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Revelers smooched and cheered the famous ball drop in New York's Times Square as the largest New Year's Eve celebration in the U.S. ushered in 2011.
Millions gather worldwide to ring in 2011 (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/millions-gather-worldwide-to-ring-in-2011?fromrss=1)
Flood waters swept through vast areas of northeastern Australia on Saturday, threatening to inundate thousands more homes in a disaster one official said was of "biblical proportions". As Queen Elizabeth II sent her "sincere sympathies" to Queenslanders who rang in a damp new year, helicopters were being used to deliver food and other supplies to ...
Biblical floods' threaten thousands (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/biblical-floods-threaten-thousands?fromrss=1)
By Mary Ellen Green - Goldstream News Gazette Published: December 31, 2010 9:00 AM Updated: December 31, 2010 10:13 AM For Gabrielle Giet, X marks the spot.
Psychic takes a shot at locating Amelia Earhart's aircraft (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/psychic-takes-a-shot-at-locating-amelia-earharts-aircraft?fromrss=1)
Keep it up
Christopher Roth rows down a flooded street in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, Wednesday, Dec.
Woman missing in Australian floodwaters (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/woman-missing-in-australian-floodwaters?fromrss=1)
Paul Mergard took these during and after shots of the same building. The photo on the left was taken on 29 December and the other on 2 January, showing the height of the floodwaters A woman swept from the road in her car has become the first victim of widespread flooding in Queensland.
1: Australia floods: Eyewitness stories (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/1-australia-floods-eyewitness-stories?fromrss=1)
A MAN assaulted during New Year's Eve celebrations in rural South Australia has died in hospital.
Man dies after New Year's pub assault (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/man-dies-after-new-years-pub-assault?fromrss=1)
A severe thunderstorm threatening flash floods has been forecast for the already badly inundated Australian state of Queensland.
New storm forecast for Queensland (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/new-storm-forecast-for-queensland?fromrss=1)
TOURISM operators say the number of visitors from Britain and the rest of Europe could decline as much as 15 per cent this year because of the high Australian dollar and weak northern hemisphere economies.
Operators fear tourism fall as Aussie dollar climbs (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/operators-fear-tourism-fall-as-aussie-dollar-climbs?fromrss=1)
The family of a British soldier originally from Fiji who died in an explosion in southern Afghanistan at the weekend has paid tribute to a "hugely loved man". 11:10AM GMT 03 Jan 2011 Private Joseva Saqanagonedau Vatubua, 24, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, was killed on Saturday near the ...
Tributes to 'hugely loved' British soldier killed in Afghanistan (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/tributes-to-hugely-loved-british-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan?fromrss=1)
The federal government is under pressure from the coalition and Australian Greens to stop Japan's whale hunt in the Southern Ocean.
Govt under pressure on whale hunt (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/govt-under-pressure-on-whale-hunt?fromrss=1)
Floodwaters eased in Australia's major coal mining region on Tuesday to allow some mines to slowly resume production, although most remain idle as devastating floods affect some 200,000 people and force towns to be evacuated.
Australia floods force evacuations, recede in coal (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australia-floods-force-evacuations-recede-in-coal?fromrss=1)
The Australian town of St George was being evacuated Tuesday before flood waters inundate the area.
Flood-threatened Australian town evacuated Jan 4, 2011 8:14 Am Et a "... (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/flood-threatened-australian-town-evacuated-jan-4-2011-8-14-am-et-a?fromrss=1)
Weary residents of a flooded Australian coastal city braced for water levels to peak Wednesday, as state officials held an emergency meeting to help determine recovery plans for the 200,000 people affected by the deluge.
Australian city cut off by floods braces for more (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australian-city-cut-off-by-floods-braces-for-more?fromrss=1)
An upcoming Holland America cruise will take you to Bora Bora, French Polynesia and a raft of other unique destinations.
Holland America offers unique cruises (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/holland-america-offers-unique-cruises?fromrss=1)
Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 per cent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday.
Australia floods cause 'catastrophic' damage (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australia-floods-cause-catastrophic-damage?fromrss=1)
In this handout photo provided by Maranoa Regional Council an aeriel view of the swollen Balonne River is seen just before water levels peaked at 12.75 metres on January 4, 2011 in Surat, Australia.
Flooded Australia city faces long wait to dry out (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/flooded-australia-city-faces-long-wait-to-dry-out?fromrss=1)
One of the first acts of the new Republican-controlled House is to take away the floor voting rights of six delegates representing areas such as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and American Samoa.
House Republicans End Floor Voting Rights for 'Delegates' from Puerto Rico, Guam, D.C. and Samoa (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/house-republicans-end-floor-voting-rights-for-delegates-from-puerto-rico-guam-d-c-and-samoa?fromrss=1)
Heavy rains threatened further flooding in Australia's drenched northeast Thursday as besieged Rockhampton cut supplies to "irresponsible" residents who refused to leave water-bound homes.
Heavy rains hit Australia's flood-drenched northeast (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/heavy-rains-hit-australias-flood-drenched-northeast?fromrss=1)
The good news for the nearly 200,000 exhausted flood victims is that the crisis finally appeared to be easing.
New storms soak flood-weary Australia communities (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/new-storms-soak-flood-weary-australia-communities?fromrss=1)
Business has called for skilled immigration to be fast-tracked. BUSINESS representatives have told the federal government that they can't afford to be in limbo for up to 18 months while 140,000 applications for skilled migration are processed.
Move resources to clear backlog (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/move-resources-to-clear-backlog?fromrss=1)
England were dismissed for a record 644 after lunch on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes Test against Australia on Thursday.
England notch up record tally (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/england-notch-up-record-tally?fromrss=1)
In this Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 photo, the Raffles Hotel in the Berserker district of Rockhampton, Australia has truckloads of dirt delivered and built themselves a protective wall from the floodwaters.
Australian flood victims return to muddy homes (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australian-flood-victims-return-to-muddy-homes?fromrss=1)
Queensland State Premier Anna Bligh has said the total flood bill could exceed A$5bn The head of Queensland's flood recovery task force says it will take "a hell of a lot of work" to get devastated communities back on their feet.
Flood recovery 'a hell of a job' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/flood-recovery-a-hell-of-a-job?fromrss=1)
Residents of waterlogged northeast Australia returned to homes caked in sludge and nervously watched the skies for more rain Friday while waiting for swollen rivers to recede.
Flooded-out Australians go home to mud, mess, rain (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/flooded-out-australians-go-home-to-mud-mess-rain?fromrss=1)
Wendy Hilcher from the RSPCA helps to rescue a dog caught by the rising floodwaters in Rockhampton.
