http://www.rxpgnews.com/ Medical News and Information Sat, 19 May 2007 13:28:39 PST en-us http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Sikhs-in-New-Zealand-plead-for-air-security-tolerance_28470.shtml Australia & NZ Auckland, May 18 - A New Zealand Sikh association has told a parliamentary select committee it fears its community members could be targeted if changes are made to the country's aviation security legislation. Fri, 18 May 2007 12:24:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Sikhs-in-New-Zealand-plead-for-air-security-tolerance_28470.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Extradition-process-of-India-born-killer-surgeon-to-begin-soon_27962.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, May 15 - The extradition process of disgraced Indian-born surgeon Jayant Patel, who has been linked to 17 deaths in Australia and has fled to the US, could begin in a few weeks' time, media reports said. Tue, 15 May 2007 11:11:59 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Extradition-process-of-India-born-killer-surgeon-to-begin-soon_27962.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Tom-Moody-quits-as-Sri-Lanka-coach_27887.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, May 14 - Tom Moody Monday resigned as coach of the Sri Lanka team and will take up the same position with Western Australia. Mon, 14 May 2007 18:40:27 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Tom-Moody-quits-as-Sri-Lanka-coach_27887.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australias-Aborigines-become-first-time-homeowners_27265.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, May 10 - Residents of the Northern Territory town of Nguiu will become the first Aborigines to own their own homes under a ground-breaking agreement reached between the Australian government and traditional landowners. Thu, 10 May 2007 08:32:43 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australias-Aborigines-become-first-time-homeowners_27265.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Victoria-police-felicitates-Indian-origin-therapist_27166.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, May 9 - An Indian origin family therapist has been awarded the Victoria Police Multicultural Partnership Award. Wed, 09 May 2007 14:06:50 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Victoria-police-felicitates-Indian-origin-therapist_27166.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/East-Timor-picks-a-new-president_27149.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, May 9 - East Timorese went to polls Wednesday in a presidential run-off election that pits Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta against Parliament Speaker Francisco Guterres. Wed, 09 May 2007 13:52:59 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/East-Timor-picks-a-new-president_27149.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Dont-feed-premature-babies-by-cup-study_26971.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, May 8 - Avoid feeding premature babies in a cup because it may not help them much, according to a new review by Australian researchers. Tue, 08 May 2007 09:56:16 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Dont-feed-premature-babies-by-cup-study_26971.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Overweight-people-may-face-cancer-risk_26832.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, May 7 - People with excess body weight not only face the risk of developing health disorders like cardiovascular disease and diabetes, they are also likely to face the risk of developing cancer, a new study says. Mon, 07 May 2007 10:35:19 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Overweight-people-may-face-cancer-risk_26832.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-cricket-tour-to-Zimbabwe-in-doubt_26463.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, May 4 - The Australian government will support cricket authorities in case they have to pay a fine if the September cricket tour to Zimbabwe is cancelled in protest over human rights violations by the government of President Robert Mugabe. Fri, 04 May 2007 12:45:20 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-cricket-tour-to-Zimbabwe-in-doubt_26463.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/China-urges-political-efforts-against-nuclear-proliferation_26120.shtml Australia & NZ Vienna, May 2 - China has called for political efforts to honour the principles of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty -, saying the international community needs to address both the symptoms and root causes of the nuclear proliferation issue. Wed, 02 May 2007 09:40:45 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/China-urges-political-efforts-against-nuclear-proliferation_26120.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Cricket-Australia-offers-contract-to-25-players_26037.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, May 1 - After creating history by completing a hat-trick of World Cup wins, the Australian cricket board Tuesday offered contract to 25 players, selected by the National Selection Panel -, for a period of 12 months. Tue, 01 May 2007 15:07:28 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Cricket-Australia-offers-contract-to-25-players_26037.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Enraged-Australians-chase-business-cheats-overseas_25967.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, May 1 - Australian investors cheated out of their savings are taking the law into their own hands, hiring private investigators and making sure those they suspect of robbing them are brought back to the country to face the courts. Tue, 01 May 2007 09:13:22 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Enraged-Australians-chase-business-cheats-overseas_25967.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/New-Zealand-movie-star-has-baby-at-17_25890.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, April 30 - New Zealand teenage movie star Keisha Castle-Hughes, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Whale Rider, has become a mother. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:21:24 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/New-Zealand-movie-star-has-baby-at-17_25890.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Kids-ignore-sex-abstinence-talks-US-expert_25842.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, April 30 - Telling teenagers not to have sex until they get married is a waste of breath, a US expert told a 'World Congress for Sexual Health' meeting in Sydney. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:23:57 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Kids-ignore-sex-abstinence-talks-US-expert_25842.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/India-born-teenager-is-Australias-rising-ice-hockey-star_25818.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, April 30 - An India-born teenager in Australia has made a name for himself in ice hockey - a sport not quite known in the Indian subcontinent - and has been signed to play in the upcoming season by a prominent club. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:34:47 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/India-born-teenager-is-Australias-rising-ice-hockey-star_25818.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Dont-send-Prince-Harry-to-Iraq-New-Zealand-monarchists_25642.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington,April 28 - The Monarchist League of New Zealand said Saturday that Prince Harry should not be allowed by Tony Blair's government to become a target in Iraq. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:49:31 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Dont-send-Prince-Harry-to-Iraq-New-Zealand-monarchists_25642.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indias-Srao-10th-at-shooting-World-Cup_25577.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, April 27 - India's Harveen Srao finished 10th in the women's 10 metre air pistol event of the shooting World Cup here Friday. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:55:28 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indias-Srao-10th-at-shooting-World-Cup_25577.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/UN-mission-arrives-in-Fiji_24921.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, April 23 - A UN fact-finding mission that has arrived in Fiji will open its inquiry by talking with former prime minister Laisenia Qarase, who was ousted in a bloodless military coup in December, it was reported Monday. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:23:53 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/UN-mission-arrives-in-Fiji_24921.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/More-Hindu-temples-to-come-up-in-New-Zealand_24580.shtml Australia & NZ Auckland, April 20 - The number of temples in New Zealand is set to increase with more Hindu immigrants seeking to express their cultural roots, a report said. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:19:27 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/More-Hindu-temples-to-come-up-in-New-Zealand_24580.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/India-to-play-four-Tests-in-Australia-this-winter_24543.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, April 19 - India will play four Test matches against hosts Australia and a one-day international - triangular tournament, with Sri Lanka being the third team, besides a Twenty20 International starting this December. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:30:24 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/India-to-play-four-Tests-in-Australia-this-winter_24543.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indians-in-Australia-help-accident-victims-family_24126.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, April 17 - Various Indian community groups here have come together to support and raise funds for the family of an Indian who died in a popular beach in New South Wales - last month. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:51:43 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indians-in-Australia-help-accident-victims-family_24126.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Two-generations-later-expatriates-question-1947_23929.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, April 16 - Nearly two generations after people caught up in the mindless violence of the 1947 partition of India now living in another continent are struggling to answer one perplexing question: why did it happen at all? Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:14:59 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Two-generations-later-expatriates-question-1947_23929.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Bainimarama-refuses-to-meet-top-US-official_23603.shtml Australia & NZ Suva, April 13 - Fiji's interim prime minister refused to meet a visiting top US official this week, saying that he would only work with those genuine about helping move the country forward. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:12:26 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Bainimarama-refuses-to-meet-top-US-official_23603.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/News-from-Asia-from-a-not-so-negative-perspective_23550.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, April 13 - When you fly across Asia, chances are that the news you encounter is not about disaster, misery and health. Instead, there's Asianews, a magazine brought to you by some of the region's top papers. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:49:45 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/News-from-Asia-from-a-not-so-negative-perspective_23550.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/New-Zealand-minister-aims-to-build-ties-with-India_23459.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, April 12 - New Zealand Trade and Defence Minister Phil Goff announced Thursday that he will visit India next week for talks aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries. Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:59:52 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/New-Zealand-minister-aims-to-build-ties-with-India_23459.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Yoga-helping-fight-autism-Down-Under_23385.