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Infrastructure company ATEC says the proposed sale of Queensland Rail (QR) could disrupt plans to build an inland railway.
ATEC and QR are part of a consortium that is finalising plans to build the railway linking the Surat Basin to the Port of Gladstone in the state’s central region.
ATEC chairman Everald Compton says speculation about the [...]

Durban, Mar 20(ANI): South African authorities have hired extra shark spotters to patrol beaches amid fears that Great Whites could target foreign tourists during the forthcoming World Cup.
Shark attacks along South Africa’s coastline are reported on a large scale every year. Many incidents happen in or around Durban, where the foreign fans are expected [...]

A meeting was held in Darwin last night to try to ease ongoing tensions between Indigenous and African youths in the city’s northern suburbs.
Fears about an escalation in racial tensions were sparked last month after Sudanese soccer players were allegedly attacked by Indigenous youths.
African community leaders say there have been several more incidents since then.
Last [...]

Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says nine Australians are still unaccounted for after Cyclone Tomas hit Fiji.
He says fears are not held for their safety, but they have not yet been contacted.
Mr Smith says an Australian official will travel to the worst-affected area today in an attempt to contact them.
The first aerial reconnaissance of cyclone [...]

Residents in a small town south of Rockhampton have expressed concern about plans for an explosives storage depot.
The Rockhampton Regional Council has received an application for the depot close to the existing explosives plant at Bajool.
Mayor Brad Carter met residents this week and says the council will need to consider a range of issues before [...]

The Hunter Valley’s thoroughbred industry has told a public hearing that the future of its industry hinges on the rejection of the proposed Bickham open-cut mine near Murrurundi.
Yesterday, the Planning and Assessment Commission was told 255 jobs at six of the largest studs near Scone could be lost and major players are considering their options [...]

The private details of rank and file members of the Tasmanian Labor Party have allegedly been stolen from the party’s head office in Hobart.
Just two days before the state election, lawyers for the state branch of the ALP have written to media outlets advising any use of the stolen material would be a breach of [...]

Lahore, Mar.17 (ANI): Worried over the origin of financial support being received by extremists in Pakistan, Britain has established a body to monitor the financial assistance being provided to terrorists in the country.
The British Department for International Development has provided funds to the State Bank of Pakistan to promote the finance industry and keep a [...]

The South Australian branch of the Rural Doctors Association says a Federal Government plan to train extra doctors could put pressure on infrastructure and training providers.
The Government will spend $632 million over the next decade funding hundreds of extra GP and specialist places.
The association’s vice-president, Peter Rischbieth, has welcomed news that a large number [...]

The Fraser Island Defenders Organisation says it fears camping on the island, off south-east Queensland, could be banned if tourists keep interacting with dingoes.
The Queensland Government says three people have been “nipped” by dingoes in the past three weeks and campgrounds at Maheno and Eli Creek have been closed because of dingo activity.
Organisation spokesman John [...]

London, Mar 16 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan is said to have sparked fears she has contracted swine flu after she asked followers on Twitter.com about the symptoms of the illness, and adding that she was feeling “achey”.
Lohan, 23, posted a note on her page asking fans, “What are the symptoms of Swine Flu?” and then added [...]

Wellington, Mar.16 (ANI): New Zealand cricket team coach Mark Greatbatch has said there has been no request from his team to turn the Basin Reserve here into a dustbowl for the first test against Australia, starting on Friday.
He said that any Australian fears that the pitch would be dried out to assist spinners Daniel Vettori [...]

London, Mar 16 (ANI): Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has insisted the sport is not in crisis despite the new rules, and asked people not to panic.
There are fears that what was billed as a blockbuster season with four world champions fighting for the title will turn out to be a flop.
“There’s no panic or [...]

A tourism operator says he may have to cancel bus tours to Lake Gairdner, north of Eyre Peninsula, because of the shocking state of the roads.
The owner of Nullarbor Traveller, Craig Haslam, says he has had to spend thousands of dollars repairing vehicles damaged on the 150 kilometre road from Iron Knob to Mount Ive [...]

The State Emergency Service (SES) is now preparing for record high floods on the Narran River in north-west New South Wales as water flows in from Queensland.
The SES says the river is predicted to peak at 2.8 metres in New Angledool next Wednesday, higher than the level it reached in 1974.
The Macquarie region controller for [...]

Fire crews wearing breathing apparatus have been working to put out a fire at the Armadale rubbish tip, south of Perth.
The fire started yesterday and was brought under control with the help of waterbombing helicopters.
Nine crews remained at the scene overnight.
There were fears toxic smoke was being emitted from the smouldering rubbish.
The fire is expected [...]

The New South Wales Minerals Council says it fears for the future development of the Hunter’s coal industry in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling.
The judgment against BHP Billiton over land access means all parties with an interest in a property must be consulted before exploration begins.
It includes financiers and the owners of [...]

Burma’s military government has annulled the last election held in the country, which was won in a landslide by the party of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Burma’s last elections were won in a landslide by the National League for Democracy party led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
Ms Suu Kyi won about 80 per cent of the [...]

London, Mar 13 (ANI): Take That member Mark Owen’s wife Emma has requested a divorce from him after she refused to take him back following his fling with 10 women.
Owen, 38, had hoped to win her back after she agreed to crisis talks at their home, but she told him she does not want him [...]

London, Mar 13(ANI): Former Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has said that seven time champion Michael Schumacher is sure to be one of his biggest rivals, but he is not scared of him.
“Michael is a real legend, a guy with seven titles. I grew up watching him and always dreamed of beating him,” The Sun [...]