Floods prompt call for pet evacuation laws (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/floods-prompt-call-for-pet-evacuation-laws?fromrss=1)
A child's toy floats in flood waters in Rockhampton as water levels are expected to remain high for at least a week / Getty Images Source: Getty Images A large rain storm passes just behind the edge of flood waters in Rockhampton.
Floods claim another victim (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/floods-claim-another-victim?fromrss=1)
Australian Michael Beer is bowled by Chris Tremlett and England claim a first Ashes series win in Australia for 24 years, ending a period in which Australia have been close to unbeatable on home soil.
England's Victorious Moment At The S.C.G (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/englands-victorious-moment-at-the-s-c-g?fromrss=1)
Kerr gives birth to baby boy Supermodel Miranda Kerr has given birth to a son in a Los Angeles hospital.
It's a baby boy for KerrBloom (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/its-a-baby-boy-for-kerrbloom?fromrss=1)
Heavy rains falling on Australiaa TMs flooded north-east could have a "dramatic" impact, officials warned Sunday, stretching already swollen rivers and creeks to their limit across the devastated region.
'Dramatic' rain warning for flood-soaked Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/dramatic-rain-warning-for-flood-soaked-australia?fromrss=1)
Heavy rain on Sunday fell on Australia's Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane, prompting warnings of flash flooding, and a close watch was also being kept on the Gold Coast, a major draw for the state's tourism industry and an essential part of Queensland's economy.
Australian floods: Brisbane threatened by rising waters (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australian-floods-brisbane-threatened-by-rising-waters?fromrss=1)
Floodwaters from a swollen river poured into businesses in yet another northeastern Australian community Monday, as relentless rains brought more misery to a region battling its worst flooding in decades.
Driving rain brings new flood woes to Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/driving-rain-brings-new-flood-woes-to-australia?fromrss=1)
Arizona shooting suspect charged; due in court...Another arrest in disabled assaults TUCSON, Ariz.
Arizona shooting suspect charged; due in court...Another arrest in... (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/arizona-shooting-suspect-charged-due-in-court-another-arrest-in?fromrss=1)
Former Australia international Shaun Berrigan has resumed his career in the National Rugby League, with another high-profile Super League import prepared to follow suit.
Berrigan starts work with Warriors (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/berrigan-starts-work-with-warriors?fromrss=1)
Internet trolls have defaced a Facebook site paying tribute to the victims of the Queensland floods.
Internet trolls deface flood tribute site (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/internet-trolls-deface-flood-tribute-site?fromrss=1)
Motorists should brace for shortages of ethanol and higher prices for the fuel at the bowser brought on by the Queensland floods, the competition regulator has warned.
Floods may prompt ethanol fuel shortages: ACCC (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/floods-may-prompt-ethanol-fuel-shortages-accc?fromrss=1)
Rescuers raced Tuesday to reach people trapped on roofs after a flash flood hurled a tsunami-like wall of water through Australia's waterlogged east, tossing cars like toys, killing at least eight people and leaving 72 missing.
8 dead in new flood as Australia's crisis worsens (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/8-dead-in-new-flood-as-australias-crisis-worsens?fromrss=1)
A "fearless" British soldier killed on the first day of 2011 will be repatriated to UK soil on Tuesday and a procession will be held in Wootton Bassett in his honour.
Body of 'fearless' soldier to be repatriated (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/body-of-fearless-soldier-to-be-repatriated?fromrss=1)
Regional areas of South Australia are on alert for possible flooding from the River Murray in the event of heavy rain.
SA on flood watch (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/sa-on-flood-watch?fromrss=1)
Australian shares and the country's currency struggled on Tuesday, as flooding in Queensland took a turn for the worse, resulting in loss of life, potentially raising the damage bill and crimping the nation's growth.
Asia Markets: Floods pressure Australian shares, dollar (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/asia-markets-floods-pressure-australian-shares-dollar?fromrss=1)
A local looks on as the Brisbane River rises rapidly on Jan. 11, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia.
Flood Relief: More than $32 Million Raised for Queensland Flood Relief (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/flood-relief-more-than-32-million-raised-for-queensland-flood-relief?fromrss=1)
QUEENSLAND businesses forced to close or constrain their operations for the floods say the full cost is still unknown.
Flood costs still unknown (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/flood-costs-still-unknown?fromrss=1)
Based on a treasure trove of royal letters, appointment cards and photographs, a new book on the remarkable life of Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue fills many of the gaps left by the hit film "The King's Speech." Lionel's grandson Mark Logue was consulted for the script of the movie, starring Colin Firth as the stammering King George VI ...
Book tells inspiring tale behind King's Speech film (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/book-tells-inspiring-tale-behind-kings-speech-film?fromrss=1)
As business houses large and small across Queensland begin to assess the devastation caused by the floods catastrophe, Caltex Australia says the shutdown of its Lytton Refinery in Queensland will cost the company up to $10 million in profit after tax in 2011.
Cost of deadly floods mounts for business (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/cost-of-deadly-floods-mounts-for-business?fromrss=1)
Descended from the man who put down the mutiny on the Bounty, the state leader is facing choppy waters of her own Anna Bligh with the Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, at a press conference in Brisbane.
Profile: Anna Bligh, Queensland premier (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/profile-anna-bligh-queensland-premier?fromrss=1)
A strong earthquake has hit a group of New Caledonia islands in the South Pacific.
Strong quake hits New Caledonia islands in Pacific (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/strong-quake-hits-new-caledonia-islands-in-pacific?fromrss=1)
You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.
M 5.3, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/m-5-3-loyalty-islands-new-caledonia?fromrss=1)
In Australia, the clean-up after the worst floods in decades has begun. In Sri Lanka and the Philippines, flooding has displaced hundreds.
After the floods (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/after-the-floods?fromrss=1)
Australia began to tally the multibillion dollar toll of massive flooding that left fertile farmland in the northeast a boggy mess of rotting vegetation and swamped the third-largest city of Brisbane, where residents waded through stinking mud Friday in search of salvageable possessions.
Floods take major toll on Australian fa... (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/floods-take-major-toll-on-australian-fa?fromrss=1)
Neurosurgeon says doctors 'actually confident' of Arizona congresswoman's recovery.
With police watching, lawmakers resume meetings (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/with-police-watching-lawmakers-resume-meetings?fromrss=1)
Ed Blakely , picked by former Mayor Ray Nagin to lead New Orleans' recovery after Hurricane Katrina , has pursued disasters around the world.
Ed Blakely, former New Orleans recovery chief, offers Australians advice on rebuilding Brisbane (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/ed-blakely-former-new-orleans-recovery-chief-offers-australians-advice-on-rebuilding-brisbane?fromrss=1)
A A A A A Elielia Faiga'a of Samoa salvages what she can from her flood-devastated home in Ipswich near Brisbane on January 14, 2011.
