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  • Pup ties the knot

    The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines
    16 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    Australian Test captain Michael Clarke has married Kyly Boldy, an Australian model, yesterday.

  • Brooks, husband to be charged over hacking case

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
    16 May 2012 | 9:00 am
    REBEKAH Brooks and her husband Charlie Brooks said today they will be charged with perverting the course of justice.

  • Tiger choppers grounded

    NEWS.com.au | Breaking News
    16 May 2012 | 5:14 am
    THE army has grounded its fleet of Tiger helicopters because a pilot detected fumes in the cockpit of one of the choppers.

  • COLD HEARTS: Runaway lovers spent two freezing nights in bush

    NEWS.com.au | Most Popular | Most Popular Stories
    16 May 2012 | 3:31 am
    LUCAS and Sophie had packed a bag and left a note, saying they were running away "to be away from everything".

  • Oil fuels the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan – and it keeps getting hotter

    The Conversation
    David Dorward, Associate Professor, History at La Trobe University
    16 May 2012 | 12:40 am
    Khartoum has resumed its bombardment of South Sudan despite the passing of a UN Security Council Resolution calling for a ceasefire. With military action escalating over the past few days, the two nations are now on the brink of all-out war. The rhetoric of both nations' leaders is becoming increasingly strident. While the immediate causes of this conflict are control of oilfields and territorial disputes, the tension is rooted in a deeper clash of culture, religion and politics. A history of oil, division and conflict In 1978, Chevron discovered oil in the Bentu and Heglig districts of…
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    The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines

  • Pup ties the knot

    16 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    Australian Test captain Michael Clarke has married Kyly Boldy, an Australian model, yesterday.

  • Love loses to old and cold

    16 May 2012 | 1:48 am
    Runaway teens camped out in the cold, switched off their mobiles ... but raised suspicions by using a phone booth.

  • He shouldn't be alive

    16 May 2012 | 1:18 am
    When Mikee Collins plunged 25 metres from his balcony, he shattered bones but was unmarked on the outside.

  • Quit Facebook: principal

    16 May 2012 | 1:16 am
    School head's threat to expel students under 13 who don't delete Facebook accounts in cyber bullying plan.

  • Sarkozy's downs ... and ups

    15 May 2012 | 11:18 pm
    He may have lost the presidency, but Nicolas Sarkozy finds a way to look his successor in the eye.
 
 
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    The Conversation

  • Oil fuels the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan – and it keeps getting hotter

    David Dorward, Associate Professor, History at La Trobe University
    16 May 2012 | 12:40 am
    Khartoum has resumed its bombardment of South Sudan despite the passing of a UN Security Council Resolution calling for a ceasefire. With military action escalating over the past few days, the two nations are now on the brink of all-out war. The rhetoric of both nations' leaders is becoming increasingly strident. While the immediate causes of this conflict are control of oilfields and territorial disputes, the tension is rooted in a deeper clash of culture, religion and politics. A history of oil, division and conflict In 1978, Chevron discovered oil in the Bentu and Heglig districts of…

  • New standards could make consumers choose between the chicken and the egg

    Joanna Henryks, Assistant Professor, Advertising and Marketing Communication at University of Canberra
    16 May 2012 | 12:23 am
    The RSPCA has spoken out against the increased density of free-range chickens being proposed by the Australian Egg Corporation today, saying it doesn’t “meet animal welfare standards or consumer expectations.” Proposed new accreditation standards for free-range eggs aim to drastically increase the density of laying birds. The Greens intend to raise this issue in parliament this week to address animal welfare concerns, but guidance for consumers remains unaddressed. Little is known about how and why consumers make purchases in this area, but what we do know is that people tend to misread…

  • Fewer hens doesn't always mean happier hens

    Jeff Downing, Lecturer, Animal Science at University of Sydney
    15 May 2012 | 11:17 pm
    The Australian egg industry has seen a large shift in the proportion of chicken eggs coming from non-cage systems, especially free range. There is little doubt that some of this has been driven by consumer and retail demand. But some has been the result of new cage regulations introduced in 2008, which led producers to modify their cage facilities to free range and barn production. By removing cages, they avoided the high costs associated with new cage refurbishment. This has left the industry with a wide range of very different facilities designated as “free range production units”. In…

