-8 after being sent in to bat, bowling out the Australians for 233 in 42.3 overs, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215261370/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:40:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215261370/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that disgraced opener David Warner may miss this summer's Ashes after his bar-room brawl with England's Joe Root. The left-hander has been suspended until the first Ashes test by Cricket Australia (CA) and fined 11, 500 dollars after throwing a punch at Root in a Birmingham pub, following Australia's loss to England in their ICC Champions Trophy opener, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215261371/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:40:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215261371/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian batsman Phillip Hughes said his side must quickly switch their focus to the red ball with an admittedly 'low' morale, after a dismal ICC Champions Trophy campaign.The George Bailey-led one-day side failed to chalk up a victory in three group games - including one no-result - to leave the tourists void of momentum ahead of the much-hyped Ashes series beginning July 10.Hughes ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283758/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:35 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283758/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Holden’s workers were given an ultimatum on Tuesday: take a pay cut or the company would join Ford and stop making cars in Australia in 2016. Mike Devereux, chairman of General Motors Holden, told the company’s staff that its Port Melbourne (300 workers) and Elizabeth (1700) should consider a pay cut of $200 per ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283678/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:50 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283678/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 cancer despite it being offered for free, which is putting them at risk from the second biggest cause of cancer death in the country.A study, published in BMC Public Health on Wednesday, found that just 25% of eligible men and 20% of women were screened for bowel cancer during the study period.Spokesperson for the Cancer Council, Associate Professor David Smith, said people need to take more ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283600/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:51 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283600/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Adrian Ernest Bayley has been jailed for life but granted a 35-year non-parole period for the rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283761/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:36:14 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283761/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell denies more public sector jobs will go as a result of his government's "efficiency dividend" being extended by two ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283764/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:33 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283764/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The girl was riding her bike at Kingswood on Tuesday afternoon when a blue Volkswagen Combi van stopped near her.The male driver asked her to get in the car, saying her parents had sent him to pick her up.The girl didn't speak to him and he drove off.Police say it's similar to an incident last week when a 15-year-old boy was approached near Mercedes College at Springfield.A man in a ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283763/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:33 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283763/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 What's wrong with this picture? That's right, it's from 2011. Tony Windsor, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard celebrate the Government's Clean Energy Bills pass House of ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283765/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:29 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283765/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Holden will open the books to the union and employees during a consultation process, before award-covered workers vote on a proposal in August. Pic: Morne de Klerk/Getty ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283766/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:20 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283766/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AUSTRALIA'S alcohol industry is raising a ``one-fingered salute'' to society by continuing to push its product onto youngsters, Western Australia's top cop Karl O'Callaghan ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283767/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:18 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283767/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A 42-YEAR-old Geographe man has been charged with drunk-driving -- more than five times over the limit -- after crashing his 4-wheel-drive with his young daughter on ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283768/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:15 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283768/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Is it possible that for all the criticism that has been directed at the Fed that the nuances are actually starting to become apparent between a "taper" and a withdrawal of stimulus? I'll have a chat about it below but as a recap stocks did really well last night, better than I would have thought and the Euro pushed further into nose bleed territory making a high of 1.34 on better ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283769/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:32:46 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283769/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE Federal Opposition believes the government has yet to win over key crossbenchers to support its crackdown on temporary visas for skilled foreign ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283770/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:36 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283770/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 FARMERS from across the country have described a constant rumbling and pulsing in their heads and a feeling of oppressive anxiety they attribute to wind ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283771/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:34 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283771/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:21pm EDT (Updates with movements in early trade) SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares bounced 0.5 percent early on Wednesday, after Wall Street rose for a second straight day as investors bet the Federal Reserve will maintain its stimulus support. A weaker Australian dollar also benefited stocks with overseas exposure including global miners BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283762/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:21:05 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283762/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Deloitte's nation-leading Perth office is keeping the faith despite the affects of the mining slowdown.Announcing the appointment of six new partners yesterday, the office's managing partner Mike McNulty said the WA practice was still growing, despite "a tougher back end" to Deloitte's 2012-13 financial year to the end of May 31."It has tightened up, but the Perth ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282681/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:55:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282681/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 For 48 hours before the game, a major Sydney road was rechristened as the Tim Cahill Expressway. This was a man who had scored his country's first ever World Cup goal and at times had dragged the team through qualification. For years, he has been the source of goals when all others had run dry. Yet with 13 minutes remaining ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282304/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:14 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282304/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The kiwi dollar rose against the Australian but was little changed against the greenback. Photo / File The New Zealand dollar rose to a three-week high against the Australian currency after yesterday's minutes of the latest Reserve Bank of Australia meeting confirmed it is likely to cut interest rates in the future and expects the Aussie to decline further. The kiwi rose as high ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282379/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:37 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282379/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian bond futures contract prices are weaker as healthy US economic data convinces investors the US Federal Reserve will dilute its quantitative easing program. ANZ head of interest rate research Tony Morriss said 10-year bonds had weakened, ahead of the US central bank's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, while three-year bonds held their ground as investors anticipate another ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282684/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:31:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282684/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Brisbane have extended the AFL contracts of Matthew Leuenberger and Dayne Zorko. Ruckman Leuenberger, 25, has agreed a two-year extension with the Lions while 24-year-old Zorko has signed a new three-year deal. Leuenberger was pick four in the 2006 draft and has established himself as the Lions top ruckman despite an injury-ravaged start to his career. Zorko was snared by the Lions after being ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282685/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:30:59 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282685/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SENIOR Nationals figure Barnaby Joyce has told local government delegates they can't wait around for a Messiah to win their case for constitutional ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282686/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:21 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282686/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE federal opposition believes the government has yet to win over key crossbenchers to support its crackdown on temporary visas for skilled foreign ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282687/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:19 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282687/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Socceroos are through to the finals after beating Iraq 1-0 in Sydney on Tuesday night in their Asian Group B qualifier.Jackman is impressed."The