Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Custody battle stuns tiny town
Herald Sun: Custody battle stuns tiny town (archived)
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Custody battle stuns tiny town
AN international custody battle involving two German children has ended in a tiny northern NSW town that's home to less than 30 people.
Brothers Tim and Nico Schmidt, allegedly taken from their mother Marion in Germany in November 2002, were found with their father Andreas in New Angledool on Monday night.
Police tracked the trio to the town which is just 13km from the Queensland border and an hour's drive north of Lightning Ridge.
Three court recovery orders to.... (read more)
Herald Sun: Custody battle stuns tiny town (archived)
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Custody battle stuns tiny town
AN international custody battle involving two German children has ended in a tiny northern NSW town that's home to less than 30 people.
Brothers Tim and Nico Schmidt, allegedly taken from their mother Marion in Germany in November 2002, were found with their father Andreas in New Angledool on Monday night.
Police tracked the trio to the town which is just 13km from the Queensland border and an hour's drive north of Lightning Ridge.
Three court recovery orders to.... (read more)
Herald Sun: Custody battle stuns tiny town (archived)
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The Country Buggy - VWtrends Magazine
The Country Buggy - VWtrends Magazine
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The Country Buggy
Oldbug.com's latest Oddity from Afar
The Volkswagen world is quite diverse, and the more you look into it, the more you realize that there were more than just Beetles, Ghias and Buses built back in the 1960s, and not all VWs produced rolled off the assembly lines in Germany. As Volkwagens spread across the globe, production facilities outside of Germany were.... (read more)
The Country Buggy - VWtrends Magazine
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The Country Buggy
Oldbug.com's latest Oddity from Afar
The Volkswagen world is quite diverse, and the more you look into it, the more you realize that there were more than just Beetles, Ghias and Buses built back in the 1960s, and not all VWs produced rolled off the assembly lines in Germany. As Volkwagens spread across the globe, production facilities outside of Germany were.... (read more)
The Country Buggy - VWtrends Magazine
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Defending champ Clijsters advances at Indian Wells
Defending champ Clijsters advances at Indian Wells
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Defending champ Clijsters advances at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS (California): Defending champ Kim Clijsters, who captured nine singles titles last year, cruised past Angelika Roesch 6-1, 6-3 in a second round match at the $4.9 million Indian Wells tournament.
The 20-year-old Belgian used her superior groundstrokes keep the German off guard and..... (read more)
Defending champ Clijsters advances at Indian Wells
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Defending champ Clijsters advances at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS (California): Defending champ Kim Clijsters, who captured nine singles titles last year, cruised past Angelika Roesch 6-1, 6-3 in a second round match at the $4.9 million Indian Wells tournament.
The 20-year-old Belgian used her superior groundstrokes keep the German off guard and..... (read more)
Defending champ Clijsters advances at Indian Wells
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Our Man In Madrid: Malaysia must find own style
Our Man In Madrid: Malaysia must find own style
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Our Man In Madrid: Malaysia must find own style
IS the highly-disciplined and rigid German style suitable for Malaysia? This is a tricky but vital question after Malaysia's failure to qualify for the Athens Olympics and the removal of Paul Lissek as head coach.
Lissek had proven this style could work by winning the silver medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games and also the bronze medal in the Busan Asian Games in 2002.
Credit should be given to him.
But this German strategy had not been able to produce.... (read more)
Our Man In Madrid: Malaysia must find own style
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Our Man In Madrid: Malaysia must find own style
IS the highly-disciplined and rigid German style suitable for Malaysia? This is a tricky but vital question after Malaysia's failure to qualify for the Athens Olympics and the removal of Paul Lissek as head coach.
Lissek had proven this style could work by winning the silver medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games and also the bronze medal in the Busan Asian Games in 2002.
Credit should be given to him.
But this German strategy had not been able to produce.... (read more)
Our Man In Madrid: Malaysia must find own style
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Australia Picks Three Companies to Design Air Warfare Destroyer
Australia Picks Three Companies to Design Air Warfare Destroyer
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Australia Picks Three Companies to Design Air Warfare Destroyer
March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Izar Construcciones Navales, a Spanish government-owned shipbuilder and Germany's Blohm and Voss GmbH are among three companies picked to develop ship designs for Australia's new air-warfare destroyers, Defense Minister Robert Hill said.
U.S.-based Gibbs & Cox Inc. was also selected. A preferred designer will be .... (read more)
Australia Picks Three Companies to Design Air Warfare Destroyer
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Australia Picks Three Companies to Design Air Warfare Destroyer
March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Izar Construcciones Navales, a Spanish government-owned shipbuilder and Germany's Blohm and Voss GmbH are among three companies picked to develop ship designs for Australia's new air-warfare destroyers, Defense Minister Robert Hill said.