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, April 12 - Yoga is finding a new role Down Under. Australian experts dabbling in this ancient Indian science believe it can help fight autism. Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:25:24 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Yoga-helping-fight-autism-Down-Under_23385.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indian-Australian-girl-acts-in-Punjabi-flick_23121.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, April 10 - An Indian Australian girl who won the Miss World Punjaban title in Australia last year is all set to be seen in a Punjabi film - something she had dreamt of since childhood. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:21:18 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indian-Australian-girl-acts-in-Punjabi-flick_23121.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-sending-more-soldiers-to-Afghanistan_23123.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, April 10 - Australia will send a 300-strong Special Forces task group to Afghanistan, Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:02:33 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-sending-more-soldiers-to-Afghanistan_23123.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Grim-Easter-for-bunnies-in-New-Zealand_22971.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, April 9- It was a grim Easter for rabbits in New Zealand's Otago province, where nearly 400 hunters shot 16,121 bunnies in an annual hunt organized to put a smile on farmers' faces, news reports said Monday. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:58:09 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Grim-Easter-for-bunnies-in-New-Zealand_22971.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indian-cabbie-in-New-Zealand-jailed-for-five-years_22356.shtml Australia & NZ Auckland, April 4 - An Indian taxi driver in New Zealand, found guilty last month of planning to kill a Hindu priest, has been jailed for five years. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:41:54 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indian-cabbie-in-New-Zealand-jailed-for-five-years_22356.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Ten-dead-in-Solomon-tsunami_22014.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, April 2 - The death roll in Solomon Island tsunami following a strong earthquake Monday morning has risen to 10, officials said. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:28:11 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Ten-dead-in-Solomon-tsunami_22014.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Wine-you-can-wear_21986.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, April 2 - Australian scientists have come up with the ultimate cocktail dress: it's made from red wine, smells like red wine and might even last longer if red wine is spilled on it. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:07:27 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Wine-you-can-wear_21986.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Lochte-wins-200m-backstroke-gold-breaks-10th-world-record_21666.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, March 30 - American Ryan Lochte Friday broke the 10th world record at the swimming World Championships in Melbourne when he won the 200m backstroke in 1 minute, 54.32 seconds. Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:20:28 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Lochte-wins-200m-backstroke-gold-breaks-10th-world-record_21666.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/More-information-needed-in-Qarase-probe_21505.shtml Australia & NZ Suva, March 29 - Detectives who interviewed Fiji's deposed prime minister Laisenia Qarase in his home say they need more information to prove that he committed treason as alleged by the military. Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:57:33 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/More-information-needed-in-Qarase-probe_21505.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Guantanamo-trial-reverberates-in-Australia_21174.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, March 27 - The 10 lawyers on David Hicks' defence team are expected to argue at an arraignment hearing before a US war crimes tribunal in Cuba this week that the charge against Australia's Guantanamo Bay detainee is invalid because it was imposed on him retrospectively almost five years after he was captured in Afghanistan. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:39:11 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Guantanamo-trial-reverberates-in-Australia_21174.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-Muslims-endorse-controversial-cleric_20975.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, March 25 - A Muslim cleric who whipped up a storm last year when he told his Sydney flock that women who don't wear the veil invite rape has been endorsed as the supreme leader of Australia's 300,000 Muslims. Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:16:17 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-Muslims-endorse-controversial-cleric_20975.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Schoolgirls-spark-court-cases-against-drug-giant_20836.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, March 24 - GlaxoSmithKline, the world's second largest food and pharmaceutical company, has been charged with breaching New Zealand's Fair Trading Act after being caught out by two 14-year-old girls doing a school science project, a newspaper reported Saturday. Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:11:26 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Schoolgirls-spark-court-cases-against-drug-giant_20836.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Deposed-Fijian-PMs-exile-to-continue_20156.shtml Australia & NZ Suva, March 19 - Travel restrictions placed on deposed Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase are unlikely to be lifted anytime soon. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:44:14 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Deposed-Fijian-PMs-exile-to-continue_20156.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Book-on-India-born-surgeons-scandal-hits-Australian-stores_20161.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, March 19 - A new book detailing the scandal involving India born surgeon Jayant Patel, who has been linked to 17 deaths, has hit book stores here. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:39:31 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Book-on-India-born-surgeons-scandal-hits-Australian-stores_20161.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australias-Howard-in-mid-air-drama-in-Iraq_20016.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, March 18 - A military plane carrying Australian Prime Minister John Howard was forced to make an emergency landing in Iraq, Canberra officials said Sunday. Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:57:42 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australias-Howard-in-mid-air-drama-in-Iraq_20016.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Researchers-study-health-of-New-Zealands-Indian-community_19812.shtml Australia & NZ Auckland, March 16 - Researchers at Massey University here are carrying out a study on the health of South Asian women, especially among its large Indian community, to see whether changes in diet affect their health. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:17:34 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Researchers-study-health-of-New-Zealands-Indian-community_19812.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/New-Zealand-research-shows-vitamin-C-could-help-beat-cancer_18883.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, March 16 - New Zealand researchers claimed Friday that vitamin C was vital for good health and could even help beat cancer by making chemotherapy treatment more effective. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:41:12 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/New-Zealand-research-shows-vitamin-C-could-help-beat-cancer_18883.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Sikh-made-to-get-off-Qantas-flight_19726.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, March 15 - The Indian community in Queenstown is upset after a Sikh hotel worker was made to get off a Qantas flight last week as some passengers thought he could be a terrorist. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:25:34 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Sikh-made-to-get-off-Qantas-flight_19726.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Deposed-Fiji-PM-seeks-end-to-exile_19375.shtml Australia & NZ Suva, March 13- Fiji's deposed prime minister Laisenia Qarase is seeking a court order to allow him to return to the capital since the December coup. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:37:49 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Deposed-Fiji-PM-seeks-end-to-exile_19375.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australians-lap-up-novel-Melbourne-pool_19183.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, March 11 - A temporary Olympic-size pool built over a Melbourne tennis court was declared open and leak-free Sunday as officials began arriving ahead of the FINA World Championships in Australia's second-biggest city. Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:31:02 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australians-lap-up-novel-Melbourne-pool_19183.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-art-gallery-celebrates-Bollywood_18605.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, March 9 - An exhibition featuring Bollywood posters, costumes and trailers from pre-independence times to the present day is being held at the National Gallery of Victoria - in Melbourne. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:26:10 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-art-gallery-celebrates-Bollywood_18605.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Jealous-Indian-husband-guilty-of-plotting-murder_18514.shtml Australia & NZ Auckland, March 8 - An Indian taxi driver in New Zealand has been held guilty of planning to kill a Hindu priest, who he believed was his wife's lover, by hiring a hit man. Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:12:40 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Jealous-Indian-husband-guilty-of-plotting-murder_18514.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indians-and-Chinese-celebrate-jointly-in-Sydney_18097.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, March 5 - In a joint celebration of Holi and the Year of the Pig, Indians and Chinese here got together in a concert featuring classical Indian dances and Chinese traditional music inspired by the symbolism of the lotus and the phoenix. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:46:10 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indians-and-Chinese-celebrate-jointly-in-Sydney_18097.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/New-Zealand-government-orders-probe-into-prisoners-baby_18080.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, March 5 - The minister in charge of New Zealand prisons has ordered an inquiry into how a convicted rapist fathered a child by smuggling his semen out of jail, news reports said Monday. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:07:44 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/New-Zealand-government-orders-probe-into-prisoners-baby_18080.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/A-taste-of-Hinduism-for-Sydney-students_17760.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, March 2 - Hinduism, one of the oldest religions of the world, is now a subject of study at the University of Sydney. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:44:35 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/A-taste-of-Hinduism-for-Sydney-students_17760.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Polo-World-Cup-India-beat-Pakistan-in-play-off-match_17687.shtml Australia & NZ Auckland, March 1 - India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan thirteen and a half goals to eleven in their third Zone D play-off match of the World Cup here Thursday. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:24:42 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Polo-World-Cup-India-beat-Pakistan-in-play-off-match_17687.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Polo-World-Cup-India-beat-Australia_17509.shtml Australia & NZ Auckland, Feb 28 - India defeated Australia seven and half goals to six in their second play-off match of Zone D of the World Cup here Wednesday. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:36:41 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Polo-World-Cup-India-beat-Australia_17509.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australians-tap-to-George-Millers-happy-feat-at-Oscars_17170.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 26 - Prime Minister John Howard interrupted Parliament Monday to praise film director George Miller and his dancing penguins in the Oscar-winning movie 'Happy Feet'. Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:53:08 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australians-tap-to-George-Millers-happy-feat-at-Oscars_17170.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-Indonesia-talk-on-Sri-Lankan-refugee-deal_16932.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 24 - Australia has asked Indonesia to take back a group of 85 Sri Lankan asylum seekers that last week were taken aboard an Australian navy ship near its Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island. Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:26:16 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-Indonesia-talk-on-Sri-Lankan-refugee-deal_16932.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Dad-Gilchrist-now-available-for-World-Cup_16939.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Feb 24 - A day after Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist became father for the third time, he announced Saturday that he was available for all matches of next month's World Cup in the West Indies. Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:51:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Dad-Gilchrist-now-available-for-World-Cup_16939.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-plots-2800-km-corridor-for-wildlife-conservation_16911.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 24 - A wildlife corridor stretching 2,800 km along Australia's east coast will be set up to allow species to find new habitats as global warming alters the continent's climate, news reports said Saturday. Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:17:53 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-plots-2800-km-corridor-for-wildlife-conservation_16911.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Iran-nuclear-issue-US-to-use-force-if-diplomacy-fails_16902.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 24 - The United States could resort to force if diplomacy failed and Iran looked set to acquire nuclear weapons, US Vice President Dick Cheney said here Saturday. Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:09:33 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Iran-nuclear-issue-US-to-use-force-if-diplomacy-fails_16902.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Injured-Brett-Lee-to-miss-cricket-World-Cup_16781.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Feb 23 - Australia Friday received a big blow to their cricket World Cup defence as pace spearhead Brett Lee, with an injured ankle, was ruled out of the next month's tournament. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:15:17 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Injured-Brett-Lee-to-miss-cricket-World-Cup_16781.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/New-Zealand-TV-gets-its-first-locally-made-Indian-serial_16734.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, Feb 23 - The local Indian community here is in for a laughter treat when the first locally made Indian comedy series goes on air next month. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:46:56 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/New-Zealand-TV-gets-its-first-locally-made-Indian-serial_16734.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Top-cricket-umpire-Taufel-gets-Australian-prize_16643.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Feb 22 - Less than four months after being adjudged cricket's International Umpire of the Year 2006, Australia's Simon Taufel has been named Official of the Year in his home country. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:25:14 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Top-cricket-umpire-Taufel-gets-Australian-prize_16643.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-rests-top-players-ahead-of-World-Cup_16516.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Feb 21 - The Australian Cricket Board - is not taking any chances on further injuries to its squad ahead of the World Cup and has asked some of its players to skip the Ford Ranger Cup Final on Sunday. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:39:15 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-rests-top-players-ahead-of-World-Cup_16516.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Fiji-military-will-retain-power-until-2010_16318.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, Feb 20 - Fiji's military strongman Voreqe - Bainimarama, who ousted the democratically elected government in December, intends to hang on to power at least until 2010 before holding new elections. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:30:54 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Fiji-military-will-retain-power-until-2010_16318.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Cruise-liner-Queen-Mary-2-arrives-in-Sydney_16351.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 20 - The world's grandest cruise ship left a traffic gridlock in its wake Tuesday when tens of thousands of spectators flocked to the Sydney Harbour foreshore to witness the dawn arrival of Cunard's top-of-the-line Queen Mary 2 -. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:27:45 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Cruise-liner-Queen-Mary-2-arrives-in-Sydney_16351.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Lifetime-achievement-award-for-Australian-Sikh_16167.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 19 - A Sikh has been given the 2006 lifetime achievement award in volunteering by the New South Wales - government. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:48:58 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Lifetime-achievement-award-for-Australian-Sikh_16167.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Media-thrashes-Aussie-cricketers-for-losing-to-New-Zealand_15955.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 17 - The Australian cricket team got an unprecedented pasting in local newspapers Saturday after a record-breaking thrashing by New Zealand in the first game of a three-match one-day international away series. Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:44:43 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Media-thrashes-Aussie-cricketers-for-losing-to-New-Zealand_15955.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-prices-itself-out-of-the-property-market_15929.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 17 - Just before they married last year Hollywood actor Nicole Kidman and country music star Keith Urban bought a holiday home with Sydney Harbour views for 4 million Australian dollars -. Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:17:44 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-prices-itself-out-of-the-property-market_15929.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australias-mile-high-hostie-fears-for-her-job_15700.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 15 - The Qantas stewardess accused by fellow air crew members of having sex with British actor Ralph Fiennes aboard a flight from Australia to India is resigned to losing her job, news reports said Thursday. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:39:26 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australias-mile-high-hostie-fears-for-her-job_15700.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indian-couple-in-Australia-lose-%24130000-to-developer_15682.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 15 - An Indian couple thought they were set for life when they invested their entire life savings in a development project. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:02:13 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Indian-couple-in-Australia-lose-%24130000-to-developer_15682.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Fire-aboard-Japanese-whaling-boat-in-Antarctic_15655.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, Feb 15 - A fire broke out Thursday on a Japanese whaling fleet ship in the Southern Ocean Thursday, spilling 1,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and chemicals into the sea and raising fears of a major environmental disaster in the pristine environment of the Antarctic. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:35:33 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Fire-aboard-Japanese-whaling-boat-in-Antarctic_15655.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Moodie-no-longer-Alice-in-New-Zealands-legal-wonderland_15577.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, Feb 14 - New Zealand lawyer Rob Moodie, who officially changed his name to Miss Alice and appeared in court dressed like Alice in Wonderland to protest the country's legal 'old boys' network,' was to become one of the boys again Wednesday. Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:25:33 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Moodie-no-longer-Alice-in-New-Zealands-legal-wonderland_15577.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-pick-injured-Symonds-for-World-Cup_15435.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Feb 13 - Injured all-rounder Andrew Symonds was Tuesday included in defending champions Australia's 15-member squad for next month's cricket World Cup in the West Indies. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:40:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-pick-injured-Symonds-for-World-Cup_15435.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Stewardess-grounded-over-sex-with-Fiennes-on-India-flight_15137.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 11 - Australia's Qantas Airways grounded a flight attendant after fellow crew members alleged she had sex with British actor Ralph Fiennes aboard a flight to India, news reports said Sunday. Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:57:54 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Stewardess-grounded-over-sex-with-Fiennes-on-India-flight_15137.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Jobs-promised-for-life-for-coal-miners-in-Australia_15000.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 10 - Australia's 30,000 coalminers were Saturday promised jobs for life after both Prime Minister John Howard and his competitor from the opposition Labour Party rubbished a proposal to close mines and end exports in an effort to curb the greenhouse gases that cause climate change. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:17:21 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Jobs-promised-for-life-for-coal-miners-in-Australia_15000.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Japanese-whaling-ships-join-search-for-activists-after-clash_14840.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 9 - Four Japanese whaling ships Friday joined the search for two activists missing in an inflatable dinghy after a cat-and-mouse confrontation in Antarctic waters. Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:22:42 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Japanese-whaling-ships-join-search-for-activists-after-clash_14840.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Fiji-urged-to-intensify-AIDS-fight_14732.shtml Australia & NZ Wellington, Feb 8 - The Fiji government has been urged to redouble its efforts in the fight against HIV and AIDS now or pay dearly later. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:35:32 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Fiji-urged-to-intensify-AIDS-fight_14732.