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A 33-year-old Canberra chef is claiming a world record for endurance skiing after hitting the slopes at an Australian resort for more than eight days.

A PORT Macquarie car dealer believes he has found the missing Melbourne Cup won by the legendary Phar Lap in 1930.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- BroadSoft, Inc., the leading provider of VoIP application software, today announced that it has acquired Carbon Twelve, a software and multimedia applications developer based in Sydney, ...

MORE than a thousand young men from Co Mayo were killed in action in World War I. They fought in the uniforms of America, Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand.2.7

England's victorious cricketers were treated as national heroes by tens of thousands of cheering ... Dozens of police officers in fluorescent yellow jackets marched beside the slow-moving bus, followed by a similar bus with the English women's cricket team, as the parade moved past St Paul's Cathedral to Trafalgar Square.1.3

A few people in a poor farming village come down with what they think is a bad case of winter flu ... Asia, seen as the most likely epicenter of a human bird flu pandemic, had a wake-up call with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003 that raised standards of government preparedness and border control.

An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced to death the main militant on trial over last year's suicide car bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, which the chief judge said was financed by Osama bin ...

Test cricket's most successful captain Steve Waugh has cautioned selectors against rushing into making impulsive changes to the Australian team following their Ashes series defeat to England.4

David Hookes' widow is intent on pursuing an OJ Simpson-like civil claim over her late husband's death, but it could be at least two years before it gets to court.5

On Sept. 9, two days before the fourth anniversary of 9/11, the Australian government unveiled its latest set of proposed anti-terrorism measures.

Troubled West Australian winemaker Evans & Tate Ltd says it hopes to return to profitability as soon as possible after booking an annual net loss of $49.8 million for 2004/05. The result, which compared to a ...4.6

If you are trying to lose those extra kilos, but simply can't keep your hands off a delicious-looking bar of scrumptious chocolate, just try distracting yourself.2.7

The woman accusing Tauranga National candidate Bob Clarkson of making sexually inappropriate comments says she never filed a sexual harassment complaint.2

Australia's government is considering a plan to subsidize weight-loss programs in a bid to curb Australians' worsening obesity, a newspaper reported yesterday.2.7

Lab 42.1%, Nat 38.5% ACNielsen-SST Poll: Nats 44.1%, Lab 37.2% One News Colmar Brunton poll: Nat 41%, Lab 39% ...& Russell Brown & Frogblog Have Some Questions About The SST Poll - I have previously noted an ...2.7

ILLNESS has forced former world cycling champion Jobie Dajka to miss a court appearance to face a charge of assaulting Australian track head coach Martin Barras.4

Australia's largest dairy exporter says the discovery of GM-contaminated canola will not affect its business.4

Hatchets and tomahawks were among more than 150 weapons found at an Alice Springs oval ahead of an Australian Rules grand final, police said.4

WHEN Ross O'Brien accidentally shot himself in the heart with a carpenter's nail gun, his five-year-old neighbour Tyla Ludwig reacted with a poise and wisdom way beyond her years.4

"KFC's Across the Nation, Finger Lickin' Greed & Exploitation." This and other chants rang out at the KFC store in Balmoral, Auckland, on Saturday 10th September.2.9

More than 10 years after they were discovered in a national park west of Sydney, the first Wollemi Pines will go on sale to the public at the Sydney Botanic Gardens next month.4

A British businessman charged with a double murder in Singapore could be extradited from Australia very soon after failing to convince the High Court to hear his appeal.4.6

National's Immigration spokesman, Tony Ryall, says Helen Clark should be explaining allegations around Associate Pacific Island Affairs Minister Taito Philip Field.2.7

Chef Matthew Kemp in Restaurant Balzac. Photo: Jane Dyson Two years after it closed, one stand-out restaurant still feeds Sydney.4

Enjoying victory in two hotly contested races, Team Suzuki's Glenn Allerton is well positioned in second place in the 2005 Maxxis Tyres Australian Supermoto Championship hunt after this weekend's first and ...3.4

Canon New Zealand, a leading provider of imaging, output and document management solutions for enterprise, has announced that AMP Financial Services NZ is the foundation customer for e-Maintenance. This follows ...2.7

Groceries wholesaler and retailer Foodland Associated has booked an annual net profit of $95.3 million for 2004/05 - 33 per cent down on the prior year's net profit of $142.7 million.5.3

A FORMER child slave will tell her story of 14 years in captivity in Ghana, West Africa, when she visits Warrnambool today.4

AUSTRALIANS have kicked their big spending habits this year amid growing concerns about their personal finances, a survey reveals.4

The crew of an Australian bomber shot down over Germany in World War II will finally be laid to rest on Tuesday.5.4

Methven ski lodges facing huge losses By Susan Sandys Methven ski lodges will lose tens of thousands dollars worth of bookings, if Mt Hutt Skifield closes early this year.2.7

Thirty-one years ago, Cyclone Tracy decimated Darwin. Today it is still rebuilding thanks to new developments, and has become a thriving city.2.7

Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has denied any political influence played a part in the impending deportation of American peace activist Scott Parkin.5.7

Only 887 hippos are left in Congo, once home to the world's largest population of the water-loving mammal, and they will be extinct in the African country, an international environmental group warned Monday.