  • When it comes to solving the euro's woes, it's the same gold story

    Wesley Widmaier, Australian Research Council Future Fellow at Griffith University
    15 May 2012 | 11:08 pm
    Are the tragedies of the 1920s repeating themselves in the twenty-first century? In the 1920s, an irrational attachment to the gold standard helped cause the Great Depression, as European fears of inflation acted as a deadweight on growth. By the 1930s, economic collapse facilitated the rise of fascism, Nazism and World War II. While the Great Depression eventually broke the gold standard, enabling economic recovery, this would come too late for central Europe. In the current day, a similar attachment to the euro – again as a bulwark against inflation – risks a similar tragedy. Once…

  • Learning experience: let's take consciousness in from the cold

    Colin Hales, Researcher in brain electrodynamics at the Centre for Neural Engineering at University of Melbourne
    15 May 2012 | 10:27 pm
    Until 20 years ago, scientists interested in empirical work on consciousness – our private subjective experiences – hid it by minimising or eliminating the “c-word”, the use of which was a career-limiting (or at least fund-limiting) move. Consciousness defied scientific characterisation until, at the very beginning of the decade of the brain (1990-2000), the late Nobel Laureate Francis Crick and others began a dialogue that made an empirical science of consciousness viable. For 20 years, the mainstream science of consciousness could be generically called the ABC-correlates of…
 
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    The Age News Headlines

  • Pup ties the knot

    16 May 2012 | 4:45 am
    Australian Cricketer Michael Clarke married Kyly Boldy, an Australian model, yesterday.

  • Sarkozy rises to occasion

    15 May 2012 | 11:18 pm
    He may have lost the presidency, but Nicolas Sarkozy finds a way to look his successor in the eye.

  • 'How can they justify this?'

    15 May 2012 | 8:24 pm
    He was ordered by police to stop on the freeway. The next thing he knew, there was a loud bang and he was hit.

  • Mask for art's sake

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    They're among the world's most famous activists, yet their identities have remained a secret for more than 25 years.

  • Jack 'starting to warm up'

    15 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Tigers coach says Riewoldt's form is 'acceptable', but he is yet to put on his 'kicking boots' this season.
 
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    Women's Network Australia Blog

  • How to Make the Most of Your Cause With Not-For-Profit Media Cover

    Julie Morgan
    15 May 2012 | 6:23 pm
    With the amount of not-for-profit agencies out there vying for attention it is no wonder most of them get overlooked. Learn how to make your press release stand out from the pack.

  • 5 Tell Tale Signs Your Strategic Alliance is Failing and Needs a Revamp!

    Robyn Henderson
    7 May 2012 | 6:22 pm
    As most people know, in business, it's not what you know, it's who you know. That is why you have carefully put together strategic alliances, but when was the last time you had a look at those alliances and if they are benefiting everyone involved.

  • Social Media for Business – How Do You Use It?

    Debra Barber
    6 May 2012 | 6:09 pm
    By now you likely realise that social media for business is not just a fad, it isn’t just the latest trend and it is useful for business - if you do it right. But how is it useful for business and how can you use social media for your business? There are many benefits for those [...]

  • Facebook Etiquette

    Natalie Alaimo
    3 May 2012 | 8:00 pm
    Facebook can be a great way to build your business network as well as your personal network, just be careful how you split up the two worlds. Sometimes that line can be blurred and it can ruin both networks.

  • Customer Service and the 3 Money Perceptions

    Terri Mitchell AKA The Profit Frog
    1 May 2012 | 6:51 pm
    You never know where your customers are coming from and how they went about getting to your product or service, learn how you can hone your customer service skills to each individual customers needs.
 
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    Outback Australia Travel Blog

  • Travelling with Camels

    5 May 2012 | 12:25 am
    HOW FAR CAN YOU GO IN A DAY? When Bob Sargeant and his partner Dawn Wiles became fed up with the craziness of modern day living away back in 1987, they

  • Cameron Corner store - unwelcomed

    5 May 2012 | 12:16 am
    A couple of years ago I posted a story on here about my trip up the Oodnadatta on an XR400. Since then I moved up and got a bigger bike and done a few

  • The passing tribute

    17 Feb 2012 | 11:22 am
    (Has appeared in Top Tourist Caravan Parks Newsletter -Feb 2012) It was the first evening on our first ever visit to the town of Broken Hill while on

  • Travelling from Melbourne to Darwin in January

    22 Dec 2011 | 2:59 am
    My husband is being posted to Darwin for work and we have decided to drive there. We are going in January and I know this is the wet season. My question

  • Tribute to Tragedy on the Cooper Lake Eyre

    22 Dec 2011 | 1:42 am
    We are seven tourists who were at Cooper Creek the day the ABC helicopter went down and have written a blog about our travels through the outback and have
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    Pearl Maple

  • Seeds of tomorrow

    9 May 2012 | 5:35 am
    "Don’t judge a day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson. click to enlarge it is a really pretty with broken old trees trying to find new ways to grow Tomorrow is always another day and our lists of things to do are often long but always like to stop and appreciate the shows that mother nature puts on for us.  Have a great weekend and click the link

  • Welcome

    26 Apr 2012 | 5:01 am
    “The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.”  Emily Dickinson click to enlarge When ever I spy palm trees on the horizon like this it makes me think of wonderful vacation destinations, unfortunately these are the road to  the office.  Happy Sky Watch Friday to all my friends, click the link to see what others have found in their sky to share this week.

