http://australia.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Australia en Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2336651 unknown@ma.gnolia.com There are some cowboys trying to suck information from the goodwill of the Austrlian social media consulting community. Laurel tells the story. 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[via Bulletin] Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:37:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2032506goldcoastAustraliatourismqueenslandweb20News http://web2announcer.com/go/2024439 unknown@Netscape.com Australian Prime Minister John Howard pledged on Sunday to establish a national carbon trading scheme by 2012 to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions, calling it the most momentous economic challenge of our time. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:53:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2024439AustraliacarbontradingjohnHowardNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2020303 unknown@Netscape.com Exclusivity of any kind has always made me nervous enough that I want to throw up: segregation by skin color, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. So as a gay person, I was doubly disappointed to discover that The Peel Hotel, a nightclub in Melbourne, Australia that caters mostly to homosexual men, was recently granted the right to refuse entry to Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:35:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2020303newsquakenetscapereportspeelhotelDiscriminationAustraliaSexualorientationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011775 unknown@Netscape.com Ericsson and Telstra have successfully completed the world's first live network trial for next-generation 40Gbps optical transmission technology in Australia. Sun, 27 May 2007 16:27:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011775nextgtelstraEricssonAustraliaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011878 unknown@Netscape.com Terri Irwin hopes her daughter Bindi will "infiltrate the world" with her new conservation-themed television series in which she stars with her late father, Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin. Sun, 27 May 2007 16:10:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011878BindiIrwinAustraliaenviromentconservationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2011581 unknown@Netscape.com EXTRAORDINARY though it seems, it was not until 1967 that Australian Aborigines were recognised as citizens of their own country. Before that they were classified as native wildlife, along with kangaroos and koalas. Sat, 26 May 2007 22:51:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2011581AustraliaWildlifeAboriginesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2005799 unknown@Netscape.com Muslim taxi drivers are regularly refusing to carry blind passengers with guide dogs ΓΆβ;¬" including Australia's Human Rights Commissioner. The treatment of the blind by Sydney cab drivers has been exposed by Human Rights and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes, who is himself blind and reliant on hi Thu, 24 May 2007 00:09:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2005799ReligionofpeaceDiscriminationblindguidedogAustraliaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2003794 unknown@Netscape.com Japan and the U.S. plan to expand a joint study on missile defense by adding Australia amid concerns about North Korea 's weapons program, a news report said Tuesday. Tue, 22 May 2007 09:19:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2003794AustraliaJoinsmissiledefenseU.S.News http://web2announcer.com/go/1916512 unknown@Netscape.com CANBERRA, Australia - Authorities said Monday they want to shoot more than 3,000 kangaroos on the fringes of Australia's capital, noting the animals were growing in population and eating through the grassy habitats of endangered speciesThe Defense Department wants to hire professional shooters to cull the kangaroos at two of its properties on the o Wed, 16 May 2007 15:36:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1916512AustraliaofficialswantsToshootmoreThan3000kangaroosNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1857183 unknown@Netscape.com The sleepy town of Geraldton in Western Australia is best known for its busy fishing port that also exports natural resources to Asia. Sat, 12 May 2007 07:21:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1857183usspyFacilityAustraliaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1669606 unknown@Netscape.com Last year 13,500 Victorians - the equivalent of 260 a week - were charged with an offence that no longer exists in most Australian states and territories. Public drunkenness was decriminalised in NSW, Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and the ACT in the 1970s and 1980s. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:16:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1669606AustraliaalcoholpublicdrunkennessNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1661345 unknown@Netscape.com The Kangaroos are unstoppable. It was proved once again when the crushed Sri Lanka by 53 runs in the final to win the World Cup for a record third time in a row. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:54:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1661345cricketworldcupAustraliaSriLankawinNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1644288 unknown@Netscape.com When the timer pings, Emma Kendall-Marsden knows that her four minutes in the shower are up. In her native Northamptonshire she loved to linger under a powerful hot jet. But this is Brisbane, and the water is running out. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:02:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1644288AustraliawaterenvironmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1550774 unknown@Netscape.com PM John Howard warned that irrigation of much of the nation's farmland will be banned unless there is heavy rainfall in the next month. Irrigators are already warning that if they cannot water their land, there will be huge crop losses & consumers will face large price rises. He said there was no choice, and he described the situation as grim. Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:55:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1550774AustraliarecorddroughtClimatechangewatershortageglobalwarmingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1515108 unknown@Netscape.com Australia's most expensive home could soon be built in an exclusive Perth suburb after an Indian family paid $22.7 million for a series of prized riverfront blocks. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:47:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1515108AustraliaPerthRealestateluxuryhomeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1456777 unknown@Netscape.com Profligate shower-takers may find their water supply cut to a trickle as country endures a long drought made worse by global warming. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:49:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1456777waterpoliceAustraliadroughtglobalwarmingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1457385 unknown@Netscape.com The Australian government has announced plans to outlaw material that advocates terrorism - a move designed to tighten its already strict censorship rules. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:36:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1457385booksCensorshipAustraliaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1395477 unknown@Netscape.com Australia plans to nearly double its forces in Afghanistan, Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday, describing the dispatch of 450 soldiers as an attempt to check the swelling Taliban insurgency. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:41:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1395477AustraliaTroopsAfghanistanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1380827 unknown@Netscape.com Australia is to deploy a 300-member special forces task group back to Afghanistan to help counter the expected Taliban summer offensive, Prime Minister John Howard has announced. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:59:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1380827AfghanistanTalibanAustraliaTroopsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1278162 unknown@Netscape.com The European Union accused the United States and Australia on Monday of hampering international efforts to tackle climate change. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:45:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1278162EUSlamsusAustraliaClimatechangeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1236044 unknown@Netscape.com Australia's largest city dimmed on Saturday night as businesses and homeowners switched off the lights to draw attention to global warming. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:06:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1236044globalwarminglightsClimatechangesydneyAustraliaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1176157 unknown@Netscape.com An environmental group said Tuesday it had captured a "monster" toad the size of a small dog. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:44:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1176157toad2poundsGraemeSawyerFrogwatchAustraliaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1063313 unknown@Netscape.com The first Guantanamo detainee to be formally charged under the new military commission rules, David Hicks, has alleged in a court document filed here that during nearly 5 years in American custody he has been frequently beaten during interrogations, and that as a result he "cooperated" with his interrogators. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:12:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1063313guantanamoAustraliadetaineeabusedavidhicksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1044811 unknown@Netscape.com More than 50 reptiles, including a crocodile, were stolen from an Australian animal education center established to continue the work of wildlife crusader Steve Irwin. The haul from the Wildlife Wonderland near Melbourne, included a 60-centimetre (2 feet) freshwater crocodile, two pythons and three bearded dragons, all requiring an owner's license, Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:15:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1044811steveIrwinAustraliaReptileTheftsWildlifeWonderlandNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1035921 unknown@Netscape.com Australia's prime minister declined Saturday to commit to a timeline for withdrawing his country's forces from Iraq , but insisted that steady progress was being made. Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:40:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1035921AustraliawontsetiraqExitTimetableNews http://web2announcer.com/go/988554 unknown@Netscape.com Camels hit Australia hard. After rabits, bullfrogs, yet another introduced animal creates problems in Australia. Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:20:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/988554AustraliacamelsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/971456 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "The prime ministers of Japan and Australia have signed a security pact designed to enhance military co-operation between the two nations.Japan's PM Shinzo Abe said the pact would help to stabilise the region. The defence deal - Japan's first with a country other than the US - includes co-operation on border security, counter-terrorism and disaster relief." Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:51:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/971456AustraliajapanSecuritydiplomacyasiaShinzoAbeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/971142 unknown@Netscape.com Sylvester Stallone has been charged with trying to bring vials of a muscle-building hormone into Australia, where it is restricted. Lawyers for Stallone, the 60-year-old star of the "Rocky" and "Rambo" movie franchises, represented him in a Sydney court on Tuesday where he faces a charge of importing a banned substance. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:36:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/971142growthHormonesylvesterstalloneAustraliasydneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/869341 unknown@Netscape.com More and more Australian children shun pets in favour of computer games according to research commissioned by the Australian Companion Animals Council. [via DS Fanboy] Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:49:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/869341petsownershipdeclineAustraliachildrenNews http://web2announcer.com/go/851569 unknown@Netscape.com Security forces in East Timor are bracing for more trouble after violent protests flared yesterday after Australian troops moved against self-styled rebel leader, Major Alfredo Reinado, killing four of his men. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:52:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/851569AustraliaeastTimorprotestsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/739443 unknown@Netscape.com U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney insisted Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd be sworn to secrecy about the details of their meeting before their talks in Sydney on Friday. According to senior Labor sources, Mr Cheney would not meet Mr Rudd until the conditions of secrecy had been met. Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:10:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/739443DickcheneykevinRuddAustraliasecrecyPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/694385 unknown@Netscape.com Protesters plan to deliver a firm anti-Iraq war message to Vice President Dick Cheney in Australia on Thursday as one of his firmest allies faces searching questions over its commitment to the unpopular war. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:07:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/694385iraqwarprotestsAwaitcheneyAustraliavisitNews http://web2announcer.com/go/681199 unknown@Netscape.com Prime Minister John Howard today ruled out following Britain's lead and reducing troop numbers in Iraq. Australia also has about 550 soldiers in southern Iraq, based at Tallil, and Mr Howard says there are no plans to reduce those numbers. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:46:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/681199AustraliairaqjohnHowardNews http://web2announcer.com/go/652696 unknown@Netscape.com Air raid sirens wailed and warplanes swooped over Darwin as Australians marked the 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the city.More than 240 people died and thousands more fled Darwin when Japanese aircraft bombed the northern city on Feb. 19, 1942 -- the day war came to Australian soil for the first time. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:52:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/652696japaneseairraidAustraliaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/657513 unknown@Netscape.com Australia will press Vice President Dick Cheney this week to ensure a speedy trial for Australia's Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks so he can be brought home by the year's end, said Prime Minister John Howard. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:33:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/657513AustraliapresscheneyguantanamotrialhicksNews http://web2announcer.com/go/653893 unknown@Netscape.com An Australian water melon picker has set a new record by smashing open 40 melons with his head in under one minute. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:51:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/653893AustraliasmashesmelonrecordNews http://web2announcer.com/go/635520 unknown@Netscape.com Labor has been advocating a staged withdrawal in heated debates with Prime Minister John Howard who said the plan would lead to catastrophe in Iraq. Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:11:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/635520iraqAustraliawithdrawalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/627716 unknown@Netscape.com Mario Matt rescued the Austrian men's team in the nick of time on Saturday, winning the men's slalom to give them their first gold medal of the Alpine skiing world championships.Matt, the 2001 world champion in the explosive technical discipline, won by the huge margin of 1.81 seconds from Italy's Manfred Moelgg in the final individual event of the Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:02:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/627716martinwingoldAustraliaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/598922 unknown@Netscape.com The United States is to build a new military satellite communications base in Australia, the government said on Thursday, after three years of secret negotiations between the two allie Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:56:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/598922usTobuildmilitarybaseAustraliaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/573698 unknown@Netscape.com MORE than a third of voice over internet protocol service operators in Australia are operating outside the industry's regulatory framework. Telecoms researcher Market Clarity reports that as of December only 153 of 238 VoIP service providers operating in Australia had signed up to the compulsory Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman scheme. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:04:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/573698AustraliaitvoipNews http://web2announcer.com/go/540525 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:47:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/540525bicepsstretchshoulderouterbutterflyexercise demonstrationsneck stretchtorsocalf stretchglutealhamstring stretchtricepsquad stretchthighgroinpodcastsearchMusicwhitepagestelstrawhite pagesAustralianmainNavigationtelephonePhonetelstra corporation ltdtelstra corporation limitedaustralian white pageswwwwhite pages australiatelstra white pagesaustralian businesssunnymelbournegovernment departmentspagesAustralia http://web2announcer.com/go/446279 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:42:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/446279iraqwarugnbaghdadwaronterrordel.icio.us ekkotvLocationsterrorismgroupblogNewsiraquisaliveinbaghdadcagequeenslandwildbirdsbirdfoodWildlifeAustraliajuliussulphur crested cockatoocockiesparrotsone wingvetcockatoocockatooswildlife permitnational parks and wildlifephotographytamper proof http://web2announcer.com/go/415893 unknown@Netscape.com Irish-born opener Ed Joyce scored a century as England ended a run of nine straight losses to Australia by beating the world champions by 92 runs in a tri-series one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:53:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/415893englandAustraliacricketNews http://web2announcer.com/go/397890 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:21:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/397890Streamingp2ptvjajahvoice over ipinternet telephonylandlinezoneip phoneinternet telephonefrancecallcanadachinasingaporehong kongspecial zonezone 3callsactivatedvoice-over-ipAustralialand line http://web2announcer.com/go/373948 unknown@Netscape.com Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef, treasured as the world's largest living organism, could be killed within decades by global warming, scientists warn in a new report. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:54:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/373948AustraliagreatbarrierreefglobalwarmingClimatechangereportNews http://web2announcer.com/go/317182 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "Australia Day celebrations reflected a vibrant multiculturalism in Victoria, Premier Steve Bracks said. Mr Bracks kicked off his Australia Day celebrations in Melbourne by firing the gun to start the Williamstown to Geelong Skandia yacht race before joining other dignitaries on a march through the city. 'Multiculturalism is still alive and well here in Victoria,' he told reporters." Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:06:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/317182AustraliadayVictoriayachtcelebrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/299032 unknown@Netscape.com An astonishing collection of fossil animals from southern Australia is reported by scientists. The creatures were found in limestone caves under Nullarbor Plain and date from about 400,000-800,000 years ago. Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:08:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/299032fossilshugeAustraliacollectionfoundNews http://web2announcer.com/go/239518 unknown@Netscape.com Australian wildlife officials warn that a serious drought is driving tens of thousands of snakes into urban areas. Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:03:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/239518AustraliasnakesNews