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http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/osama-bin-laden-dead.html Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead, and President Barack Obama just announced his death, nearly 10 years after the September 11 attacks in a televised address to America and the world. Read the entire speach from President Obama http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/gaddafi-son-killed.html Reports out of Libya claim Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Arab and three grandchildren have been killed in a NATO air strike on a Gaddafi residence. NATO officials said they couldn't say the Gaddafi regime was lying, simply that they couldn't confirm the claims, and have no evidence that the air strike killed them, or that there were any civilian casualties. What the Libyan government called a residence - where Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Arab, and three grandchildren lived, was in fact a command and control centre with a bunker underneath, NATO and US officials said. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/prince-william-marries-kate-middleton.html Prince William marries Kate Middleton. Hundreds of millions around the world watched as Prince William and Kate (Catherine) Middleton exchanged vows to become the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Kate wore a white fitted dress with long French Chantilly lace sleeves, and a train that stretched for 2.7 metres by designer Sarah Burton, and carried a shield-shaped wired bouquet of myrtle, lily-of-the-valley, sweet William and hyacinth. Kate wore her hair down and her long veil was held in place by a Cartier halo tiara, lent to her by the Queen; which was made by Cartier in 1936 and was presented to the Queen by her mother (Queen Mother) as an 18th birthday present. Prince William, 28, wore a red tunic of the Irish Guard Colonel; his highest honorary appointment. The venue was Westminster Abbey; where the funeral service for Princess Diana was held almost 14 years ago in 1997. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/adelaide-mp-bernard-finnigan-resigns.html Adelaide MP and Acting Police Minister Bernard Finnigan has resigned from Cabinet and will not be replaced. Premier Mike Rann announced this morning in a news release that he had accepted Mr Finnigan's resignation from Cabinet and Executive Council. Mr. Finnigan was acting Police Minister while Kevin Foley is over seas in America. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/national/anzac-day-service.html Anzac Day services around the country have been attended by tens of thousands of people, to commemorate the 96th anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Anzac Cove. At the National War Memorial in Canberra, it is estimated between 25,000 and 30,000 people observed the traditional minutes silence. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/bernard-finnigan.html Bernard Finnigan MP was born in Mount Gambier in 1972 and grew up on the family dairy farm at Eight Mile Creek with eleven other brothers and sisters. Bernard attended Allendale East Area School and Tenison College in Mount Gambier and in 1993 received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Adelaide. In 1992 at the age of 20, Bernard Finnigan joined the Australian Labor Party, and began work as a union official in 1995 with the South Australian branch of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association; Australia's largest trade union, and in 2000 was assistant secretary; a position he held until 2005... http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/national/sa-labor-mp-charged.html A South Australian Labor MP has been charged with alleged child exploitation offences, including Possession of Child Pornography, Possession of Child Pornography (aggravated) and taking Steps to Access Child Pornography (x2). http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/man-arrested-for-alleged-child-exploitation-offences.html On Wednesday 20 April 2011, Detectives from the Sexual Crime Investigation Branch arrested a 38-year-old man from the North-Eastern suburbs at his home address in relation to child exploitation offences. The following offences include: Possession of Child Pornography Possession of Child Pornography (aggravated) Take Steps to Access Child Pornography (x2) http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/japan-upgrades-nuclear-emergency.html Japan officials have upgraded the nuclear emergency to the maximum 'seven' on an international scale of atomic crises; the first time since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 that a nuclear accident has reached the maximum crisis level. The changing of grading, now described as a "major accident" with "widespread health and environmental effects" puts the Fukushima power plant on a par with what was the world's worst ever peacetime nuclear event 25 years ago at Chernobyl in the Ukraine. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/coalition-bombs-gaddafi-again.html Libya's Muammar Gaddafi's Tripoli compound has been hit with cruise missiles, along with a navy base in the latest round of attacks from the coalition enforcing UN resolution 1973 to implement a no-fly zone and stopping Gaddafi's forces harming civilians. In Cairo, the Arab League reaffirmed its support for the air strikes by the coalition, back-peddling after saying they went beyond the scope of the resolution. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/libya-attacked-by-french-fighters.html A second wave of strikes by French fighters attack targets in Libya following Saturday's international operation to enforce a no-fly zone. This operation came as a Libya announced a new ceasefire in the campaign against a military uprising, with Gaddafi's son and possible future leader Saif al-Islam saying "There is a big misunderstanding," and the whole country is united against the armed militia and the terrorists. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/operation-dawn-commences.html President Barack Obama approved the US missile strikes on Libya in a mission code named "Operation Dawn," while warning Muammar Gaddafi that "actions have consequences" "Today, I authorised the armed forces of the United States to begin a limited military action in Libya," President Obama said. Pentagon officials then said US and British warships and submarines fired 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Libya's air defence systems in what will be the first phase of military action against Libya to impose the UN-mandated no-fly zone. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/power-plant-leaks-radiation.html Some say the inevitable has happened. Radiation levels near quake-effected nuclear plant; Fukushima No.1 plant, 250 kilometres northeast of Tokyo are now harmful to human health, Japan's government says after several explosions and fires there. "There is no doubt that unlike in the past, the figures are the level at which human health can be affected," said chief government spokesman Yukio Edano. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/japan-devastated-by-earthquake-tsunami.html The magnitude 8.9 offshore earthquake caused massive waves; some up to 10m high to slam into the eastern coast of Japan, washing away boats, cars, homes and people; infact anything in its path and causing widespread fires to burn out of control. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/mary-mackillop-canonisation.html Mary MacKillop, has been canonised as Australia's first saint, was a pioneering educator and nun who touched thousands of lives and clashed with the church after exposing a paedophile priest. MacKillop taught poor children in a disused stable before founding her own order and establishing scores of schools and homes for the needy during the young nation's rough-and-tumble colonial days. She was briefly excommunicated after rowing with the church; including over an abusive priest, in an episode which resonates strongly today, before personally winning the support of Pope Pius IX for her work. Revered for her courage and tenacity as much as her work, MacKillop has been dubbed the "people's saint" in Australia where her canonisation has been enthusiastically awaited. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/tiger-apology-too-little-too-late.html Tiger Woods made a planned and staged apology to a room full of people, apologising to them, and his fans. It was a prepared speach, and there were no questions afterwards. But was it too little too late to save his marriage? http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/rann-calls-election-march-20-2010.html Mike Rann made it official today as he visited the Governer to formally start the 4 week campaign. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/abbey-road-studios-for-sale.html Struggling from financial debt, high loan levels, EMI announced today that the studio made famous by the Beatles is up for sale. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/googles-a-buzz-with-new-product.html Buzz is a distributed social networking service that lets users post publicly via their Google profiles, or privately via their Gmail contacts. Adopting Gmail’s rich e-mail handling capabilities, Buzz shows up as a virtual folder in Gmail, making small posts from friends and the comments on them part of their e-mail inbox. The Article is from Google's Blog. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/winter-olymics-2010-officially-opens.html The Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony was launched in wave of ticker-tape, dedicated to Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died earlier in the day following a horror smash. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/anonymous-attack-on-pm-website.html Websites were shut down, public servants received threatening phone calls and pornography was plastered across Kevin Rudd's home page in a major cyber protest against government plans to filter the internet. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/national/turnbull-to-back-labors-ets.html Former Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull has vowed to cross the floor and vote for the Government's emissions trading scheme (ETS), arguing the Opposition's alternative plan will achieve "very little" except raise taxes. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/more-improvements-to-bushfire-safety.html On the anniversary of the tragic Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, the SA Government has today announced a $9.4 million funding boost for the State’s volunteer-based Emergency Services. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/sa-wins-world-diving-event.html The world’s best young divers will be on show at the new State Aquatic Centre, when Adelaide hosts the 19th FINA World Diving Junior Championships in 2012. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/national/banks-will-not-put-up-rates.html In the wake of the Reserve Bank's decision to not put up the official cash rate this month, the top four Banks have said they will also hold rates steady. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/apple-launches-ipad.html Apple today launched it's latest gadget on to the world market, adding to the iphone and ipod is now the ipad. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/australia-presses-uk-on-airfare-tax.html Trade Minister Simon Crean has urged Britain to scrap its latest airfare tax hike, arguing it discriminates against people travelling to Australia. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/greipel-wins-tour-down-under-twice.html Andre Greipel becomes the second person to win two 'Tour Down Under' Events in Adelaide. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/national/australian-of-the-year-2010.html Professor Patrick McGorry, a Mental health expert is named the 2010 Australian of the year. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/bill-gates-annual-letter-2010.html The second Annual Letter from Bill Gates, Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/kraft-finally-eats-up-cadbury.html British chocolate maker Cadbury melted into the arms of US giant Kraft on Tuesday in a multi-billion-dollar deal to create a world leader in food and confectionery that now sparks fears of massive job losses. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/jessica-is-half-way.html Jessica has conquered Cape Horn, in 4 metre seas with a 40 knott wind. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/adelaide-prepares-for-bushfires.html South Australia’s fire services are warning householders and businesses of the increased risk of property fires due to electrical equipment overheating during the predicted extreme heat event. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/playboy-model-found-dead.html Playboy model's body found Burned in Rubbish Bin http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/dubai-opens-worlds-tallest-building.html Dubai, officially opens the world's tallest building which stands 828 metres high. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/decades-top-internet-moments.html The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/polish-festival-polart.html PolArt is a triennial festival that showcases Polish visual and performing arts from Australia and New Zealand. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/adelaide-post-christmas-sales.html THE state's shoppers are tipped to spend up to $1 billion during the frenzied post-Christmas sales. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/2009-year-of-facebook-twitter.html Twitter, fueled by smartphones and online bursts of 140 characters, soared to lofty heights over the past year while Facebook eclipsed MySpace to become the world's leading social network. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/south-australian-of-the-year-2009.html WARS, terrorist bombings and tsunamis - when disaster strikes, Dr Bill Griggs always is ready to answer the call. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/schoolies-invade-victor-harbour-2009.html The annual pilgramage of school students have once again flocked to Victor Harbour for the 'Schoolies Festivals'. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/galileos-tooth-bones-found.html An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum announced on Friday. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/million-dollar-manufacturing-boost.html AN $11.7 million funding injection for the state's manufacturing sector is expected to create more than 470 new jobs. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/national/ned-kellys-stolen-skull-returned.html A man has handed over a skull to authorities which he claims belongs to legendary Australian bushranger Ned Kelly. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/adelaide-melts-in-heatwave.html Heat now into the record books for Adelaide http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/heatwave-brings-sharks-in.html The Hot weather has brought Sharks in closer to Metropolitan Beaches, with sightings along the coast. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/new-zealand-teacher-rachel-whitwell-penthouse.html Rachel Whitwell, New Zealand primary school teacher is facing deregistration as a teacher as the New Zealand Teachers Council investigate her appearing naked in Australian Penthouse. On May 3 2011 The New Zealand Teachers Council announced that Rachel Whitwell had been deregistered as a teacher, following their investigation, saying she brought the profession into disrepute... http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/national/a-break-for-breaker-morant.html Supporters are seeking a posthumous pardon for Breaker Morant and two other soldiers court martialled during the Boer War more than 100 years ago. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/jessica-watson-sets-sail-for-history.html Jessica Watson, the 16-year-old Queenslander, sets sail from Sydney Harbour today to start her attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world in her boat Pink Lady. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/wolf-blass-wins-red-and-white.html SOUTH Australian big gun Wolf Blass Wines has dominated the 2009 Royal Adelaide Wine Show awards, scoring the Adelaide Trophy for best red or white wine. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/more-high-rise-for-adelaide-cbd.html ADELAIDE needs to embrace the type of high-density, multi-storey housing that is common in the US and Europe, Lord Mayor Michael Harbison says. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/adelaide-home-prices-to-soar.html ADELAIDE house prices will increase 23 per cent by the middle of 2012, the biggest rise in values of all the capital cities, according to a new report. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/yes-there-is-water-on-the-moon.html Three separate missions examining the moon have found clear evidence of water there, apparently concentrated at the poles and possibly formed by the solar wind. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/starbucks-to-serve-decaf.html Starbucks Corp. will start selling a decaffeinated version of its Via instant coffee next month. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/america-bombs-the-moon.html NASA Bombs the Moon in Search of Water. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/mozart-prodigy-in-surrey.html A 10-year-old British boy is being hailed as a Mozart-like child prodigy by his music teacher after only four months of piano lessons. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/national/vegemite’s-cheesy-new-name.html Cheesybite is the new name for Kraft’s Vegemite spread after the iSnack 2.0 branding caused outrage among consumers. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/tasmania/tasmanian-female-wins-nobel-prize.html Breakthrough in medical science wins Nobel Prize. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/new-south-wales/life-savers-back-on-duty.html From Saturday, about 17,000 volunteers will patrol more than 1,590 kilometres of the state's coastline. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/man-sues-bank-of-america.html A New York man is suing his bank for a 'cosmic' amount, saying he received inconsistent information from staff and poor customer service. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/google-slams-murdochs-plan.html There are too many FREE Sources of the News. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/when-america-was-attacked.html Twin towers of the World Trade Center burning. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/breaking-news/lest-we-forget.html Today is Remembrance Day, marking the end of World War 1, in 1918. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/what-is-the-probability-of-that.html The numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35, and 42 were drawn two weeks in a row, and the probability of that happening is 4.2 million to one. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/south-australia/o-bahn-busway-extension.html THE $61 million extension of the O-Bahn busway will end the "slow crawl" to the city, Transport Minister Patrick Conlon says. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/world/cleopatras-tomb-found.html An archaeological team that has been digging around the ancient temple of Taposiris Magna in Egypt claims there are indications they may be close to finding the burial ground of Cleopatra and her Roman lover Mark Anthony. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/national/mark-donaldson-awarded-vc.html Mark Donaldson, an elite SAS trooper drew enemy fire to save a mate, and fought on, to save another. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/national/the-day-the-queen-sacked-our-pm.html Australia's Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, dismisses Gough Whitlam as Prime Minister. http://dotcomdotau.com.au/news/national/baby-boomers-retiring.html As our population gets older, and the post war 'Baby Boomers' reach 70, What will be the consequenses to our society.