Australia &amp; New Zealand
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Following is a list of companies whose shares may rise or fall in Australia. This preview includes news announced after markets closed Dec. 24.
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Australia sealed a 2-0 series win over New Zealand with a 213-run victory in the second cricket Test at the Adelaide Oval today. The Black Caps, chase 464 runs for an improbable victory, were dismissed for 250 in their second innings shorty after lunch.
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[World News]: Sydney/Colombo, Dec 27 : Did the smaller and earlier tremor last week off Tasmania in Australia trigger the tsunami that devastated many areas in South and Southeast Asia.
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measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale - happened in the Pacific Ocean halfway between Australia and Antarctica. It occurred early Christmas Eve around 800km off the coast and could be felt throughout Tasmania.
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Voting is underway in federal election booths across Australia, as 13 million Australians choose their next prime minister. The latest opinion polls published in the newspapers show the ruling coalition in
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Sir, I hope that all city councillors saw the Country Calendar programme, Saturday January 27. The programme graphically showed the importance of wetlands. Such areas were prolific around our estuaries in 1961. The destruction of our wetlands around Tahunanui, Annesbrook and Stoke horrifies me.
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America's Cup challenger New Zealand lost two tests at sea yesterday. First it could not control its own sails. Then it was defeated by defending champion Alinghi.
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Adelaide, November 29: Australia set New Zealand 464 to win then ripped through the touring sideâs top order to leave the Kiwis struggling on 149 for five at the close of the fourth dayâs play in the second test on Monday.
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ.AU) said Tuesday that the nation&#39;s third-biggest lender still expects to deliver a record profit
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This is a transcript from Correspondents Report. The program is broadcast around Australia on Sundays at 08:00 on ABC Radio National.
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TONY EASTLEY: While our biggest neighbour, Indonesia, battles with corruption, take heart Australia, it seems we are amongst the least corrupt nations in the world.
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AIR New Zealand faces being further squeezed on trans-Tasman fares as a result of the ban on its planned alliance with Qantas. Industry analysts last night dismissed claims that Air NZ and Qantas could still work together using informal ties.
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WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--The New Zealand dollar is likely to add to its steep drop against its Australian counterpart after the New Zealand central bank indicated Thursday it is through raising interest rates.
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"The Complete Stories" (Pantheon Books, 528 pages, $27.50), by David Malouf: Australia is often a backpacker's destination of choice when otherwise lost. Its Ayers Rock and glittering Sydney are so far away and seasonally upside down that it must be the place to find a sense of purpose in the unsure time between adolescence and age.
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Australia have won the 2nd one dayer against New Zealand by 17 runs to level the three-match series at 1-1. Australia were down to 161 for 6 at one stage, but then added another 100 runs.
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This is a transcript from The World Today. The program is broadcast around Australia at 12:10pm on ABC Local Radio.
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â¢ Cricket-Ponting hails mighty Aussie turnaround for huge win over Kiwis 11-21-2004, 08:14 BRISBANE, Australia  - Ricky Ponting hailed two outstanding days of pressure cricket for delivering one of Australia&#39;s biggest Test victories over New