In Wiggles we trust - and Mary can mind the house Jun 19, 2008
For the fourth year running, the burns surgeon and mother of six, Dr Fiona Wood, was named the most trusted person in the country, followed by the clinical immunologist Professor Ian Frazer and the Clean Up Australia Day campaigner Ian Kiernan. "You cannot be divisive and top that list," the demographer Bernard Salt said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Paul Keating on tourism star list Jun 16, 2008
Australia Day Foundation board member Bill Muirhead said no formal approach had yet been made to any of the candidates. Share this article. (NEWS.com.au)
With God on his side Jun 9, 2008
This year she was nominated for a Shoalhaven City Council Australia Day Award. "She's done a lot for the town," one woman said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The toll in shattered lives Jun 3, 2008
Two years after the bombing, on Australia Day last year, he was medically discharged. "I've been living with this crap for a couple of years," he told the Herald yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Axemen aim to build support, winning ways Jun 1, 2008
Playing host to January's Australia Day Challenge between the Russell Crowe co-owned South Sydney Rabbitohs and England's Leeds Rhinos garnered the Jacksonville Axemen plenty of attention. It also grew the Rugby League team's fan base. (Florida Times-Union)
Local nurse selected to open week May 29, 2008
Ms Keir was also awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for her service to the nursing profession, in particular palliative care, and to the Walgett community on Australia Day this year. In 2007 she was awarded the Smaller Health Service Nurse of the Year Award at the International Nurses Day award ceremony. (Lightning Ridge News)
Farmer cross over border payments May 25, 2008
"When it came to Australia Day this year, I thought, 'Doesn't that have an empty ring to it?"' Mr Smart said. "The water is going down the river, isn't it? It is all Australian water. But if you are on a different bit of the river, in a different state, you get a different deal. That is crazy.". (The Australian)
The one that got away May 24, 2008
One memorable embarrassment for Tebbutt as education minister was when she mixed up Australia Day, which commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet, with the day of federation, 1901, in an early morning radio interview. She is still embarrassed about it, cursing the fact she went to so many Australia Day ceremonies as a Marrickville councillor but could make such a silly mistake early one morning. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Scandal still haunts ex-BHP oil man May 23, 2008
" Before joining BHP, Aiken headed BTR Nylex, the manufacturer, after a long career at BOC Group, where he managed its gas division. Although he says that he was ready to retire at the end of 2006, it is clear that controlling the energy division of the world's biggest miner was the nadir of his career. His conversation is peppered with mentions of "BHP Billiton" as a reference point for other jobs, places and changes in his life. But Aiken is not sitting still: he works two days a week as an... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Calm one moment, lethal the next May 21, 2008
"His partner, Senior Constable Mick Morris, hits the lights and swings the Sea Eagle around to chase three young fishermen in a tinnie just west of the Harbour Bridge. "You've got to pick your moment," he says. It takes Morris about three minutes to catch the tinnie. Davies has to then secure the small craft to their boat without damaging either. He examines the skipper's licence and gets him to blow into the breathalyser.He checks the tinnie has enough life jackets and casts a quick glance over... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Hallowed turf ready when punters replace pilgrims May 18, 2008
" The first line of defence for the Australian Jockey Club will be hard plastic bedding, which will be provided at a cost of $5 million. The bedding is as big as 20 football fields, the largest single area covered by such material in Australian history. It will be laid on high-traffic areas, including the route of the Popemobile and access points for ambulances and police. This type of turf protection is used regularly for concerts and other big functions, including events at The Domain, and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
All in Costello's Image May 17, 2008
John Howard's Australia Day address on the nation's most precious fluid - water, not beer - is the central theme for on the op-ed page. by Rocco at. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Former NSW treasure Michael Egan to chair G9 May 16, 2008
Egan currently holds a number of senior roles, including chancellor of Macquarie University, chairman of the Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology and chairman of the Australia Day Council of New South Wales. He was treasurer of New South Wales from 1995 to 2005, making him the state's longest serving treasurer since the introduction of responsible government in 1856. (iTWire)
Girl killed in head-on crash Apr 21, 2008
For Buxton people the scene brought back raw memories of a similar crash in the same area on the Australia Day long weekend. "We had a double fatality just up the road from here," Sgt McRae said. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
