UK okayed removal of Maralinga plutonium Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Buried deep in the South Australian red dirt outback was the nuclear age equivalent of a pot of gold - a quantity of bomb-grade plutonium, left over from ... |
December 2008
Monthly Archive
 Sydney Morning Herald | Reptilian trade reaps big profits for animal smugglers Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - "It's probably impossible that it came from a zoo," said Mary Rayner, general manager of the Australian Reptile Park, the state's main source of alligator ... Black market fuels animal smuggling |
 Brisbane Times | A specific solution that worked Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - The government tried to urge South-East Asian countries to stop the boats coming to Australia, but found them unsympathetic. Behind the scenes Mr MacKellar ... Asylum seekers led to Malcolm Fraser's 'finest hour' |
Bye bye plastic bags NEWS.com.au, Australia - South Australian retailers must give shoppers an alternative to single-use plastic bags from today and must also display information about the changes. ... Calls for SA bag ban to go national Tassie's bag stand blasted Plastic bags on the way out |
Organ donation crisis NEWS.com.au, Australia - State Health Minister John Hill said South Australia was leading by example. "SA has the highest rate of organ donation in the country," he said. |
Rann plans full steam ahead NEWS.com.au, Australia - Given that so much of what we are doing on a whole range of fronts with projects, it gives us, SA, a clout inside a federal government at a time when we ... |
Closing time for 55 ABC childcare centres NEWS.com.au, Australia - THE doors will today permanently close on 55 ABC Learning childcare centres - including four in South Australia. The giant of Australian child care, ... Children watch as their toys are removed from ABC Learning ... It's crunch time for child care |
 BusinessDay.com.au | Australian, New Zealand Dollars Complete Worst Year on Record Bloomberg - ... attracting investors to the South Pacific nations’ higher-yielding assets. Australian government bonds surged this year as the Reserve Bank of Australia ... Aussie dollar off highs, subdued trading seen Australian Dollar Gains on Gold Prices; NZ Currency Advances Australia, New Zealand Dollars Decline on Weaker Equity Markets |
 New Zealand Herald | Premier Mike Rann receives New Zealand honour The Australian, Australia - I got a letter just before Christmas and it had `Government House personal and confidential', I thought it was a message from (South Australian Governor) ... Madame Speaker and Maharey high on list |
 Xinhua | AM reviews the stories that made 2008 ABC Online, Australia - KEVIN RUDD: As Prime Minister of Australia, I am sorry. On the behalf of the Government of Australia, I am sorry. GEOFF THOMPSON: Amrozi and his brother ... We got it so wrong in 2008 |