U.S.-based Gibbs & Cox Inc. was also selected. A preferred designer will be .... (read more)
Australia Picks Three Companies to Design Air Warfare Destroyer
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German Farmers join Indigenous elders in dump fight.
German Farmers join Indigenous elders in dump fight.
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German Farmers join Indigenous elders in dump fight.
Three German farmers will join forces with Aboriginal elders in South Australia's north to campaign against the Federal Government's planned low-level radioactive waste dump near Woomera.
The three own farms along the transport route to an intermediate level nuclear waste repository in.... (read more)
German Farmers join Indigenous elders in dump fight.
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German Farmers join Indigenous elders in dump fight.
Three German farmers will join forces with Aboriginal elders in South Australia's north to campaign against the Federal Government's planned low-level radioactive waste dump near Woomera.
The three own farms along the transport route to an intermediate level nuclear waste repository in.... (read more)
German Farmers join Indigenous elders in dump fight.
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Jaksche wins Paris-Nice, Rogers eighth
Jaksche wins Paris-Nice, Rogers eighth
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Jaksche wins Paris-Nice, Rogers eighth
CSC team manager Bjarne Riis was forced on the defensive on Sunday after watching his rider Jorg Jaksche win Paris-Nice, the first major stage race of the season.
The eighth and final stage to Nice was won by Kazakhstan's Alexander Vinokourov. Australia's Michael Rogers finished in eighth place overall, just one minute and nine seconds adrift of Jaksche in the general classification.
The 27-year-old Jaksche, from Germany, took control of.... (read more)
Jaksche wins Paris-Nice, Rogers eighth
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Jaksche wins Paris-Nice, Rogers eighth
CSC team manager Bjarne Riis was forced on the defensive on Sunday after watching his rider Jorg Jaksche win Paris-Nice, the first major stage race of the season.
The eighth and final stage to Nice was won by Kazakhstan's Alexander Vinokourov. Australia's Michael Rogers finished in eighth place overall, just one minute and nine seconds adrift of Jaksche in the general classification.
The 27-year-old Jaksche, from Germany, took control of.... (read more)
Jaksche wins Paris-Nice, Rogers eighth
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Sunday, March 14, 2004
Age journalist honoured for 50 years of zesty writing
Age journalist honoured for 50 years of zesty writing
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Age journalist honoured for 50 years of zesty writing
For more than 50 years, Forell has displayed the gamut of his interests to Melbourne readers through his work with The Age, most notably serving as a political columnist, editorial writer and as the founding editor of The Age Good Food Guide
The Age
Saturday, March 13, 2004
By Kenneth Nguyen
On July 24, 1959, Age journalist Claude Forell filled out an internal record form. On it, he listed his previous postings: in Canberra, on the subeditors' desk, as a shipping reporter. Interestingly, a space for "interests" was left blank. The oversight seems rather odd for one who has demonstrated such a zest for life.
For more than 50 years, Forell has.... (read more)
Age journalist honoured for 50 years of zesty writing
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Age journalist honoured for 50 years of zesty writing
For more than 50 years, Forell has displayed the gamut of his interests to Melbourne readers through his work with The Age, most notably serving as a political columnist, editorial writer and as the founding editor of The Age Good Food Guide
The Age
Saturday, March 13, 2004
By Kenneth Nguyen
On July 24, 1959, Age journalist Claude Forell filled out an internal record form. On it, he listed his previous postings: in Canberra, on the subeditors' desk, as a shipping reporter. Interestingly, a space for "interests" was left blank. The oversight seems rather odd for one who has demonstrated such a zest for life.
For more than 50 years, Forell has.... (read more)
Age journalist honoured for 50 years of zesty writing
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Olive oil to Germany
Olive oil to Germany
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Olive oil to Germany - Melanie Sim
Northern Victorian Olive oil is hitting the stores in Europe! While the industry is still relatively small here in Australia, overseas buyers are very keen. Last year, olives grown at Cobram found their way into the British market, and now oil from the Milawa region is being sought after.
Eberhard Kunze, along with his partner Maureen, have just secured a deal with German buyers, and.... (read more)
Olive oil to Germany
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Olive oil to Germany - Melanie Sim
Northern Victorian Olive oil is hitting the stores in Europe! While the industry is still relatively small here in Australia, overseas buyers are very keen. Last year, olives grown at Cobram found their way into the British market, and now oil from the Milawa region is being sought after.
Eberhard Kunze, along with his partner Maureen, have just secured a deal with German buyers, and.... (read more)
Olive oil to Germany
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Friday, March 12, 2004
German deal to boost Funhaler sales
German deal to boost Funhaler sales
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German deal to boost Funhaler sales
March 11, 2004
By Elicia Kennedy
PERTH biotech Visiomed's Funhaler children's asthma device is poised to break into Europe after the company's first international development alliance with a German drug company.