MP calls for cane toad cull day Apr 5, 2008
IT'S Queensland's own version of Clean Up Australia Day - except much more unpleasant and a whole lot wartier. Nationals MP Shane Knuth wants to hold a day dedicated to ridding the Sunshine State of public enemy No. 1, the cane toad. (NEWS.com.au)
Whacking Day for toads proposed Apr 4, 2008
The Great Beyond: Whacking Day for toads proposed. Whacking Day for toads proposed - April 03, 2008. (Nature News Service)
Curry Kenny recuperates after heart surgery Mar 31, 2008
She retired as chair of the National Australia Day Council this year and is due to receive an Order of Australia Medal from the Governor General in Canberra next week. AAP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Conviction and fine for Hospital guard assault Mar 27, 2008
A Tasmanian court has been told a 29 year-old man held a Royal Hobart Hospital security guard by the throat and threatened him while his friend was being treated at the Emergency Department, over the Australia Day long weekend this year. Stephen John McKay pleaded guilty yesterday in the Hobart Magistrates Court to assaulting the guard. (ABC Online)
Book Review: Sydney for Kids Mar 24, 2008
Events are divided into months and include the Sydney Festival, Australia Day Celebrations, Royal Easter Show, Sydney Writers Festival, City to Surf Fun Run and the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. For those seeking to enjoy Sydney with minimal cost, a final chapter brings together a listing of all the Freebies and Cheapies available for families. (Suite101.com)
Labor against pattern bargaining: Bowen Mar 23, 2008
The MUA believes it has the strong support of Mr Rudd, whom MUA national secretary Paddy Crumlin met at the Lodge on Australia Day, News Limited reported. Opposition workplace relations spokeswoman Julie Bishop challenged Mr Rudd and Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard to publicly condemn pattern bargaining, where a union gains a superior entitlement from one employer and uses that as a template for the rest of the industry. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
If it's not in private, it's not on Mar 19, 2008
What really made me wonder was an Australia Day trip to the Mornington Peninsula. Sunday lunch at a winery didn't put sex on my brain. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Ban Botanic Gardens events, says Keating Mar 10, 2008
"Let's develop the quiet enjoyment of the Botanical Gardens. Lets not turn it over, as they have, to rock bands, concerts, picture theatres by the water... "We have New Year's Eve - that's fine - we have Australia Day - that's fine - but now people are looking for one every month. It's no substitute for the really important things about Sydney. (ABC Online)
A world of fresh opportunities for football to cash in Mar 9, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Ian's troops clean the day Mar 3, 2008
ABOUT 800,000 volunteers got their hands dirty cleaning up more than 7000 tonnes of rubbish from beaches, rivers and creeks in yesterday's 19th Clean Up Australia Day ... Clean Up Australia Day, now a household name, was the brainchild of builder and yachtsman Mr Kiernan in 1989 ... He organised Clean Up Sydney Harbour Day that evolved into Clean Up Australia Day, now one of the country's largest environmental events. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Smile, Mr Marlin, it's the Gorilla Mar 1, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. This game-fishing boat has it all - its built-in filming gear even includes an underwater camera, writes David Lockwood. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
From one bearpit to another as Egan takes helm at uni Feb 28, 2008
He has been chairman of the Australia Day Council of NSW and a member of Macquarie University's council since 2006. Mr Newman, whose term expired in December, vacated his chair for Mr Egan immediately after the vote was taken on Wednesday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Picture this Feb 23, 2008
On the Australia Day holiday I meet Phillips at his apartment in Cremorne where he's busy working on the portrait in his "studio", the spare bedroom. The composition has changed drastically. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Diamonds are forever Feb 22, 2008
" That was where Kavanagh launched his spring carnival group 1 blitz with Divine Madonna, Maldivian and Devil Moon. And the success has continued with Believe'n'Succeed. She debuted without a lot of fanfare in the Blue Diamond Preview at Caulfield on Australia Day and her third, beaten nose and a short head, behind Siennas Fury didn't garner a lot of attention. The product of Exceed And Excel and Arctic Drift was unwanted in betting in the Blue Diamond Prelude two weeks later, $7.50 out to $9,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bureaucracy is biggest obstacle for guide dogs Feb 22, 2008
Ms Ping, who is sponsored by BHP Billiton as one of its athletic ambassadors for the Beijing Games, was to be a guest at last month's Australia Day ball, along with the former Australian Olympians Ian Thorpe and Raelene Boyle. Ms Ping wanted to take the dog with her to the ball but despite lobbying by BHP, which is the "medals and minerals" sponsor for the Olympics and Paralympics, the venue, the Shangri-La's China World Hotel, would not budge. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Crowe takes Souths from Leno to Perth Feb 19, 2008