  • Today is a gift

    19 Apr 2012 | 4:35 am
    “Today is a gift,  I will honor it by fully living in it”   Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey   click to enlarge One of the rivers on the north coast that I really enjoy spending time, enjoying life and the great outdoors.  Happy  Sky Watch Friday  to all my friends and click the link to see what bloggers from all over have found on their horizon to share. ATC using lots of glowing Luminarte

  • Pretty Thoughts

    11 Apr 2012 | 5:14 am
    It’s nicer to think dear, pretty thoughts and keep them in one’s heart, like treasures."  Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery    click to enlarge    Isn't this a fabulous sky, I was at a BBQ around the corner and could feel those colours building into something out  Sky Watch Friday  friends would enjoy. Click the link to see what other bloggers have found to share with us this week.

  • Long Weekends

    5 Apr 2012 | 4:53 am
    "So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key." The Eagles (click to enlarge) A extra long weekend in this region means extra long walks on the beach followed by lots of creativity. Happy  Easter and Happy Sky Watch Friday. What ever you are up to have fun.
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    Australian Policy Online - Research

  • Partnerships between schools and the professional arts sector: evaluation of impact on student outcomes

    Australian Policy Online
    16 May 2012 | 1:51 am
    Creator:  Jennifer Stevens-Ballenger Creator:  Neryl Jeanneret Creator:  Wesley Imms Creator (other):  , Dr , Ms , This two part report considers the impact of school-arts partnerships on student engagement, student voice, social learning, creative skills and arts-related knowledge and skills. Social Policy read more

  • New engines of growth: five roles for arts, culture, and design

    Australian Policy Online
    16 May 2012 | 1:26 am
    Creator (other):  Erin Sparks, Mary Jo Waits This US report focuses on the role that arts, culture, and design can play in assisting states as they seek to create jobs and boost their economies in the short run and transition to an innovation-based economy in the long run. Social Policy read more

  • Review of the Australia Council: May 2012

    Australian Policy Online
    15 May 2012 | 7:54 pm
    Creator:  Angus James Creator:  Gabrielle Trainor The purpose of this review was to ensure that funding opportunities offered by the Australia Council reflect the diversity, innovation and excellence of Australia's contemporary arts and cultural sector. Social Policy read more

  • Grey areas: age barriers to work in Commonwealth laws

    Australian Policy Online
    15 May 2012 | 7:14 pm
    Issues Paper To encourage informed community participation, this issues paper forms a basis for consultation for the Age Barriers to Work Inquiry by the Australian Law Reform Commission. Social Policy read more

  • Five-year spectrum outlook 2012–2016

    Australian Policy Online
    15 May 2012 | 1:04 am
    The ACMA’s spectrum demand analysis and strategic direction for the next five years This report provides an overview of spectrum demand drivers, the Australian Communications and Media Authority's top spectrum projects over the five-year period and specific work plan priorities for 2012–2013. Creative & Digital read more
 
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    Miscellaneous Mum - Trying to find the objective correlative, everyday

  • Writing/Blogging/Mothering – The Whole Jolly Lot

    Karen
    15 May 2012 | 7:47 pm
    I was interviewed by Kirsten Krauth over at her excellent blog Wild Colonial Girl about the creative life and how one goes about it with so many responsibilities. Here’s a tiny excerpt: How has your blog influenced your other writing, your novels, your nonfiction, your poetry? KA: It’s made me more open to the value of flash/shorter fiction for starters! It’s made me realise much quicker the greater potential an idea might lend itself to having, i.e whether it would be better to make a blog post out of something or turn it into a poem. For example, a day I had at the park years ago…

  • Brief Speaking Announcement @ #ewf12 Blogging Masterclass

    Karen
    14 May 2012 | 7:05 pm
    For those of you who have been debating whether to attend the Emerging Writers’ Festival or not, in a piece of developing news I will be taking the ‘Blog to Where?’ session during the blogging masterclass. From the website, here’s a little more about the day: Take your blogging to the next level. Aimed at writers already blogging, this masterclass will deal with a variety of subjects relevant to digital skills development and career projection. With five sessions, two inspiring keynote addresses, handouts, and plenty of time for questions, we’ll help you navigate the…

