Australia’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has confirmed that they expect to start accepting scores for Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) for student visas from 5 November this year, alongside IELTS – another exam developed by Cambridge ESOL. Earlier in the year DIAC announced the approval of Cambridge English: Advanced scores as proof of English [...]
Oct 16 2011 | Posted in
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Sydney is set for a blockbuster racing carnival this year as the best thoroughbreds compete for $18 million in prize money during the Sydney Carnival, held from 19 March – 23 April 2011. Showcasing a transformed brand supported by major partners Racing NSW, Events NSW, Australian Turf Club (ATC), Inglis and TAB, Sydney Carnival brings [...]
Feb 9 2011 | Posted in
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Germany won the game against Australia, 4-0, at World Cup 2010. A very convincing performance for Germany, a team that looks like a true favorite already. Germany was probably the most convincing favorite so far in the first game and they completely trashed Australia. Even if at the beginning it looked like Australia actually stood [...]
Jun 13 2010 | Posted in
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Germany vs. Australia promises to be quite an interesting contest. Group D is probably the most balanced of the tournament and Germany needs the win tonight, after Ghana won against Serbia. Germany looks like one of the favorites of the tournament, like it always is. This time around, they ‘ll have to work hard to [...]
Jun 13 2010 | Posted in
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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has taken over the international rescue mission to help Abby Sunderland, the 16-year old California girl who has tried to sail alone around the world and has triggered a distress signal when meeting unfavorable meteorological conditions on the Indian Ocean. The boat is drifting at the speed of a [...]
Jun 11 2010 | Posted in
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Aussies twi-hards must be very happy! Eclipse premiered in Sydney, Australia and lots of teenagers, middle-aged women and many fans came to see the vampire story. Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were in Sydney to promote the Twilight’s Eclipse. Although many Australians were curious to see the actors, Kristen and Taylor tried to get by [...]
Jun 1 2010 | Posted in
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Australia coach Pim Verbeek named a 31-man provisional squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Aussies hope Harry Kewell, Galatasaray`s forward, will be fit for Australia‘s 13 June opener against three-time winners Germany. Australia squad Goalkeepers: Adam Federici (Reading/England), Eugene Galekovic (Adelaide Utd), Brad Jones (Middlesbrough/England), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham/England), Defenders: Michael Beauchamp (Al-Jazira/United Arab Emirates), [...]
May 12 2010 | Posted in
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Apple announced that iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK on Friday, May 28. Customers can pre-order all iPad models from Apple‘s online store in all nine countries beginning on Monday, May 10. In the US, Apple has already sold over one million iPads and customers [...]
May 7 2010 | Posted in
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First of eleven live webcasts – Adapting to New Policies – is scheduled for July 28 at 10:00 AM ET Hart Energy Publishing (Hart) announces the launch of The Carbon Challenge webinar series designed to aid the global energy industry and policy-makers in understanding the impact of carbon-related issues on their businesses and constituents. Leading [...]
While the Fourth of July barbecue is as uniquely American as baseball and apple pie, the first International Weber GrillWatch Survey(TM) shows that outdoor cooks around the globe celebrate their own national holidays in much the same way. Independence Day is the number one grilling holiday in the United States, according to the Survey, with [...]
Jun 28 2009 | Posted in
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