Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/australia.html en-en Fri, 16 May 2008 14:14:00 +0800 5 http://sg.news.yahoo.com/australia.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/sg/mastheads/ma_nws_1.gif 30 140 http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tap-australia-seniors-budget-offbeat-5a1703c.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_ap_au/tap-australia-seniors-budget-offbeat-5a1703c_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:14:00 +0800 Protesting pensioners brought traffic to a stand still in Australia's second largest city on Friday when some stripped to demand more money from the government. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080515/tap-as-gen-australia-us-refugee-swap-79704af.html /ap/20080515/r_t_ap_ap_au/tap-as-gen-australia-us-refugee-swap-79704af_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 14:38:00 +0800 Australia has told the United States it will no longer honor a deal to swap refugees who attempt to reach the two countries by boat, the Australian immigration minister said Thursday. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080515/tap-as-gen-australia-fiji-79704af.html /ap/20080515/r_t_ap_ap_au/tap-as-gen-australia-fiji-79704af_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 14:32:00 +0800 Australia's foreign minister urged Fiji's military-appointed government to increase security for the Australian ambassador, who received his second anonymous death threat Thursday. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080515/tap-as-gen-australia-cannabis-raids-79704af.html /ap/20080515/r_t_ap_ap_au/tap-as-gen-australia-cannabis-raids-79704af_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 11:58:00 +0800 Police in a Sydney suburb uncovered four indoor marijuana farms and seized more than 7 million Australian dollars (US$6.5 million; €4.2 million) worth of drugs during a series of raids through Thursday. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080515/tap-as-gen-australia-rocket-launchers-79704af.html /ap/20080515/r_t_ap_ap_au/tap-as-gen-australia-rocket-launchers-79704af_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 11:54:00 +0800 A former Australian army captain was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for stealing rocket launchers from the military and selling them to a man with alleged terrorist links. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080514/tap-australia-refugees-79704af.html /ap/20080514/r_t_ap_ap_au/tap-australia-refugees-79704af_1 Wed, 14 May 2008 17:35:00 +0800 Australia's new government won praise from the United Nations and human rights groups Wednesday for offering refugees permanent sanctuary rather than temporary visas. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080514/tap-as-gen-australia-refugees-79704af.html /ap/20080514/r_t_ap_ap_au/tap-as-gen-australia-refugees-79704af_1 Wed, 14 May 2008 15:58:00 +0800 Australia's new government won praise from the United Nations and human rights groups Wednesday for offering refugees permanent sanctuary rather than temporary visas. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080514/twl-australia-iran-israel-justice-5829090.html /afp/20080514/r_t_afp_wl_au/twl-australia-iran-israel-justice-5829090 Wed, 14 May 2008 12:57:00 +0800 Australia is considering taking Iran's president to the International Court of Justice for inciting violence against Israel, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Wednesday. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080514/tap-as-gen-australia-iran-79704af.html /ap/20080514/r_t_ap_ap_au/tap-as-gen-australia-iran-79704af_1 Wed, 14 May 2008 08:48:00 +0800 Australia is mulling whether to launch a case in the International Court of Justice against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for inciting violence against Israel, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Wednesday. AP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20080513/tap-as-odd-australia-beer-belt-79704af.html /ap/20080513/r_t_ap_ap_au/tap-as-odd-australia-beer-belt-79704af_1 Tue, 13 May 2008 13:28:00 +0800 An Australian driver who secured a carton of beer in his car with a seat belt but left a 5-year-old child unrestrained was fined 750 Australian dollars (US$710; €460), police said Tuesday. AP