Positive news from Australia
Genetic breakthrough could make pacemakers obsoleteSydney, Australia - Australian scientists said pacemakers could be obsolete within a decade after researchers managed to revive heart tissue withered by cardiac arrests. |
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Endangered bird species returnsSouth Australia - The South Australian Environment Department says an endangered breed of bird has returned to nest at Danger Point. |
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Sweeping weed ban: A win for Aussie farmersCanberra, Australia - Farmers around the country and the Australian environment will benefit from a federal government decision to close a quarantine loophole that allowed the legal import of thousands of serious weeds. |
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Australian wind energy capacity doubled over past yearCanberra, Australia - Wind energy capacity has almost doubled in Australia over the last year, representing a milestone for this emerging industry, according to the Australian Wind Energy Association (AusWEA). |
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Australia pledges A$1 bln to Indonesian recoveryJakarta, Indonesia - Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Wednesday pledged A$1.0 billion (US$765 million) over five years to Indonesian tsunami reconstruction and development. |
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Austrian couple reunited after three days apartBangkok, Thailand - Heinz Radaelli figures he's a very lucky man, even though he's got scrapes, cuts and bruises from his swollen toes to the tips of his ears. The pair of khaki shorts and a print shirt draped over a chair in his hospital room are the only possessions he has left. |
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James Hardie signs compensation deal with Australian asbestos victimsSydney, Australia - Embattled James Hardie Industries NV has signed a landmark compensation deal with Australian victims of asbestos-tainted products intended to run for at least 40 years. |
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Global warming good news for coral reefsSydney, Australia - Coral reefs around the world could expand in size by up to a third in response to increased ocean warming and the greenhouse effect, according to Australian scientists. |
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Australia, US team up to protect reefsMiami, Florida - Guardians of two of the world's most popular coral reefs have joined forces to protect their fragile charges from the ravages of water pollution, coral disease and people. |
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Australian scientists find world’s smallest fishCanberra, Australia - Australian scientists claimed to have found the world's smallest and the lightest fish, which measures eight millimeters at its maximum length. |
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News from Oceania
- New Zealand legalises same-sex marriage
- New wind power cheaper than coal or gas in Australia
- This week, a shark sanctuary the size of Australia has been established
- French move boosts shark sanctuaries
- New radio telescope to watch for solar flares
- Australia outlaws illegally-logged wood from abroad
- Tokelau islands shift to 100% solar energy
- Australia Acts To Stop Super-Trawler
- Australia to create world’s largest marine reserve
- KFC Australia stops using palm oil