Asian tsunami survivor escapes deadly Australian floods (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/asian-tsunami-survivor-escapes-deadly-australian-floods?fromrss=1)
Mr Rudd, whose constituency of Griffith was hit by the flood, had been a high profile volunteer as the waters rose, checking on residents whose homes were inundated and handing out supplies of anti-bacterial gel.
Brisbane floods: Kevin Rudd treated for foot injury after flood efforts (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/brisbane-floods-kevin-rudd-treated-for-foot-injury-after-flood-efforts?fromrss=1)
LDS Church missionaries are accounted for while many LDS members and their homes have been affected as the state of Queensland and its capital city of Brisbane have been hit with the the worst flooding in a half a century.
Australian floods affecting LDS Church missionaries, members (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australian-floods-affecting-lds-church-missionaries-members?fromrss=1)
Survivors of devastating Australian floods sought solace Sunday in church services while emergency workers searched through sodden wrecked homes for victims.
Australians grieve, search for more flood victims (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australians-grieve-search-for-more-flood-victims?fromrss=1)
Australian floods wreaked fresh havoc on rural communities in the south on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction across four states, at least 17 dead and the prospect of reconstruction of historic proportions.
Australia floods sweep south, disaster trail grows (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australia-floods-sweep-south-disaster-trail-grows?fromrss=1)
Recovering from flooding in northeastern Australia will be a "reconstruction task of post-war proportions," a top official in Queensland state said Sunday.
'Homes and lives torn apart' in Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/homes-and-lives-torn-apart-in-australia?fromrss=1)
A detailed recovery plan for flood-devastated Queensland is being mapped out over the next few hours as the grim hunt for bodies continues in the Lockyer Valley.
Brisbane facing unprecedented crisis (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/brisbane-facing-unprecedented-crisis?fromrss=1)
Shares in the energy giant BP have risen 2% since the oil company announced a joint venture to explore the Arctic with Russian oil company Rosneft.
BP share value increases on back of Russia and Australia deals (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/bp-share-value-increases-on-back-of-russia-and-australia-deals?fromrss=1)
Floods that ravaged Australia's northeast and swamped a major city could be the country's most expensive natural disaster ever, the government said Monday.
Australia: 'A one-in-a-100-year flood' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australia-a-one-in-a-100-year-flood?fromrss=1)
The government has awarded BP four permits to explore for oil and gas in the Ceduna Sub-basin in the Bight Basin off South Australia.
BP given new oil exploration permits (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/bp-given-new-oil-exploration-permits?fromrss=1)
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have added a second daughter to their family, born through a surrogate mother.The couple announced Monday the arrival of Faith Margaret Kidman Urban, born on Dec.
Kidman, Urban have 2nd child through surrogate (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/kidman-urban-have-2nd-child-through-surrogate?fromrss=1)
French University chancellor accused of copying Umberto Eco (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/french-university-chancellor-accused-of-copying-umberto-eco?fromrss=1)
19 January 2011, 1:47 am
The Chancellor of a French university has been accused of lifting vast chunks of her book from a work by the acclaimed Italian author and intellectual, Umberto Eco, in the latest plagiarism row to hit France.
Source: Oceania News (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania)
Fault forces US-bound Qantas flight to divert to Fiji (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/fault-forces-us-bound-qantas-flight-to-divert-to-fiji?fromrss=1)
19 January 2011, 10:01 am
A Qantas jet carrying almost 400 people from Sydney to New York was diverted to Fiji after a fuel valve fault yesterday, just four days after another safety scare on one of its planes.
: Oceania News (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania)
First burials as Australian flood crisis deepens (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/first-burials-as-australian-flood-crisis-deepens?fromrss=1)
19 January 2011, 2:16 pm
Australia's flood-ravaged Queensland state began the grim task of burying its dead, as people in the sodden south fled a record deluge threatening to engulf homes.
Source: Oceania News (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania)
Australian floods victim Jordan Rice laid to rest (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australian-floods-victim-jordan-rice-laid-to-rest?fromrss=1)
19 January 2011, 4:15 pm
Relatives mourn at the funeral of Jordan Rice and his mother, who died in the Queensland floods.
Source: Oceania News (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania)
FOUR Australian women who have made their mark in advancing gender equality will be immortalised on a stamp.
Source: Germaine, you've got the mail licked (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/germaine-youve-got-the-mail-licked?fromrss=1)
The Curtin Detention Centre, where asylum seekers are reportedly on a hunger strike.
Source: Hunger striker detainees 'unconscious' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/hunger-striker-detainees-unconscious?fromrss=1)
A line scrawled by a villager in beach sand helped point airborne searchers to a downed helicopter pilot after his aircraft crashed Thursday into a bay on the coast of northern New Zealand, rescue officials said.
Source: Line in NZ sand helps pilot's rescue from sea - AP (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/line-in-nz-sand-helps-pilots-rescue-from-sea-ap?fromrss=1)
A surging river Thursday flooded and isolated the latest community hit in Australia's deadly flood disaster, straining a levee serving as the main protection between the muddy waters and residents' homes.
Source: Rising Rivers Swamp Another Australian Town (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/rising-rivers-swamp-another-australian-town?fromrss=1)
The iconic image of an Australian with a long cool beer in hand may not hold true forever, with statistics showing Australians are drinking less beer these days than at any time in the past 61 years.
Source: Drinkers Down Under switching from beer to wine (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/drinkers-down-under-switching-from-beer-to-wine?fromrss=1)
Mining equipment is submerged by flood waters in Rockhampton. Source: Getty Images AUSTRALIA'S flood crisis has slashed BHP Billiton's Queensland coal output and pundits warn that the big miner could be hit even harder as the effects of the disaster continue.
Source: Flood: Floods cost BHP $563m in exports (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/flood-floods-cost-bhp-563m-in-exports?fromrss=1)
A GEELONG man who evaded police for 30 years over a fatal crash in Portarlington later served jail time in Western Australia over a similar incident, a court has heard.
Source: 'Fatal crash driver' charged after 30 years (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/fatal-crash-driver-charged-after-30-years?fromrss=1)
Victoria's record floods are moving north, threatening homes in towns on the Murray River including the regional centre of Swan Hill.
Source: Victorian floods moving towards Swan Hill (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/victorian-floods-moving-towards-swan-hill?fromrss=1)
A Forfar student, currently undertaking an exchange year in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, has sent a graphic report on his experiences of last week's devastating floods which hit an area described as larger than France and Germany combined.
Source: Graphic account of the Brisbane floods (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/graphic-account-of-the-brisbane-floods?fromrss=1)
A New Zealand woman was temporarily partially paralysed by a "love bite" on her neck from her amorous partner, reports doctors in the New Zealand Medical Journal.