  • Being Present, Not Focused On Them

    Karen
    12 May 2012 | 11:25 pm
      Yesterday saw our annual pilgrimage over to Williamstown to one of my oldest girlfriend’s biggest morning tea Cancer Council fundraising extravaganzas. We’d arrived just as my face resumed its normal colour after being beet red, thanks to a ten kilometre run I’d done earlier with another girlfriend in a very respectable time (6o minutes). As we sat there, among the other morning tea guests, I felt more than the usual post-running endorphins. I felt centred and calm. I backed this up this morning with some yoga, for although I ran okay I’ve not done so properly,…

  • Backyard Landscaping – Not For the Faint Hearted

    Karen
    10 May 2012 | 10:10 pm
    We’re currently… well, what’s the best phrase for it? ‘Considering our options’, I suppose you’d say. House hunting. Sniffing around. Then, every so often when we do this, we get scared and stick our heads back in and are completely happy with our lot, which may be what happens here again. In that spirit of mind, I’m re-posting the below from December 2007. Yes, 2007. YE OLDEN DAYS.     ‘Are you sure you want the ‘brick red’ tint added to the concrete?’ asked the landscaper. ‘Sure,’ said Adam. ‘It will match…

  • Our Cat: Reluctant Media Star

    Karen
    9 May 2012 | 4:52 pm
    Last week I opened the front door to a rather handsome newspaper photographer on assignment to our house to get a picture of me for an article about Miscellaneous Mum’s inclusion as a Best Australian Blog finalist. I should say up front that this house has not fared well in the appraising eyes of other professional photographers whenever they have been sent here on assignment. I remember the last time, for example: the guy walked through, testing the light, looking at the furniture, all the while nursing a camera with a lens the length of an elephant’s trunk, tsk-ing through his lips to…
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    Karen Cheng's Fashion and Life

  • 3 Casual Ways to Wear Yellow

    admin
    14 May 2012 | 7:23 pm
    I realise that a lot of my fashion posts feature a lot of “going out” or “formal” outfits. So I put together a few of my “everyday” outfits, stuff that I actually wear and have worn during the week. This week the theme is YELLOW! LEFT Stripe top- Alexander Wang from The Outnet I am in love with basic luxe tees. Their slouchy look is just perfect with jeans, cropped pants, skirts or shorts. Yellow jeans – YesStyle These are just cheap and cheerful jeans from a Korean brand, Bengirl. The yellow colour is just how I like it – not too dull, not too…

  • Dating my Brother-in-Law

    admin
    13 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    The other evening, my husband and I planned to go out for dinner, drinks and dancing with a whole bunch of our crazy, single friends. But as it turned out, our babysitter fell sick at very short notice, so my husband took one for Team-Us. He decided to stay home, and I got to go out. Yay for freedom!! However, on this occasion, we had been planning to take my brother-in-law too. In fact, my husband and I were going to have dinner with bro-in-law before we met up with the others for drinks. So I found myself all dressed up, driving over to my bro-in-law’s place to pick him up to go out…

  • The Masterpieces of my Life

    admin
    9 May 2012 | 6:54 am
    Northbridge held a family festival called O Day, a few weekends ago. It was possibly one of the best free family festivals I had been to – in terms of activities for school aged children. There was a kooky looking vintage carousel with frozen horses that looked like they were in pain. I wasn’t too keen to sit on a horse, but my kids were in a very adventurous “Let’s try everything!” mood. My toddler, at the last minute, was too scared to sit on a horse. So he sat inside a small plastic rabbit. I crouched next to him… and snapped some photos. This is me, trying to look happy, while…

  • Hanging Around

    admin
    8 May 2012 | 6:40 am
    Just wanted to share this super-cute photo I took of my 3 year old toddler (or is he a pre-schooler now?)… Liam, looking very pleased and content on the playground!