After the success of the Australia Day Challenge match in Jacksonville last month, Souths and Leeds are set to return to the US on an annual basis. The club is also considering playing two matches per season in Perth from next year; last week it held talks in Perth with the WA Government. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Demetriou awaits Eagles response Feb 18, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. February 18, 2008 - 8:11PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Plastic a blight on landscape: Kiernan Feb 18, 2008
Plastic products made up one-third of rubbish collected during Clean Up Australia Day last year, according to the organisation's Rubbish Report released on Monday ... This year's Clean Up Australia Day will take place on Sunday, March 2. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Eagles decision on hold Feb 18, 2008
"Meanwhile, a Perth court has fined West Coast Eagles youngster Chris Masten on a charge of disorderly conduct arising from an Australia Day fireworks display.Masten, the club's top selection at last year's NAB AFL Draft and No.3 overall, was fined $750 and ordered to pay $110.20 in costs.He received a spent conviction for the misdemeanour as the court took into account a club-imposed sanction.Masten was fined $2000 and suspended from NAB Cup duties after recommendations from the senior... (sportal.com.au)
A life twice lived Feb 17, 2008
" Fahey was premier of NSW from 1992 until 1995. He became nationally famous on Australia Day 1994, when he rugby-tackled a man who fired a blank pistol within metres of Prince Charles, who was about to give out awards. From 1996, he served as federal finance minister in the Howard government. Fahey's hard work in leading Sydney's successful bid for the 2000 Olympics was crystalised in a triumphant leap into the air when the winning city was announced. But the year after the Games, his life... (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
How cleaning your neighbour's shoes is no mean feat Feb 16, 2008
It comes after a time of almost Babylonian excess; the Christmas party season which starts at the end of October and runs until the Australia Day weekend, leaving us with rolling hangovers and anxiety-inducing credit card debt. Maybe that is why Lent seems to be enjoying a grassroots resurgence among several friends who want to pull back from their excesses. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Little film, big break Feb 15, 2008
"Tropfest goes to all the capital cities now and that audience alone is 150,000 people or more," says Polson, who flew in from his New York base two weeks ago to spend the Australia Day long weekend watching the 60 shortlisted films over and over. "Then we go to regional venues such as Katherine. Then the finalists screen on Channel Nine, and there's the DVD [available free with the Herald on February 23]. I would say that within a week of the festival the winner's film is seen by close to 1... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Till bells obscure gathering gloom Feb 15, 2008
" The past two recessions have seen consumer sentiment index drop to 80 and below. Investors should be concerned if the index starts falling below 90, which tends to be a support level for economic growth. Mr Sebastian said the Reserve Bank was unlikely to be alarmed by weaker consumer sentiment. In fact, a persistent weakening in sentiment over the next few months would be viewed positively as it would help to slow overall spending and, in turn, cool inflationary pressures. This would allow the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Queen mum spills the beans Feb 14, 2008
"I have had a lot of people come to my shows and end up getting married, a lot of people meet their partners at my shows ... I think it is because the kind of guys that come to my shows are keepers for women ... they are not thuggish, they are good solid guys." Last year Lee played at a concert for the Dalai Lama and, for Australia Day this year, played on the lawns of Parliament House. Last month he announced his engagement to actress Ione Skye - one-time wife of Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Not all Cassidys as happy as Larry Feb 11, 2008
Cassidy declared the course "fantastic, a pleasure to ride on" while promising the winning trophy to son Luke, for daughter Jade snared the recent Australia Day Cup. The jockey, who has lodged an appeal against a $200 fine from Racing NSW stewards at Canterbury last Wednesday for lodging a frivolous protest, revealed things had been looking all bad. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Punters raise toast to AJC after apology, but Rosehill bone dry forBowman Feb 10, 2008
An apology from the Australian Jockey Club with a $25 sweetener for members who attended the Australia Day debacle, and Hugh Bowman drying out like a camel chip on the Nullarbor Plain after the big wet were the big talking points at Rosehill Gardens yesterday ... The gesture by the AJC after the appalling bad management at Randwick on Australia Day - when members found their bars closed and staff had to advise racegoers there were no race programs available - is unique ... Only recently,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Eatery is all class, and absolutely priceless Feb 6, 2008