Source: New Zealander partially paralysed by love bite (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/new-zealander-partially-paralysed-by-love-bite?fromrss=1)
Whereas Sydney is the pits, say its four and a half million inhabitants. Source: News Limited Source: News Limited Sydneysiders vote own city down Radelaide is best, says Adelaidians But how come nobody lives there? SYDNEY has been branded Australia's worst city - by its own residents.
Source: Poll: Who says Sydney stinks? Sydneysiders do (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/poll-who-says-sydney-stinks-sydneysiders-do?fromrss=1)
The new Waitomo Glow Worm Caves visitors centre is a sight worth seeing in itself.
Source: Twinkle, twinkle, little star (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/twinkle-twinkle-little-star?fromrss=1)
The nation's rich pool of indigenous talent is likely to supply the next Australian of the Year.
Source: Indigenous advocate Aust of the Year tip (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/indigenous-advocate-aust-of-the-year-tip?fromrss=1)
They were seen by millions around the world, clinging to the roof of their family car as it was swept along by devastating flash floods that struck small towns along a river valley in Queensland.
Source: Revealed: the desperate attempts to save a family from the Queensland floods (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/revealed-the-desperate-attempts-to-save-a-family-from-the-queensland-floods?fromrss=1)
Australia Day celebrations in London have seen three men honoured for their efforts representing the land Down Under, with a British flavour.
Source: Australia Day salute for three in UK (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australia-day-salute-for-three-in-uk?fromrss=1)
Sun and sand ... the Gold Coast is one of the many Queensland tourist destinations unaffected by the floods.
Source: How the floods coverage killed tourism (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/how-the-floods-coverage-killed-tourism?fromrss=1)
LGBT New Zealanders can't marry or adopt as a couple, but they otherwise have achieved total equal rights.
Source: Arsonists Force New Zealand Lesbian Couple to Close Business (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/arsonists-force-new-zealand-lesbian-couple-to-close-business?fromrss=1)
BANKER and philanthropist Simon McKeon has been named 2011 Australian of the Year.
Source: Australian of the Year named (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australian-of-the-year-named?fromrss=1)
Matthew Flinders, a British explorer and cartographer, drew the map in 1804 after becoming the first European to circumnavigate Australia.
Source: Australians call for return of nation's 'birth certificate' from Britain (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australians-call-for-return-of-nations-birth-certificate-from-britain?fromrss=1)
IN AN unprecedented show of strength and purpose, more than a dozen Australians of the Year dating back to the 1960s have declared their support for a new national flag.
Source: Call goes out for a new flag (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/call-goes-out-for-a-new-flag?fromrss=1)
Accomplished schoolgirl sailor Jessica Watson on Tuesday was named 2011 Young Australian of the Year.
Source: Teenage sailor Jessica Watson named Young Australian of the Year (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/teenage-sailor-jessica-watson-named-young-australian-of-the-year?fromrss=1)
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will appeal to Australians' sense of the rightness of giving mates a helping hand as she releases details of the government's flood rebuilding package.
Source: PM to outline flood recovery plan (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/pm-to-outline-flood-recovery-plan?fromrss=1)
First major show in a decade of country's art will also see museum lawn transformed into an Australian landscape A detail from Sidney Nolan's Ram suspended in tree, 1954, which echoes images of the recent floods in Queensland.
Source: Australian season set to bloom at British Museum (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australian-season-set-to-bloom-at-british-museum?fromrss=1)
Singer Jimmy Buffett was hospitalized with a head injury after falling off the stage at the end of a concert in Sydney, Australia.
Source: Jimmy Buffett (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/jimmy-buffett?fromrss=1)
In this Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 photo provided by the State Emergency Service and made available Wednesday Jan.
Source: Govt. plans new tax to pay for Australian floods (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/govt-plans-new-tax-to-pay-for-australian-floods?fromrss=1)
IN THE DARK: Singer Jon Stevens is 'outraged' that he was kicked off a Jetstar flight.
Source: Singer ejected from flight (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/singer-ejected-from-flight?fromrss=1)
Men work on the air-flow system of Pike River Coal Mine mine near Atarau, New Zealand Thursday January 27 2011 All 29 miners in a southern New Zealand coal mine died within minutes of an initial explosion that rocked the mine in November, an inquest has heard.
Source: 05:21 Miners 'died soon after explosion' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/05-21-miners-died-soon-after-explosion?fromrss=1)
An Indonesian volcano eruption has thrown the travel plans of hundreds of Australians into disarray.
Source: Volcano stops Jetstar flights to Bali (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/volcano-stops-jetstar-flights-to-bali?fromrss=1)
The prince said that he was called a "Pommy -------" many times since he first went to school in Australia in 1966.
Source: Prince Charles says 'Pommy' insults were character building (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/prince-charles-says-pommy-insults-were-character-building?fromrss=1)
A luxury Golden Bay retreat has been voted by the users of a major travel website as one of the 10 Best Romantic Hotels in the South Pacific the only one in New Zealand and Australia to make the grade.
Source: Romantic retreat voted one of best (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/romantic-retreat-voted-one-of-best?fromrss=1)
You can cut the anticipation with a machete as the pot lights dim under a canopy of southern stars.
Source: Tahiti's 'carnival' atmosphere (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/tahitis-carnival-atmosphere?fromrss=1)
Family members say Ben Solaita, the president of the American Samoa National Olympic Committee, has died.
Source: Am. Samoa Olympic Comm. head dies (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/am-samoa-olympic-comm-head-dies?fromrss=1)
The human cost of the Hawke's Bay earthquake of February 3, 1931, took time to unfold.
Source: Counting dreadful human cost of 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/counting-dreadful-human-cost-of-1931-hawkes-bay-earthquake?fromrss=1)
Saturday, 29 January 2011, 9:40 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Dome Valley District: Northland Contractors have been able to open one lane at the Hoteo River Bridge in the Dome Valley.
Source: Dome Valley Clears (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/dome-valley-clears?fromrss=1)
Tropical cyclone Bianca is expected to weaken rapidly as it approaches the West Australian coast but residents in the state's southwest are being warned to brace for dangerous weather.
Source: Cyclone warning remains for WA's southwest (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/cyclone-warning-remains-for-was-southwest?fromrss=1)
Comment about "Australian floods will cost billions in lost crops, mining" Phone Name Comment 0 Saturday, 29th January 2011 Australian floods will cost billions in lost crops, mining AP State Emergency Services staff patrol in the rising flood water in the Victorian town of Horsham, Australia.
