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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. Boxing kangaroo stops jogging Australian MP in his tracks

    Reuters
    SYDNEY (Reuters) - A startled kangaroo knocked an Australian politician to the ground and clawed his leg after its morning graze on a suburban lawn was interrupted by the jogging lawmaker. The eastern grey kangaroo was grazing on the front yard of a...

    Tags: Australia

    2. May 2, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Australia backs F-35 fighter jets in new defence strategy

    Reuters
    CANBERRA, May 3 (Reuters) - Australia committed to long-term plans to buy up to 100 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets in a new defence blueprint released on Friday, helping to ease concerns about the future of the controversial stealth fighter....

    Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., Australia, Military Aircraft

    3. May 1, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. South Korean spies target Australian farm trade

    Reuters
    CANBERRA, May 2 (Reuters) - Agents from South Korea's spy agency the National Intelligence Service (NIS) have tied to secure secret information about Australian trade, triggering the dismissal of an Australian public servant over his links to the group....

    Tags: South Korea, Australia

    4. May 1, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Australia to back F-35 buy in new defence blueprint

    Reuters
    * Autralia keeps plan to buy 100 F-35s * Canberra also to buy Asia-first Growlers in new defense strategy * Canberra reassesses military in light of U.S. pivot By Andrea Shalal-Esa and Rob Taylor WASHINGTON/CANBERRA, May 2 (Reuters) - Australia's...

    Tags: Singapore, Asia, Boeing Co., Manufacturing and Engineering, Personal Service

    5. Oct 10, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Australian leader slams sexism in now-viral speech [Video]

    World Now
    Fifteen minutes in the Australian parliament have become the diatribe heard 'round the world: a blistering speech by Prime Minister Julia Gillard against her chief political foe, excoriating him over what she denounced as sexist attacks....
    6. Jun 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Boat tragedy adds new fuel to Australia asylum debate

    World Now
    With scores of people still missing from a boat that capsized Thursday on its way to Australia, the country is agonizing again over how to handle asylum seekers who come there pleading for help....
    7. Jan 4, 2012 |Story| Jessamine Journal

  7. Jessamine superintendent Young refutes New York Times insinuations of bribery

    A national story this week examining possible connections between an education publishing company and trips for state education officials zeroed in on Jessamine County’s schools chief, Lu Young. Young spoke candidly about the matter Tuesday, giving her side of the story and filling in what she called “glaring omissions.”
    jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.com
    A national story this week examining possible connections between an education publishing company and trips for state education officials zeroed in on Jessamine County’s schools chief, Lu Young. Young spoke candidly about the matter Tuesday,...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Corporate Crime, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Bribery

    8. May 25, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  8. ISRAEL: Australia expels Mossad station chief over passports in Dubai killing

    Babylon & Beyond
    It would be difficult to weave as intricate a web as the international spy thriller that first unraveled in Dubai in January. Yet another sinew has been threaded out of the ongoing, worldwide investigation on the killing of Hamas arms......
    9. Aug 17, 2005 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Getty's director needs artistry

    Times Staff Writer
    Michael Brand has an excellent reputation and rock-solid credentials as an art museum man. That's a good thing, because he's going to need them. On Monday, Brand, 47, was named director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the third person to occupy the...

    Tags: The New York Times, Social Issues, Business Trips, Public Relations, Heads of State

    10. Aug 25, 2008 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  10. Celebrity travel: Go away with Janis Ian

    Janis Ian is back in the news thanks to her provocative memoir "Society's Child" (Tarcher/Penguin, $26.95).
    Tribune Media Services
    Janis Ian is back in the news thanks to her provocative memoir "Society's Child" (Tarcher/Penguin, $26.95). Ian, 57, recounts her life as a teenage prodigy and lets readers get a glimpse of how she came up with her hit songs ("At Seventeen," "Society's...

    Tags: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Tennessee, Japan, Sexual Assault

    11. Dec 16, 2008 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  11. The New Economy: Foreclosure Through Facebook

    CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - You've been "superpoked" - and served. A court in Australia has approved the use of Facebook, a popular social networking Web site, to notify a couple that they lost their home after defaulting on a loan. The Australian Capital...

    Tags: Gaming, Sociology, Entertainment, Facebook, Lawyers

    12. Dec 16, 2008 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  12. Couple Served Legal Papers on Facebook

    CANBERRA, Australia -- You've been "superpoked" - and served. A court in Australia has approved the use of Facebook, a popular social networking Web site, to notify a couple that they lost their home after defaulting on a loan. The Australian Capital...

    Tags: Gaming, Entertainment, Sociology, Facebook, Lawyers

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