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...good people of Toowoomba, Australia, a town of about 90,000 that sits atop the Great Dividing Range in southeast Queensland, have a branding problem on their hands. Residents of the nation's "Garden City" have not been able to use their sprinklers for nearly three years. Handheld hoses got the kibosh two years ago, and in 2006, watering the lawn by bucket was also banned...
...have Sunni, I have Shi'ite, and I have no problems with that. They never talk about politics.' JORVAN VIEIRA, the Brazilian coach of Iraq's national soccer team, which recorded a shock victory over Australia on July 14, setting off widespread celebration in Baghdad...
WHAT TO THINK Sydney officials, at least, are being pilloried by local newspapers, especially after advising that pet owners stow cats in pillowcases. Critics think this is all just fearmongering for political gain, designed to instill a bit of panic before Australia's upcoming general elections...
...artisti: 3 progetti: 3 siti." if the Australia Council for the Arts' logo is to be believed, the Australian presence at the Venice Biennale (until Nov. 21) is limited to the three official artists whose works bob up all around La Serenissima: in the dank Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, where Susan Norrie's videos of environmental dysfunction play; in the secret gardens of Palazzo Zenobio, where Callum Morton's recreation of his demolished childhood home gives off good-humored gusts of dry ice; and in the Giardini di Castello, where Daniel von Sturmer's video installations spill across the wave-like...
...British Empire Games, which were held in her hometown of Sydney, finished third in the 220-yd. sprint and earned gold as a member of the 440-yd. relay team. Throughout her life, Wearne remained active in the Olympic movement. And at age 95, she was Australia's longest-lived Olympian...