Australia Sees Surplus in 2014 as Forecast Slips on Revenue Drop

Australia's biggest mosque has removed an online post that called for a ”fatwa” against Christmas following harsh condemnation from the Muslim community. The Lakemba Mosque had posted the religious ruling on its

Australia's chairman of selectors, John Inverarity, has declared Michael Clarke only had a 50-50 chance of playing the Boxing Day Test and said Mitchell Starc was almost certain to be rested due to his heavy workload

Australia's budget should return to surplus in 2014 even as a drop in tax revenue forced the government to give up a pledge to balance its books in the current fiscal year, the country's trade minister said. The original target of a surplus in the

Australia's chairman of selectors, John Inverarity, has declared Michael Clarke only had a 50-50 chance of playing the Boxing Day Test and said Mitchell Starc was almost certain to be rested due to his heavy workload

With an increasing number of young Australians moving to the US in search of career opportunities courtesy of the E-3 visa, and Australian tourists making up the sixth-largest visitor group in New York, those destined for the Big Apple inevitably find

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Putting the BBQ in NYC: expats create Little Australia in the Big Apple

With an increasing number of young Australians moving to the US in search of career opportunities courtesy of the E-3 visa, and Australian tourists making up the sixth-largest visitor group in New York, those destined for the Big Apple inevitably find

Peter Siddle is taking on the mantle of leadership and example among Australia's bowlers that - until recently - Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey held for the batsmen - Cricket news from Australia v Sri Lanka.

Instead England take on Antipodean cricketers home and away in their next 15 Tests – five against New Zealand, 10 against the Australians. This should not be too daunting a prospect. The New Zealanders are nowhere near as good as they were in the

Peter Siddle is taking on the mantle of leadership and example among Australia's bowlers that - until recently - Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey held for the batsmen - Cricket news from Australia v Sri Lanka.

Sorry to disappoint you, but it appears the world is still spinning even though Australia and New Zealand are already well into December 21. Read this article by Amanda Kooser on CNET.

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Australia and New Zealand had better watch out – England are on the up

Australia's batting coach Stuart Law spoke of his desire to return to the nation's batsmen the sort of collective "ruthless streak" that limited him to one Test in a career that ultimately reaped more than 27000 first-class runs

Sorry to disappoint you, but it appears the world is still spinning even though Australia and New Zealand are already well into December 21. Read this article by Amanda Kooser on CNET.

Sorry to disappoint you, but it appears the world is still spinning even though Australia and New Zealand are already well into December 21. Read this article by Amanda Kooser on CNET.

Gold bars the size of a credit card that can easily be broken into one gram pieces and used as payment · Debt-ridden households could kill off economic recovery when [bonds crash and] interest rate rises, says Resolution

Gold bars the size of a credit card that can easily be broken into one gram pieces and used as payment · Debt-ridden households could kill off economic recovery when [bonds crash and] interest rate rises, says Resolution

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Australia and New Zealand had better watch out – England are on the up

Instead England take on Antipodean cricketers home and away in their next 15 Tests – five against New Zealand, 10 against the Australians. This should not be too daunting a prospect. The New Zealanders are nowhere near as good as they were in the

Instead England take on Antipodean cricketers home and away in their next 15 Tests – five against New Zealand, 10 against the Australians. This should not be too daunting a prospect. The New Zealanders are nowhere near as good as they were in the

South Australia. MUCH of South Australia will also be on total fire bans, with soaring temperatures tipped to reach 39C. The Country Fire Service has said 13 districts face an extreme or severe risk of fire tomorrow and declared a 24-hour total fire

Merry Christmas from Australia. Posted on December 22, 2012 by TearsOfTheMoon| Leave a comment · Clarke and Dawe – A Last Minute Technicality · Tweet. This entry was posted in Headlines. Bookmark the permalink. ← Gold bars the

STROLLING down Mulberry Street in New York's Nolita, it is hard to believe you could be anywhere but downtown Manhattan. Cluttered vintage boutiques and their upscale neighbours beckon you inside to peruse their second-hand and designer wares at

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Jackman, Crowe premiere 'Les Mis' in Australia

Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe had some fun with the photographers on the red carpet for the Australian premiere of Les Miserables Friday. The movie, which is earning rave reviews and plenty of Oscar buzz, opens in U.S. theaters on Christmas Day.

OBVIOUSLY my teacher wasn't an Olivia Newton-John fan. Why else would I have been rewarded with a detention for merely encouraging my classmates to join in an impromptu performance of Summer Nights one Friday afternoon in high school?

Australia's batting coach Stuart Law spoke of his desire to return to the nation's batsmen the sort of collective "ruthless streak" that limited him to one Test in a career that ultimately reaped more than 27000 first-class runs

OBVIOUSLY my teacher wasn't an Olivia Newton-John fan. Why else would I have been rewarded with a detention for merely encouraging my classmates to join in an impromptu performance of Summer Nights one Friday afternoon in high school?

A reader tip pointed us to an issue with Mazda's recent Skyactiv-D diesel engines in Australia. Apparently, the vehicle's particulate filter may be the.

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Mayan apocalypse fails, according to Australia

The humorous write-up by DIAC states that while Santa Claus knows obtaining his Australian visa is a streamlined process but they have reminded Santa that there are trainee elves on student visas who need to consider their options before their visas

CANBERRA, Australia -- A 3-year-old Australian boy was lucky to escape uninjured after a collection of eggs he found in his yard hatched into a slithering tangle of deadly snakes. Reptile specialist Trish Prendergast said Friday that young wildlife

JAMES Ashby will today lodge a fresh sexual harassment claim against former parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper with Fair Work Australia - despite a Federal Court judge throwing out his case last week for being an abuse of the court's process. Mr Ashby

I'm writing these lines on December 20, 2:54PM. In Australia, it's December 21, 6:54AM. If you are in Australia, please reply in the comments promptly. We want to know if the world is over yet there or not. Also, if you have

Match report of Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Hobart, 5th day from Australia v Sri Lanka.

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