  • A Ride to Conquer Cancer – 200km in 2 Days

    admin
    6 May 2012 | 10:34 am
    I have some pretty cool news to share! I am going to take part in a 200km bike ride to raise money for cancer research!! The ride is called the The Ride to Conquer Cancer, and it is going to be held in October 2012 (6 months away!) If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll probably know that I’M A TOTAL BEGINNER CYCLIST. You’ll probably even know that my husband found my current bike ON A PILE OF JUNK. It’s a 15 year old, beat up, old, rusty, mountain bike. I ride it along the river with my son on the back. After I have ridden 6 km, I expect to stop at a cafe for lunch, while the…
 
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    Boomerang Books Blog for the latest Australian book news and reviews

  • Secrets of the Tides by Hannah Richell

    Boomer
    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    The Tide family has fallen apart. It’s been 10 years since a sudden tragedy transformed the lives of Helen, Richard, Dora and Cassie, but no-one has been able to move on. When Dora discovers she is pregnant, she realises that in order to build a future she will need to confront the past. But this won’t be easy as each of her family members offers a different version of the truth. This is a very readable debut from UK-born, Sydney-based writer Hannah Richell, which attracted a bidding war and multiple translation deals. While some readers may dislike the way Richell repeatedly signposts…

  • Running Dogs by Ruby Murray

    Boomer
    15 May 2012 | 4:00 pm
    Diana is an Australian aid worker, writing reports for a disaster relief organisation bereft of the kind of disaster that grabs attention. She reconnects with her illusive friend Petra in Jakarta and a story of power, corruption and loss unfolds, as Diana becomes embroiled in the lives of siblings Petra, Paul and Isaak. The siblings are haunted by the past, as the narrative weaves the sad circumstances of their childhood in with present day revelations. In a city where they are chauffeured to school through streets teeming with protestors and then home to an austere marble mansion, where they…

  • Promise by Tony Cavanaugh

    Boomer
    15 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    It was a pleasure to read this debut from Australian film and television writer and producer Tony Cavanaugh. Promise is a sharply written and well-plotted crime novel, with mostly clear characterisations and the occasional flash of wit and even wisdom. It also evokes an excellent sense of place, reminiscent of Peter Corris’ ‘Cliff Hardy’ novels. The story is set in and around Noosa and the Sunshine Coast where a serial killer is on the loose and hunting teenage girls. Ex-homicide cop Darian Richards has moved up from Victoria to seek a quiet life. This is obviously not to be. The novel…

  • The Mountain by Drusilla Modjeska

    Boomer
    14 May 2012 | 4:00 pm
    The mountain, the dominant image of Drusilla Modjeska’s ambitious new novel, is an imaginary peak in Australia’s nearest neighbour, Papua New Guinea. A young, recently wed Dutch photographer, Rika, and her English ethnologist husband Leonard arrive in PNG at the end of the 1960s, when the Melanesian country is still under Australian colonial rule. He is to study the remote tribal community of the mountain, and she is along for the ride. Finding herself quickly abandoned, however, Rika is drawn to an educated young Papua New Guinean, Aaron, and a lifelong love affair with him and his…

  • Ditmar Awards ballot announced

    Boomer
    11 May 2012 | 4:03 pm
    The shortlisted works for the Ditmar Awards ballot has been announced and voting has commenced. Shortlisted works include: Best Novel The Shattered City (Tansy Rayner Roberts, HarperVoyager) Burn Bright (Marianne de Pierres, Random House) Mistification, Kaaron Warren (Angry Robot) The Courier’s New Bicycle (Kim Westwood, HarperVoyager) Debris: The Veiled Worlds 1 (Jo Anderton, Angry Robot)   Best Novella or Novelette ‘The Sleeping and the Dead’ by Cat Sparks, in Ishtar (Gilgamesh Press) ‘Above’ by Stephanie Campisi, in Above/Below (Twelfth Planet Press)…
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    The Interpreter

  • An Atlantic future for Africa?

    16 May 2012 | 1:03 am
    Jim Terrie is a risk management consultant and former Africa analyst with International Crisis Group Michael Wesley's thought-provoking series, 'Back to Bipolarity', puts Africa in the 'Atlantic sphere'. In his first post, Michael writes: On one side of the new bipolar divide is an Atlantic community, which includes the Americas, Europe and Africa. The Atlantic community places great hope in the progress of global institutions and norms such as the Responsibility to Protect, and believes strongly in the prospect of building a non-conflictual, 'post-modern' international system by…

  • China: What 'grinding poverty' means

    15 May 2012 | 11:44 pm
    I may have recounted once before the story of a Chinese delegation, visiting the Lowy Institute, exhorting us to visit not just China's gleaming new mega-cities but to 'look behind the couch' at China's under-developed interior. This is a reasonably common tactic from Chinese officials and is somewhat self-serving, intended to dispel foreign anxieties about China's rise ('A threat to the region? But look how much we still have left to accomplish at home!'). Still, there's truth to the proposition that China's economic rise is incredibly uneven, and it's brought home by this wonderful…

