Third sex gets official gender status in Australia
September 15th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 15 (IANS) The third sex has received official recognition in Australia as travellers from Down Under can now select from three gender options on their passports -- ... Read more...
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Australian senator demands burka ban in country
July 18th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, July 18 (ANI): Australian liberal senator Cory Bernardi has urged the country to follow the lead of France and ban the burka, describing it as ``the most public symbol of fundamentalist ... Read more...
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Oz senator says smokers dying early would save health system money
May 4th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 4 (ANI): An Australian senator affiliated to the country's Liberal Party, has said the country's health system would save funds if smokers keep up their habit and die early.Senator Nick ... Read more...
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Don’t slam Indian media, says Australian senator
February 4th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 4 (IANS) An Australian senator Thursday slammed Victorian Premier John Brumby for criticising the Indian media over race attacks in the country, saying "No, it's not wise, frankly".
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Aussie duo heads to New Zealand with “boobs on a mission”!
October 6th, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Oct 6 (ANI): Two Aussie women, who run a cabaret show involving boobs, have decided to go on a 'boobs mission' to New Zealand.Emma Powell and Bev Killick are well-endowed comedians, ... Read more...
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Oz PM Rudd is a “psycho chook”, says senator
June 1st, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra (Australia), June 1 (ANI): An Australian senator -- Barnaby Joyce - has described Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as a "psycho chook" with peculiar habits, while another senator -- Mark Arbib ... Read more...
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Betting ads on Network Nine leaves cricket spectators furious
December 27th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 27 (IANS) Online betting agency Betfair's ads on Nine Network during the Boxing Day cricket Test between Australia and South Africa has caused a furore. Anti-betting campaigners are furious because ... Read more...
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Aussie Senator asks why police still investigating Dr Haneef case
April 4th, 2008 - 11:24 am ICT by admin
Sydney, Apr 4 (ANI): An Australian Senator has asked the countrys Federal Police as to what the nine police officers were investigating into Dr Mohamed Haneefs case. She said now, after ... Read more...
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