Pari, one of the world's first companies to develop.... (read more)
German deal to boost Funhaler sales
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German deal to boost Funhaler sales
March 11, 2004
By Elicia Kennedy
PERTH biotech Visiomed's Funhaler children's asthma device is poised to break into Europe after the company's first international development alliance with a German drug company.
Pari, one of the world's first companies to develop.... (read more)
German deal to boost Funhaler sales
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Thursday, March 11, 2004
Army to buy 59 battle tanks
Army to buy 59 battle tanks
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Army to buy 59 battle tanks
By John Kerin
March 10, 2004
THE Howard Government is further strengthening the US alliance and increasing its ability to fight alongside American troops with a $550million purchase of 59 Abrams tanks.
Despite concern among military experts about its suitability, the National Security Committee of cabinet decided yesterday to buy the state-of-the-art US tank instead of the lighter, German-built Leopard II.
The decision to... (read more)
Army to buy 59 battle tanks
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Army to buy 59 battle tanks
By John Kerin
March 10, 2004
THE Howard Government is further strengthening the US alliance and increasing its ability to fight alongside American troops with a $550million purchase of 59 Abrams tanks.
Despite concern among military experts about its suitability, the National Security Committee of cabinet decided yesterday to buy the state-of-the-art US tank instead of the lighter, German-built Leopard II.
The decision to... (read more)
Army to buy 59 battle tanks
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Minister rejects nuclear waste transport claims.
Minister rejects nuclear waste transport claims
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Minister rejects nuclear waste transport claims
March 10, 2004
A Federal Government Minister has rejected claims by three German farmers in Australia to talk to people along the route for low level nuclear waste be taken from Lucas Heights to a repository at Woomera in South Australia.
They will be in Broken Hill on Friday and say there are common concerns in Germany and Australia about.... (read more)
Minister rejects nuclear waste transport claims
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Minister rejects nuclear waste transport claims
March 10, 2004
A Federal Government Minister has rejected claims by three German farmers in Australia to talk to people along the route for low level nuclear waste be taken from Lucas Heights to a repository at Woomera in South Australia.
They will be in Broken Hill on Friday and say there are common concerns in Germany and Australia about.... (read more)
Minister rejects nuclear waste transport claims
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Australia Will Pay A$550 Mln for U.S. Abrams Tanks, Review Says
Australia Will Pay A$550 Mln for U.S. Abrams Tanks, Review Says
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Australia Will Pay A$550 Mln for U.S. Abrams Tanks, Review Says
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's government plans to buy 59 Abrams battle tanks from the U.S. for A$550 million ($419 million), the Australian Financial Review reported.
The Australian government's national security committee of cabinet decided yesterday to replace the army's 76 German Leopard 1 tanks, acquired in..... (read more)
Australia Will Pay A$550 Mln for U.S. Abrams Tanks, Review Says
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Australia Will Pay A$550 Mln for U.S. Abrams Tanks, Review Says
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's government plans to buy 59 Abrams battle tanks from the U.S. for A$550 million ($419 million), the Australian Financial Review reported.
The Australian government's national security committee of cabinet decided yesterday to replace the army's 76 German Leopard 1 tanks, acquired in..... (read more)
Australia Will Pay A$550 Mln for U.S. Abrams Tanks, Review Says
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Banned skinhead group in Australia
Banned skinhead group in Australia
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Banned skinhead group in Australia
By Ian McPhedran
10mar04
A MELBOURNE recording studio is producing hate songs for a skinhead band that preaches white supremacist messages via heavy metal music.
The modest St Andrews Studio in Cheltenham is used by the banned German band Exxtrem.
The studio boss who recorded the band said: "Their main idol is Hitler."
German authorities banned Exxtrem and its music as racist and they insist on.... (read more)
Banned skinhead group in Australia
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Banned skinhead group in Australia
By Ian McPhedran
10mar04
A MELBOURNE recording studio is producing hate songs for a skinhead band that preaches white supremacist messages via heavy metal music.
The modest St Andrews Studio in Cheltenham is used by the banned German band Exxtrem.
The studio boss who recorded the band said: "Their main idol is Hitler."
German authorities banned Exxtrem and its music as racist and they insist on.... (read more)
Banned skinhead group in Australia
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Riesling up to the challenge
Riesling up to the challenge
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Riesling up to the challenge
Gerri Nelligan
Wednesday, 10 March 2004
Barossa Riesling continues to make its mark on the Australian wine scene, blitzing the field at the recent fourth Hyatt National Riesling Challenge.
Orlando Wyndham took out three of the seven awards on offer and was named... (read more)
Riesling up to the challenge
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Riesling up to the challenge
Gerri Nelligan
Wednesday, 10 March 2004
Barossa Riesling continues to make its mark on the Australian wine scene, blitzing the field at the recent fourth Hyatt National Riesling Challenge.
