http://www.newstin.com/us/MELBOURNE Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90940661 LONDON (Reuters) - Governments and retailers, fearing this attitude may be widespread as the financial crisis deters spending from the United States to Iceland, are dreaming up innovative ways to persuade people to part with... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:36:37 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90940661 2008-12-02T00:36:37Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90981296 Former federal treasurer and deputy prime minister Fran Crean has died. Mr Crean's family says the 92-year-old died in a Melbourne hospital this afternoon after a short illness. Born in 1916, he grew up in Hamilton, in western... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:37:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90981296 2008-12-02T07:37:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90969124 MELBOURNE - For the first time in Australia, an exhibition by German contemporary photographer Andreas Gursky opened at the National Gallery of Victoria. From the Haus der Kunst in Munich, Andreas Gursky presents 21 major works... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:00:38 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90969124 2008-12-02T06:00:38Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91008586 Solamatrix Inc is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its distribution network by signing Film Pacific Pty Ltd as the exclusive distributor for Australia New Zealand and Papua New Guinea Located in Melbourne... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:01:48 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91008586 2008-12-02T09:01:48Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90971668 Dating back to the days before Australia was a federated nation, there has always been a healthy rivalry between the country’s two biggest cities. Separated by less than 1000 kilometres, the cities that sit at either end of the... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:04:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90971668 2008-12-02T06:04:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90958142 I'm looking to have a necklace made for a friend's birthday - she loves swallows and the colour green so I would like to incorporate both into the necklace. I am in Melbourne, Australia and will need this to reach me by 18... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:06:14 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90958142 2008-12-02T04:06:14Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91029217 The Secretary for Education, Mr Michael Suen, on the second day of his trip to Victoria, Australia, today (December 2) visited a former mainstream secondary school that had been transformed into a specialist secondary school... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:03:03 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91029217 2008-12-02T11:03:03Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90987403 This flying thing is complicated. Yes yes I know it’ll be much easier if I don’t go to Australia…Heh. So as far as I know, there are 2 options Multi-stop tickets. So we’ll fly SIN - CHC, CHC - MEL, MEL - SIN “Fly into... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:27:08 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90987403 2008-12-02T08:27:08Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90921382 MELBOURNE, Australia -- OZ Minerals Ltd. said its shares could remain suspended from trading until Dec. 29 as it continues talks with lenders over refinancing of debt valued at $560 million. The diversified miner has been given... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:27:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90921382 2008-12-01T22:27:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90931879 Violins and a cello greeted politicians at Parliament House as part of a very genteel protest. The Australian Greens called in musicians to protest on Tuesday the closure of a Melbourne music academy. The Australian National... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90931879 2008-12-02T00:00:07Z