  • Defence: More tight budgets ahead

    15 May 2012 | 9:32 pm
    Derek Woolner is a Visiting Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU. Let's hope someone tells China that Australia does not intend to nuke it, at least not for another decade or two. Sam probably thought his post had placed some qualifications on the extent to which China's military capabilities could be used to justify the numbers of strike aircraft or submarines that the Australian Defence Force should acquire. Apparently a theme that won't die without a stake through its heart, the growth of China's military power has emerged again in conversation about the two very large…

  • Asian Century linkage

    15 May 2012 | 7:32 pm
    Peter Hartcher's piece about Tony Abbott's apparent conversion on Asian language study is worth your time. Gareth Evans spoke on the Asian century theme in Melbourne last week. McKinsey podcast on China's insatiable energy appetite. The Asia Foundation has a new data visualisation tool analysing Malaysia's business environment. Another coup looming in Thailand? The New Yorker's Evan Osnos recommends five new books on China. Why is Jakarta sending peacekeepers to the Middle East when there's so much work to do in Southeast Asia? (Thanks Natalie.) How Taiwan's incomparable NMA…

  • The Rangoon bombing: A historical footnote

    15 May 2012 | 7:11 pm
    Andrew Selth is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute. President Lee Myung-bak's historic visit to Burma this week has inevitably sparked references in the news media to the bomb attack by North Korea against the last South Korean president to make this trip, 29 years ago. Unfortunately, these stories have breathed new life into some myths about that incident which deserve to be put to rest. In 1983, President Chun Doo-hwan (pictured) made a state visit to Burma, accompanied by a large delegation of South Korean officials. The morning after his arrival in Rangoon he was due to lay…
 
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    Gigajobs

  • Mid-Senior PHP Developer

    VinSky Consulting International Pty Ltd
    4 May 2012 | 2:45 am
    My client is currently looking for a competent PHP Developer, due to the enormous growth in their clientele. My client provides a great social atmosphere at work and lot of intangible benefits and invests in lot of training and development programs.   Requirements: Solid Experience with PHP, MySQL Familiarity and experience with OO programming Experience with JavaScript, CSS, HTML Any Experience in Magento (not mandatory) Any experience or knowledge in working with financial applications (not mandatory) Good and clear communication skills Ability to work well in a team environment Time…

  • PHP/CRM Developer

    VinSky Consulting International Pty Ltd
    27 Apr 2012 | 9:31 am
    My client is a cloud based business and technical solutions company. They are looking to add a new PHP developer into their team to work closely with the management team in Sydney. Duties: Design, Develop and maintain web-based applications for websites using PHP and SQL Develop and maintain Mobile applications and integrate business application with SugarCRM applications Requirements: Experience with using PHP, SQL (2+ years) Good understanding and experience using version control systems Experience in Javascript, Jquery and CSS and understanding of Apache Understanding and knowledge of the…

  • Performance Test Consultants

    admin
    1 Apr 2012 | 8:37 am
    Access Testing is currently growing and actively recruiting at a rapid rate. We have experts in many areas, some including: Usability, Accessibility Testing, Technical Testing and Performance Testing. Due to our growth, we’re looking for exceptional Performance Consultants of Mid to Senior Level. You will have had experience with test strategies and plan development, test scripting and planning and report writing. Ideally you’ll have the following skills and experience: • A minimum of 2 years experience in performance testing • Understanding of performance testing methodology • Good…

  • Testing Professionals – Data Migration and Data Warehouse Leads

    4impact
    26 Mar 2012 | 9:06 pm
    4impact Group is a successful national professional solutions firm that delivers ICT centric people, project and technology solutions across a broad range of industries. We have completed projects focusing on areas such as payment gateway solutions, transactional systems, infrastructure refresh, change programs, ERP implementations and upgrades, ICT portfolio definition & restructuring, implementation of ICT governance boards and automated functional, application performance and load testing. 4impact has recently been chosen to work with one of Brisbane’s employers of choice to…

  • Lead Salesforce CRM Analyst – Financial Services – Long term

    simong
    26 Mar 2012 | 6:09 am
    I need an experienced Salesforce consultant for a fantastic long term project in the heart the CBD. This financial services client is moving a large section of business from Siebel to Salesforce.com and need someone to lead a small team on what will be a challenging, but rewarding piece of work. Skills Required 1+ years experience in Salesforce/Salesforce.com 3+ years of CRM Project Experience Business Analysis and configuration skills Client engagement management Project experience of CRM migrations Desirable Financial services experience, especially Investment or Funds Management. Knowledge…
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    Australia Visa Immigration Information

