Top Stories: Sydney, Dec 1 (DPA) Australian houses are now double the size of the average house in Europe and three times bigger than homes in Britain, official figures showed. At an average for houses and apartments of 214 square metres, Australians now outrank even Americans as having the biggest houses on the planet. IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:00:02 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 (IANS) Australian spinner Nathan Hauritz is taking tips from former Pakistani spin great Saqlain Mushtaq to develop a 'doosra' that will be unleashed on the West Indies in the ongoing Test series. IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:05 -0500Karachi, Nov 30 (IANS) A fit-again Pakistan pacer Sohail Tanvir is hoping to overcome stiff competition and find a place in the side for the series against Australia that will start with the first Test in Melbourne on Boxing Day. IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:50:04 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 (IANS) A defiant Chris Gayle says he is not stepping down from the West Indies captaincy after the side's embarrassing loss to Australia in the first Test, and feels he is the right person to lead the team out of the crisis. IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:30:02 -0500London, November 29 : Australian cricketer Michael Clarke and Lara Bingle have reportedly decided to part ways. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:10:15 -0500Melbourne, November 30 : Publishers of adult magazines are gradually witnessing their businesses being shrinked, thanks to the unlimited moving pictures available on the Internet. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:10:09 -0500Melbourne, November 30 : A man in Australia has been booked for hitting the road wearing nothing but pink women's underwear. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:30:04 -0500Melbourne, November 30 : The Bangladeshi woman, whose conjoined daughters Krishna and Trishna were recently separated, has said she had become hysterical when she came to know about her kids' condition. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:30:03 -0500Sydney, Nov.30 : West Indies team manager and former fast bowling great Joel Garner has called for a review of national team's Test preparations and blamed an over-abundance of limited-overs cricket for their first Test humiliation. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:09 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 : Kylie Minogue and her Spanish boyfriend Andres Velencoso are house hunting in New York, it has emerged. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:07 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 : Aussies have beaten the Americans to become the owners of the largest houses in the world, says a new report by Commonwealth Securities, also known as CommSec. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:05 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 : Agents of Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal have denied reports of the pair's break-up. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:03 -0500Lahore, Nov 30: With the Pakistan team struggling against New Zealand and a tough tour of Australia coming up, former Pakistan batsman Hasan Raza has said that he is confident of solving team's batting problems. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:30:06 -0500Sydney, November 30 : An expedition is all set to go on a journey to find the remains of a shipwreck near the coast of Queensland that they believe may lead to the finding that American whalers may have discovered the nation of Australia before Captain Cook. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:40:03 -0500Melbourne, November 30 : Heidi Klum and Seal have for the first time published the pics of their new baby on their official website. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:20:13 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 (IANS) Fast bowler Jerome Taylor has been ruled out of the ongoing cricket series against Australia due to an injury, it was announced by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) here Monday. IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:00:03 -0500Hobart (Tasmania, Australia), Nov.30 : Fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus has been ruled out of the second Australia-West Indies Test to be played at the Adelaide Oval from Friday due to a knee injury. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:26 -0500Melbourne, November 30 : Education programs involving local people can have a significant impact on reducing skin infections in remote communities, a new study suggests. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:18 -0500Sydney, Nov.30 : Golfer John Daly fears that the sport will suffer if Tiger Woods sustains any long-term damage from the mystery car crash outside his Florida home last week. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:16 -0500London, November 30 : Reports indicate that Australian scientists are trying to breed a sheep that belches less, as they look for ways to reduce harmful methane emissions from the country's flocks. ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:04 -0500Sydney, November 30 : Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has described himself as a " complete classical nerd". ANI Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:03 -0500Sydney, Nov 30 (DPA) The Bangladeshi woman who gave birth to the conjoined twins separated in a marathon operation earlier this month told an Australian woman's magazine Monday that she was blindfolded during the delivery and had her hands tied. IANS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:03 -0500Melbourne, November 30 : Kangaroos may be the long awaited answer to preventing skin cancer. ANI Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:50:02 -0500Melbourne, Nov 30 (IANS) India and China would continue to drive the Australian economy for decades to come, Warren McKibbin, a member of Reserve Bank of Australia, has reiterated while addressing an economics conference in Sydney Monday. IANS Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:10:01 -0500Australia's climate change consensus has fractured spectacularly. And the Liberal Party has decided that it's more important to be combative than to be electable. By electing Tony Abbott leader, the... WA Today Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:54:02 -0500No-one has ever said Abbott lacked