Socceroos are going to Rio. Massive result. Huge congratulations," the US-based actor tweeted after the game.Jackman is preparing for his role as Wolverine in X-Men: Days of Future Past, which has the Australian testing out another strange ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282688/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:19 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282688/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Large crowds are expected at Circular Quay, on the city's harbour foreshore, around midday on Wednesday to cheer on the home side.Australia secured a third successive World Cup berth on Tuesday at ANZ Stadium with a 1-0 win over Iraq.Fans are encouraged to get to the Quay early.Some streets will be closed between 11am and 1.30pm, and special event clearways will remain in place until ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282689/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:19 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282689/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 POLICE hold grave fears for the safety of women and children in indigenous Queensland communities if alcohol bans and restrictions are ruled ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282408/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:15 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282408/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 ONLY five days after 6PR presenter Howard Sattler was sacked for asking Prime Minister Julia Gillard a series of bizarre questions, the station is investigating the conduct of another of its presenters Jason ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282690/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:07 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282690/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 At 7am AEST today, the local unit was trading at 94.86 US cents, down from 94.92 cents yesterday.With the US Federal Reserve starting its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, traders are expecting chairman Ben Bernanke to signal a dilution in the third round of bond buying, known as quantitative easing, or QE3.HiFX currency strategist Alex Hill said this was boosting the greenback, and ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282691/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:06 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282691/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The chief refused a trading update despite his leadership reaping signs of a turnaround at the February half-year result.The company yesterday told investors that it planned to stabilise earnings before interest and tax within the next two years.But the road map aims for net sales to be "modest" within four years and "sustainable" within five.In the key underwear division, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282692/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:03 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282692/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to rebound on Wednesday, after Wall Street rose for a second straight day as investors bet the Federal Reserve will maintain its stimulus support for the world's biggest economy. A weaker Australian dollar may also benefit stocks with overseas exposure. * Local share price index futures rose 0.7 percent to 4,855.0, a 40.6-point ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282289/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:13:16 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215282289/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Holger Osieck risked being the Socceroos coach who shot Bambi. Instead, he can reflect with pride after his brave substitution of national hero Tim Cahill with the game in the balance swung it - and World Cup qualification - for the Socceroos. Cahill's replacement Josh Kennedy netted the 83rd minute winner at ANZ Stadium on Tuesday night which saw off plucky Iraq to book Australia a place ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281509/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281509/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 ACTU secretary Dave Oliver won't say whether trade unions continue to back Julia Gillard's leadership of federal Labor. Their backing for the prime minister is seen as her strongest bulwark against supporters of Kevin Rudd. Confidential polling conducted for the ACTU has confirmed Labor is facing huge swings in a raft of government seats at the September 14 election. It predicts ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281508/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281508/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Labor senators have defended Senator Trish Crossin and launched a broadside at the Prime Minister over her treatment of the outgoing senator. Senator Crossin delivered her valedictory speech to parliament on Tuesday after being dumped in January for Julia Gillard's ''captain's pick'' of indigenous ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281510/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:48 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281510/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange on Wednesday, June 19: ELD - ELDERS - down two cents, or 22.22 per cent, at 7.00 cents RHL - RURALCO - down nine cents, or 2.65 per cent, at $3.30 Elders has shunned a takeover bid for its rural services division by rival ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281511/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:47 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281511/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A QUEENSLAND train driver suffered a severe electric shock after his train was allowed to use a track with a damaged overhead power ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281512/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:10 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281512/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 BIG accountancy firm Deloitte was fined $US10 million by New York State overnight for its actions in advising Standard Chartered Bank over money ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281513/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:25:55 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215281513/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Aerial view of houses in Rosedale / Albany. Photo / Chris GormanAustralians are contributing to New Zealand's skyrocketing house prices, with new research showing they bought more property than any other overseas group. The figures have prompted calls to ban purchases by foreigners or impose a tax on top of the sale price. BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander has found Australians are the biggest ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283760/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:06 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215283760/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Jake White said, after his Brumbies side had beaten the Lions, that Australia will be far more optimistic about the Test series. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215280258/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:15 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215280258/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose decisively as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will stay the course on its economic stimulus policy. At 0635 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 34 points at 4,854. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases May's international merchandise imports ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215280360/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:22:12 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215280360/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A MAN has been charged with punching and kicking a Sydney woman before he stole her car keys and made off with her four-wheel ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215280362/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:34 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215280362/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Fair Work Ombudsman alleges the Philippines-based company InterOrient refused to pay the correct wages to the crew of a cargo ship operating in Australian waters in July, 2011.The ombudsman launched Federal Court action against InterOrient, alleging the 20 crew were underpaid by $13,513 in a just a nine-day period.The employees were all employed on 988 Maritime Crew visas at the time.The ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215280361/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:33 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215280361/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian dollar is weaker despite a firmer finish on Wall Street.At 0632 AEST on Wednesday, the local unit was trading at 94.81 US cents, down from 94.92 cents on Tuesday.US stocks closed firmer, as the US Federal Reserve kicked off its Federal Open Market Committee meeting that will decide whether to continue its stimulus measures.Investors in recent weeks have speculated the Fed will soon ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279961/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:14:21 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279961/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 NEW YORK (AFP) - Corporate raider Carl Icahn revamped his proposal Tuesday for embattled computer company Dell, calling for a big share buyback in a plan which would keep the company public.Icahn, who has lambasted a go-private plan led by founder Michael Dell as undervaluing the company, said he and his investor allies would vote against that proposal and urged shareholders to consider his ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279683/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:55 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279683/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 -----------------------(06:33 / 2033 GMT)----------------------- Stock Markets S&P/ASX 200 4,814.35 -11.53 NZSX 50 4,462.10 ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279973/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:39:31 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279973/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 CHRYSLER CAVES: Chrysler reversed course and agreed to recall 2.7 million Jeeps Tuesday. The company insists the vehicles are safe, and initially denied the government's request to recall them. But it says it realizes customers are ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215278766/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:38:30 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215278766/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Even if some of the more scurrilous rumours abounding from within the Australian cricket team are discounted, it is impossible to escape the symbolism of their current disposition. Day one of the tourists' Ashes campaign ended the same way it began, with the 16 chosen squad members and their shadows dispersed