Top Stories: Sydney, Dec 26 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) is coming up with a plan to discourage talented youngsters from joining the Indian Premier League (IPL) by increasing the value of contracts for the players. IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:50:04 -0500Melbourne, Dec 26 : Lady Gaga has been branded slut by religious activists known for picketing the funerals of deceased soldiers and vocally opposing rights for gays and lesbians. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:20:07 -0500Melbourne, Dec 26 : Aussie rockers AC/DC may have to cancel a sold out concert in Austria over fears that their high-voltage rock and roll may have a dramatic impact on a colony of rare birds. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:40:12 -0500Melbourne, Dec. 26 : Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has said he was unfairly treated for testing positive to steroids. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:10:06 -0500Melbourne, Dec. 26 : Australian openers Shane Watson and Simon Katich fell agonisingly short of centuries, but their side was in a commanding position against Pakistan on the first day of the first Test of the series at the MCG here. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:10:05 -0500Melbourne, Dec 26 : Actress Gemma Arterton has urged women not to imitate her or her fellow Hollywood actresses and create an identity of their own. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:24 -0500Melbourne, Dec. 26 : Australia's star-studded domestic Twenty20 competition begins on Monday and big hitting West Indies captain Chris Gayle will lead the international charge. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:16 -0500Melbourne, Dec. 26 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting urged Pakistan to bring on a bouncer war as he declared himself an almost certain starter for his 13th Boxing Day Test. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:19 -0500Gail Kello, CEO of Westpac has sold $7 million worht of her near $40 million portfolio of shares in the bank. Big News Network.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:33:24 -0500A man has died in a fall from a hotel in Perth in Western Australia. Big News Network.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:34:58 -0500There were runs aplenty but plenty of frustration even as Australia batted themselves into a commanding position after day one of the Boxing Day test against Pakistan yesterday. Openers Shane Watson ... New Zealand Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:46:46 -0500Australia's recent century hoodoo continued on the first day of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at the MCG as openers Simon Katich and Shane Watson both fell just short of triple figures. Watso... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:10:58 -0500Sydney, Dec 26: Cricket Australia (CA) is coming up with a plan to discourage talented youngsters from joining the Indian Premier League (IPL) by increasing the value of contracts for the players. New Kerala Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:37:24 -0500New Zealand super-maxi Alfa Romeo led the fleet out of the harbor at the start of the 65th annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race Saturday ahead of defending champion Wild Oats XI.Skipper Neville Crichton... eTaiwan News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:31:38 -0500S YDNEY — New Zealand maxi Alfa Romeo was leading the Sydney to Hobart race on Saturday, with just over one nautical mile separating the three leading yachts Nine hours into the race, Alfa Rome... Boston Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:09:18 -0500Australia's recent century hoodoo continued on the first day of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at the MCG as openers Simon Katich and Shane Watson both fell just short of triple figures. Watso... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:47:39 -0500Australians spent A$8.5 billion buying gifts this Christmas, at least A$1 billion worth of these presents will either be left to gather dust in a cupboard, binned, regifted, exchanged or sold. World Bulletin Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:19:56 -0500THE number of commuters injured on trains, stations and in railway car parks has risen by more than two-thirds, figures show. But few of the accidents result in compensation claims, with just four cl... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:31 -0500NIGHT was closing in when legally blind man Mark Bartley extended his cane to step on to a train from the platform at Strathfield station, then fell into a gap between carriages and landed on the trac... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:28 -0500DORA and Peter Panos joined the rush into the city yesterday but it was a mistake. The Drummoyne couple had no luck as they battled city crowds. Then they went to Broadway Shopping Centre and had spe... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:26 -0500A COUPLE'S Christmas has turned to tragedy after a fire tore through their home, killing their 12-year-old son. Tim de Voigt died despite frantic attempts by his mother and brother to rescue him from... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:23 -0500FIRE has destroyed the Sydney home of a family on Christmas night.The residents, believed to be a woman in her 40s and her son, had to be evacuated from the house in Binomea Place, Pennant Hills, abou... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:20 -0500ASK drover Robert Groth if the Christmas rain has made a difference and he shrugs. ''You're going to need 200 millimetres or more - a real drenching,'' he said. ''But there's been bugger all around h... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:18 -0500NICOLE KIDMAN and Keith Urban have celebrated Christmas by taking daughter Sunday Rose to Mass in Sydney. Kidman, Urban and their daughter were dropped off at St Francis Xavier Church, Lavender Bay, ... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:15 -0500A PREGNANT woman who was struck by a van that mounted a footpath on the NSW Central Coast has lost her baby, authorities said yesterday. The 29-year-old woman was walking along Coachwood Road at Ouri... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:13 -0500ELECTRICITY, gas, water and public transport costs will all increase in 2010, while the average grocery shop will make a bigger dent in the family budget. And as the world emerges from the global fin... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:11 -0500AS THEY set off in the rain for a camping holiday at Barrington Tops, the Morgan family remained upbeat in the face of rising prices, particularly at the bowser. ''Not only with petrol prices going u... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:08 -0500Mystery...Sylvia Pajuczok failed to ring her family last Christmas. Her empty van was found on the Monaro Highway the next day. SYLVIA PAJUCZOK always called her children and grandchildren if she co... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:47:04 -0500(CNN) -- Australia were in command after the first day of the traditional Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at the MCG, but both their openers agonisingly missed out on centuries. CNN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:28:40 -0500POLICE were rushing a Taser stun gun to a Central Coast home when officers gunned down a knife-wielding man in front of his family on Christmas Day. Ian Cowie, who had a mental illness, died in Gosfo... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:21:28 -0500Newcastle Jets' four-match winning streak came to a crashing end as a Jamie Harnwell-inspired Perth Glory romped to a 4-0 A-League triumph at ME Bank Stadium on Saturday. Harnwell, making just his th... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:21:25 -0500WHILE Perth has baked through the second hottest year on record and the warmest December in seven years, it will be a slightly cooler New Year's Day. perthnow Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:20:44 -0500TWO Romanians suspected of card skimming from ATMs in southeast Queensland appeared in court yesterday after a Christmas Eve arrest. The men, aged 56 and 41, were spotted acting suspiciously near an ... Courier Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:20:14 -0500THEY call it the bull shark superhighway. Hundreds of surfers paddle through it each week but only a few divers and lifesavers are aware of the shark congregation area off the northern wall of the Gol... Courier Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:20:13 -0500A MAN suspected of killing Goodna schoolgirl Leanne Holland is a police informant and convicted rapist. He is a sadistic, violent predator, who was once friends with the Holland family, lived near th... Courier Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:20:12 -0500IT'S hard to resist. At this time of year the temptation to write a list of resolutions is as strong as the one to sneak a spoonful of leftover trifle at 4am. What is it about our desire to start ove... Courier Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:20:09 -0500FOR the Rothnie family this time of year has become an even greater reason to be grateful. As yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the Boxing Day Tsunami that killed an estimated 226,000 people,... Courier Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:20:08 -0500Pictures: Entries in the Summer Fun competition Chris Graham was flying high at Lota on Brisbane's bayside when he saw the camera and seized the moment. So did Narelle, and it won the Summer Fun categ... Courier Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:20:06 -0500WITH its white sand beaches and aqua water, Moreton Island is a holiday paradise. But surf lifesavers, patrolling the island northeast of Brisbane for the first time, have discovered dramatic rips hav... Courier Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:20:05 -0500GRAHAM Stafford would welcome a retrial to finally clear his name and find the killer of schoolgirl Leanne Holland. Only then will his nightmare end after protesting his innocence for 18 years. Courier Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:20:03 -0500THEY appear unlikely combinations, but for hundreds of businesses the mix and match of different interests is proving a lucrative strategy. While the car wash/cafe used to turn heads, today it takes ... Courier Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:20:01 -0500Australia's recent century hoodoo continued on the first day of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at the MCG as openers Simon Katich and Shane Watson both fell just short of triple figures. Watso... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:55:54 -0500AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the AMA welcomes reports that the Coalition will make health funding, including public hospital funding and governance, a key policy battleground at the... Medical News Today Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:23:27 -0500Medicare rebate claiming announced by the Government is a good case to introduce ongoing financial support to assist medical practices cover the administrative costs associated with electronic claimin... Medical News Today Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:23:19 -0500After missing most of 2009 with a shoulder injury, Casey Dellacqua will make her WTA Tour comeback at the Brisbane International after receiving the final women's wildcard. Joining Justine Henin and ... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:01:59 -0500A knee strain sustained by international Jason Culina took a lot of gloss away from a rampant Gold Coast United's 5-1 trouncing of the Brisbane Roar in the M1 derby at Skilled Park on Saturday night. ... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:01:56 -0500A SPIKE in the number of assaults in prisons has prompted fears of a major incident in the state's overcrowded jails this summer. perthnow Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:01:24 -0500Burswood Swingers Club, where couples meet and swap partners for thrills, has been embroiled with Victoria Park Council in a two-year battle for survival.The council says the club has been operating i... perthnow Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:01:14 -0500Tourism Council of WA chief executive Graham Moss said tourists would undoubtedly be eager to see the biggest home in the country."When Rose and Lang had their house it was on a lot of itinerarie... perthnow Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:01:11 -0500The Tigers posted a much-needed 90-88 victory over Wollongong in Melbourne on Saturday night to keep their slim NBL play-offs hopes alive. Melbourne star Christ Anstey led from the front with 24 poin... ABC Sports Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:54:29 -0500Perth grounded the high-flying Newcastle Jets with an emphatic 4-0 thrashing at Members Equity Stadium on Saturday night. In a Boxing Day boilover, the Glory picked only up their second win in ten ma... ABC Sports Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:54:27 -0500Australia's recent century hoodoo continued on the first day of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at the MCG as openers Simon Katich and Shane Watson both fell just short of triple figures. Watso... