Australian art critic and writer Robert Hughes dies Aug 7th, 2012 - 03:30h (CET +01.00) Influential Australian art critic, historian and writer Robert Hughes has died aged 74 in New York after a long illness, a statement from his family said Tuesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : australian, critic, writer, robert, hughes, dies, Top Keywords

Australian scientists hail 'textbook' Mars landing Aug 6th, 2012 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) Australian scientists involved in the successful landing of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory and Curiosity rover on the Red Planet hailed the touchdown as "textbook" on Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : australian, scientists, hail, 'textbook', mars, landing, Top Keywords

Australian spider named after David Attenborough Aug 4th, 2012 - 09:20h (CET +01.00) A newly discovered Australian spider measuring little more than a millimetre in length has been named after celebrated British scientist and broadcaster David Attenborough, reports said Saturday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : australian, spider, named, david, attenborough, landing, Top Keywords

Birds' heads torn off in Australian zoo rampage Aug 4th, 2012 - 07:40h (CET +01.00) Nine birds, including an endangered swift parrot, had their heads smashed in or ripped off and more than 60 animals were missing on Saturday after vandals went on the rampage at an Australian zoo. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : birds', heads, torn, australian, rampage, landing, Top Keywords

Australian opposition eyes foreign investment scrutiny Aug 3rd, 2012 - 08:40h (CET +01.00) Australia's conservative opposition on Friday earmarked tighter scrutiny of foreign investment in agriculture as a priority if the party is elected to government next year, as recent polls suggest. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : australian, opposition, eyes, foreign, investment, scrutiny, Top Keywords

Australian trafficker's mother begs Malaysia for mercy Aug 2nd, 2012 - 05:30h (CET +01.00) The mother of an Australian woman facing the death penalty in Malaysia for trafficking drugs begged for her daughter to be sent home alive Thursday, protesting that she was innocent. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : australian, trafficker's, mother, begs, malaysia, mercy, Top Keywords

Australian finance minister's economic hero? Springsteen, not Keynes Aug 1st, 2012 - 07:10h (CET +01.00) CANBERRA (Reuters) - Anyone looking for early signs of distress in an economy should forget John Maynard Keynes or Milton Friedman and listen instead to Bruce Springsteen. That's the message from Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan, who on Wednesday... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : australian, finance, minister's, economic, hero?, springsteen, keynes, Top Keywords

Dead whale found in Australian ocean pool Aug 1st, 2012 - 07:00h (CET +01.00) A dead humpback whale washed up in a Sydney ocean pool early Wednesday, surprising morning swimmers and causing a major headache for rescuers who must now remove it. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dead, whale, found, australian, ocean, pool, keynes, Top Keywords

Australian injured when party trick backfires Jul 30th, 2012 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) An Australian man suffered severe and painful burns to his bottom after he placed a firework between his buttocks in a misconceived party trick, a report said Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : australian, injured, when, party, trick, backfires, keynes, Top Keywords

Australian media slam men's swim relay choke Jul 30th, 2012 - 04:00h (CET +01.00) Australian media on Monday lashed out at their world champion men's 4x100m freestyle relay team's failure to win an Olympic medal, calling it one of the country's greatest swimming disasters. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : australian, media, slam, men's, swim, relay, choke, Top Keywords