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No more homes on the beach for you, Australians are told

27.10.09
Surf-loving Australians could be banned from building beachside homes and forced to abandon the coast... more

Arsenal’s grandstand project opens ... but flats aren’t selling any more

23.09.09
Arsenal's former Highbury Stadium will officially reopen tomorrow as a housing development, but about 80 'football flats' are still empty... more

BHP set to reap $1bn from nickel mine sale

14.08.09
British mining giant BHP Billiton has pressed the button on a sale of its giant white elephant Ravensthorpe nickel mine for an auction that could fetch up to $1 billion (£604 million), reports said ... more

Arsenal 'being selfish' over ban on coaches

28.07.09
Arsenal may have to stop supporters visiting the Emirates Stadium by coach after planning chiefs refused them permission to use residential streets to park the vehicles... more

Life's a beach for Barrier Reef Brit

08.07.09
A former charity worker who landed "the best job in the world" was hard at work - visiting a paradise island to dive, enjoy a beach picnic and gaze at the sunrise... more

Injured Robbie Fowler: I’m not here for a tan

07.07.09
Robbie Fowler insists his move to Australia is not for a “holiday” as injury threatens to rule him out of North Queensland Fury’s league opener next month... more

Monster of a dinosaur found in Australia

03.07.09
Vicious meat-eating creature with razor-sharp teeth is among three new species of dinosaur discovered in Australia... more

BHP Billiton reduces nickel exposure with sale

03.07.09
BHP Billiton sold its Yabulu nickel refinery in Australia as it retreated further from high-cost nickel operations... more

Briton begins 'best job in the world'

01.07.09
Brit started work today in 'the best job in the world' - a six-month contract as caretaker of Australia's Great Barrier Reef islands... more

My London: Dev Patel

11.05.09
Slumdog Dev Patel wants to clean up graffiti, eat at Nando's and look at the pretty girls on Oxford Street...... more

Best job in the world - Briton wins contest to be island caretaker

06.05.09
A British man has won what was advertised as "the best job in the world"... more

Briton killed in beach crash

20.04.09
Residents of a holiday island in Australia where a British backpacker was killed are demanding a speed-limit cut for beach drivers... more

Castaway dog lived on koalas

07.04.09
A dog feared drowned when she was lost at sea survived by living on a desert island for four months... more

BHP is boosted by Woodside bid hope

02.04.09
BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, has a stack of cash burning a hole in its pocket and wants to spend it on a major acquisition... more

Honeytrap for beekeeper killer

25.03.09
An Australian beekeeper was jailed for life for murdering a colleague so he could steal his honey worth £19,000... more

Final phase of Arsenal project gets go-ahead after extra time

18.03.09
The final stage of Arsenal's £390million Emirates stadium regeneration scheme is to be completed after nine years of wrangling... more

Floods pile misery on Australia

17.02.09
Floods have prompted authorities to evacuate towns north of Sydney, while bush fires still blazed in Australia's drought-parched south... more

Xstrata cuts down on zinc as demand falls

05.12.08
Mining: Miner Xstrata is to scale back zinc and lead output at one of its key Australian mines as global demand continues to slump... more

Rugby league showpiece goes ahead after storms

21.11.08
The rugby league World Cup Final between Australia and New Zealand will go ahead despite the worst storms to hit south-east Queensland in 20 years... more

Three bikinis in 24 hours for I'm a Celebrity's Dani

13.11.08
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! contestant Dani Behr frolicked on Surfer's Paradise beach in Queensland with an array of bikinis.... more

BG ties up a £2bn deal for Queensland

28.10.08
BG Group, the third-biggest UK oil and gas producer, has finally sealed a deal to buy Aussie firm Queensland Gas for £2bn... more

BG ties up £2bn Queensland deal

28.10.08
BG Group, the third-biggest UK oil and gas producer, has finally sealed a deal to buy Australian firm Queensland Gas for A$5.2 billion... more

BG £2bn Oz energy bid 'in the pipeline'

24.10.08
Gas giant BG Group is being tipped to launch a £2.33 billion bid for Australian energy firm Queensland Gas despite the economic turmoil in Asian markets... more

Arsenal in U-turn on sports centre

25.09.08
A new indoor sports centre will be built at the Emirates Stadium after a U-turn by Arsenal... more

BG 'may face an Oz sell-off order'

15.08.08
Gas giant BG Group may be forced by Australia's competition watchdog to sell coal seam assets Down Under... more

BHP scales new heights but warns of Chilean output fall

23.07.08
Global mining giant BHP Billiton has produced another stellar quarterly production report, with a new record in iron-ore output and big gains in oil and gas as new projects pick up speed... more

BHP Mitsubishi in Oz coal buy

18.07.08
Mining giant BHP Billiton and Japan's Mitsubishi have agreed to pay £1.24bn cash to buy a large development project from Australian miner New Hope Coal... more

Pressure grows on Origin as BG 'increases offer to £6.3bn'

28.05.08
BG is reported to have increased its takeover offer for Australian gas giant Origin Energy to more than £6 billion... more

Xstrata faces Oz 'poison' claims

22.05.08
British miner Xstrata faces legal action over claims that pollution from one of its mines is poisoning children... more

Jodie Foster reveals startlingly thin frame in low-cut dress

20.03.08
Actress Jodie Foster is not known to be a slavish follower of fashion. But it appears the Hollywood star has fallen victim to the trend for ultra-thin figures, as the actress revealed her startling weight loss during an appearance in Queensland, Australia. The Oscar-winning actress was seen at the premiere for new family film Nims Island, and she exposed her decidedly thin-looking frame, and a worryingly bony breastplate, in a low-cut green dress... more

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