Source: Australian floods will cost billions in lost crops, ... (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/australian-floods-will-cost-billions-in-lost-crops?fromrss=1)
A A A A A local resident walks alongside flood waters from the Wimmera River on January 20, 2011 in Dimboola, Australia.
Source: Cyclones to hit flood-weary Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/cyclones-to-hit-flood-weary-australia?fromrss=1)
A TEENAGER has died from an electric shock after touching a fallen wire during storms in Western Australia's mid-west. The girl was killed in Geraldton, 424km north of Perth, in the early hours of this morning as she walked home.
Source: Girl electrocuted during WA storm (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/girl-electrocuted-during-wa-storm?fromrss=1)
Dancehall reggae superstar Sean Paul can't wait to visit New Zealand - a country he knows is used for movies and is far away.
Source: He be burnin' his way to Raggamuffin (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/he-be-burnin-his-way-to-raggamuffin?fromrss=1)
Getting personal ... patrons line up on Australia Day outside the Coogee Bay Hotel where they must agree to have their identification details scanned into a database - and checked against a list of undesirables - before being allowed to enter.
Source: You want a drink? Give us your fingerprints (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/you-want-a-drink-give-us-your-fingerprints?fromrss=1)
A strong tropical cyclone roared toward Australia's flood-ravaged northeast on Monday, prompting evacuations and warnings from officials that the storm could be the worst the already-swamped region has ever seen.
Source: Cyclone roars toward Australia's flooded north (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/cyclone-roars-toward-australias-flooded-north?fromrss=1)
Qantas flies daily to Broome via Perth year-round and from Australian state capitals, with flights from London to Perth from 759; also direct from Sydney and Melbourne from June-October. Virgin Blue flies daily to Broome from Perth and from state capitals.
Source: Broome, Western Australia: travel essentials (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/broome-western-australia-travel-essentials?fromrss=1)
Discover the striking contrasts of Australia's north, south, east, and west on an incredible circumnavigation aboard Dawn Princess.
Source: Hot deals: Cruise around Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/hot-deals-cruise-around-australia?fromrss=1)
Swan Hill farmer Tony Siciliano. The full impact of recent floods is yet to emerge.
Source: Fruit and vegetables at Victoria Market (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/01/fruit-and-vegetables-at-victoria-market?fromrss=1)
Universal enrolment in KiwiSaver and a hike in GST to 17.5 per cent has been suggested by a Government-appointed working group, which this morning raised alarm over New Zealand's "depressed economy". The Savings Working Group has released its report to the Government, calling for "structural change" in the economy The report says New Zealand's ...
Source: Universal KiwiSaver call (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/universal-kiwisaver-call?fromrss=1)
Military helicopters evacuated hospital patients Tuesday as authorities ordered thousands of people to flee a powerful, "life-threatening" cyclone roaring toward waterlogged northeast Australia.
Source: Aussies Flee 'Huge' Cyclone Forecast to Dump 3 Feet of Rain (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/aussies-flee-huge-cyclone-forecast-to-dump-3-feet-of-rain?fromrss=1)
Eight days after the shooting of Lincoln City (http://www.topix.com/city/lincoln-city-or) police officer Steven Dodds, the FBI announced Monday a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of suspect David Durham and issued a fugitive warrant indicating he may have crossed state lines.
Source: Fugitive warrant issued for suspect David Durham in shooting of Lincoln City officer (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/fugitive-warrant-issued-for-suspect-david-durham-in-shooting-of-lincoln-city-officer?fromrss=1)
The tiny town of Grantham bore the full force of the Queensland floods last month, with homes swept away and children torn from their parents' arms.
Source: How one town is recovering from the Australian floods (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/how-one-town-is-recovering-from-the-australian-floods?fromrss=1)
Pokie operators and state governments must accept tougher controls on gaming machines to tackle problem gambling, independent MP Andrew Wilkie says.
Source: States must accept pokie reform: Wilkie (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/states-must-accept-pokie-reform-wilkie?fromrss=1)
Strong winds and driving rain began buffeting northeast Australia as one of the country's biggest-ever storms bore down Wednesday while residents huddled in evacuation centres or hid at home in bathrooms behind piles of blankets and mattresses.
Source: Streets empty as Australians wait for massive cyclone to strike (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/streets-empty-as-australians-wait-for-massive-cyclone-to-strike?fromrss=1)
Cyclone Yasi is expected to hit the north-east coast of Australia in the next few hours.
Source: Cyclone Yasi hits Northeastern Australia Northeastern coast (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/cyclone-yasi-hits-northeastern-australia-northeastern-coast?fromrss=1)
John Key, the New Zealand prime minister, has announced a general election in November, so as to avoid the Rugby World Cup.
Source: New Zealand election to avoid Rugby World Cup clash (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/new-zealand-election-to-avoid-rugby-world-cup-clash?fromrss=1)
The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets of wind- and wave-swept towns.
Source: Australian coastal towns wind- and wave-battered (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/australian-coastal-towns-wind-and-wave-battered?fromrss=1)
Australian scientists have found medications taken for osteoporosis, known as bisphosphonates may extend five years to lifespan, Australia Associated Press reported on Thursday.
Source: Australian study reveals possible secret to long life (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/australian-study-reveals-possible-secret-to-long-life?fromrss=1)
British midwife on holiday in Cairns helped deliver one of three babies born as northern Australia was battered by cyclone Akiko Pruss, from Cairns, went into labour surrounded by 1,000 other people in a shelter.
Source: Queensland baby arrives in cyclone Yasi shelter (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/queensland-baby-arrives-in-cyclone-yasi-shelter?fromrss=1)
Obesity rates worldwide have doubled in the last three decades even as blood pressure and cholesterol levels have dropped, according to three new studies.
Source: Global obesity rates double since 1980: study (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/global-obesity-rates-double-since-1980-study?fromrss=1)
Expect to pay five times as much for bananas Jared Lynch Banana crops decimated by Yasi First reports from Innisfail warn of widespread crop damage.
Source: Banana prices to rocket (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/banana-prices-to-rocket?fromrss=1)
That person is former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer, whose rare combination of intellectual power, academic background and appetite for hard work shocked a tired and worn-out Parliament when he became an MP in 1979.
Source: Scholarly take on a sharp mind (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/scholarly-take-on-a-sharp-mind?fromrss=1)
TULLY HEADS, Australia: Torrential rains and flash floods trapped scores of people in homes and cars following a massive cyclone, piling more misery on Australia after weeks of record inundations.
Source: Torrential downpours pile misery on Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/torrential-downpours-pile-misery-on-australia?fromrss=1)
ALMOST 2,000 defence personnel seconded to Queensland's flood recovery effort have finished their task and about 400 will remain to help the devastated areas rebuild.
