Todays Australian News

Boy or girl? Push for parents to choose
Couples in Australia having fertility treatment could soon be able to choose their babies' sex.
Bligh positive about Rudd's health overhaul
The Queensland Premier says the state will be able to sign up to the Federal Government's planned health overhaul if more details are worked out.
Red shirts fill streets as protests begin
For weeks now Bangkok has been bracing for massive political protests that have just got underway.
Aussie beach to be listed as top surf spot
An iconic Australian beach will be made one of the world's first ever "surfing reserves".
Jail accused of neglecting Indigenous inmates
Racial tensions are running high in Queensland after the death in custody of an Aboriginal man.
New laws target Anzac gatecrashers
The Victorian Government has introduced new laws designed to stop drunk people gatecrashing Anzac Day dawn services.
Obama to delay Australia trip
US president Barack Obama will delay his trip to Asia and Australia and there is a possibility he could cancel the trip altogether.
East Timor threatens to scuttle gas development
East Timor's president Jose Ramos-Horta says his country is serious about making sure its interests are not ignored in the development of the Greater Sunrise Gas field.
Tamils say lives at risk if sent home
Tamil groups say the Australian Government is putting lives at risk by starting to send some asylum seekers back to Sri Lanka.
Sea Shepherd hails arrested activist as 'international hero'
The captain of an anti-whaling Sea Shepherd ship believes the arrest of a fellow activist by Japanese authorities will make him an international hero.
Euthanasia advocate Nitschke allowed into UK
Voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke has been allowed to enter the UK after being held up at a Parisian transit stop by customs officials.
World considers resuming ivory trade
A nine-year moratorium on the ivory trade will be challenged at a United Nations-led meeting of 175 countries starting in Doha today.
CSIRO fights sinking interest in maths
The CSIRO says it hopes to tackle the deterioration of mathematics in Australian education.
Haim's death linked to prescription drug ring
California Attorney General Jerry Brown says his office has opened an investigation into a prescription drug ring linked to the sudden death of actor Corey Haim earlier this week.
Black Caps shaky in Wellington
Despite having already clinched the series Australia did not cut New Zealand any slack in the fifth and final one-day international at Wellington on Saturday.

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