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:37:37 -0500Melbourne, Dec. 26 : Australia must not rest on the laurels that it has achieved in the recent series against the West Indies, but should be concerned about the possibility of Pakistan putting up a fi... New Kerala Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:05:36 -0500Dec. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Sydney Airport and Taiwan terminals stepped up security on flights headed for the U.S. after yesterday’s suspected terrorist attack on a Detroit- bound transatlantic airli... Business Week Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:46:59 -0500Luck and circumstance conspired against Pakistan on day one of the Boxing Day cricket Test. Then their own mistakes - including one howler - ensured the young team have some ground to make up if they... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:43:05 -0500RUMBLING Mayon volcano in the Philippines is showing signs of becoming clogged with lava and could erupt explosively, a government volcanologist said today. News.com.au Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:42:10 -0500The car was travelling along Boat Beach Road at about 2.45pm when it rolled over throwing all four occupants from the car. Police said they were taken to Karratha hospital with serious injuries, incl... The West Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:36:20 -0500Alfa Romeo is still leading the Sydney to Hobart fleet off Seven Mile Beach on the New South Wales south coast. Alfa held a one nautical mile lead over maxi ICAP Leopard with four-time line honours w... ABC Sports Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:35:05 -0500Australia's recent century hoodoo continued on the first day of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at the MCG as openers Simon Katich and Shane Watson both fell just short of triple figures. Watso... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:17:54 -0500The planets wouldn't quite align for luckless maxi yacht Etihad Stadium, but owner Grant Wharington was bullish about his boat's prospects despite their early retirement from the Sydney to Hobart race... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:27:19 -0500A man drowned while he was swimming with his son outside the lifeguard patrol area of a beach on the far north NSW coast. The Melbourne man, aged in his 40s, and his 16-year-old son were swimming at ... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:27:17 -0500Overwhelmingly, they called for the whole of the metropolitan area to be allowed to trade longer, not just businesses in the Perth CBD, Fremantle and areas of Subiaco, Mt Lawley, Victoria Park, and Ea... perthnow Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:26:44 -0500Last night as many of us were nursing our bloated bellies after over-indulging in the Christmas turkey and most of our presents lay discarded in the living room corner, Naomi Holly was trying for a di... The West Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:19:45 -0500Australia's recent century hoodoo continued on the first day of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at the MCG as openers Simon Katich and Shane Watson both fell just short of triple figures. Watso... Ananova Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:59:41 -0500Mohammad Asif has had the skipper caught at first slip for 57. Michael Hussey on 38 and nightwatchman Nathan Hauritz on five are the not out batsmen with Australia 305 for three at stumps. Shane Wat... Newstalk ZB Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:31:39 -0500Victoria have recruited leading New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor as a last-minute replacement for the domestic cricket Twenty20 tournament. The Bushrangers signed Taylor on Christmas Eve after Pakista... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:07:50 -0500The AFL could suspend Carlton players in the wake of their drunken Christmas break-up. The Blues have until January 11 to reply to the league's "please explain", which was issued on Christmas Eve. O... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:07:48 -0500Victorian yacht owner Rob Date had good reason for mixed feelings on Boxing Day. Date's 52-footer Scarlet Runner blitzed the 103-strong field when she set a race record in the Cock of the Bay race on... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:07:46 -0500A young driver hit a police car and damaged two other cars when he allegedly lost control at a roadside breath testing site in Sydney's southwest. Police say the 21-year-old was driving a Holden Comm... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:07:43 -0500The Conservation Council of WA has accused Labor frontbencher Alannah MacTiernan of 'opportunistic careerism' in attempting to break her party's ban on uranium mining. The West Australian Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:01:38 -0500(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Pakistan's all-rounder Sohail Tanvir yesterday pulled out of a contract with Australian side Victoria after doctors advised him to rest an injured knee. The 25-year-old was du... MENAFN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:13:51 -0500Australia's seemingly endless search for a summer century reached farcical levels in an eventful start to the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at the MCG. The home side reached a dominant 3 for 305 a... ABC Australia Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:04:08 -0500Emergency services say up to nine people could be injured after a hot air balloon hit powerlines in south-east Queensland. The accident happened at Biddaddaba, near Mount Tamborine, a short time ago.... ABC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:03:56 -0500MELBOURNE - A third century stand in as many matches between openers Shane Watson and Simon Katich put Australia in a position of command over Pakistan in the first test at the MCG. Although contrast... New Zealand Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:03:14 -0500A surge in NSW road deaths has subsided over Christmas, but drink drivers and speeding idiots continue to flout the law. Thirteen people have died in road accidents in the state since Operation Safe ... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:52:32 -0500Sydney FC marquee man John Aloisi is aiming to finish his second season at the A-League club with a flurry of goals and a championship title. The former Socceroo has endured a troubled time with the ... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:52:27 -0500A 70-year-old Victorian woman saw her pet dog mauled to death by two dogs who followed her into her home. The attacking dogs followed the woman inside as she brought her shopping into her house in Dr... Sydney Morning Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:52:25 -0500The man, from Port Sorell, was critically injured after the fatal crash at Elizabeth Town which also killed a man in his 50s.The 17-year old man died in hospital today, bringing the Tasmanian road tol... News.com.au Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:51:40 -0500A MALE driver has died in a single-vehicle accident at Tarragindi on Brisbane's southside. The vehicle was travelling south on Toohey Road when it rolled near Mayfield Rd about 2.50pm on Saturday. Th... Courier Mail Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:51:14 -0500Jackson Law beat Launceston's Peter Loft with Malaysia's Azizul Awang in third place.Latrobe Carnival 2009 major results:Men's Wheel _ Jackson Law 1, Peter Loft 2, Azizyl Awang 3.Men's Gift _ Gary Mon... The Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:24:00 -0500Australia continues to dominate Pakistan midway through the second session of the Boxing Day cricket test in Melbourne and is 160 without loss approaching tea. Newstalk ZB Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:57:40 -0500Private schools' annual fees will hit $26,000 a year and the Independent Schools Association says it is the highest fees have ever been. Ascham School in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs reached the figure a... ABC News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:45:58 -0500Shane Watson is closing in on his maiden Test century as Australia continues to pile on the runs against Pakistan in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.A week after being fined 15 percent of his match fee... sportal.com.au Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:40:36 -0500Farmers are breathing a sigh of relief after parts of western New South Wales recorded more than 100 millimetres of rain in the past 24 hours. Tullamore in the Central West has received 117 millimetr... ABC News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:27:01 -0500Consumer refund complaints are rampant in Queensland following a sharp increase in the number of people contacting the Office of Fair Trading. Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading Peter Lawlor said ... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:14:34 -0500OFFICERS resorted to their firearms after trying other methods to calm an irate man who died after being shot by police on Christmas Day. News.com.au Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:13:43 -0500OFFICERS resorted to their firearms after trying other methods to calm an irate man who died after being shot by police on Christmas Day. News.com.au Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:13:39 -0500A boat carrying suspected asylum seekers has been intercepted in Australian waters and its crew and passengers transported to the overcrowded immigration detention centre on Christmas Island.The borde... The West Australian Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:07:17 -0500Manny Pacquiao plans to sue Floyd Mayweather, the American's father and Golden Boy Promotions in the next few days following a row over doping procedures, the Filipino world champion said in a stateme... ABC Sports Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:06:15 -0500Formula One ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone has predicted a "jaw-dropping season" as "comeback kid" Michael Schumacher takes on McLaren's dream-team of Lewis Hamilton and world champion Jenson Button. S... ABC Sports Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:06:13 -0500Fulham manager Roy Hodgson is targeting another heavyweight English Premier League scalp when Tottenham comes calling at Craven Cottage this weekend. Fulham's 3-0 victory over Manchester United last ... ABC Sports Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:06:11 -0500Hot temperatures in Perth should see people flock to the coast. Perth looks set to close in on a 40 degree day on Monday, potentially the hottest so far this summer. A deepening trough over the wes... WA Today Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:22:03 -0500Sydney's inclement weather has forced the postponement of Saturday's Australian Sprintcar grand prix at Parramatta City Raceway. The event, featuring NASCAR great Tony Stewart, four-time World of Out... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:52:06 -0500Shane Watson let his batting speak and the answer had Australia nicely placed at 0-73 against Pakistan at lunch on the first day of the first Test at the MCG. A week after he was punished for his ove... Sydney Morning Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:52:03 -0500A HOT air balloon with 17 people on board has crashed to the ground after clipping powerlines near Beaudesert in southeast Queensland. The hot air balloon struck powerlines at about 8am on Creek Rd a... Courier Mail Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:50:34 -0500Annual box office takings in Australia could break through the $1 billion mark for the first time today, on what is traditionally the busiest day of the year for the nation's 453 movie cinemas. Figur... ABC News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:43:53 -0500Sydney - Australian couples keen for the baby that natural methods of conception have so far denied them were Saturday besieging fertility clinics to get IVF treatments before the price goes up at the... Earth Times Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:50:00 -0500 | 
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