Source: Defence focus shifts to Qld flood recovery (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/defence-focus-shifts-to-qld-flood-recovery?fromrss=1)
New Zealander of the Year Sir Paul Callaghan says the honour is bittersweet due to his battle with an aggressive cancer that doctors last year did not think he would survive.
Source: NZer of the Year battles aggressive cancer (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/nzer-of-the-year-battles-aggressive-cancer?fromrss=1)
A family in Tully, north Queensland, surveys the damage inflicted to their now open-air home by Cyclone Yasi.
Source: Hurricanes, floods, fires ... no worries? (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/hurricanes-floods-fires-no-worries?fromrss=1)
Wildfires threatened homes and new flooding forced evacuations in embattled Australia Sunday, as officials warned that last week's monster cyclone would compound economic woes.
Source: Fires, floods hammer Oz (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/fires-floods-hammer-oz?fromrss=1)
Expect to see Kiwi singer Ladi6 going through plenty of metamorphoses in coming years - her latest European tour, performing with the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, has given her even more confidence on stage.
Source: This Ladi is a champ (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/this-ladi-is-a-champ?fromrss=1)
The Australian government's support has slipped to dangerously low levels following a summer of natural disasters and as Prime Minister Julia Gillard fights for a new tax to pay for flood and cyclone reconstruction, a new poll found on Monday.
Source: Support for Australian government tumbles after disasters (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/support-for-australian-government-tumbles-after-disasters?fromrss=1)
It's going to be very quiet at the Corbo and Garner households. Elisa and David Corbo and Brett and Natalie Garner both had the last of their four children start at Katandra West Primary School yesterday.
Source: My Goulburn Valley (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/my-goulburn-valley?fromrss=1)
A magnitude-6.2 earthquake rumbled under the Pacific Ocean south of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands on Tuesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but no tsunami alert was issued.
Source: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake near Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/magnitude-6-2-earthquake-near-solomon-islands-papua-new-guinea?fromrss=1)
MUSIC: Tumon Bay Music Festival March 4 through 12 Pacific Daily News * February 8, 2011 2011 Tumon Bay Music Festival will take place March 4 through 12.
Source: MUSIC: Tumon Bay Music Festival March 4 through 12 (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/music-tumon-bay-music-festival-march-4-through-12?fromrss=1)
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been moved to tears while paying tribute to the victims of Australia's summer floods and natural disasters.
Source: Gillard teary as flood dead honoured (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/gillard-teary-as-flood-dead-honoured?fromrss=1)
Neil Watterson returns to his charred brick house in Kelmscott to find only his swimming pool and deck intact / AAP Source: AAP Fire crews douse minor spot fires in ruined homes on Clifton Street in Kelmscott, days after a fire ripped through / AAP Source: AAP Homowner Paul Bosveld at his ruined home in Clifton Street, Kelmscott / AAP Source: AAP ...
Source: 'I couldn't even grab my wallet and keys' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/i-couldnt-even-grab-my-wallet-and-keys?fromrss=1)
Gareth Liddiard on stage at the EG. awards at The Prince of Wales in St.Kilda. Photo: Michael Clayton-Jones Gareth Liddiard is still getting used to the fact that people like his music.
Source: Drone still baffled by his popularity (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/drone-still-baffled-by-his-popularity?fromrss=1)
Halal meat slaughter is a cultural practice which must be opposed, a senator has warned.
Source: Tackle ' extreme Islam before it's too late' (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/tackle-extreme-islam-before-its-too-late?fromrss=1)
PARLIAMENT has been warned there is no point rebuilding infrastructure damaged by the summer floods only to have it wrecked again by future flooding.
Source: Rebuild must survive future floods - Crean (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/rebuild-must-survive-future-floods-crean?fromrss=1)
Even the least observant of visitors to Hawke's Bay could not fail to notice the numbers of people on bicycles.
Source: Editorial: Support grows for velodrome (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/editorial-support-grows-for-velodrome?fromrss=1)
Gary, Rob and Liz Cameron. I feel like I'm a contestant on The Amazing Race," I yelled down the phone to Glenda Neil, the Northland-based wine consultant who'd put together my three-day itinerary.
Source: Small but beautiful where history began (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/small-but-beautiful-where-history-began?fromrss=1)
Air New Zealand has no plans to ground its fleet of Dash 8 aircraft after a nose wheel failure yesterday, the second in just over four months.
Source: No plans to ground Dash 8 aircraft, says Air NZ (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/no-plans-to-ground-dash-8-aircraft-says-air-nz?fromrss=1)
Locking out the homeless to pay for roads, bridges Toby Hall February 10, 2011 - 10:07AM 21 The federal government must rethink its decision to slash funding for affordable rental housing to pay for flood recovery projects.
Source: Locking out the homeless to pay for rebuild (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/locking-out-the-homeless-to-pay-for-rebuild?fromrss=1)
Moving to the Australian countryside did not bring expat Robert Pickles the peace and quiet he was expecting A possum is just one of the many animals to have disturbed the peace of reader Robert Pickles in Australia.
Source: Expat in Australia: escape to the (noisy) country (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/expat-in-australia-escape-to-the-noisy-country?fromrss=1)
Buble revealed he sat stunned with his Tasmanian-born assistant as the first pictures of the floods were broadcast in Toronto.
Source: Michael Buble pledges flood relief (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/michael-buble-pledges-flood-relief?fromrss=1)
The Pentagon says it's identified the remains of a Michigan man and 10 other World War II airmen whose plane crashed in what now is Papua New Guinea and is returning them to their families for burial.
Source: 2/10/2011 - Remains of 11 WWII airmen recovered in New Guinea (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/2-10-2011-remains-of-11-wwii-airmen-recovered-in-new-guinea?fromrss=1)
Road cones will soon be made in New Zealand using waste plastic, Environment Minister Nick Smith says.
Source: Plastic road cones to be made in NZ (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/plastic-road-cones-to-be-made-in-nz?fromrss=1)
Murky freshwater runoff from Australia's worst flooding in decades is adding to stresses from pollution and warming seas on the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's most fragile ecosystems.
Source: Australia's floods, cyclone stress Barrier Reef (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/australias-floods-cyclone-stress-barrier-reef?fromrss=1)
Urban sprawl is increasingly encroaching on open paddocks, such as in Tarneit, as the city has been dramatically extended.
Source: Land house for sale sold (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/land-house-for-sale-sold?fromrss=1)
From the time she was in high school, Lina Abirafeh knew she wanted to help women who have survived violence and to prevent others from experiencing it.
Source: Gender-based violence a affects everyone,a Lina Abirafeh tells Women in Power guests (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/gender-based-violence-a-affects-everyone-a-lina-abirafeh-tells-women-in-power-guests?fromrss=1)
The federal opposition says there are huge divisions within the government over the new health funding deal to go before the states and territories on Sunday.