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Top-award-for-Indian-born-Aussie-woman-cricketer_14508.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 6 - Indian-born Australian woman cricketer Lisa Sthalekar has been named Women's International Cricketer of the Year at the coveted Allan Border medal ceremony, the most important cricketing award in Australia. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:53:16 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Top-award-for-Indian-born-Aussie-woman-cricketer_14508.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Speculation-on-Chappell-ends-Australia-name-coach_14425.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Feb 5 - Home-grown Tim Nielsen was Monday appointed to succeed John Buchanan as the next world champion Australian team's coach, putting to rest speculation about India coach Greg Chappell taking over the coveted job. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:44:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Speculation-on-Chappell-ends-Australia-name-coach_14425.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-glad-its-Guantanamo-detainee-is-to-be-charged_14134.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 3 - Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks will be charged by US authorities with providing material support for terrorism and attempted murder. Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:10:22 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-glad-its-Guantanamo-detainee-is-to-be-charged_14134.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/indian-doctors/Red-tape-hindering-Indian-born-surgeons-extradition_14009.shtml DocIndia Sydney, Feb 2 - Red tape was preventing the extradition of Indian-born surgeon Jayant Patel to Australia from the US, according to a spokeswoman representing the patients. Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:19:09 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/indian-doctors/Red-tape-hindering-Indian-born-surgeons-extradition_14009.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-tell-immigrants-to-blend-in_13848.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Feb 1 - After 30 years of believing that multiculturalism had the power to hold their settler society together, Australians are losing faith in what was always a tangled concept and are returning to the simpler formula of integration. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:46:37 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-tell-immigrants-to-blend-in_13848.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Climate-change-to-roast-Sydney-say-scientists_13753.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Jan 31 - Sydney residents will have to cut water used by half if Australia's largest city is to survive the effects of climate change brought on by global warming, Australian scientists warned Wednesday. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:46:40 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Climate-change-to-roast-Sydney-say-scientists_13753.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-company-touts-new-bird-flu-jab_13662.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Jan 30 - Australian pharmaceuticals company CSL Ltd announced Tuesday that it had come up with a vaccine that would spark an immune response and prevent deaths from bird flu. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:17:54 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-company-touts-new-bird-flu-jab_13662.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Federer-sweeps-Gonzalez-to-make-tennis-history_13421.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 28 - Roger Federer constructed the first perfect run for 27 years at a Grand Slam as he won the Australian Open without the loss of a set with a 7-6 -, 6-4, 6-4 win over Chilean Fernando Gonzalez here Sunday. Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:59:08 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Federer-sweeps-Gonzalez-to-make-tennis-history_13421.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Inventor-of-Aussie-favourite-candy-Freddo-Frog-dies-at-94_13404.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Jan 28 - The Australian who 76 years ago dreamed up the nation's favourite chocolate bar will be buried with a Freddo Frog flag draped over his coffin. Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:44:29 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Inventor-of-Aussie-favourite-candy-Freddo-Frog-dies-at-94_13404.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Hindu-scholar-finds-similarities-with-Maori-culture_13368.shtml Australia & NZ Auckland, Jan 28 - Many similarities can be found between Sanskrit, the classical language of India, and Maori, the language and tradition of the indigenous people of New Zealand, according to an Indian scientist. Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:25:03 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Hindu-scholar-finds-similarities-with-Maori-culture_13368.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-Open-Federer-holds-edge-against-Gonzalez_13289.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 27 - Roger Federer's supreme confidence and calm can only be increased by a 9-0 career record against Chile's Fernando Gonzalez heading into the men's final at the Australian Open Sunday. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:46:34 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-Open-Federer-holds-edge-against-Gonzalez_13289.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Humans-not-climate-change-finished-Australias-megafauna_13141.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Jan 26 - Australia's giant prehistoric animals were killed off by the clubs and spears of Aborigines rather than by climate change, a researcher has claimed. Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:35:22 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Humans-not-climate-change-finished-Australias-megafauna_13141.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Plaudits-for-plucky-Australian-shark-fighter_12973.