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Australian sailors have received an early Christmas gift with the announcement that all non-essential naval staff will be placed on two months’ paid leave over the holidays.
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Australian sailors have received an early Christmas gift with the announcement that all non-essential naval staff will be placed on two months' paid leave over the holidays.
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Australian sailors have received an early Christmas gift with the announcement that all non-essential naval staff will be placed on two months’ paid leave over the holidays.
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Because the process could take up to six years
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The number of housing loans in Australia was down a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent in September compared to the previous month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, coming in at 47,435. That was slightly better than analyst expectations that called for a 2.8 percent monthly decline following a 2.2 percent fall in August.
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Sailors have been given extended two-month holiday, in response to staff shortages and as part of a drive to attract and retrain recruits with a positive work/life balance
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More than 1,000 Winnipeg travellers have had their warm-weather vacation plans scrubbed as the economic pinch hits tour operators across Canada.
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By Michael Hlinka, CBC business columnist. It’s only three weeks and a bit until it is Christmas morning … not that many shopping days left! Business columnist Michael Hlinka takes a look at how this season is shaping up – and the most important trend to come out of Christmas 2008.
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B?Q aka the planned supercarrier combining British Airways and Qantas had all the hallmarks of a hastily assembled DIY job. So it has proved.
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An Australian navy frigate has evacuated the French skipper Yann Elies, who was badly injured during the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world race. Elies, 34, broke his thighbone while sailing in remote southern waters near Antarctica.
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The Australian Navy and medical officials rescued French yachtsman Yann Elies from his boat 1,200 kilometers or 750 miles south of Perth. Elies broke his left thighbone during the Vendee Globe round-the-world race on Thursday.
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GUANGZHOU, China (AP) -- Chinese warships - armed with special forces, guided missiles and helicopters - set sail Friday for anti-piracy duty off Somalia, the first time the communist nation has sent ships on a mission that could involve fighting so far beyond its territorial waters....
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Chinese warships -- armed with special forces, guided missiles and helicopters -- set sail Friday for anti-piracy duty off Somalia.
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WASHINGTON -- The top accountant in the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement branch is leaving for a private sector job next month, in what could herald a wave of departures from the embattled agency.
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Monday, the Australian dollar pared the gains it posted in early Asian trading against other major currencies. The aussie thus eased from a 3 1/2 -month high against the loonie, 2 1/2 -month high against the greenback, 2-month high against the yen and a 1-month high against the euro.
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A change to the timing of the All-Ireland football quarter-finals, combined with the return of Division 4 teams to the qualifiers, could leave some counties facing an unprecedented fixtures congestion problem this summer.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over how to resolve a long-running dispute over whether environmental laws may be used to limit the Navy's use of sonar to protect whales.
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The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government is to use Transport Month as a platform to create a lasting infrastructure legacy well beyond the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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The Federal Reserve has agreed to provide insurance giant American International Group with a loan of up to $37.8 billion, on top of one made to the troubled company last month.
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A school board in Steinbach, Man., has suspended six Grade 12 students responsible for a hazing incident last month in the town of 11,000 southeast of Winnipeg.
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Georgia says the withdrawal is incomplete. The future of its two breakaway regions -- South Ossetia and Abkhazia -- remains unclear. Russian troops dismantled checkpoints and decamped from Georgia proper on Wednesday, abandoning a two-month occupation of broad swaths of the smaller former Soviet republic and pushing the festering conflict to a new status quo.
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Justices appear split about whether military's security needs outweigh the potential risks to marine mammals during training exercises. The Supreme Court justices appeared closely split Wednesday on whether environmental laws can be used to protect whales and other marine mammals from the Navy's use of sonar off the coast of Southern California.
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The Federal Reserve agreed Wednesday to provide the insurance giant American International Group with a loan of up to $37.8 billion, on top of one made to the troubled company last month.
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Case pits marine life against technology used in key national security training.
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FreightCar America Inc. said Chief Financial Officer Kevin Bagby has "accepted a position at another firm" and will leave the company effective Nov 3.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady undergoes surgery on his left knee this week, a month after he is sidelined with the season-ending injury.
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As the clock ticks down to critical season for retailers, department stores and clothing merchants report sharp drop in sales.
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Each day of financial tumult is bringing more pressure to bear on the nation's retailers -- and time is growing short.
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Foreshadowing the styling possibilities of the new light car, the City Concept features a redesigned front end with custom LED headlamps, fog lamps and tail lights, redesigned mirrors, 17-inch wheels and lowered ride height.
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As the clock ticks down to critical season for retailers, department stores and clothing merchants report sharp drop in sales.
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Ismene Brown sees Stravinsky lost in the dust of 40,000 years
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Ukraine's Defense Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates discussed a possible transfer of US warships to the Ukrainian Naval Forces
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American consumers went into hiding in September, leaving retailers with dismal sales and an uncertain future well beyond the holiday season as the fallout from the financial meltdown pushes spending even lower.
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NEWCASTLE United was thrown into more turmoil today when Tony Jimenez left the club.
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A woman who moved to Louisiana to help Hurricane Katrina survivors, a man who greets U.S. soldiers and several community organizers will be honored by CNN in its second Thanksgiving night "heroes" special.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Federal Reserve on Wednesday agreed to provide insurance giant American International Group Inc. with a loan of up to $37.8 billion, on top of one made to the troubled company last month.
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Gateshead Thunder sign Australian half back Luke Branighan from Sydney City on a one-year deal.
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The Honda Australian Junior Motocross Championships saw six Honda riders proudly take the podium in key events after a week of racing in Wanneroo, WA.Battling a challenging and sandy track,...
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The Twenty-two successful employees of ArcelorMittal that were selected to travel to South Africa for advance training have finally departed Liberia.
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Australian Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner said on Thursday his country was benefiting from a Chinese economy which was little affected so far by weakening global growth. "China is now a major influence in the world economy and it's significant that
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said here on Thursday he believed Chinese economic growth - which has helped underpin the Australian economy - would continue over the longer term. Rudd told a press conference that he had spoken to Chinese
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Despite the induction of 568 new low-floor buses to its existing fleet of 3,100 buses recently, the DTC is suffering a loss of Rs 6 crore a month.
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Southeast Missouri State has fired its athletic director and placed its men's basketball coach on administrative leave three days after the NCAA notified the school of possible major violations.
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Workers trying to save old cobblestone, trolley tracks
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England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has revealed he expects to be out of action for at least another five months.
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