A total solar eclipse is expected to briefly envelope Cairns in darkness on Wednesday. Total eclipse chasers around the world will be gathering in this Far North Queensland city in Australia for the grand astronomical event.
A day after it was finally cleared to move forward its Malaysian rare earths processing plant, Australian miner Lynas Corp. is now rushing to gather at least $200 million to jumpstart the facility.
Fishermen folk have denounced Federal Government's zone map and details of the South Australia Marine Park bill, which specifies areas off-limits to fishing, claiming their livelihood and lives are at stake.
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has confirmed Australia will join the Kyoto 2, the second commitment period of the global Kyoto protocol agreement.
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has languished just over the 1.0400 level as Australia's employment data was slightly better than expected
yesterday but financial markets continue to be more concerned about the "fiscal cliff" issue in the US.
If 18-year-old Kristen Neel of Georgia were a quiz bee contestant, she probably would easily lose if the questions were on current events.
Australians going to NT this weekend ought to brace for potential gridlocks as well as changes to their time travel itineraries as uranium miner Energy Resources Australia (ERA) prepares to transfer heavy equipment for three Saturdays starting this coming weekend from Darwin to Jabiru, at speeds of only 30kmph.
Australian miner Lynas Corp. can finally proceed in finishing the construction of its rare earths processing plant facility in Malaysia after a High Court ruled out the complaint filed by Malaysian activists against the plant.
The Australian economy pulled a pleasant surprise as government data showed the nation’s jobless rate in October steady at 5.4 per cent, veering off from economists’ projections of 5.5 per cent for the month.
Australian Queensland-based resource company Linc Energy, which has successfully formulated an underground coal gasification (UCG) technology to produce diesel and jet fuel, has pricked the interest of no less than Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
In Victoria, a two-and-a-half-year-old toddler had gone missing, but his pet dog kept him company and eventually led police to where he's gone. On the humour site 9GAG.com, photos of dogs and children are often uploaded albeit with funny captions. The cute images show a special bond between pets and kids.
U.S. President Barack Obama has extended his stay at the White House for another four years but his top diplomat, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has opted out for another tour in the Obama Cabinet come the fresh term that starts January 2013.
The Wednesday U.S. presidential election proved that a face-off looms between social media networking sites Facebook or Twitter similar to the tight battle between Democrat candidates Barack Obama and Republican bet Mitt Romney.
Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is almost half a US cent lower after US Obama's historic victory for a second term, as concerns about the US economy overshadowed the euphoria over the result.
Australian politicians lost no time on Wednesday in congratulating U.S. President Barack Obama for his successful reelection just hours after media reports confirmed the poll results in the U.S.
Astronomers were left shocked after witnessing a meteor flash up the California sky. The meteor was reportedly noticeable over the San Francisco Bay area as well as the other parts of Northern California.
It is a classic case of the Gillard government playing politics over exclusive economic matters, the Coalition said on Thursday, criticising a costing analysis of the opposition tax policies that made its way to media firms.
Latest findings from a study conducted by scientists at the University of Queensland in Brisbane showed slurry from farms in Australia had been contributing to the collapse of the corals in the Great Barrier Reef.
Not only had she generated millions of hits in YouTube, Prime Minister Julia Gillard acknowledged on Wednesday that she also elicited praises from key world leaders who attended the Asia-Europe Summit held in Laos.
Four Australians, two from Victoria and one each from Queensland and New South Wales, capped their respective Tuesday nights in what seemed to be a page plucked from a fairytale book. Each knew their dreams had somehow been realized with a call informing them of their lottery winnings.
The British national, whose death in 2011 caused the downfall of popular Chinese politician Bo Xilai, was tagged as a willing informant of the UK government and appeared to have played the role two years before his demise, reports said.
Bell FX Currency Outlook: Australian Dollar hits fresh highs amidst Melbourne Cup surprise hold from the RBA
It will be a pivotal week for economies around the world as the two largest markets get to pick their new leaders.
Now that the Melbourne Cup is over, Australians have turned their focus to the Oz Lotto's $100 million pot prize up for draw on Tuesday night.
Datuk Dr Looi Hoong Wah, a respected Malaysian nuclear physicist and consultant physician, has defended the beleaguered rare earths processing plant of Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp. in Kuantan, saying the allegations being spread by its opponents are fabricated lies that bear relations to the country's upcoming general election.
The Coalition has accused the Labor-led government of unduly injecting politics in the office of the Australian Treasury by utilising its functions in conducting cost analysis of tax polices identified with the Liberal-National alliance.
The integrity of the Melbourne Cup is now being questioned after champion jockey Damien Oliver reportedly confessed guilty to allegations that he placed an A$10,000 bet on a rival horse two years ago.
The experts were correct in their forecast that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will retain the current 3.25 per cent overnight cash rate when the central bank's monetary committee met on Melbourne Cup Day on Tuesday, Nov 6.
Apart from today's Melbourne Cup, another reason for jetsetters, kibitzers, stargazers and what nots to pack their bags and travel to Australia is the highly anticipated total solar eclipse on November 14, an hour after sunrise (afternoon of Tuesday, November 13, in the United States).
After being battered with more than 100,000 lightning strikes on the afternoon of Monday till midnight, emergency crews are racing overtime to restore power in most of South Australia, which have left tens of thousands without electricity, in time for the highly-anticipated Melbourne Cup today.
