Battle of Fromelles (in Northern France,1916): Soldiers buried in new cemetery. Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia in attendance.

Cadel Evans wins the Yellow Jersey on the Morzine leg of the Tour de France.

Australia has got a new Prime Minister, a first in Australia, a woman: Julia Gillard, 48, a lawyer.

Australian Samantha Stosur made it to the Roland Garros finals.

Australian Samantha Stosur defeats Belgian Justine Henin at Roland Garros:2-6 / 6-1 / 6-4

Australian Mark Webber wins the Monaco Grand Prix.

Teen (16) sailor Jessica Watson has realised her dream of sailing solo around the world. She has arrived back in Sydney earlier today.

The American Ambassador to Australia, Jeff Bleich was in Hobart last week. Las Sunday Richmond (Tasmania) has celebrated Anzac Day and remembered the Australian fallen in France and in turkey during WWI. Lest we forget!

France is in daylight saving. Australia will be on 4th April 2010.

This monday 8th March is a public holiday, it is "Eight-hour Day".

The first of Australian and Bristish 250 soldiers who fell in Fromelles in 1916 - and whose remains had been discovered in 2008 - was laid to rest in an official ceremony in the Fromelles cemetery.

Tomorrow it's Australia Day. Prime Minister Rudd has just announced the Australian of the Year : Prof Patrick MacGaury, a psychologist specialised in children psychology.

Happy New Year to all travellers.

"Samson and Delilah" wins the AFI Awards this year.

A first in NWS, a woman elected as Premier: Kristina Keneally.

Today, it is the Melbourne Cup, the (horse) race which stops the Nation....

France in daylight saving tomorrow. Tasmania 10 h ahead of France now.

Jessica Watson, the youngest ever to sail the world, has left Sydney.

The Tasmanian (and American) Elizabeth Blackburn awarded the Nobel Prize for Medecine. She shares the prize with her colleagues Carol Greider and Jack Szostak.

Earthquake and Tsunami on Samoaa and American Samoa.

Australian cyclist Cadel Evans is World Champion (road cycling).

Geelong wins the Grand Final. Many St Kila fans are sad today.

Antipodes has opened a new bookstore in Paris last thursday, at 14 Rue Sevandoni, Paris 6.

Very gusty winds last night over Victoria, and especially in Melbourne.

Official visit this week of Juan-Carlos, king of Spain.

Swine-flu prevalent around Melbourne in Victoria.

Public holiday today everywhere in Australia, it's Queen's Birthday.

Warwick Thornton wins the Camera d'Or at the Film Festival in Cannes (France) for his movie "Samson and Delilah", a tale of two indigenous teenagers in Alice Springs

Queensland is under heavy rains and floods.

It's an Englishman who will get the "best job in the world" as island keeper off Hamilton Island in Queensland.

Daylight saving on Sunday.

Race to save the stranded whales and dolphins at Hamelin Bay, on Western Australia's south coast.

Anna Bligh elected as Queensland Premier. She is the first elected woman Premier.

Queensland advertises a job as "island keeper" for one of its numerous deserted islands.... a dream job.... but be aware of loneliness...

It has been thought for a long time that globalization has spared Australia. Not so. Earlier this week it was announced that 2 000 jobs in the textile industry would go.

North of New South Wales under water.

Sunday 22nd February will be a day of national mourning in Australia, in tribute of the 189 persons who perised in Victoria bushfires.

Our thoughts are with the Victorian bushfires victims and their families.

Serena Williams claims grand slam number 10.

Heat wave all over Australia. Melbourne was hit the hardest with a 47 last wednesday.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is through, he won last night against the American James Blake in 3 sets and qualifies fr 1/4 finals.

Australian of the Year Mick Dobson calls on PM to change Australia Day date from 26th Janaury to 13th February when the Australian Gvt said "sorry" to the Aborigene community.

French Fenzy at the Melbourne Tennis Internationals.

Australia Day (national public holiday)this coming monday 26 January.

The late Heath Ledger gets a Globe Award in the USA for his role as the Joker.

Gunns Pty Ltd has been given the go ahead by environment minister, Peter Garrett, to build the pulp mill in Northern Tasmania.

Tue Royal Australian Navy en route to rescue the Vendee Globe Skipper Yann Elies.

The Australian actor Hugh Jackman to host the Oscar Ceremony this year.

Release this week everywhere in Australia and overseas of the big saga movie "Australia", depicting life on a cattle station in the early 40's in the Northern Teritories. With Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.

Daylight saving (summer) in Tasmania,victoria, new South Wales will start on : 5 October (Sunday) 2008

Leisel Jones has won her first individual Olympic gold medal in the 100m breaststroke. 3 Gold and 4 Bronze medals fr Australia as of today.

Some very rare dophins (with flat nose) could be seen yesterday off Sydney Coast

Australian Cadel Evans and its public will have to wait another year to hope to see him winning the Tour de France.

After celebrating mass on Ranwick Race Course in Sydney this morning, Pope Benedict announced that the next WYD will take place in Madrid in 2011.

Australians are following the 2 big events at the moment : the performances of Cadel Evans in the Tour de France and Pope benedict arrival in Sydney next week.

Australian can't get enough of the Tour de France, broadcast every night at 6 pm on SBS.

