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Shining the light on Australia's darkest place

With MONA's notoriety, a highlight of Tasmania's calendar is now the Dark Mofo festival, celebrating all those things that go bump in the night, but not the Scooby Doo, cartoony kind. ... Wholeheartedly embracing the chills of Hobart's night air and ... >> view original

Down Under wonder: Adventure's always better with mates

The icing on our travel cake was the 12 days thereafter spent in Hobart, Tasmania, with Aussie friends — Berwyn and Marion Huett — and at their holiday house in scenic Coles Bay. Highlights and high points: New Zealand certainly lives up to its ... >> view original

World's second-largest miner Rio Tinto exits struggling Zimbabwe after selling ...

Nation has raised taxes on everything from mines to water as it scrapes to pay public wage bill, which takes up 88% of the budget. RIO Tinto Group, the world's second-largest mining company, is exiting Zimbabwe after selling its stakes in diamond and coal ... >> view original

Perth house prices to fall 2.5 per cent by Christmas: NAB report

PERTH house prices will have fallen 2.5 per cent by Christmas and will remain flat next year, according to Australia's biggest bank. The Australian Housing Market Report, released by NAB, predicted Perth would be the only Australian capital city to ... >> view original

Crown's fake shake: How a $12500 cocktail helped cover a $32m heist

It was the cocktail that grabbed global headlines. Sold in 2013 for a mind-boggling $12,500, it even gave Crown Casino's Club 23 - the bar owned by James Packer, Shane Warne and Joe Hachem - a Guinness World Record. Except, despite the billing, ... >> view original

Greece to hold referendum on bailout terms

Greeks drain ATMs · Door closing on Greece. Athens: The Greek parliament voted on Sunday to hold a referendum next week on the terms of a bailout deal after eurozone finance ministers rejected Athens' request to extend its bailout into July. The parliament ... >> view original

Video game developers in Australia struggling to level up

"There needs to be a desire to compete globally": Ben Lee of Blowfish Studios. Photo: Lisa Maree Williams. It would appear Australians can't seem to get enough of video games. Last year was one of the biggest years for the video game industry in Australia, ... >> view original

Melbourne sellers take new tack selling two homes at the same time

NEIGHBOURING homes selling under the hammer at the same time have proven twice as nice for some vendors. Dual property auctions are a rarity, even in Melbourne, the country's largest auction market. Yet the spectators and buyers showed up in droves ... >> view original

Markets Live: Greek fatigue sets in

9:24am: Local shares are poised to start the final trading day of the week little changed, as the continuing Greek debt drama has put investors into a defensive frame of mind. What you need2know. SPI futures down 9 pts at 5555. AUD at 77.38 US cents, 95.67 ... >> view original

Volatility on show as Canberra industry jobs swing

Strong jobs growth across the ACT's construction, education and scientific sectors in the past year have boosted confidence but failed to return all sectors to 2013 levels. Canberra's education industry, led by a tertiary arm aided by a lower Australian dollar, ... >> view original