across the United Kingdom. Whether by accident or design, this is more a fragmented ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279105/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:20 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279105/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian shock jock fired for Gillard gay questioning An Australian Labor Party caucus meeting brought the prime minister's backers and Kevin Rudd's supporters face to face. But there was no showdown, despite days of leadership talk fuelled by the Rudd camp. Julia Gillard told some 100 MPs, many of whom are fearful of losing their seats in the September election, to focus on the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215278959/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:25:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215278959/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Queensland centre Greg Inglis is happy his South Sydney teammate Nathan Merritt has finally earned NSW selection - but will still look to exploit ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279765/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:24:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279765/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Wesfarmers Target retail chain in Australia said in court Tuesday it was ready to settle claims that it sold counterfeit Estee Lauder make up. In Federal Court, Target said it would turn over all of its marketing materials related to sale of Make-Up Art Cosmetics, an Estee Lauder subsidiary that accused the Australian retailer of selling fake goods under its name. In addition, Target ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279002/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:03:55 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279002/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A new language discovered in a remote indigenous community in northern Australia reveals insights into how languages develop, a U.S. linguist says. University of Michigan linguist Carmel O'Shannessy has studied a language she has dubbed Light Warlpiri spoken in a small region of Australia's Tanami Desert. Residents there speak a highly endangered traditional language, Warlpiri, but a ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279003/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:03:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279003/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tel Aviv-based group threatens Australian professors over Israel boycott Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center June 13, 2013: A Tel Aviv-based civil rights group warned Australian supporters of a proposed boycott against Israel on Thursday that their activities were racist, and in violation of Australian Federal anti-discrimination laws. Recently, faculty and students at Sydney University called ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279036/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:53 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215279036/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tune into virtually any major sport in Australia, from rugby to cricket to tennis, and you’re likely to be bombarded by commercials touting the latest odds on the game. Legal sports gambling is a multi-billion-dollar industry in Australia, where betting websites sponsor major teams and buy up stadium naming rights. Imagine a ';Bet365″ logo plastered across the back of a Los ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215277547/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:40 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215277547/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 British & Irish Lions had been given "a reality check" after they lost their unbeaten Australia tour record on Tuesday. The Lions went down 14-12 to ACT Brumbies at Canberra Stadium, and there could be few complaints from a team outgunned upfront for an hour before head coach Gatland summoned reinforcements from the bench. The injury-hit Lions, who dominated the first five games ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215277767/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:31 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215277767/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 "It's amazing for the country," captain Lucas Neill said in a pitchside interview. "Three World Cups [in a row] now. I'm sorry, guys, it wasn't pretty but we beat what was in front of ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215277432/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:30 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215277432/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Shivnarine Chanderpaul has withdrawn from the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) due to contractual obligations with English county Derbyshire. He will be replaced in the St Lucia franchise by Australia ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276525/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:13:45 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276525/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia coach Holger Osieck won the World Cup as an assistant coach of Germany in 1990 working alongside the legend of German football, Franz Beckenbauer. But even that achievement was, in the relief of qualifcation,  topped by Tuesday night's win over Iraq, a victory that ensured the Socceroos would qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Asked where the win, achieved through ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276526/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:12:25 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276526/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AS IT HAPPENED / MATCH STATS The ACT Brumbies have crushed the British and Irish Lions' confidence on the eve a  Test series with a historic victory at Canberra Stadium. In a battle which will go down in rugby folklore, the young Brumbies became the first Australian provincial side to beat the Lions in more than 40 ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276527/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:12:23 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276527/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 View all 32 photos Suffice to say that it is mission accomplished, but only just. German Holger Osieck might not be as much of a gambler as his Dutch predecessor but one, Guus Hiddink, nor might he have the inherent fortune of ''Lucky Guus". But the Gods smiled on him in this starred arena for the Socceroos as he rolled the dice, replacing talismanic Tim Cahill with the lanky ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276528/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:12:22 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276528/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 SPORTS COMP: Nominations are open for Stock Journal's 2013 Country Sports Personality of the Year. Download the coupon from SJ's Facebook site at ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276531/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:31 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276531/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 PROMOTIONAL PUSH: Dairy Australia manager of industry promotion and product innovation Isabel MacNeill with some of the promotional gear that will be used as part of Dairy SA's Legendairy ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276532/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:30 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276532/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 AN investment in a semen package in Sprys All Gold D052 has paid off for the Thompson family, Bayview stud, Yorketown - it produced two broad ribbon winners at the 54th Dectomax National Shorthorn Show and Sale in Dubbo recently. The sons of the $25,000 top priced bull from Sprys stud's 2011 on-property sale at Wagga Wagga rose through the pre-sale judging on Tuesday to win reserve champion ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276533/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:08:29 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276533/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A raft of outgoing politicians will deliver their final tributes or parting shots to federal parliament on Wednesday as those who hope to keep their jobs after the September election do their best to maintain discipline. In the lower house, Sharon Grierson, Tony Crook, Robert McClelland, Steve Gibbons and Mal Washer will all give valedictory speeches before they bow out of politics. Rumblings ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276534/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:35 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276534/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Life or life with parole - serial rapist Adrian Ernest Bayley will learn his fate on Wednesday for the rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher. The prosecution wants Bayley jailed for life after he pleaded guilty to the crime but the defence says a life sentence without parole would be inappropriate because the crime was not "on that level of severity". The 41-year-old Coburg ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276535/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:34 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215276535/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tim Cahill (No.4) of Australia is tackled by Ahmad Ibrahim of Iraq on Tuesday. Photo: CFPAustralia secured their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil on Tuesday with a late strike from Josh Kennedy firing them to a tense 1-0 win over an understrength Iraq at Stadium Australia.It was an unconvincing victory in front of a sellout 80,000 crowd, but ensured the Socceroos will appear at their ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215274958/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215274958/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Pat Cummins, the Australian fast bowler, will return to competitive action on Wednesday as he begins his bid to play in the Ashes. Cummings was named as a non-playing member of the Australia A squad who have played four-day matches against Scotland and Ireland in the last two weeks. The squad have travelled to Bristol to face Gloucestershire on Friday but Cummins will remain in Ireland to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215275109/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05:53 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215275109/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 New Zealand were the best bowling side in the league phase of the Champions Trophy. They took 25 wickets at an average of 21.56 and a strike rate of 26.70. India took an equal number of wickets, though at a higher average (27.80) and strike rate (33.5). Pakistan were the most economical bowling side, conceding only 4.48 runs an over in their three matches. South Africa's bowling economy of ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215275110/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05:51 