But Mr Fernando, named a Local Hero in the Australia Day awards last year for his non-profit, socially responsible restaurants, admits that he, too, is on a learning curve, adapting a menu to children's tastes. "It's been an education process on both sides of the counter," he said. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Parr splits from Gai, moves to the Farm Feb 4, 2008
Bank Robber won on debut by a huge margin on the Kensington track and backed up with an impressive win at Randwick on Australia Day. "It will be his first start in a Saturday-grade race, and the most important thing at this stage is to make sure he handles the class rise from midweek company," Hartney said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Price's stayer to take his next Step Forward Feb 3, 2008
" Step Forward would have his first interstate start in the $75,000 Port Adelaide Cup on February 16 before tackling the $125,000 Tooheys New Stakes - the race won by Danebar last year - and the $400,000 Adelaide Cup on March 10. Regular jockey Jeff Penza has first option on the mounts. Zone removal nears PROVIDED there are not further equine influenza outbreaks, the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has listed March 14 as the long-awaited date when zoning in NSW will be discontinued. This... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Cricket is the winner, despite what you heard Feb 2, 2008
The 18-year-old West Coast Eagles recruit shows he's already one of the boys and just bound to fit in, after being handcuffed and led away by Perth police for alleged disorderly behaviour during Australia Day celebrations. RIP Isaraelu Pele. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Looks like Jacksonville's a rugby hot spot Feb 2, 2008
"It was obviously better than we expected," said Howland, organizer of the Australia Day Challenge. "We thought a sellout of 10,000 [would happen]. ... We had contingency plans to let more people in, and as you see, we did that. Obviously, we were very happy.". (Florida Times-Union)
It's time for action, not words, at battling AJC Feb 1, 2008
"I attended the AJC meetings on the Australia Day weekend and was appalled at the treatment directed to fellow members and patrons who supported these fixtures," he emailed to Smyth-Kirk, Gillespie and committee members. "I have been a visitor at race meetings throughout this country and internationally and I have never been made to feel less welcome on a race track. "Monday was a total disgrace. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
On the Scene Feb 1, 2008
AUSTRALIA CELEBRATES ITS 220th: Australian Consul Gen. David Binns, left, was joined by Gov. Linda Lingle, Air Force Lt. Gen. "Fig" Leaf and Marine Lt. Gen. John Goodman as he celebrated Australia Day with a reception Friday afternoon at his East Honolulu residence. Binns told his guests that Australia Day commemorates the landing of the first European settlers in 1788 and was first observed in 1808 with merriment, drinking "and responsible driving!". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Weasel words won't hide monstrous shame Feb 1, 2008
It wasn't until he reworked the novel and returned to Australia that it was eventually published in Sydney on Australia Day, 1938, exactly 70 years ago last weekend. To quote: "We used to go up to Broome for our holidays and I knew, all through Western Australia, black velvet was the thing. It's changed a lot in recent years but the perfect mate for the bushman was the black girl or the yellow girl, and I thought I'd write that novel, Black Velvet. I'd discovered the story potential of the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Australia to Apologize to Aborigines for Past Mistreatment Jan 31, 2008
Aborigines danced Saturday in Sydney on Australia Day, which celebrates the country s first European settlement, in 1788. In a measure of the importance Mr. Rudd attaches to the issue, the apology will be the first item of business for the new government when Parliament meets on Feb. 13, Jenny Macklin, the federal minister for indigenous affairs, said Wednesday. (New York Times)
WA prisoner transport fleet 'parlous' Jan 31, 2008
Drivers of the van took Mr Ward, who had been picked up for drink driving on Australia Day, to Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital after they found him collapsed. He died a short time later. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Reporters on the Job Jan 31, 2008
Aboriginal dancers perform Jan. 26 as part of Australia Day celebrations. Mick Tsikas/Reuters. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Crunch time - a second bite of the Big Apple Jan 30, 2008
" Campbell, 34, was back in New York last week - only his second visit since 2000. He was a headline act in a variety show marking Australia Day and sang the title song from Shout!. Reaction suggested that if locals had felt snubbed by his abrupt exit eight years ago, all was forgive 00004000 n. "It was [director] Wayne Harrison's idea for me to do Shout. " Campbell says. "But I was relieved with the reaction because I would like to come back. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Thurston arrested for drunkenness Jan 30, 2008
North Queensland officials have stopped short of ordering club captain Johnathan Thurston off the drink after the Australian halfback was locked up over the Australia Day weekend ... " Thurston, training hard to return for the 2008 NRL season following double shoulder surgery in the off-season, was given the Australia Day weekend off. "I think his eyes lit up at the thought of enjoying a Friday night out heading into Australia Day," said Parr. "He should have been smarter than that. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Sorry, squire, your dacks are just too daggy Jan 30, 2008