Source: Govt divided over new health plan: Libs (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/govt-divided-over-new-health-plan-libs?fromrss=1)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange,with his lawyer, Mark Stephens, outside Belmarsh Magistrates' Court.
Source: Betrayals could force Assange back home (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/betrayals-could-force-assange-back-home?fromrss=1)
ON PATROL: WA Digger, Private Josh Boon on patrol in Chora Valley, Afghanistan. Picture: Australian Defence Force Source: PerthNow BACK TO WORK: WA Digger, Private Josh Boon back on the job after being shot by a Taliban sniper in Chora Valley, Afghanistan.
Source: Shot Digger 'wants revenge' on sniper (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/shot-digger-wants-revenge-on-sniper?fromrss=1)
Children will always find the magic of Christmas. Kiwis planned their Christmas and Boxing Day shopping carefully and mostly managed to stay within their budgets but that still left nearly a third worried about post-Christmas debt.
Source: Festive headache for Kiwi shoppers (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/festive-headache-for-kiwi-shoppers?fromrss=1)
Convicted killer Luke Hunter was on the run from police for almost 15 years. Source: Supplied Escapee had been state's most wanted Escaped prison after cutting through fence Convicted of "cold-blooded assassination" A "cold-blooded assassin" who's been on the run for 15 years has been caught in north Queensland.
Source: Most wanted: Freckled killer caught after years on run (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/most-wanted-freckled-killer-caught-after-years-on-run?fromrss=1)
Head for fashion: Internationally renowned society milliner Lindsay Kennett with some of the hats from his 20th Century exhibition, which opened at the Lakes District Museum this month.
Source: Take your hat off to this milliner (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/take-your-hat-off-to-this-milliner?fromrss=1)
Leighton Holdings expects full-year net profit to fall by more than 20 per cent in 2010/11, after reporting a 25 per cent drop in first-half profit.
Source: Leighton cuts forecast as profit drops (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/leighton-cuts-forecast-as-profit-drops?fromrss=1)
Monday, 14 February 2011, 8:45pm Source: TV3 A Northland fisherman caught and landed an 80kg striped marlin - from his jetski.
Source: VIDEO: Man catches marlin from jetski (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/video-man-catches-marlin-from-jetski?fromrss=1)
Border security shemozzle proves Gillard unfit to govern February 14, 2011 212 Illustration: michaelmucci.com After Federal Parliament returns next Monday, there are sufficient grounds for the opposition to move the first no-confidence motion in the Gillard government.
Source: Gillard unfit to govern (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/gillard-unfit-to-govern?fromrss=1)
An Australian job expo in Auckland where more than 6000 people lined up to find out about work across the Tasman shows National's economic management has failed, Labour leader Phil Goff says.
Source: Kiwis still flocking to Australia for jobs (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/kiwis-still-flocking-to-australia-for-jobs?fromrss=1)
PAPUA New Guinea police are investigating allegations a brutal attack on an Australian aid worker is linked to his work exposing corruption.
Source: Port Moresby: Aussie aid workers under attack in PNG (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/port-moresby-aussie-aid-workers-under-attack-in-png?fromrss=1)
HOUSING CRISIS: Ewing Poultry owners Lloyd and Gwen Ewing with free-range shaver brown hens on their Quail Valley farm.
Source: New cages hardly a paltry cost (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/new-cages-hardly-a-paltry-cost?fromrss=1)
Flight instructor Amy Somers is ready to teach in the airspace over the Vanderhoof airport as the College of New Caledonia launches its northern aviation program.
Source: Pilot training program comes to Vanderhoof (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/pilot-training-program-comes-to-vanderhoof?fromrss=1)
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has entered talks with her New Zealand counterpart after an elaborate welcome to the country's Parliament House in her first visit since becoming Australia's leader.
Source: Warriors welcome Gillard to NZ Parliament (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/warriors-welcome-gillard-to-nz-parliament?fromrss=1)
Japan has temporarily suspended its annual Antarctic whaling after repeated harassment by a conservationist group, a government official said Wednesday.Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ships have been chasing the Japanese whaling fleet for weeks in the icy seas off Antarctica, trying to block Japan's annual whale hunt, planned for up to 945 ...
Source: Japan suspends whaling hunt after activists harass (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/japan-suspends-whaling-hunt-after-activists-harass?fromrss=1)
BHP Billiton , the world's biggest miner, plans to pour $80 billion into expansions over the next five years and return cash to investors rather than chase ambitious takeovers, after nearly doubling its first-half profit to a record.
Source: BHP goes on $80 billion expansion spree (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/bhp-goes-on-80-billion-expansion-spree?fromrss=1)
A car powered primarily by wind and kites has made it across a vast swathe of Australia, enduring searing heat and freezing cold along the way -- and all for roughly $10 Australian.
Source: Wind-powered car succeeds in test (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/wind-powered-car-succeeds-in-test?fromrss=1)
Youngsters at the Price household start to clean up after Cyclone Carlos dumped record rain on Darwin.
Source: Cyclone Carlos dumps record rains on Darwin (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/cyclone-carlos-dumps-record-rains-on-darwin?fromrss=1)
Protests over Christmas Island orphan The Sydney-based family of an asylum-seeker group protests immigration officials' decision to return an orphan boy to Christmas Island.
Source: Bid to block orphan's return to detention (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/bid-to-block-orphans-return-to-detention?fromrss=1)
Police say a diver has been killed by two great white sharks off the south Australian coast.
Source: Australian diver killed by 2 great white sharks (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/australian-diver-killed-by-2-great-white-sharks?fromrss=1)
The Fire Service was called to the historic former Canterbury Flour Mill on West St at 6.50am. The roof collapsed on the most severely damaged section of the brick mill.
Source: Blaze hits historic Ashburton mill (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/blaze-hits-historic-ashburton-mill?fromrss=1)
Whitcoulls staff say they have been gagged from publicly speaking about the company's troubles.
Source: The Tauranga Whitcoulls branch today. (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/the-tauranga-whitcoulls-branch-today?fromrss=1)
ANOTHER VICTIM: WA and SA abalone diver Peter Clarkson, the latest shark attack victim.
Source: Recent fatal shark attacks in Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/recent-fatal-shark-attacks-in-australia?fromrss=1)
A New Zealand father had to be restrained when he charged towards the man who killed his wife and two-year-old daughter as he was sentenced in a Rotorua court.
Source: Man charges at family's killer in NZ court (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/man-charges-at-familys-killer-in-nz-court?fromrss=1)
For an overview of the weather across the world, click on the above video. Residents across Australia's Top End remain on alert for crocodiles roaming waterways left flooded in the wake of once-Tropical Cyclone Carlos, which could soon regain strength.
