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The Olsen
The Olsen is a boutique hotel located in the heart of South Yarra on Chapel Street, a minutes’ walk from the entertainment and shopping area of Chapel Street and the train station. This newly built property has only been open since March 2010 and offers a modern and contemporary decor.
Officials nab traveler with pigeons in his pants
SYDNEY – An Australian traveler was caught with two live pigeons stuffed in his pants following a trip to the Middle East, customs officials said Tuesday. The 23-year-old man was searched after authorities discovered two eggs in a vitamin container in his luggage, said Richard Janeczko, national investigations manager for the Customs Service. They found [...]
Australia, N.Z. Dollars Fall With Equities on Recession Concern
The Australian and New Zealand dollars declined as Asian stocks fell for a fourth day, damping demand for higher-yielding assets. The currencies weakened as reports showed U.S. home prices plunged at the fastest pace in at least four decades and confidence among Japanese manufacturers declined the most on record. A deepening global recession may lead [...]
Kerrin McEvoy on hot streak
INTERNATIONAL jockey Kerrin McEvoy proved he had re-adjusted to Australian racing with a brilliant winning treble at Rosehill. The hoop’s great day in the saddle followed a Boxing Day double at Randwick courtesy of Serenissima and Referees, both for Darley Australia’s head trainer, Peter Snowden. McEvoy landed the treble and a race-to-race double on the [...]
Hard choices for soft drinks manufacturer Coca-Cola
THE Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), a soft drinks giant based in Atlanta, is poised to make two decisions over the next three months that will have profound implications for the future of the Australian beverages industry. The first relates to an agreement signed a decade ago with global food giant Cadbury, which gives TCCC a pre-emptive [...]
Lleyton Hewitt and Casey Dellacqua to lead Australia
CASEY Dellacqua will unleash a new service action next week, which, she hopes, will preserve her career. Just when Australian tennis needed a shot of optimism, Lleyton Hewitt and Dellacqua will team to make their comebacks at next week’s Hopman Cup in Perth. Hewitt returns to court for the first time since hip surgery in [...]
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