  • National Visas Online Australia visa application

    dylann
    16 May 2012 | 1:46 am
    Planning to travel to Australia? Australia’s natural treasures, exotic flora and fauna, iconic architectures, and cosmopolitan cities, among others, have made the Land Down Under one of the preferred tourists’ destinations of the world. Combine these with the country’s culturally diverse, racially tolerant society, deregulated economy, political stability, competitive tax system, and enormous natural resources and technical strength and you’ve got an ideal destination for business investment, development and growth in the 21st Century. Moreover, with its industry-wide boom driving a…

  • Spectacular and Enduring National Landscapes Of Australia

    Jacinthe
    14 May 2012 | 2:51 am
    Apply now for an Australian visa online and discover Australia’s natural treasures! Australia, a place of beauty and contrast, is well-known for its land of stunning landscapes, natural wonders and unrivaled sights to behold that will take your breath away. From Australia’s roof-top, the snow-clad and mountainous Australian Alps in the south or the rich in Aboriginal culture and rugged outback beauty of the Red Centre, to the colorful and breathtaking under the sea world at the Great Barrier Reef via the countless national parks, rainforest and reserves, Australia’s breathtaking…

  • Australia Visa and Immigration Made Easy

    dylann
    14 May 2012 | 1:02 am
    Generally, Australia has evolved an immigration policy that is nondiscriminatory. This means that the Australian Migration Program encourages anyone from any country who meets the selection criteria set out in law to apply for immigration to Australia regardless of their ethnic origin, sex, religion or color. All Australian visa application is assessed against different criteria for different Australia visas categories that are selective and established to meet Australia’s national interests and needs. Migrants may be selected based on such factors as age, skills, qualifications,…

  • Be a Tourist, Travel Australia

    dylann
    9 May 2012 | 3:36 am
    Grab now your Australian tourist visa and discover Australia’s unique destinations. There’s nothing like Australia with its countless yet diverse unique destinations which are experiences you won’t forget. From the nightlife of Australia’s charming cosmopolitan cities to the clear skies and long horizons of the Outback, or from the winter snow skiing in the mountainous Australian Alps down to the sun and surf of Australia’s almost 10,700 golden sandy beaches – in all shapes, sizes and colors or its stunning colorful under the sea dazzling blue world of coral cays and…

  • Discover Unique and Exquisite Tasmania

    Jacinthe
    7 May 2012 | 3:20 am
    Applying for an Australia tourist visa to have a holiday vacation down under? Then consider traveling to Australia’s natural state, the “Island of Inspiration”, Tasmania. Made up of the 26th largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands, the Australian island and state off the south-east coast of Australia, Tasmania, offers a range of stunning and magnificent untouched wilderness areas and wildlife to discover and explore. From its famous Tasmanian Devil and the questionably extinct Tasmanian Tiger to its rushing whitewater rivers, rugged coastlines and trees…
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  • Butterfly cupcakes trend and Mother's Day wishes

    Steph Bond Hutkin (Bondville)
    12 May 2012 | 8:17 pm
    Happy happy Mother's Day to all you 12,000 wonderful Mums out there reading this post. Yes, that's you! Our work is an amazing legacy, and gift to the world. I hope you all enjoy your day with your families (and with them in your thoughts if you aren't together). And to our own Mums too - thank you for inspiration, and endless love.Remember to take a break today, even if it's just a cup of tea and something sweet to remind you of the sweet things in your lives. This is a delicious lamington butterfly cupcake that my littlest and I made together. Just a few left now from the dozen, and we'll…

  • The Finders Keeper's Mother's Day Gift Guide

    Steph Bond Hutkin (Bondville)
    11 May 2012 | 1:41 am
    The fab folks at The Finders Keepers (markets and blog) asked me to put together my pick of gifts for Mother's Day, and of course I chose all Australian indie designers. Can you guess who made these goodies? Head over to The Finders Keepers blog to find out.

  • Sydney abcd Saturday Soiree photos

    Steph Bond Hutkin (Bondville)
    9 May 2012 | 3:00 pm
    I can't tell you how much fun it was for Lisa and I to put together the theme and decor for our latest Sydney abcd meetup for art, craft and design bloggers a few weeks ago. We tracked down a great venue (thanks Jessica!), met with the function manager, dreamed up a concept, decided on colour palette, shared ideas, scoured stores for streamers and sequins, crafted up a storm, roped in some earlybirds (thanks Amy, Nicola, Alison, Kamilla and Kareena!), and styled up the Ruby L'otel in Rozelle for our Saturday Soiree.We were lucky enough to have the talented Anni from Milk and Honey Photography…

