(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- The Australian State’s victims of crime fund has a $100 million surplus, which proves the system is broken and is in need of reform, say lawyers. Lawyers called upon Attorney-General John Rau to raise the amount of compensation...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- Both a taxi driver and an English tourist were pronounced dead after arriving in Western Australia following being struck by a stolen 4WD under police surveillance. The four-wheel-drive vehicle slammed into the taxi just before 2...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- More families are switching to using apartments on their vacations, rather than the traditional hotel rooms.Nearly 20% of those who head out on vacation are deciding on apartments as their staying quarters rather than in standard...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- Even with signs showing a recovery in the Melbourne real estate market, home owners seem unwilling to sell.Recent research by Secret Agent, an inner-city buyers advocate group, shows that sales numbers have gone down by more than...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- Recent RP Data figures say that only ten Melbourne suburbs remain with a median house price below $300,000.The most affordable suburb remaining is Millgrove, located about 73 km east of Melbourne on the Warburton Highway, and holds...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- The days of the leisurely workout are over thanks in part to systems that involve Crossfit training, which take the frills and pizazz out of getting into shape.The system used by fire departments, the military, college sports, and...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- Reporting sales increases of as much as 30% across lines of costumes,confectionary, and pumpkins in the weeks leading up to Halloween, Coles and Woolworths is reporting that a growing number of Australians will celebrate the spooky...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- As weak consumer confidence continues into the festive season, Christmas time spending is expected to decrease, according to a retail index.A year-on-year growth of 2.9% for the December quarter is expected by the Australian Food...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) NSW, Australia -- Phrases such as, the intensity of color, the refinement of shadow, and the synergy of shapes, are often used to describe fine art classes. Now they are the catchphrases of the modern artists known as landscape lighting designers. Landscape...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- The Socialist government of France did not budge as calls from the business sector asked it to slash some labor charges in order to boost competitiveness, saying that it would negatively affect consumers. An open letter published...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- While superheroes are not often seen taking on daily tasks, but a new trend for cleaning companies took on the super personas to bring a smile to sick kids.The sightings of superhero window-cleaners have been reported at hospitals...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- In what was already a bizarre decade-old espionage case, the use of a psychic to find a suspect has rendered the entire case under the ‘nearly unbelievable’ category.A U.S. intelligence officer is writing a tell-all about a psychic...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- The upcoming presidential election has spurred Bauman Rare Books to pull out some rare artifacts to share in celebration of the event.The frontal boutique of the Shoppes at the Palazzo has been revamped into a temporary presidential...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Qld, Australia -- The University of Adelaide’s School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences has received a generous $110,000 donation from Pfizer Animal Health Australia. The money will go towards a pilot study; the first of its kind in the nation.Veterinary...
(Australia-NewsWire.Com, November 12, 2012 ) Victoria, Australia -- An FBI officer has been cleared of all wrongdoing after lying his way into an Australian military officer’s home.Claims were levied stating that the FBI agent’s actions had breached Australian sovereignty.Bill Spencer’s exoneration...