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215275110/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australian sports management firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM), which finds itself in the midst of controversy regarding the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has refuted allegations of any financial ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215274631/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:10 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215274631/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Peter O'Callaghan, QC, the independent commissioner in charge of the Catholic Church's Melbourne-based complaints system, has submitted to the state's child sex abuse inquiry that Victorian police had told "blatant untruths", News Limited reports.He said a great deal of police evidence was "misconceived, misleading and damagingly wrong".Deputy Police ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215274706/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:51:58 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215274706/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 By John McGarrity LONDON, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:46pm EDT LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, said it plans to sell Newcastle port, the world's biggest coal export terminal, meaning another chunk of the country's vast resources industry could be sold to foreign buyers. The state's budget for 2013-2014 delivered on Tuesday ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215274765/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:46:47 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215274765/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 WAM ABU DHABI, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) --National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA), today signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia Director of Public Prosecution, Roger Wilkins. The move comes in line with the efforts to activate joint international cooperation and bolster the existing partnership between the UAE and Australia as well. The deal aims to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215275111/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:36:39 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215275111/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia now join Japan, the Asian Cup-holders who booked their ticket a fortnight ago, at next year's FIFA World Cup as the only countries to have qualified alongside hosts Brazil.Although all four Asian qualifiers are familiar names at the FIFA World Cup, the year-long elimination process has been hard-fought and came down to the last week of the final group stage. Ex-Middlesbrough ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273445/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:30 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273445/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Phillip Hughes is adamant he can repair his shaken confidence in three warm-up matches ahead of the first Investec Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, starting with Australia A's fixture against Gloucestershire in Bristol from Friday. A paltry return of 57 runs in five limited-overs innings on this England tour so far has not enhanced Hughes' claims to a spot in the Australian top order for ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273594/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:59:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273594/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 LONDON – Australia's chairman of selectors has told England now is not the time to dismiss his side's chances of regaining the Ashes, despite the controversy currently engulfing the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273595/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:49:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273595/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Former Labor minister Nicola Roxon has railed against sexism in Australia while praising Julia Gillard as an ''amazing Prime Minister''. Delivering her valedictory speech in Parliament on Tuesday, Ms Roxon urged her Labor colleagues not to allow internal tensions to distract them from their mission. Australia's first female attorney-general described Ms Gillard as ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273596/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:46:47 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273596/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A late switch by Labor back to Kevin Rudd could provoke a constitutional crisis forcing Governor-General Quentin Bryce to consider options such as a sudden recall of Parliament to test Labor's majority or even the appointment of Tony Abbott as prime minister. Another option would be the commencement of an immediate caretaker period before an early election. With pressure building within ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273597/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:46:46 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273597/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller has reportedly landed in trouble for drugs again. Miller was arrested this afternoon, Channel 7 reported, leaving an apartment in Mascot with several grams of methamphetamine and about $17,000 in cash. Police have confirmed a 38-year-old man was arrested and charged with being in receipt of stolen goods and possessing a prohibited substance. The 38-year-old ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273598/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:46:41 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273598/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE number of people living alone with dementia is expected to grow, putting them at risk of malnutrition, falls and accidents, a peak body ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273599/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273599/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 folks Down Under have it going on in the style department , too. Whether they're wearing a classic suit or an elaborate Dior gown, they clearly know what's up. So much so, in fact, that sometimes if feels as though they are in on a few beauty and style secrets that we Americans aren't privy to. (We're huge fans of the Aussie ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273231/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:43:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215273231/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia's Josh Kennedy, left, is embraced by Tommy Oar after scoring against Iraq to qualify for the 2014 FIFA world Cup, at Australia Stadium in Sydney June 18, 2013. (DANIEL ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215271517/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:04:14 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215271517/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Redfern 2016 Another Burgess brother has come off the assembly line with Tom to replace his suspended identical twin George in the South Sydney team to face Parramatta on Sunday.Tom, the fourth of the Burgess quartet, is set to make his NRL debut after being named on the bench in the Rabbitohs squad for the Olympic stadium match.George was stood down after he was charged for allegedly smashing ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272080/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:49:22 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272080/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The agency in charge of national literacy and numeracy tests has blamed principals and teachers for pressuring students to do well in the controversial exams. It says student stress and anxiety stem from ''poor communications between schools and their communities'' leading to false perceptions NAPLAN is a high-stakes test. But the NSW Teachers Federation said blaming ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272081/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:12 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272081/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Request for pay cut: The average wage for production staff is approximately $55,000. Holden will ask employees at its Adelaide plant to accept a pay cut, in a bid to slash its labour costs - or risk the company's manufacturing arm leaving Australia. ''Australia is among the most expensive places to build cars anywhere on the planet,'' Holden managing director Mike ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272082/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272082/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Karl Suleman, who was jailed for six years over an elaborate Ponzi scheme, has died. The 52-year-old suffered a heart attack at his home in Horningsea Park, south-west Sydney, on Monday evening. Once described by a judge as ''a highly intelligent and articulate person'', Mr Suleman (pictured) became very wealthy in the early 2000s through his internet company Froggy.com. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272083/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:10 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272083/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Four times as many child abuse survivors are seeking professional help since a royal commission into the issue was announced last year, research shows. Adults Surviving Child Abuse says calls to its helpline have risen 300 per cent since November when it was revealed there would be an inquiry into institutional responses to child sexual abuse. ''The royal commission has helped break ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272084/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:09 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272084/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The shadow of domestic violence readily falls across the wealthy and famous, as Nigella Lawson has discovered, but few choose to report it to the police because of shame. The focus was on lower socioeconomic households, Tracy Howe, chief executive at NSW Women's Refuge Movement, said, but the statistics failed to recognise the unreported problems across the affluent suburbs of Australia. ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272085/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:08 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272085/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 , his full, honest tone and well-paced phrasing allowed the melodies to unfold in all their heart-tugging glory. The collective sound of AcO2 is exquisite and homogenous, a tribute to the musicians of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, who have sought these rare talents. This concert is repeated at City Recital Hall on June 21, 22, 25 and ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272086/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:07 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272086/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Like they have for the entire World Cup qualification campaign, the Socceroos had to play the most nervous of waiting games. Just seven minutes and some brave - and ultimately successful - substitutions from Holger Osieck separated Australia from possible disaster at the hands of Iraq. The Socceroos needed only a win to secure passage to Brazil. For 83 of the 90 minutes, Iraq threatened to be ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272088/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:06 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272088/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Until a late, dramatic intervention from the bench, an 82nd minute winner from substitute Josh Kennedy, that broke Iraqi resistance and ensured that Australia will, after all, be going to the ball, the biggest party in global sport. The World Cup in Brazil, 2014. Given the problems they had in breaking down such an inexperienced and youthful Iraqi side, it is a legitimate question to ask whether ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272087/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:06 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272087/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 As big as helping Germany win a World Cup. That's how Socceroos coach Holger Osieck rated the nerve-jangling 1-0 win over Iraq at ANZ Stadium on Tuesday that secured Australia a third successive World Cup berth. The Socceroos' hopes of direct qualification looked to be hanging by a thread until Kennedy headed home a Mark Bresciano cross in the 83rd minute to book Australia a place in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272089/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:05 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215272089/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 WAM ABU DHABI, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- H.H Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, today received at his office the visiting Australian Director of Public Prosecution, Roger Wilkins. During the meeting, they exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual interest and ways of developing relations between the two friendly countries in ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215271696/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:24:56 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215271696/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A RESPECTED Labor elder who previously backed Prime Minister Julia Gillard has warned she cannot win the election and urged her to hand over to Kevin Rudd. In a sign of growing momentum for a shift back to Mr Rudd, the influential figure said government MPs had to bury their hatred of the former PM and admit he was their best chance of saving seats. But the same source warned Mr Rudd to desist ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215269421/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215269421/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sri Lanka cruise past an Australian side missing captain Michael Clarke on Monday and booked their place in the Champions Trophy semi-finals. Sri Lanka set a first innings total of 254 with Mahela Jayawardene top-scoring on 84 not out. In reply, Australia are bowled out for 233 using just 42 of their ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270546/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:48:45 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270546/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 'The timing of the Lions tour is perfect because if we did win the series, it would give the game here a boost,' says the former Wallabies coach Rod Macqueen. Photograph: Nick ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270454/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:48:43 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270454/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tyas Tunggal has distilled certain features of Javanese classical dancing and embedded them into the work, which consists of five distinct sections all performed on a rectangular box placed centre stage. Some of those features are specifically choreographic allusions to Javanese dance - intricate hand and wrist movements, for example, or a lifted leg with foot turned up from the ankle, or the use ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270656/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270656/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 played to an enthusiastic and knowledgeable audience up at the CSIRO Discovery Centre last Saturday afternoon, many of whom knew their way around the show's remarkable, nearly 50-year history. This has not only included the television episodes but also novels, short stories, audio dramas, comics, the somewhat dire Peter Cushing films of the 1960s and the occasional stage foray. Even ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270655/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:41 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270655/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tasmania may have been the first state in Australia to receive NBN services but customers there have a limited choice of service providers, thanks to the cost of getting data traffic across Bass Strait. An NBN customer in Hobart has a choice of 13 retail service providers, whereas a customer in Kiama in NSW has a choice of 45, according to the NBN Co website. The NBN is being built with 121 ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270657/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:39 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270657/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Large organisations may have trouble thinking like Facebook or young technology start-ups, but that doesn't mean they can't borrow their brains from time to time. Hackathons are rapidly growing in popularity as a means for organisations to solve problems or thrash out ideas for new technology-based products and services. They involve software engineers, entrepreneurs and others with ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270658/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:38 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270658/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Kids week on MasterChef Australia (Ten, 7.30pm) lost me from the first promo, and it wasn't just Matt Preston's lairy suit. Having largely been able to ignore the whole boys v girls sideshow of the first couple of weeks, I was suddenly confronted with the notion of a week of food that wasn't being cooked for me. As a selfish viewer, this series is putting too many novelty ideas ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270659/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:36 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270659/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Illustration: Pat Campbell Just over a week ago, a 15-year-old boy called Mohammed Qataa was selling coffee from his stall in Aleppo. A friend of his asked for a cup and said he would pay him back later. What happened next is unimaginably dreadful - yet no one has seriously contested any detail of the story. Young Mohammed said he didn't take credit and wanted payment for the coffee there ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270660/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:35 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270660/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Illustration: Rocco Fazzari If anyone tells you they know who will be prime minister in a fortnight's time they are lying. They don't have a clue. If Kevin Rudd had the numbers he could challenge today - it wouldn't be hard to manufacture some ersatz reason. But it would rip the party apart. His problem is that everything depends on the moment of the vote. Everyone knows that ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270661/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:34 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270661/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Pulse Live: Stephanie Peatling blogs live from Parliament If Labor were to dump Julia Gillard for Kevin Rudd - and for all Rudd's faults, I see no sensible alternative - it would need to do more than change leaders. To change enough votes to be competitive, it would need to change some key ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270662/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:32 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270662/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 A path to redemption? Not since the then Cassius Clay was stripped of his world title for conscientiously objecting to serving in the Vietnam War has a sportsman suffered as grave an injustice as David Warner. This opening batsman has been suspended from the Australian cricket team until the Ashes begin in July after punching his English counterpart Joe Root on the cheek. Warner accepted his ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270663/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:30 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270663/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 In the 1970s a bunch of radical feminists argued that all sex was rape. At the time everyone who had enjoyed loving, consensual sex howled them down. But the events of the last week have highlighted that our culture does include a pretty nasty set of beliefs about sex. Sex can mean a lot of things. It can range from emotionally transcendental love-making, to fun and laughter, through to the most ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270664/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:28 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270664/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The crux of climate change mitigation efforts has always been that they involve painful economic trade-offs. That fact was underlined, again, in a Climate Change Commission report released on Monday. It suggests most of Australia's known coal, oil and gas reserves will have to remain untapped if global warming is to be kept below two degrees. A rise of more than that will trigger ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270665/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:26 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270665/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The election of the apparently moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran seems hopeful but is no reason to rejoice. Beyond Iran's nuclear ambitions, the overwhelmingly Shiite nation's growing role in the intensifying fighting in neighbouring Syria threatens to draw the US even further into what is now a full-scale sectarian conflict with no obvious conclusion. Rouhani may use ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270666/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:24 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270666/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 In the name of patriotism, ladies: if there was ever a time to support your country, you might be interested to know that Tuesday night offers eye-catching athleticism by young men who lack the thuggish qualities you see on other fields. The Socceroos