Pies firm as flag favourites
Red-hot Collingwood all but clinched the 2010 AFL minor premiership with a 98-point embarrassment of Essendon at the MCG in their round 20 clash on Friday night. abc.net.au |
Foster's Says It Rejected $2.5 Billion Bid for Wine Unit
The Australian group said a private equity firm had made an unsolicited bid for the wine business, which Foster’s plans to spin off from its beer operations. nytimes.com |
Moore's case goes before Dubai court
Drink-driving charges against former Socceroos captain Craig Moore have gone before a court in Dubai. abc.net.au |
US, China meet to ease currency tensions
US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner has met the Chinese vice premier, Wang Qishan, at a time of tension between their countries over the value of China's currency, the yuan. abc.net.au |
New boss for Armidale Aboriginal Land Council
The new chief executive officer of the Aboriginal Land Council in Armidale, in northern New South Wales, says there is still a significant gap in living conditions between white and indigenous Australians. abc.net.au |