  • Big Art: an interview with Karla from Join The Big Picture Blog

    Steph Bond Hutkin (Bondville)
    8 May 2012 | 12:49 am
    My BFF Karla is one part of Pfeifer Thompson Creative (the other part being her husband Leon of Leonhard Pfeifer furniture-designer fame, with whom she collaborates). Karla is based in the very cool East London and has been showcasing Big Art as part of her project Join The Big Picture Blog. There she is above with her gorgeous daughter. I interviewed Karla to find out all about her inspirations, international Big Art and how we can participate too.Karla, what is Join The Big Picture Blog in a nutshell?The vision of Join the Big Picture Blog is to inspire and engage with a virtual audience…

  • It's a Hot Chocolate kind of day

    Steph Bond Hutkin (Bondville)
    7 May 2012 | 1:58 am
     Just add marshmallows and chocolate sprinkles. Or rainbow sprinkles!Image: Steph Bond-Hutkin
 
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    Gold Coast Blog News and Updates

  • Whale Watching Cruises At A Glance Gold Coast Australia

    13 May 2012 | 9:31 pm
    Compare Gold Coast whale watching cruises side by side. Find out the biggest boat, the best deal, times and where they leave from...

  • Brisbane Whale Watching Cruises

    13 May 2012 | 7:35 pm
    Brisbane Whale Watching Cruises with the famous Captain Kerry are an option for both Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast visitors. Find out what makes this cruise special...

  • Sunshine Coast Whale Watching

    13 May 2012 | 7:35 pm
    There is only one option for Sunshine Coast whale watching and that is Australia Zoo's Whale Encounters. If you are staying in the Gold Coast is it worth the drive? Find out here...

  • Gold Coast Whale Watching Australia

    9 May 2012 | 11:46 pm
    Answers to some of your Gold Coast whale watching Australia questions. Including where, when and what you will see. Great tips to make your whale watching experience the best.

  • Best Part of September For Gold Coast Visit

    4 May 2012 | 8:33 pm
    Best Part of September For Gold Coast Visit I am going to Gold Coast in September. Which date is better early, mid or late September? Annie Answers
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    Scarlet Words

  • Feel good Friday!

    Elizabeth
    10 May 2012 | 9:35 pm
    Feel Good Friday is a small collection of the inspiring stuff I’ve discovered around the web.  It’s all about good health, happiness and the stuff that makes us feel good!  Please leave me a comment if you have a great article or blog post to share in next week’s round-up.   Melbourne seems to have skipped Autumn and jumped straight to Winter, and a bunch of my colleagues have succumbed to colds & flus already.  So I was pretty amused to come across Blackmore’s useful article about the colour of your snot!  I wonder if I should put this next to the coffee machine in…

  • This says it all, really.

    Elizabeth
    8 May 2012 | 4:17 am
    Source: someecards.com   Please accept this picture in lieu of an actual blog post.  I am on strike until Wednesday.

  • Sunset at the Twelve Apostles

    Elizabeth
    4 May 2012 | 11:42 pm
    The 12 Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks, just off the coast of Port Campbell National Park in Victoria.  The rock formations were created as a result of erosion, and they continue to erode at a rate of about 2cm/year at their base.  There were only ever nine stacks (despite their name) and one of them toppled over in 2005. Tim and I visited a few weeks ago with my brother and his girlfriend.  The sunset was beautiful (although not nearly as good as our last visit!) and we spent a couple of hours there watching as the sun dipped below the horizon.  The changing light makes the…

  • A not-so-feelgood Friday

    Elizabeth
    4 May 2012 | 7:39 pm
    Source: A scene from Inception (via everybody’s Tumblr.  Is this the original?)   Yesterday was the first time I’ve missed a Feel good Friday since I began them a couple of months ago.  The post was all written up and ready to go, but when I arrived at work yesterday I discovered some sickening news and spent the rest of the day in a fog, talking things through with my colleagues. I wasn’t affected directly by the news, but people I care about are grieving.  Shattered. And I guess this is the part where I apologise for writing about all this in such vague terms.

  • One day in April

    Elizabeth
    30 Apr 2012 | 7:29 am
      When I decided that I was going to take a self-portrait once per month for 1001 days I thought it would be a breeze.  After all, how hard could it be to put myself on the other side of a camera every 4 weeks? It should be easy, but I came really close to forgetting this month.  I had all of the time in the world over the weekend to take my self-portrait but it never once crossed my mind to do so.  Not until I was driving home from work tonight, with a splitting headache behind my eye, did I remember that today was the last day of April. Bugger. So here is the very best I could…
 
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