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Oxygen Cylinder Cited in Qantas Explosion
Posted: August 30th, 2008, 3:31am EDT by By TIM JOHNSTON
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Australian investigators confirmed that an exploding oxygen cylinder blew a hole in the side of a Qantas airliner last month, but they are still unsure about why.
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Pope Calls for a ‘New Age’ in Final Australia Mass
Posted: July 19th, 2008, 10:56pm EDT by By TIM JOHNSTON
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Pope Benedict XVI attacked the violence and materialism of the modern age in an address to a congregation of about 400,000 gathered in Sydney.
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Australian Bank Acquires Rival for $17.5 Billion
Posted: May 14th, 2008, 12:36am EDT by By TIM JOHNSTON
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Westpac Banking said that it would acquire St. George in a deal that will create one of Australia’s largest banks.
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Interest Rates in Australia Are Raised to a 12-Year High
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 9:47pm EST by By TIM JOHNSTON
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Australia’s central bank raised interest rates to a 12-year high in another attempt to contain inflationary pressures in an economy fueled by China’s hunger for resources.