the courage of his convictions. And those convictions were laid out in 200 pages of political manifesto on July 28 this year. WA Today Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:53:58 -0500This is an edited text of Liberal Party leader Tony Abbott's first address to the media. It's a big day for me. It's been a tough day for some of my colleagues. I do feel humbled and daunted by what'... WA Today Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:53:54 -05000 posts AMA President Dr Andrew Pesce, speech to 'Australia's Health' The Congress on National Health Reform, Parliament House of Victoria, 30 November 2009 Practical Immediate Health Reform My tha... Medical News Today Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:43:00 -0500Australia's plan to cap greenhouse gas emissions are set for almost certain defeat in a hostile Senate after the opposition on Tuesday elected a new leader opposed to the government's carbon trading s... CNBC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:36:36 -0500John Daly will have an early start in his opening round of the Australian Open on Thursday morning. Daly will be hoping to avoid windy conditions when he tees off at 7.30am with Adam Scott and James ... ABC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:33:29 -0500Five juveniles have been charged with causing nearly $40,000 damage to the Moora recreation centre. Police allege the group broke into the centre just over a week ago and caused extensive damage. Th... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:33:29 -0500Representative half-back Peter Wallace is confident of making a successful comeback from the serious injury which devastated his 2009 season with Brisbane. Wallace snapped the bone just above his lef... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:33:24 -0500Police are searching the Hobart Rivulet and nearby reserves for a 20-year-old man reported missing at the weekend. Jacob Frank Holdsworth was last seen at the intersection of Goulburn and Molle Stree... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:33:21 -0500Jetstar's Mark Dal Pra says the exchange rate contributed to the airline's decision to stop flying from Cairns to Osaka - but it has now stabilised. (Supplied)... ABC Australia Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:33:20 -0500A man is facing multiple driving charges after a string of car crashes in Sydney's CBD last night. It is alleged the 43-year-old Edgecliff man was behind the wheel when his car hit two pedestrians, w... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:33:19 -0500Rescue teams free an eight-metre humpback whale caught in shark nets off Coolangatta Beach on the Gold Coast on 1 September 2009. (ABC News: TV still)... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:33:17 -0500A second man has been jailed over a violent attack on an Adelaide taxi driver last year. The attack sparked an industry protest on the streets. Nathan Leigh Morrison, 26, denied involvement in the a... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:33:17 -0500CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's embattled carbon-trade laws are set for almost certain defeat in a hostile Senate after the country's opposition on Tuesday elected a new leader opposed to the governm... The Star Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:32:38 -0500NEWLY elected Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has used his first press conference to proclaim a desire to both heal the wounds within the Liberal Party and to declare the he would take the fight to the ... Stock Journal Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:32:00 -0500OVER three decades after the first attempts were made to incorporate an electronic identification system into Australia’s wool bale warehousing system, the book has been closed on electronic bale de... Stock Journal Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:31:59 -0500Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plane has been forced back to Washington DC because of a mechanical fault. "Due to a minor mechanical fault, the prime minister's RAAF plane has returned to Washington," a... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:21:47 -0500A man alleged to have masterminded the illegal passage of Afghani asylum seekers to Australia has died. The Melbourne Magistrates' Court was told on Tuesday that charges against Qambarali Bostan, 64,... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:21:45 -0500Footage of a mother encouraging her daughter and another teenage girl to brutally assault a shy and vulnerable teenager has been played to a Melbourne court. The County Court in Melbourne has heard h... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:21:42 -0500AMP Ltd has appointed a managing director for Japan as the superannuation manager and fund manager pursue an overseas expansion plan. AMP Capital Investors, the company's funds management arm, appoin... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:21:38 -0500CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's plan to cap greenhouse gas emissions are set for almost certain defeat in a hostile Senate after the opposition on Tuesday elected a new leader opposed to the governme... Reuters Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:21:07 -0500JAIL TIME: Ryan Thomas Jones is facing a lengthy jail term for causing a $2.5m fire at Joondalup Police Station in December last year. Picture: Stewart Allen... perthnow Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:20:42 -0500In his first press conference after ousting Malcolm Turnbull, Mr Abbott said he was "humbled but exhilarated" by his new position.He took a thinly veiled swipe at Mr Turnbull, promising to b... News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:20:40 -0500THE mother of a woman strangled by her husband received a call that sounded like somebody was "drowning" on the night her daughter died, a court has been told. News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:20:38 -0500FOOTAGE of a mother encouraging her daughter and another teenage girl to brutally assault a shy and vulnerable teenager has been played to a Melbourne court. News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:20:36 -0500THE odds of Labor retaining government at the next election have narrowed slightly after Tony Abbott was installed as Opposition Leader. News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:20:35 -0500DEFEATED Liberal leadership aspirant Joe Hockey has sought to portray his defeat in this morning?s ballot as the price of loyalty and honour. The Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:20:05 -0500A 10-year-old boy last seen chasing his dog in Toowoomba this morning has gone missing - and his parents say the disappearance is extremely out of character. The boy, named Cody, was last seen at the... Courier Mail Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:20:05 -0500KEVIN Rudd was forced to return to Washington today during the journey home to Canberra after meeting US President Barack Obama because his RAAF plane suffered a mechanical fault. The Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:20:01 -0500By Bruce Hamilton Melbourne - Defending champions Australia stormed to the top of the standings in the men's field hockey Champions Trophy with a crushing 7-2 victory over title rivals Netherlands ... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:19:09 -0500The helicopter can drop 4000 litres of water, four times as much as the Helitac water bombers, and carry 15 firefighters and equipment. With a season of above-normal fire conditions forecast and comm... The West Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:14:21 -0500The Kwinana Freeway northbound is slow around Russell Road and again from the Mount Henry Bridge through to Mill Point Road. The Northbridge tunnel is slow at the westbound entrance, and moving well ... The West Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:14:18 -0500By Rob Taylor CANBERRA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Australia's new conservative opposition leader, Tony Abbott, is nicknamed the 'Mad Monk' and once flirted with the priesthood, but his crusade against the gov... London South East Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:03:57 -0500ICONIC Launceston business J. Boag & Son has officially opened its new $25 million brew house. The architecturally striking brew house doubles the brewery's capacity from 50 million litres to 100 mill... The Examiner Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:50:29 -0500(RTTNews) - The total number of building consents issued for houses and apartments in Australia in October declined a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent from September. The Australian Bureau of Statisti... Quote.com Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:48:15 -0500The Federal Government is expected to come under increasing pressure to raise compensation for households to offset the effect of its proposed emissions trading scheme. Independent modelling is beli... WA Today Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:25:29 -0500AUSTRALIANS remained positive about immigration during the global financial crisis, but discrimination and safety fears were heightened in areas of high immigration, a survey has found. One in 10 Au... WA Today Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:25:28 -0500THE broadcasting watchdog has slammed three commercial TV stations for inaccuracy over news reports on alleged Sudanese crime gangs. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) ruled tha... WA Today Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:25:25 -0500Do not fret too much if you forget to put a stamp on your mail this Christmas. Postal unions are planning unusual industrial action for the busy period that could result in letters and cards going unc... WA Today Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:25:22 -0500AFTER two days of action in the Champions Trophy in Melbourne, hosts Australia have shown to the world what systematic development, and playing in the Dutch League can achieve. The Aussies blasted S... New Straits Times Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:18:14 -0500Qantas Group Ltd has raised fares on its key domestic routes in an effort to pull itself out of the profit slump brought on by the GFC. This is the highest increase to ticket prices across the flag... Travel Blackboard Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:09:38 -0500Melbourne-based media are invited to attend the colourful send off of V Australia’s very first Melbourne service – the new international airline’s inaugural Melbourne-Los Angeles fl... Travel Blackboard Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:09:38 -0500The Royal Commission into Black Saturday has been told Marysville real estate agents David and Marlene Sebald perished in their bathroom after staying to defend their property. The inquiry is examini... ABC Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:59 -0500Victoria fast bowler Clint McKay admits he did not give himself any chance of being called into the Australian Test squad. McKay will fly to Adelaide today to join the Australian squad ahead of the s... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:54 -0500The South Australian Government has issued proceedings in the High Court to try to force the Victorian Government to remove its 4 per cent cap on water trading in the Murray-Darling river system. SA ... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:53 -0500Burnside Council will meet on Thursday to discuss cancelling a meeting of electors over the planned sale of the heritage-listed Chelsea Cinema at Kensington. At the council's last meeting, members vo... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:50 -0500There have been three confirmed cases of meningococcal disease after a school formal attended by Year 12 students from Aquinas College at Menai in Sydney's south. The health service is recommending a... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:50 -0500Australian coach Tim Nielsen says the West Indies will be far more competitive in the second Test than the series opener at the 'Gabba. The Aussies routed the West Indies inside three days in Brisban... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:46 -0500The National Capital Authority (NCA) will take its case for a tree renewal program directly to the public this evening. The NCA is hosting an information session on a plan to remove more than 600 dea... ABC News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:45 -0500Deposed Liberal Party Leader Malcolm Turnbull has promised to serve out the current term as the Member for Wentworth, but has not decided on whether or not he will recontest the seat at the next elect... Stock Journal Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:03:47 -0500The United States Food & Drug Administration has approved EAZI-Breed CIDR Sheep Insert (progesterone solid matrix) for induction of estrus in ewes during seasonal anestrus.This progesterone controlled... Stock Journal Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:03:46 -0500TONY Abbott is the new leader of the Liberal Party after defeating Malcolm Turnbull by just one vote in the leadership spill a short time ago. As expected, the Liberal party room has voted in favour o... Stock Journal Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:03:45 -0500The partner of Tasmanian federal MP Jodie Campbell has pleaded not guilty to assaulting her. Roland Small, 36, appeared in the Launceston Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with one count of common... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:52:07 -0500Malcolm Turnbull says he will not resign from parliament after losing a federal Liberal leadership contest against Tony Abbott on Tuesday. He congratulated Mr Abbott on his succession to the party le... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:52:05 -0500Fertiliser and explosives supplier Incitec Pivot Ltd said on Tuesday that the president of the Dyno Nobel explosives business, Don Brinker, was leaving the company. Incitec chief executive James Fazz... Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:51:57 -0500"It's effectively a stealth boat. Made of carbon, with carbon flecks in the paint you can have a big boat with a 20kW radar 400m away and they won't see you."In the past, the... News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:51:10 -0500SOUTH AUSTRALIAN police negotiators are on scene at the Lyell McEwin Hospital, at Salisbury, where a man has barricaded himself inside a room. News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:51:05 -0500- a $1.5 million carbon-fibre stealth boat - has become the latest addition to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's protest fleet, thanks to a $1 million donation from its namesake, US multi-millio... News.com.au Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:51:04 -0500Speaking after they held discussions on the Afghanistan war and climate change at the White House, the Prime Minister said: “We had a chat at the end of our conversation about his desire to visi... The Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:50:40 -0500KEVIN Rudd's department is refusing to release parts of a potentially explosive diplomatic cable from New Delhi, believed to detail the Indian government's concerns over the detention of cle... The Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:50:30 -0500-14.40% for approximately 545 million Australian dollars ($500 million), or 1.28 Australian dollars a share. The Zijin offer, which represents an 18% premium to Melbourne-based Indophil's closing shar... Market Watch Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:50:20 -0500LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares headed downward in early Tuesday morning trading in Sydney, with the S&P/ASX 200 slipping 0.3% to 4,685.3. The mining majors were among the top early decliners,... Market Watch Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:50:17 -0500Wellington - New Zealand mother Karen Kilgour, 32, spent seven frustrating hours locked in a closet after her 14-month-old son, Harry, shut the door on her, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. With he... IOL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:49:21 -0500The seizure of imported exotic bird eggs at Perth airport yesterday has led to the alleged discovery of a sawn-off shotgun, ammunition and drugs at a Mundijong home.Customs officers arrested a 33-year... The West Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:43:41 -0500The Bureau of Meteorology has also issued an extreme fire danger rating for the centre of WA and a severe fire danger for parts of the Gascoyne. Forecaster James Ashley said today's weather condition... The West Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:43:38 -0500Australian stocks fell 0.3 percent in early trade on Tuesday, as banks and miners came off following Monday's rally. The S&P/ASX 200 index . Yahoo!7 News Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:42:49 -0500Injuries sustained in a car accident last week will prevent Tiger Woods from playing in this week's Chevron World Challenge tournament, the world's number one golfer announced this morning. In a stat... ABC Sports Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:42:16 -0500Tim Cahill has played down fears Everton could become embroiled in a relegation scrap, despite the club languishing just three points above the drop zone with over a third of the season gone. Sunday'... ABC Sports Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:42:14 -0500Australian centre Andrew Bogut is back in the line-up for the Milwaukee Bucks after a left leg injury that has kept him out of the NBA club's games for the past 12 days. Bogut was kicked in the leg o... ABC Sports Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:42:12 -0500Speaking after they held discussions on the Afghanistan war and climate change at the White House, the Prime Minister said: “We had a chat at the end of our conversation about his desire to visi... The Australian Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:38:25 -0500THE State Government will spend almost $9 million to placate Tasmanians frustrated by the costs associated with its water and sewerage reforms. "There is legitimate frustration and concern, and even a... The Examiner Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:19:56 -0500MARCOS Ambrose has put a five- year timeline on his motorsport ambitions. Launceston's NASCAR pioneer is targeting 2015 for retirement and a return to Tasmania. The father-of-two said he was excit... The Examiner Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:19:55 -0500PRESIDENT Barack Obama is likely to visit Australia in 2010 perhaps in combination with a trip to India or Indonesaia.The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has extended the invitation during his talks with Pr... The Examiner Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:19:54 -0500WELLINGTON - A man had to make the terrible choice of rescuing his wife or teenage son when their car plunged into a river in New Zealand at the weekend. Stacey Horton saved his wife, Vanessa, and the... The Examiner Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:19:54 -0500SYDNEY -Shareholders of Harvey Norman Holdings have praised the retailer for its executive pay structure, as the group signalled a successor to chairman Gerry Harvey was likely to come from within the... 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