Mr Usher, 44, from Darlington, Western Australia, had put his own life and belongings for sale on eBay, the online auction site.

It's now confirmed, Australian soldiers remains have been found on the site of Fromelles in Northern France, where lots of Australians fought hard and lost their lives during WWI.

Mother's Day in Australia this Sunday coming.

Australian Pop SingerKylie Minogue knighted yesterday in France "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" by the Minister for Culture, Christine Albanel.

Anzac Day tomorrow. Public Holiday everywhere in Asutralia.

End of the 2020 Summit in which Australian people of all walk of life were asked to share their vision for Australia for the years to come.

the next G-G will be a lady : Quentin Bryce will take the role in September.

The Australian actress, Cate Blanchet, has just given birth to a baby boy.

Chaos in Melbourne bringing traffic to a halt, due to gusty winds.

The shipwreck of warship HMAS Sydney finally discovered 150 kms off Perth Western Australia. Not only does the discovery help bring closur of the 645 men who perished but it also solves the biggest maritime mystery.

Bushfires still raging in South Australia near Adelaide and temperatures still soaring.

Australian writer Sonya Hartnett has won a top Swedish literary prize.

600 mm of rain in 24 h in McKay, Qld !

Historic day in Australia today : Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will say "Sorry" to the Aborigene People.

This is an important week this week in Australia... it's back to Parliament for its members but above all it's this week that the conditions of the "sorry to the stolen generation of Aborigines" will be decided. A big step indeed.

Cate Blanchet misses the expected award at the BAFTA in London.... next time...

It's Back to School this week everywhere in Australia.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated. Djokovic wins Open final in Melbourne.

The Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has done brillantly last night against Nadal at the Australian Open : 6-2 ; 6-3 ; 6-2.

The French tennisman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga qualified to meet Raphael Nadal in the semi final at the Melbourne Australian Open. The Australian actor Cate Blanchet nominated for 2 Oscars and one for the French actor Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose".

The talented Australian actor, Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain), 28 years old, has been found dead this morning in his Manhattan appartment.

Australia's Dellacqua downs Mauresmo at the Melbourne Australian Open.

A terrible explosion at Drayton Wines in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales earlier today killed its worldwide known winemaker : Trevor Drayton.

Two Australian kayakers have made it... they have crossed the Tasman between Australia and New Zealand in 61 days.

Heat plus gusty winds in Victoria have got firemen fighting roaring bush fires.

Temperatures will soar in the 40 today in Victoria. Total ban fire.

Huge floods near Brisbane, the Logran River is overfloded, it rained heavily last night.

31st December 07 has been the hottest day in 2007 in Australia...

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008

Nicole Kidman, the Australian actress on the red carpet in Sydney for the launch of her lastest movie : The Golden Compass.

The Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, as well as the French Minister for Environment in Bali at the moment.

Sydney storm closes airport and floods offices.

Violent hail storms on the East Coast of Australia, and floods in some areas

Australia ratifies Kyoto Protocol.

Adelaide has hottest November in 25 yrs

The new Australian Prime Minister,Kevin Rudd, wishes to apologise to the Aboriginal people.

Breaking News : Peter Costello who was to lead the Liberal Party after the defeat yesterday of John Howard.... has resigned.

A new government for Australia : The Labor Party won the Federal Elections yesterday. The new Prime Minister is Kevin Rudd. Deputy Prime Minister will be Julia Gillard.

Polling places have opened at 8 am this morning and will close at 6 pm for the Australian Federal Elections. A reminder that it is mandatory in Australia for all Australian citizens to vote.

Farmers offered free coastal holidays : 250 free 5-day stays for 250 farming families affected by the drought in New South Wales and ACT.

The Australian win at the Gabba, 2nd cricket test will be in Hobart, Tas.

A POPULAR children's toy found to contain a chemical that the human body turns into the party drug "fantasy", or "GHB", has been banned in three states and is being recalled by its Melbourne creator.

Melbourne Cup results: 1 Efficient, 2 Purple Moon, 3 Mahler

Everything will stop tomorrow around lunch time for the famous horse race, the Melbourne Cup.

The Victorian government is asking for the state's police to be routinely tested for alcohol and illicit drugs.

Daylight saving is on. In France too. So there is now 10 hours difference between France and the following Australian states : ACT, Victoria, NSW and Tasmania.

The first Airbus A380 bought by Singapore Airlines a just landed in Sydney after its maiden flight Singapore-Sydney.

Las month Australia's wine exports to China totalled 7.9 million litres worth AUD $ 43 million.

The Australian Government has approved the construction of a natural gas site on Barrow Island off Western Australia.

Woman fights off shark at Byron Bay (located between Sydney and Brisbane).

Prime Minister John Howard has called the federal election for November 24.

The rumour has it that Premier John Howard should announce this weekend the date for Federal Elections here in Australia.

Prime Minister John Howard has announced plans to hold a referendum to insert a reconciliation clause into the Constitution in an address a few minutes ago.

Lismore on NSW's north coast has been declared a natural disaster zone after Tuesday's hailstorms.

Australia's Rugby World Cup dream has come to an end again at the hands of Jonny Wilkinson, this time in a 10-12 quarter-final loss to England at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille.