News Topic - Australia http://www.news-spider.com/topics/a/Australia/index.html Latest news about Australia from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:37:01 GMT NAB stock slumps as it takes A$830m writedown on US debt http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217036125 National Australia Bank stunned investors yesterday by taking an extra A$830m (£399m) provision against investments backed by US residential mortgages. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217036125 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:20:22 GMT Tuqiri questions the strength of All Blacks magic http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217036405 The Australia wing Lote Tuqiri thinks the All Blacks have lost their aura. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217036405 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:05:58 GMT Credit crunch: Australian bank adds £480m to write-downs http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217034957 National Australia Bank suffers biggest one-day fall in share price since 1987 crash to unsettle banking sector http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217034957 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:37:19 GMT Aboriginal Rock Art at Risk http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217027546 Ancient etchings on the rocks of Australia's Burrup Peninsula are at risk, say experts. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217027546 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:01:49 GMT PokerStars to host Macau Cup this weekend http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217013113 The Macau Poker Cup will have a few events spread over three days, starting today with a charity tournament to benefit the Caritas de Macau. The Caritas de Macau is a social organization in Macau. Its ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217013113 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:36:46 GMT Qantas replacement plane heading home http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217020192 HUNDREDS of Qantas passengers will land in Australia later this morning after a terrifying ordeal in which a massive hole blew through the belly of a plane they had been flying in earlier at 29,000 fe ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217020192 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:34:00 GMT Executive Refuses Questions at Tax Haven Hearing http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217024584 The head of Westfield Group, a shopping mall group based in Australia, refused to answer questions from a Senate subcommittee investigating international tax havens. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217024584 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:19:19 GMT Richard Hill lined up for dual role at Saracens and RFU http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217007898 Richard Hill looks set to have a new dual role next season helping to coach Saracens and carrying out duties for the RFU. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:44:46 +0100 " type="image/jpeg" /> http://www.telegraph.co ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217007898 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:07:08 GMT Pope's Australia visit overshadowed by abuse case http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217007716 Pope Benedict XVI flies into Australia today for the longest trip yet of his three-year papacy, to be greeted by a row about civil liberties and a sexual abuse scandal embroiling the country's highest ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217007716 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:40:11 GMT Australia faces food crisis as rivers reach new low http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217007717 The drought in Australia's main food bowl, the Murray-Darling Basin, has worsened, with record low inflows into the river system in June and an even gloomier situation predicted for the coming months. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217007717 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:40:11 GMT