have a boyish youthfulness that has an obvious appeal. They take on Iraq, and I for one will be glued to my lounge in readiness for a night of ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270667/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:21 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270667/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Brumbies coach Jake White believes the match against the British and Irish Lions on Tuesday night in Canberra presents an exciting opportunity for his younger ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270669/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:20 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270669/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Justin Rose thanked Masters champion Adam Scott for an extra dose of belief after he became the first Englishman in 43 years to win the US Open. Rose closed with an even-par round of 70 to finish at one-over-par 281 for the championship, two clear of now six-time US Open runner-up Phil Mickelson and Australia's two-time US Open bridesmaid Jason ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270668/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:18 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270668/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 When Shane Williams took the call that would suddenly reopen his British and Irish Lions dossier, the thought crossed the 36-year-old Welsh winger's mind that it might just be a stitch-up. Williams, who had retired from Test rugby in 2011, was in a hotel room at Narita International Airport in Japan where he plays for the Mitsubishi Dynaboars side. It was ''almost ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270670/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:16 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270670/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tune was also looking to expand its insurance business through partnerships in Australia. This could provide an additional headache for existing players, which are increasingly battling online rivals in the insurance market. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine, who is leading a trade summit of 300 businesses to the Asian region, said Tune's opening in Melbourne would create jobs. He said the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270671/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:15 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270671/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia's biggest health insurer, Medibank Private, has been accused of squeezing hospitals to shore up its balance sheet before an expected sharemarket listing under a Coalition government. Health industry sources say the government-owned insurer, which has 3.7 million members and is estimated to account for a third of private hospital patients in Sydney and Melbourne, is ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270672/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:14 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270672/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Labour hire company Skilled has increased its exposure to the oil and gas sector with a $75 million acquisition. ASX-listed Skilled has reached a deal with private company Broadsword Marine Contractors to buy its business, which supplies equipment and boats to offshore oil and gas companies. Skilled will pay $48.8 million now, and a further $26.7 million over the next three years, for a total ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270673/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:12 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270673/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Coach Holger Osieck is confident the Socceroos are ready to take on Iraq who are out of World Cup contention but will treat Tuesday's match like any other ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270674/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270674/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Had Australia lost that game against Alberto Zaccheroni's Samurai Blue, the 64-year-old would have been discarded like a burnt bratwurst. He would have been consigned to history as the coach who failed us; who stuffed up what should have been a straightforward task. Instead, he lives to fight another day, and is set to pocket a small fortune when he opens his bank account on Wednesday ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270675/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:09 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270675/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Iraq not underestimated by Socceroos The Socceroos face Iraq in their final Asian Qualifying match, hoping to become the third team to guarantee their place at the 2014 FIFA World ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270676/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:07 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270676/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 As usual a rock band and a pop artist took the main prizes at Monday night's APRA Awards so a category win by a rapper might be seen as small beer. However, more than 25 years after hip hop effectively took over popular music around the world, the fact that lanky, tattooed Matthew Colwell and his co-writer Kaelyn Behr were named emerging songwriters of the year is one small step for a tall ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270677/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:05 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270677/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Such was the ease of the Socceroos' qualifying effort for the 2010 World Cup - Pim Verbeek's squad made it with several games to spare - it's easy to forget that where major tournaments are concerned, Australia have tended to live on a knife edge before making it through. The road to South Africa was straightforward - qualification was ensured on a rather balmy (for Doha) evening ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270678/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:04 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270678/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 It was August 3, 2010, and Kristi Anne Abrahams stood before the television cameras sobbing uncontrollably. She seemed every inch the desperate mother pleading for her daughter's return, from the fistfull of crumpled tissues to the silver crucifix at her throat. ''If anyone has seen her can they please contact the police,'' the then 27-year-old said of her missing ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270680/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:03 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270680/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 National Australia Bank boss Cameron Clyne says he would consider a sharemarket spin-out of the bank's British business if there was strong demand for a privatisation process soon to get under way for two major UK banks. Meanwhile, Mr Clyne believes Australia is not heading towards a recession, but expects economic activity is likely to remain subdued until at least the September federal ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270679/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270679/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Illustration: Rocco Fazzarri If the corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, decides to bring in more rigid standards for briefings to analysts or large investors it will forever be known as the Newcrest Rules. There is a bit of panic among the big players in the investment banking and funds management industry this week that the alleged actions of Newcrest 10 ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270686/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270686/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Shares are being dumped as job cuts loom. Investors took the knife to diversified property group Lend Lease after it warned that the global construction sector had deteriorated in the past six months, leading to reduced earnings. Its shares slumped as much as 8 per cent and closed 70¢ lower at $8.65 amid fears of job cuts in the construction business, which accounts for about 42 per cent ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270685/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270685/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The Australian dollar has also had a bumpy ride, rising above US96¢ on Monday after falling to a 32-month-low of US93.25¢ last week. It was trading at US96.24¢ late on Monday. If Fed chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the central bank hoped to be in a position to taper its quantitative easing this year, his comments could drive up US dollar and US Treasury yields and see the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270684/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:59 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270684/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Mining magnate Clive Palmer's Mineralogy budgeted to burn through more than $40 million in cash in the first half of last year, financial accounts seen by Fairfax Media show. The internal management accounts show a significant part of the forecast cash drain was due to the repayment to Mr Palmer of a $20 million loan. They also show that in seven months Mineralogy, Mr Palmer's ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270683/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:58 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270683/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 As Iranians responded to the victory of the cleric Hassan Rouhani in the presidential race at the weekend by erupting into street parties not seen in years, it almost seemed as if some sort of reformist revolution could be under way. Across the country, drivers honked horns, men danced to pop music and women clapped, celebrating Dr Rouhani's campaign pledges to bring more freedom and better ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270682/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:56 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270682/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The best golfers in the world came to Merion Golf Club for the 113th US Open, and an amusement park ride was awaiting them. Two by two, the golfers took off at No. 1 on a stomach-churning whirl, climbing up the leaderboard only to drop without warning in the time it took the wind to shift or their focus to drift. Like most adrenaline-filled endeavours, it seemed like great fun only after it was ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270681/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:55 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270681/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Jason Day is sick of the bitter pills but feels his time will come in major championships. The 25-year-old walked on to the 11th tee at Merion Golf Club with a share of the US Open lead, just two months after holding a two-shot advantage with three holes to play at the US Masters. He walked off the 18th green at three-over-par, eventually