It's a brand-mistake we reinforce with, for example, the Australia Day Monopoly pub crawl ... And in that beginning was the end, really, for Elizabeth begat Empire, Empire begat Commonwealth, and Commonwealth begat a London where Jamaicans laugh and talk on the Tube, where Neighbours stars are household names and the Walkabout pub chain celebrate Australia Day as if everyone knew it from Anzac. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Bogans of Australia - how grouse is this? Jan 30, 2008
Lest there be any doubt, the message out of Kevin Rudd's first Australia Day honours roll was as amplified by a performance muffler as it was clear: we are now officially a nation of bogans. The problem with this year's list was not, however, that it was too populist. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Australian citizenship test under review Jan 30, 2008
Which day of the year is Australia Day. (January 26). (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Golden Guitar winners for 2008 Jan 29, 2008
This year the Golden Guitar Awards have coincided with Australia Day. It has been a very good day for newly appointed Australian of the Year, Lee Kernaghan. (ABC Regional Online)
Fyfe, Middleby in anxious wait to learn their fate Jan 29, 2008
Midfielder Middleby has had scans on a hamstring strain suffered in the first half of Friday's 0-0 draw against Queensland Roar, but because of Monday's Australia Day holiday will not know the extent of the injury until he sees doctors today. The week off between the two legs means Middleby remains a chance of playing the return match at Suncorp Stadium on February 8, but he will still likely need a favourable diagnosis to be back on the playing field in time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bank Robber makes clean getaway Jan 29, 2008
Waterhouse was in New Zealand yesterday for the opening session of the Karaka yearling sale but more than 2700 people turned up at the Australia Day holiday meeting, almost double the crowd the Australian Jockey Club had been expecting. Equine influenza race meetings at Warwick Farm last September and at country and provincial tracks in the early part of the crisis were conducted as "closed" meetings with no members of the public allowed on-course. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Eagles gun recruit charged by police Jan 29, 2008
The East Fremantle recruit was caught up in trouble during Australia Day celebrations on Saturday night, prompting police to handcuff the 18-year-old, issue a him a "move-on" order and take him to the South Perth mobile police compound. After learning of the teenager's misdemeanour, the Eagles hierarchy and leadership group fined Masten $2,000 on Monday, and more significantly suspended him from any involvement in this year's AFL pre-season competition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Crowe: US coverage doesn't go far enough Jan 29, 2008
" Souths executive chairman Peter Holmes a Court said talks were ongoing with Setanta and he hoped that the publicity the Australia Day challenge game received in the US - and the 12,000-strong turnout at Hodges Stadium - demonstrated to the pay-television company that the Rabbitohs and rugby league would attract new subscribers. "Hopefully they will be increasing their broadcasts this year," Holmes a Court said. "Economically, it looks like we've done OK and we will be able to convince people... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Display of fireworks, now player in strife Jan 29, 2008
THE West Coast Eagles' hopes of overcoming their off-field disciplinary problems suffered a blow after their star recruit Chris Masten was allegedly caught up in a brawl during an Australia Day fireworks display in Perth. Police sources said the former East Fremantle midfielder - who was the Eagles' first pick in the national draft - was issued with a move-on notice after he was allegedly involved in a fight about 8pm. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
By jingo, we've got it right Jan 29, 2008
Australia Day 2008 was little different from last year's event, despite the fact that Kevin Rudd has replaced John Howard as prime minister ... The events surrounding Australia Day indicated, once again, that Australia is an accepting country ... That's OK provided she and her leftist colleagues do not sneer at some less educated types who like to fly the flag each Australia Day and who proudly go on about being Aussies. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Man appears in court over bashing death Jan 29, 2008
Dr Cao Zhongjun, 41, a research fellow at Victoria University in Footscray, died on Australia Day when doctors switched off his life support. He had been clinging to life in Royal Melbourne Hospital, suffering serious head and brain injuries. (The Age)
Truck smash causes freeway frustration Jan 29, 2008
Thousands of motorists heading back to work after the Australia Day long weekend were brought to a crawl after a semi-trailer loaded with waste paper smashed into a sandstone rock face and burst into flames near Berowra about 6. 40am. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