Source: Crocodile Warnings High in Flood-Ravaged Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/crocodile-warnings-high-in-flood-ravaged-australia?fromrss=1)
EVERY patient admitted to an Adelaide hospital was screened for diabetes, in a three-month test case for a possible national response to a disease on the rise.
Source: Trial of hospital screening for diabetes (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/trial-of-hospital-screening-for-diabetes?fromrss=1)
Mateship bond ... the repatriation ramp ceremony of Corporal RichardAtkinson in Darwin.
Source: Finding strength in tragedy (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/finding-strength-in-tragedy?fromrss=1)
New Zealand native Sam McFarren has long been a cook, but she's had to make adjustments in her recipes and meals since moving.
Source: Two sets of taste buds challenge Kiwi cook (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/two-sets-of-taste-buds-challenge-kiwi-cook?fromrss=1)
THE public prosecutor in Papua New Guinea who launched a case of alleged misconduct against Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has been sacked for "not performing". PNG's Attorney-General Sir Arnold Ahmet has announced that public prosecutor Jim Tamate will not have his contract renewed.
Source: PNG public prosecutor sacked (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/png-public-prosecutor-sacked?fromrss=1)
Extreme high tides have flooded parts of the low-lying Marshall Islands capital Majuro with a warning Sunday of worse to come because of rising sea levels.
Source: Extreme tides flood Marshalls capital (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/extreme-tides-flood-marshalls-capital?fromrss=1)
The nephew of a World War II airman who went missing in 1943 plans to attend his uncle's funeral.
Source: Nephew to attend funeral for uncle killed in WWII (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/nephew-to-attend-funeral-for-uncle-killed-in-wwii?fromrss=1)
Le Cornu Chief Executive Lance Peters in the furniture retailer's Keswick showroom.
Source: Retail: Le Cornu not so fantastic (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/retail-le-cornu-not-so-fantastic?fromrss=1)
At least 65 people are dead after today's magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch and that number is expected to rise, according to Prime Minister John Key.
Source: Christchurch Earthquake: At least 65 dead, toll expected to rise (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/christchurch-earthquake-at-least-65-dead-toll-expected-to-rise?fromrss=1)
Flights in New Zealand are not taking off in the wake of today's 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.
Source: Christchurch Earthquake: All flights grounded after earthquake (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/christchurch-earthquake-all-flights-grounded-after-earthquake?fromrss=1)
A strong earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch with more casualties expected as desperate rescuers picked through rubble to find people trapped in toppled buildings.
Source: Dozens killed by New Zealand quake (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/dozens-killed-by-new-zealand-quake?fromrss=1)
A UK search-and-rescue team has been deployed to New Zealand to join the relief effort after the Christchurch earthquake, David Cameron has said.
Source: UK team to join NZ quake effort (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/uk-team-to-join-nz-quake-effort?fromrss=1)
One of New Zealand's largest cities lay in ruins Tuesday night after a powerful earthquake killed at least 65 people, toppled buildings and left scores trapped beneath chunks of concrete.
Source: At least 65 dead in New Zealand quake (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/at-least-65-dead-in-new-zealand-quake?fromrss=1)
A crane is used to try and dig through rubble at the CTV building. Rescue staff work at the CTV building near Cashel St in the city centre.
Source: Chch wakes to quake carnage (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/chch-wakes-to-quake-carnage?fromrss=1)
Gillard mourns dead Aussie Prime Minister Gillard mourns Aussie killed in the Christchurch earthquake.
Source: Australian resident and Fairfax worker among 75 dead in quake (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/australian-resident-and-fairfax-worker-among-75-dead-in-quake?fromrss=1)
Christchurch Quake Map brings home disaster with a time lapse visualisation of each quake and tremor.
Source: Web a virtual crisis centre for quake victims (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/web-a-virtual-crisis-centre-for-quake-victims?fromrss=1)
The Christchurch Cathedral in central Christchurch. 22 February 2011 Photo / New Zealand Herald Photograph By Mark Mitchell Christchurch's devastating earthquake is likely to be New Zealand's worst disaster, Civil Defence Minister John Carter says.
Source: Christchurch Earthquake: Quake New Zealand's worst disaster says Carter (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/christchurch-earthquake-quake-new-zealands-worst-disaster-says-carter?fromrss=1)
Despite being smaller in magnitude than last September's quake, Tuesday's caused more damage because the epicentre was shallower and closer to the city centre.
Source: NB families safe after New Zealand quake (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/nb-families-safe-after-new-zealand-quake?fromrss=1)
Survivors are taken from a modern building damaged by Tuesday's earthquake in Christchurch.
Source: New Zealand earthquake: buildings failed when ground turned to liquid (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/new-zealand-earthquake-buildings-failed-when-ground-turned-to-liquid?fromrss=1)
A rescue worker looks for signs of life in the rubble of the CTV building in central Christchurch February 23, 2011 New Zealand rescuers pulled out a woman alive who had been trapped in rubble for over 24 hours after a massive 6.3 Christchurch earthquake left at least 75 people dead on Tuesday.
Source: New Zealand Miracle: Woman Saved After Spending 27 Hours Under Earthquake Rubble (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/new-zealand-miracle-woman-saved-after-spending-27-hours-under-earthquake-rubble?fromrss=1)
Hundreds line up at Christchurch Airport for flights out of the city. In foreground on right are Delma Taukeiaho with her daughters Polly 18 mths & Erikah 9 yrs, who are leaving the city because the children are getting headaches.
Source: quake (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/quake?fromrss=1)
The results of a new report that looked at maternity leave in 190 countries show 178 guarantee paid leave for new mothers, nine have undefined policies and only three - just three - offer "no legal guarantee of paid maternity leave," according to Reuters .
Source: The United States Joins Papua New Guinea and Swaziland in Screwing New Parents (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/the-united-states-joins-papua-new-guinea-and-swaziland-in-screwing-new-parents?fromrss=1)
Libyan oil output tumbles As much as a quarter of OPEC member Libya's oil output has been shut down, according to Reuters, prompting fears about ongoing supply.
Source: Rescued, no thanks to Australia (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/rescued-no-thanks-to-australia?fromrss=1)
St George Illawarra will be aiming to "win it for Wayne" when they take on Wigan in Sunday's PROBIZ World Club Challenge at the DW Stadium.
Source: Cooper: We are doing it for Wayne (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/cooper-we-are-doing-it-for-wayne?fromrss=1)
READY TO HELP: Members of a search and rescue team from Taiwan prepare to search a building on Montreal St.
Source: Searchers still hopeful (http://www.topix.com/world/oceania/2011/02/searchers-still-hopeful?fromrss=1)