Latest and Most Recent News in Oceania from Topix (April 2011 Diet)

Topix · Apr 19, 2011, 01:05 PM

In 1793 British Captain James Colnett placed an empty wooden post barrel on Floreana Island in the Galapagos so passing ships could aid each other in getting mail to the mainland and even today the tradition continues.

Source: Post office on Floreana Island in the Galapagos

Topix · Apr 19, 2011, 05:05 PM

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has shaken far north Queensland with a 5.3 magnitude aftershock hitting quake-devastated Christchurch just minutes later.

Source: Earthquake rattles north Queensland townships

Topix · Apr 19, 2011, 10:05 PM

Seventy-five rare Australian gold bars, a bank draft for almost $2-million, and a dramatic Emergency Task Force raid on a Rosedale mansion - sound like the makings of a perfect plot for a Hollywood North blockbuster.

Source: Five arrested in $2-million gold bar robbery

Topix · Apr 20, 2011, 03:05 AM

Should Australians believe the hype about the damage a carbon tax will do to industries? The big polluters warn a carbon tax would be a disaster - jobs would go offshore, and so could whole industries.

Source: Is this the great carbon con?

Topix · Apr 20, 2011, 01:05 PM

Greg Johnson will tour small towns around New Zealand - and Wellington - on his Small Towns and Ball Gowns Tour in May and June.

Source: Breezing through the backblocks

Topix · Apr 20, 2011, 05:05 PM

Attacking welfare recipients as "dole bludgers" used to be a right-wing stunt. Now it's gone mainstream.

Source: A vicious war on a soft target

Topix · Apr 20, 2011, 10:05 PM

TOP TWINS: Nellie and Eliza Jenkins, from New Zealand's Next Top Model, will tutor modelling classes in Invercargill alongside Aliana McDaniel.

Source: Jenkins twins

Topix · Apr 21, 2011, 03:05 AM

Land sale fell sharply in the December 2010 quarter, with sales down by 40.4 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2009 / File Land sales down 40 per cent Deteriorating housing affordability Weak year for home building Penalties: Dole crackdown on way AUSTRALIAN residential land sales have reached their lowest level in a decade, after almost ...

Source: Land sales slide to lowest in decade

Topix · Apr 21, 2011, 08:05 AM

A British man who has lived in Australia for 40 years has been deported and sent back to London because of his criminal record.

Source: Australia Deports British Criminal

Topix · Apr 21, 2011, 01:05 PM

Sydney can look forward to rain over the Easter weekend after a warm and dry start, weatherzone.com.au says.

Source: Cool winds and showers threaten Easter weekend