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Qatar Airways acquires Sheraton MelbourneQatar Airways has acquired the Sheraton Melbourne Hotel, further expanding the growing portfolio of its hospitality division, Dhiafatina Hotels. The Sheraton Melbourne joins a growing list of distinguished establishments acquired More… |
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Thousands seek shelter as cyclone batters FijiMore than 3,500 people evacuated to emergency shelters in Fiji as the biggest cyclone in 20 years swept across the Pacific island nation on Monday, three days after the storm killed four people and destroyed thousands of homes in nearby Samoa. More… |
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Australia launches inquiry into royal prank callAustralia's media regulator launched an investigation on Thursday into a prank call by a radio station to a London hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife, after the nurse who took the call committed suicide. Jaci More… |
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Australia set for bumper grains harvestAustralia is on track for another year of bumper grains and oilseed harvests with ideal growing condition forecast to boost production this year, which could add pressure on global prices. Even though Austral More… |
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Climate change could inflate food pricesGlobal food prices are likely to keep rising as production struggles to match demand and extreme weather events become more frequent, a climate-change advisor to the Australian government said on Wednesday. Ross Garnaut told an agricultura More… |
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Climate change ‘to drive up food prices’Global food prices are likely to keep rising as production struggles to match demand and extreme weather events become more frequent, a climate-change advisor to the Australian government said on Wednesday. Ross Garnaut told an agricultura More… |
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Australia expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai hitAustralia's government said on Monday it had ordered the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat over the use of fake passports in the assassination of a top Hamas militant in Dubai in January. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said a police investi More… |
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New underwear targets desk-bound menAustralia-based company Equmen has launched a line of high-tech underwear which claims to trim the torso while also benefiting the health of men who spend the week hunched over desks in high-stress jobs. Gavin Jones, co-founder of Equmen s More… |
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Australia plans $45bn overhaul of healthAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced a $45 billion funding takeover of the country's ailing health-care system on Wednesday, proposing to wrest it away from the states and cut hospital waiting lists. The new health policy is aime More… |
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Fury at Dubai killing reaches AustraliaMounting diplomatic fury over the killing of a top Hamas commander in a Dubai hotel reached Australia on Thursday, with Israel's ambassador summoned over the use of Australian passports by a suspected assassination squad. Dubai authorities More… |
