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Australia PM says sorry for 'forgotten children'

16.11.09

The Australian prime minister made a historic apology to the hundreds of thousands of people, many of them British migrants, who were abused in state care as children... more

Australia coach Michael Maguire takes reins at Wigan

07.10.09

Michael Maguire was named as Wigan's new head coach in succession to Brian Noble... more

Rio Tinto launches blast at the Chinese over spy charges

17.07.09

Rio Tinto�s patience with the Chinese has broken as the London-listed mining giant launched a fully-fledged offensive against the government of its biggest export market... more

New arrest in Rio Tinto Chinese �spying� affair

10.07.09

China ratcheted up the tensions with Rio Tinto, as it accused four of the London mining giant�s executives of bribing a local steel executive for secret information ... more

Brumbies mourn Shawn Mackay

06.04.09

Rugby union: ACT Brumbies lock Shawn Mackay has died a week after he was hit by a car in South Africa ... more

Crocodile ate boy, five, as he played on river bank

18.02.09

A boy aged five who vanished from an Australian river bank was eaten by a crocodile, police said... more

All around the world for �1.4 million

30.12.08

Globetrotting backbench MPs have received �1.4million of free trips in a year - flying first class, staying in five-star hotels and getting a daily cash allowance... more

BHP, Rio lose Oz railways battle

24.09.08

Mining: BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have lost an Australian court bid to block a rival miner from using their rail networks... more

George Lazenby 'punched pregnant ex-wife and broke her nose while son was dying of cancer'

27.08.08

Former Bond star George Lazenby's bitter divorce from his second wife has descended into further turmoil as his first wife claimed he subjected her to years of abuse.... more

Cricket hero Marcus Trescothick reveals the crippling 'black wings' of depression that destroyed his career

16.08.08

When star batsman Marcus Trescothick flew home from England’s tours of India and then Australia in 2006, citing ‘family reasons’, the rumour mill went into overdrive.... more

Canberra wary of Chinese joint raid on BHP Billiton

11.06.08

China's steelmakers reportedly looking to buy a significant stake in Anglo-Australian mining giant ... more

China buzz puts BHP on a high

16.05.08

Shares in BHP Billiton soared to a record in Sydney on persistent rumours that a Chinese investor is looking for a stake... more

China's thugs and fears over 2012 'gun guards'

08.04.08

The Olympic flame fiasco has ignited a row over foreign security services helping to police the 2012 Olympics, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

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