Posts Tagged ‘Australia’

U.S. flexes swimming muscles at Pan-Pacs

Saturday, August 21st, 2010
The United States won 47 pieces of shiny hardware through the end of the pool swimming competition at the 2010 Pan-Pacific Championships, a meet that pits the Americans against Australia, Japan and other Pacific-Rim nations.

Super, the fast-growing giant flexing its muscles

Friday, June 25th, 2010
It's a rare week that domestic politics generates more interest than the World Cup. But power, who exercises it and how, can be a topic of endless fascination. Compared to certain other high-profile industries, Australia's financial services industry has been somewhat shy about flexing its muscles. But within hours of Julia Gillard taking the country's top job, a leading finance industry ...

Super, the fast-growing giant flexing its muscles

Friday, June 25th, 2010
It's a rare week that domestic politics generates more interest than the World Cup. But power, who exercises it and how, can be a topic of endless fascination. Compared to certain other high-profile industries, Australia's financial services industry has been somewhat shy about flexing its muscles. But within hours of Julia Gillard taking the country's top job, a leading finance industry ...

Australia to expel Israeli envoy over Hamas op

Monday, May 24th, 2010
Australia on Monday said it was expelling an Israeli diplomat over fake passports used in the assassination of a top Hamas operative in the United Arab Emirates.

Book giant muscles in on eReader market

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
MAJOR bookseller Borders Australia has launched into the eBook market with an new eReader device and download service which will put more than 2 million books at readers' fingertips.