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Jan 24 - Shark experts have heaped praise on an Australian diver who survived an attack by a three-metre great white shark by poking it in the eye. Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:13:31 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Plaudits-for-plucky-Australian-shark-fighter_12973.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Federer-upbeat-about-his-chances-against-Roddick_12933.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 24 - Swiss Roger Federer has yet to drop a set in this year's Australian Open, and he heads into his Thursday semi-final clash against American Andy Roddick. Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:54:46 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Federer-upbeat-about-his-chances-against-Roddick_12933.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-Open-Sharapova-squeezes-into-semi-finals_12934.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 24 - Maria Sharapova managed a patchy quarter-final win over compatriot Anna Chakvetadze 7-6 -, 7-5 Wednesday at the Australian Open. Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:54:13 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-Open-Sharapova-squeezes-into-semi-finals_12934.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/No-official-objections-to-15-day-Australian-Open_12936.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 24 - One of the world's top tennis bosses has given his blessing to a possible Sunday start for the Australian Open. Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:44:30 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/No-official-objections-to-15-day-Australian-Open_12936.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-Open-Roddick-filets-old-friend-Fish_12824.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 23 - Andy Roddick of the US turned in a near perfect performance on his way to a sixth consecutive victory over compatriot and childhood buddy Mardy Fish, with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 quarter-final win at the Australian Open here Tuesday. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:50:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australian-Open-Roddick-filets-old-friend-Fish_12824.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Williams-to-face-Vaidisova-in-semis_12810.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 23 - Former champion American Serena Williams claimed an Australian Open semi-final berth after a three-set victory over 16 seed Shahar Peer of Israel in the quarterfinal here Tuesday. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:58:28 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Williams-to-face-Vaidisova-in-semis_12810.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Tomic-the-next-gen-Australian-tennis-hopes_12815.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 23 - Australian tennis is in the hunt for the next big thing as former golden boy Lleyton Hewitt struggles to stay in the top 20. And tennis bosses think they have found their newest young gun in Queenslander Bernard Tomic. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:44:22 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Tomic-the-next-gen-Australian-tennis-hopes_12815.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Dark-side-of-Hingis-no-worry-for-fiancee_12806.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 23 - Radek Stepanek is convinced he can buck the odds of the handful of sportsmen before him whose form has fallen through the floor after being romantically involved with Martina Hingis. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:24:07 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Dark-side-of-Hingis-no-worry-for-fiancee_12806.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Vaidisova-beats-Czech-compatriot-in-quarterfinal_12807.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 23 - Nicole Vaidisova won a battle of Czech teenagers as she beat compatriot Lucie Safarova 6-1, 6-4 Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open to move into her second Grand Slam semi-final. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:23:23 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Vaidisova-beats-Czech-compatriot-in-quarterfinal_12807.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-to-train-its-Muslim-clerics_12801.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Jan 23 - Australia has formed a body that would organise the training of Muslim clerics in the country. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:21:10 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-to-train-its-Muslim-clerics_12801.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Hewitt-behind-Australian-Davis-Cup-coaching-change_12709.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 22 - The invisible hand of Lleyton Hewitt appears to be influencing Australian Davis Cup decisions, with reports indicating the player's camp was behind the weekend appointment of Darren Cahill to the coach's position. Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:18:42 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Hewitt-behind-Australian-Davis-Cup-coaching-change_12709.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Safarova-stuns-defending-champion-Mauresmo_12627.shtml Australia & NZ Melbourne, Jan 21 - Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo of France crashed out of the Australian Open after she went down 4-6, 3-6 to Czech Lucie Safarova in the fourth round here Sunday. Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:54:43 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Safarova-stuns-defending-champion-Mauresmo_12627.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-grapples-biggest-floods_12628.shtml Australia & NZ Sydney, Jan 21 - Spotter planes flying over the deserts of central Australia Sunday were looking for foreigners and other tourists trapped in their vehicles in some of the biggest downpours in living memory. Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:54:11 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/australia-nz/Australia-grapples-biggest-floods_12628.shtml