Sydney Opera House architect dies
The Danish architect of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Jorn Utzon, has died at the age of 90, after suffering a heart attack. Mr Utzon, an award-winning architect, put “Denmark on the world map with his great talent,” said Danish Culture Minister Carina Christensen. Having won a competition in 1957 to design the building, he [...]
Financial crisis helps define Rudd in first year as Australian PM
SYDNEY (AFP) — One year into the job, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s popularity is riding higher than ever as he uses the global financial crisis to redefine his leadership, analysts said Sunday. The 51-year-old former diplomat Monday marks the first anniversary of his centre-left Labor Party’s landslide win with a personal approval rating of [...]
Red Bull’s Mark Webber breaks leg in bike accident but could be fit for first F1 race in Melbourne
The 32-year-old, who drives for the Red Bull racing team, was competing in his own charity event on the Australian island of Tasmania when he collided head-on with a car. Tasmania police said Webber was airlifted to hospital where he is being treated for a broken leg and other injuries. His condition is believed to [...]
Australian company fined for underpaying Indonesian worker
A South Australian fresh produce trader has avoided legal action, despite being found to have underpaid an Indonesian worker by more than $US42,000 over nine years. The Indonesian man, who worked for the trader at a market in the South Australian capital, Adelaide, recently complained of his underpayment to the Workplace Ombudsman and was then [...]
Indonesia looks inward for economic help
The Indonesian President says his country will turn to its large domestic market to maintain economic growth in the face of an expected slowdown. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has told the APEC summit in Peru, Jakarta will boost growth with infrastructure projects like power plants, and fight poverty with greater spending on education and health care. [...]
Whales returned to ocean after mass stranding
Eleven whales that survived a mass beach stranding on Tasmania’s far north-west coast have been returned to the open ocean. Rescuers have been working since early yesterday to save the long-finned pilot whales, the only survivors from a pod of 65 that became beached near Stanley. It is hoped the group will be able to [...]
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