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We must not forget lessons of the firestorm : Canberra has a significant transient population - workers who move from interstate to take up positions in the federal bureaucracy, Defence or related businesses. Many stay less than 10 years, and the number of those who experienced the bushfires of ... The Canberra Times

Teen love shown to be most consuming : BACK in 1965, Cat Stevens wrote The First Cut is the Deepest. It turns out he was right. New research from a joint American and Australian study has found that teen love feels life-changing because the combination of a developing brain, surging ... The Canberra Times

Canadian aboriginal protests put pressure on PM : A Canadian aboriginal chief in the third week of a hunger strike is urging prime minister Stephen Harper to "open his heart" and meet with native leaders angered by his policies as small impromptu protests spread beyond Canada's borders. Theresa Spence ...

Jamie Foxx Goes DOWN UNDER To The Petting Zoo In Australia ... : After a busy year of promoting his box office hit Django Unchained, Jamie Foxx took an end of the year vacay to Australia on Thursday. And even though it's summer time down under, the 45-year-old was spotted at a petting zoo in Sydney on ...

Australia ready to welcome in 2013 : A GLITTERING night planned by pop princess Kylie Minogue will lead New Year's Eve celebrations throughout Australia . And the famous Sydney fireworks that are shown around the world are promising not to disappoint. As creative ambassador for Sydney's ...

Australia condemns Japan for whale hunt : Australia has threatened Japan with diplomatic action over its whaling programme, after Japan reportedly dispatched its whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean for what Tokyo calls a scientific expedition. On Saturday, Tony Burke, Australia's environment ... Aljazeera.com

Sex, drugs and rock and roll: Australia's other boom : CANBERRA (Reuters) - Forget Australia's mining boom. The nation's strong economy, high currency and wages have made it a magnet for sex, drugs and rock and roll. Foreign sex workers, drug smugglers and global rock acts are all targeting Australia to ...

'US Can Learn From Australia's Gun Laws' : When Martin Bryant massacred 35 people with semi-automatic weapons at a tourist spot in Tasmania in 1996, then- Australian prime minister John Howard reacted swiftly by pushing for tough new national gun laws. Just 12 days after the shootings at Port ...