two shots shy of Justin Rose in a tie for second, his ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270687/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:53 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270687/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 British Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to comment on reports the country’s intelligence services intercepted communications by delegates attending two G20 meetings in 2009 in London. Edward Snowden, a former US National Security Agency contractor turned whistleblower, has obtained a wider range of materials about US government surveillance than had been known, including one ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270688/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:52 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270688/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 British police have confirmed they are looking into pictures that show celebrity chef Nigella Lawson being physically restrained by her husband, Charles Saatchi. Lawson has reportedly left the couple's London home after the episode in a restaurant captured by the Fleet Street press. Melbourne radio presenter Dee Dee Dunleavy sparked anger on social media by penning a blog post implying ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270689/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:50 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270689/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 In 1989 the business community became involved. A lobby group called the Parramatta Connection came up with the idea of a freight-only monorail network to get trucks off Sydney's roads. ''It might be possible to run a spur line from the new airport at Badgerys Creek,'' the head of the Parramatta Connection, Fred Symes, said optimistically. There was a plan for a monorail ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270690/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:49 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270690/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Private health funds are threatening to increase fees for NSW members because of a dispute about how much they pay public hospitals for care. The state government has confirmed it has included an $80 million levy on the funds in Tuesday's budget because of drastic cuts to the amount four major insurers pay public hospitals when members are treated in single rooms. Insurers Medibank, NIB, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270691/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:45 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270691/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves from a window with Ecuador's Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Patino at Ecuador's embassy in London. Burgess and his fellow spies took their alienation to an extreme conclusion, but they were not merely disillusioned with their own society. All four exhibited narcissistic characteristics. They believed their views were so superior to those of ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270692/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:44 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270692/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Labor stands to lose 14 seats in NSW if the state's electors vote in September as they have said they would in the five Nielsen polls conducted this year, Fairfax Media analysis shows. In the key state of the 2013 election, the combined tally of all Nielsen polls since February shows Labor heading for its worst result since 1931. Among 2000 NSW voters surveyed, Labor won just 28 per cent of ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270693/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:42 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270693/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The rape and murder in Melbourne of ABC employee Jill Meagher has led to a call to reintroduce the death penalty in Australia. Unusually, this has not come from a politician or outraged member of the community, but from the perpetrator. After admitting that he raped and strangled Meagher in a Brunswick laneway, Adrian Bayley said to police: ''I'm going to jail for a long time ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270694/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:41 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270694/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Labor has turned to a former Liberal Party member to challenge Craig Thomson in the seat of Dobell. Trevor Drake, the former deputy mayor of Gosford, was a Liberal between 2004 and 2008 before having an ''epiphany'' and joining Labor in 2009. He said: ''I reassessed my political leanings, I worked out Labor builds for the community, whereas the Liberals just ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270695/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:40 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270695/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Illustration: John Shakespeare The war in Syria started as a pretty simple affair - an oppressed people rising up against a brutal dictator. It was another outbreak of the Arab Spring, a yearning to be free. As a morality play, it seemed straightforward too. While the dictator's wife shopped for $40,000 chandeliers from Paris, sympathies naturally went to the people brave enough to stand ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270696/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:36 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270696/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The campaign against recognising local government in the constitution will receive one twentieth of the public funding allocated to the referendum ''yes'' case. Local Government Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the ''no'' case will receive $500,000 from the federal government. The ''yes'' case will have $10 million to spend on a ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270697/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:35 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270697/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Like a silver-haired Beatle, Kevin Rudd was mobbed at the airport when he flew into the capital on Monday. Politicians are Canberra's celebrities, and to many, Rudd carries a Paul McCartney-esque charm. To others - mostly the people who have worked with him - Rudd is more of a Yoko Ono figure, albeit with a folksier turn of phrase and a less avant-garde choice of spectacles. Whatever the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270698/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:33 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270698/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 NSW independent schools will be close to $1 billion better off over six years under the Gonski changes than they would have been if their funding was indexed at the same rate as that for public schools, according to a new analysis. The analysis from the NSW Greens suggests independent and Catholic schools in NSW will receive indexation payments of $651 million from the state government and $2.7 ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270701/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:30 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270701/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 NSW Treasurer Mike Baird has declared he has ''tamed the beast'' of spiralling expenses in the state by cutting thousands of jobs and capping wage rises for public servants during the first two years of the O'Farrell government. As Mr Baird prepares to hand down his third budget on Tuesday, figures released to Fairfax Media reveal the size of the public service has ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270700/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:29 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270700/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia v Iraq: The lowdown Socceroos captain Lucas Neill might be brimming with confidence for Tuesday night's World Cup qualifier against Iraq at ANZ Stadium but he insists the Socceroos aren't "dancing the samba" just yet. While the public's anticipation has skyrocketed since the Socceroos demolished Jordan 4-0 in Melbourne last week, the team itself has been at ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270699/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:28 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270699/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Luke Breust or Lindsay Thomas, Ben McGlynn or Eddie Betts. Small forwards. At one point or another all have turned Collingwood around and opened it up. One of the Magpies' tenderest of tender spots for several years has been their inability to close down small forwards. The players ordinarily asked to do the job, Ben Johnson, Alan Toovey and Harry O'Brien, have all gone from the back ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270702/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:26 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270702/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 'From booze brothers to Blues brothers,'' said one member of the NSW coaching staff, reading the back page of Monday's Herald at the team hotel. ''I suppose tomorrow's headline will say 'And back to booze brothers ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270704/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:25 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270704/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 NSW back-rower Greg Bird believes the NRL's crackdown on fighting will lead to players baiting their opponents in an attempt to provoke a reaction. Bird questioned the logic behind the tougher edict on fighting, in which players will be sin-binned for throwing punches, and maintained that the move would place more pressure on referees, as players attempted to come up with ways to incite a ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270703/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:24 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270703/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Reunited in the NSW Origin team, it took just two hours for Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan to get together to toast the occasion. The boozy night out that followed cast a pall over the Blues' ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270705/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:22 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270705/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Ferguson charged, suspended from Origin Blues star Blake Ferguson is charged by NSW police on Monday over allegations he indecently assaulted a woman during a drinking session with teammate Josh ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270706/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:20 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270706/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 won praise and enemies in equal measure, died on Saturday, aged 67, from a rare form of cancer. Some of his peers