Vittorio Hernandez

After eight years, researchers confirmed that a species of dolphin in Victoria waters previously thought to be the bottlenose dolphin is a new species.

BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) reported Thursday a 54 per cent drop in income before tax to $414 million in the quarter that ended Aug. 27.

Australian Customs and Police announced on Friday the seizure 270 kilogrammes of cocaine with an estimated value of $200 million. The items were found hidden inside a shipment of lawnmowers from Brazil.

Australian retailer Myer is spending $9 million on a new website aimed at making the store the country's largest online department store. Myer targets to generate up to $40 million in annual sales from the new portal.

A North Carolina court sentenced on Thursday to 18 years prison term an American woman who killed her 10-year-old disabled Australian stepdaughter.

To avoid disruption to passenger travel during the planned Sept. 20 strike by about 3,800 union employees, Qantas will use larger aircraft and redeploy staff.

A massive chemical factory is currently burning on Dacre Street in Canberra's central business district. The fire hit Mitchell, an industrial suburb 5 kilometres north of Canberra, but is close to residential homes.

More youth gangs in different Australian cities are using the Taser or electronic stun gun to commit petty crimes.

The U.S. National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) unveiled on Wednesday plans to build a $35-billion powerful rocket called Space Launch System.

Although the Greek debt crisis led Moody's Investors Service to downgrade two major French banks Wednesday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have reaffirmed that Greece should stay in the 17-nation euro zone.

A 30-year old Chinese farmer from Gonyi, central China, went on an axe rampage on Wednesday and killed six people.

The billions of dollars in Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's bank account must have inspired so many young technology geeks in the U.S. that they are following the footsteps the Internet mogul took when he was in university.

Target.com's Website crashed on Tuesday morning following intense cyber interest created by its sale of Missoni items, an Italian fashion brand known for zigzag knits and bright patterns.

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government will review its child protection law after the territory's government was alerted of a possible breach of the Children and Young People Act.

Qantas workers belonging to the Transport Workers Union will strike on Sept. 20 for four hours. The job walk-off is over enterprise negotiations, particularly a 5 per cent pay increase and clauses that would limit the use of contract labour.

A group of astronomers announced on Tuesday the discovery of 50 new planets. The planets, which includes 16 that have bigger mass than Earth, were found using a telescope in Chile’s La Silla Observatory.

More Australians are expected to be added to the number of patients suffering from chronic kidney ailments. According to an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) forecast released Wednesday, the proportion of diabetics who would require kidney transplants or dialysis would shoot up to 64 per cent in 2020 from 45 per cent in 2008.

A day after independent Australian Senator Nick Xenophon named in Parliament the Catholic priest accused by an Anglican archbishop of sexual molestation, the clergy denied the charge Wednesday.

Former West Australian Premier Brian Burke is facing a new corruption trial after the Court of Appeal in Perth reversed on Wednesday his acquittal by the Supreme Court.

A 22-year-old Gosnell man set his girlfriend on fire Tuesday afternoon. Police said the man, who is now in policy custody and has been charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, poured petrol on the woman and lit her.

Indicating the difficult times Australian businesses are going through, insolvencies in the country rose 12.1 per cent in the June quarter, according to the latest survey by credit agency Dun & Bradstreet.

Australian flag carrier Qantas plans to get a larger cut of the Chinese passenger market by planning to bring five carriers to China, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

Independent Australian Senator Nick Xenophon made good on his threat on Tuesday to name in Parliament the Catholic priest from the Adelaide Archdiocese who allegedly sexually abused an Anglican archbishop during their younger days.

Athletes who compete in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London will face tougher anti-doping tests next year. For the first time, a new test to catch blood dopers and users of human growth hormone will be used, the BBC reports.

A U.S. study blamed popular cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants for learning problems among 4-year-olds.

A survey by the National Australia Bank showed that business confidence in Australia dropped 10 points to minus eight in August.

Australian independent Senator Nick Xenophon said on Tuesday he will name in Parliament the Catholic priest involved in a sex abuse scandal. Mr Xenophon turned down a request from the Catholic Church to refrain from identifying the alleged abusive clergy due to the complex and sensitive issued related.

A report released on Tuesday by Deloitte Access Economics forecasts a bleak year for Australia's retail industry. The study said sharemarket volatility would likely result in the sector turning from bad to worse.

Investigators said on Tuesday that the fire that burned a two-storey house in Newport, Melbourne may have been caused by the house occupant who probably smoked in bed.