Wednesday, May 23, 2012 10:41 AM SAST

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent (the world's smallest) the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the southeast.

Articles About Australia

Uranium simply isn’t worth the risk
Energy Watch: Australia Inciting Global Destruction With Proposed Uranium Mine Project

By IBTimes AU

Protesters against the proposed construction of the uranium mine project in Wiluna town in the northern Goldfields raised Australia is inciting global destruction should it continue to push with the project. (9:13 am)

MORE TOPICS: NUCLEAR WEAPONS, EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI

World Record Set at RM Auctions Monaco Ducati Sale
RM Auctions Sets World Record at Monaco Ducati Sale

By IBTimes UK

Two Factory Ducati Desmosedici GP machines raced by Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi achieved world record prices at the Monaco Ducati sale by RM Auctions. (9:12 am)

MORE TOPICS: S&P, JAPAN

Parents Beware: Your Smoking Habit Brings Harm to Your Children
Parents Beware: Your Smoking Habit Brings Harm to Your Children

By IBTimes AU

Passive smoking has been blamed by medical experts for the deaths of more than half-a-million around the world and soon enough a big number of the fatalities could include individuals who were inadvertently exposed to second-hand smoke their parents when they were young. (8:37 am)

MORE TOPICS: RETAIL

Economic Activities Moving Up in March but Not Too Much, Westpac Says
World Bank: Australia Should Brace for More Economic Backlash from China Slowdown

By IBTimes AU

The World Bank has picked on Australia for its over-dependence on its resource exports to China, which could eventually hamper growth in the Asia-Pacific Region to 7.6% this year. (8:32 am)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, WESTPAC, UNITED KINGDOM

White House Correspondent Association Dinner
Kim Kardashian Mimics Kate Middleton’s Style: Boyfriend Kanye West Prefers Duchess of Cambridge’s ‘Natural’ Look [PHOTOS]

By IBTimes AU

When it comes to fashion choices, it seems like Kim Kardashian’s current boyfriend Kanye West is more hands-on. The rapper has advised his girlfriend to look more like none other than, Kate Middleton. (8:18 am)

MORE TOPICS: KIM KARDASHIAN, KATE MIDDLETON, LONDON

MPs Won’t Debate Yet on Censure Motion for Craig Thomson

By IBTimes AU

The Liberals withdrew on Wednesday a motion to suspend embattled crossbencher MP Craig Thomson from the Australian Parliament. Christopher Payne, the manager of Opposition business, initially sought the suspension of Mr Thomson for 14 days and a poss... (7:42 am)

Austaralia is world's happiest nation, according to OECD Better Life Index
Australia Tops OECD Better Life Index of Industrialised Nations

By IBTimes UK

Australia ranks as world's happiest nation in OECD Better Life Index - ahead of Norway and US. (7:02 am)

MORE TOPICS: UNEMPLOYMENT, MANUFACTURING, GDP, INVESTMENT

Aaron English, 23, Justin McDonald, 22, and Demi Dearie, 19, have been accused of engaging in an assault on Manzoor Ahmed, 67, who later died in hospital of a heart attack.
Schoolgirl Disfigured in Camp Fire Files Lawsuit vs Government

By IBTimes AU

A former Mac Robertson Girls' High School female student in Melbourne whose face was disfigured in a camp fire filed a lawsuit against the federal government of Australia, the school and the Victorian government. (6:40 am)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, SUPREME COURT, LAWSUIT

Ugg Australia's Bridal Line
Ugg Australia Release Bridal Line, But Would Brides Walk Down the Aisle in Boots? [PHOTO]

By IBTimes AU

It seems like Ugg Australia is attempting to be the next Jimmy Choo or Stuart Weitzman when it comes to bridal shoes. But would any bride really consider walking down the aisle wearing a pair of Ugg boots?. (6:30 am)

MORE TOPICS: TWITTER, SILVER, KATE MIDDLETON

OECD Lauds Australia's 'Happy Economy'

By IBTimes AU

Despite the surveys suggesting that Aussie voters were not inclined to give the Labor-led government a fresh mandate in 2013, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has reasons to smile these days following the approval attached to her economic policy by the P... (5:37 am)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, JULIA GILLARD