remembered him on Monday as a man whose personality was as passionate and divisive as the films he made. ''He was a hard-living bloke, and for me very inspirational,'' said Tom Zubrycki. ''He was one of the first documentary filmmakers to get his films ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270707/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:17 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270707/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Eyes on target: Greg Williams. The Tax Office has declared war on the top end of town accountants and lawyers who have helped Australians avoid tax by setting up secretive offshore companies and trusts, with its deputy head warning, ''I am going to target the facilitators''. The ATO, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Crime Commission plan to use the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270711/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:14 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270711/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Melbourne's road back to self-respect will be long and slow, but there is one affirmative act that it can perform immediately, and that is to distance itself, politely but emphatically, from Jeff Kennett and his noisy push. It is improbable that Kennett will be invited in anyway, but the Demons should make their decision now to say thanks, but no thanks, not leave it to him to wash his hands ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270710/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:12 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270710/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Opposing sides of an increasingly bitter wind farm debate will rally in Canberra on Tuesday, with supporters gathering in the city and opponents at Parliament House. Wind farms bring billions of dollars in new investment to regional areas according to their supporters, but households are being slugged with higher power bills, according to opponents. Crookwell grazier Charlie Prell, who wants to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270709/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:11 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270709/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 The seat of Burrinjuck, on the ACT's northern border, would have its boundaries changed and be renamed under proposals released on Monday by the NSW Electoral Commission. The Liberal Party had proposed the seat of Goulburn, which it holds, be retained but Burrinjuck held by the Nationals, be scrapped. The Nationals had proposed keeping Burrinjuck and scrapping Goulburn. The commission is ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270708/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:10 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270708/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Voters preparing for the September 14 election will be able to update their enrolment information via a new application created by the Australian Electoral Commission. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and Fraser MP Andrew Leigh launched the new PC and tablet application in Canberra on Monday. "The development of this application will mean that Canberrans will no longer have to rely on ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270713/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:09 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270713/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 With Julia Gillard's authority under challenge, the ACT is being praised for allowing its female Chief Minister to govern without facing misogynist attacks. Wendy McCarthy, a leading feminist and former chancellor of the University of Canberra, said Katy Gallagher may be escaping personal abuse because she is the third woman to occupy the position. She also said the Prime Minister's ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270712/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:08 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270712/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 As politicians returned to Canberra to bully each other in the last sitting weeks of Parliament, the capital's children were busy getting a head start on how to put an end to the same sort of behaviour. Melbourne sisters Rosie and Lucy Thomas, who together form Project Rockit, have been brought to Canberra by the Association of Parents and Friends ACT for a week of workshops at seven ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270714/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:06 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270714/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 . On Monday morning, as the latest poll had Labor's primary vote with a ''2'' in front of it, all eyes were on life at Canberra Airport's arrivals terminal. But jetting in, after a weekend in Brissie, Kevin Rudd did a very good imitation of his previous statements on the leadership question. In fact, he had ''nothing further to add'' on the ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270715/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:05 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270715/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Scientists think they have discovered why cancer spreads from one part of the body to another, and say it will be ''relatively easy'' to stop the process. Experiments carried out by a team at University College London uncovered what causes the disease to migrate. In many cases, death from cancer is not caused by the primary tumour but the secondary growth. Scientists found ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270716/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:04 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270716/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 After a 12-year wait the nation's capital has become host to an influx of red jerseys as the ACT Brumbies prepare to challenge the British and Irish Lions. Canberra hotels have reached maximum capacity with every one of their 5000 rooms booked out for Tuesday and Wednesday night. Peter Barclay, managing director of King O'Malley's, was expecting an attendance in the thousands to ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270717/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:03 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270717/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Josh Dugan and Blake Ferguson drink Bacardi Breezers Moments after his NSW selection for Origin II was confirmed on Sunday, Blake Ferguson tweeted ''Congrats to big Joshy Dugan very happy for you bra :) #wereback''. Just hours later the pair were reportedly back to their old habits. Even putting aside the police investigation until all the facts are established, their ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270718/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:02 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270718/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 ACTEW managing director Mark Sullivan has clashed with Liberal MLAs over expenditure on the Cotter Dam expansion. During an at times fiery Assembly committee estimates hearing, Mr Sullivan said the enlarged dam should be ready by the end of next month. Mr Sullivan batted away questions from Alistair Coe about the amount of concrete and excavation work that had been required before the budget ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270720/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:01 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270720/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Treasurer Andrew Barr says there will still be cuts to territory water prices this year despite ''dramatic'' changes to the independent regulator's original plans. But Mr Barr hinted reductions to water charges would not be as great as the 16.9 per cent the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission recommended in February. Mr Barr told a Legislative Assembly ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270719/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:00 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270719/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 An aggressive ACT Brumbies helped set the tone for Australia's only series victory against the British and Irish Lions 12 years ago, and Wallabies great Joe Roff says the Brumbies are capable of halting the Lions' momentum again ahead of Saturday's opening Test in Brisbane. But fellow Wallabies champion Owen Finegan says Tuesday night's match against the Lions at Canberra ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270721/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:44:57 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270721/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia A study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has found news accounts for almost half of all locally-made television content in Australia.The ABS study was sponsored by Screen Australia, the Federal Government's funding agency for film and television.It monitored nearly 80,000 hours of free-to-air television and found that more than 36,000 hours was news and current ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270437/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:43:17 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270437/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 the Socceroos the win they needed to secure second place in Asian qualifying Group B and the ticket to Brazil that goes with it. Iraq's hopes of qualifying were ended by last week's defeat at the hands of group winners Japan and Australia's victory also ended the slim hopes of Oman and Jordan, who meet later on Tuesday, of a direct passage to the World Cup. The Australians, ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270808/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:37:28 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270808/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Unions are warning that frontline services across the state are at risk after NSW Treasurer Mike Baird announced further cuts to the public service, despite already axing thousands of jobs and shrinking departmental budgets. Delivering his third budget on Tuesday, Mr Baird detailed a two-year extension of a 1 per cent ''efficiency dividend'' to help fund the state's ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270723/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:34:12 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270723/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Two years ago, when she was 45, Jane Krsevan finally discovered the reason for her stabbing back pains and the excess fluid in her lungs. After a frustrating decade of worsening health and conflicting medical opinions, Krsevan's ninth doctor started asking questions about her childhood. When she told him her father was a builder who made insulation boxes for hot water units, he immediately ... http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270722/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:34:12 -0400 http://www.australianherald.com/index.php/sid/215270722/scat/88f7d0d02bea1b33