Orlando Wyndham took out three of the seven awards on offer and was named... (read more)
Riesling up to the challenge
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Australia orders 59 second-hand US tanks
Australia orders 59 second-hand US tanks
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Australia orders 59 second-hand US tanks
SYDNEY-10 March 2004: Australia has ordered 59 second-hand US M1A1 Abrams tanks for 550 million dollars (425 million US) in a move that further cements its military links with the United States.
The big, heavily armoured Abrams tanks, which spearheaded the rapid US invasion of Iraq last year, will replace an ageing fleet of 76 German Leopard tanks now considered vulnerable to weapons such as.... (read more)
Australia orders 59 second-hand US tanks
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Australia orders 59 second-hand US tanks
SYDNEY-10 March 2004: Australia has ordered 59 second-hand US M1A1 Abrams tanks for 550 million dollars (425 million US) in a move that further cements its military links with the United States.
The big, heavily armoured Abrams tanks, which spearheaded the rapid US invasion of Iraq last year, will replace an ageing fleet of 76 German Leopard tanks now considered vulnerable to weapons such as.... (read more)
Australia orders 59 second-hand US tanks
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Wednesday, March 10, 2004
New version of the Sober worm speaks German
New version of the Sober worm speaks German
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New version of the Sober worm speaks German
New version of the Sober worm speaks German
Paul Roberts, IDG News Service
09/03/2004 08:13:02
Antivirus software companies warned customers about a new variant of the Sober e-mail worm, which began spreading on the Internet Monday and masquerades as a Microsoft software update.
Sober.D is the latest version of a worm that first appeared in October. The new worm poses as a software patch that will remove... (read more)
New version of the Sober worm speaks German
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New version of the Sober worm speaks German
New version of the Sober worm speaks German
Paul Roberts, IDG News Service
09/03/2004 08:13:02
Antivirus software companies warned customers about a new variant of the Sober e-mail worm, which began spreading on the Internet Monday and masquerades as a Microsoft software update.
Sober.D is the latest version of a worm that first appeared in October. The new worm poses as a software patch that will remove... (read more)
New version of the Sober worm speaks German
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Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Rain takes women's golf into Monday
Rain takes women's golf into Monday
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Rain takes women's golf into Monday
March 8, 2004
Laura Davies will want to grab her cheque, swig some champagne, place a bet on the dogs and then head straight for the airport after a rain-marred final round pushed the Women's Australian Open into a fifth day.
Davies could only finish 12 holes on Sunday before darkness descended to be on four under and three shots ahead of Australia's Rachel Teske with German Martina Eberl alongside... (read more)
Rain takes women's golf into Monday
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Rain takes women's golf into Monday
March 8, 2004
Laura Davies will want to grab her cheque, swig some champagne, place a bet on the dogs and then head straight for the airport after a rain-marred final round pushed the Women's Australian Open into a fifth day.
Davies could only finish 12 holes on Sunday before darkness descended to be on four under and three shots ahead of Australia's Rachel Teske with German Martina Eberl alongside... (read more)
Rain takes women's golf into Monday
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Schumacher Victory Has Formula 1 Officials Fretting
Schumacher Victory Has Formula 1 Officials Fretting
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Schumacher Victory Has Formula 1 Officials Fretting
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- After luring back fans who had tired of Michael Schumacher's domination, Formula One officials may be fearing the worst following yesterday's Ferrari sweep in Australia.
Seeking a fifth straight world title, the 35-year-old German broke the lap record by.... (read more)
Schumacher Victory Has Formula 1 Officials Fretting
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Schumacher Victory Has Formula 1 Officials Fretting
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- After luring back fans who had tired of Michael Schumacher's domination, Formula One officials may be fearing the worst following yesterday's Ferrari sweep in Australia.
Seeking a fifth straight world title, the 35-year-old German broke the lap record by.... (read more)
Schumacher Victory Has Formula 1 Officials Fretting
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F1 - Possibility of renewed Ferrari dominance haunts F1
F1 - Possibility of renewed Ferrari dominance haunts F1
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F1 - Possibility of renewed Ferrari dominance haunts F1
Reuters
MELBOURNE -- The idea of another year of Ferrari domination haunted Formula One on Sunday after Michael Schumacher led the team to a one-two victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
The world champion's 71st win pricked the bubble of optimism rivals had nurtured after a raft of rule changes made 2003 one of the closest and most exciting seasons in years.
As Schumacher took the checkered flag at Albert Park, followed by.... (read more)
F1 - Possibility of renewed Ferrari dominance haunts F1
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F1 - Possibility of renewed Ferrari dominance haunts F1
Reuters
MELBOURNE -- The idea of another year of Ferrari domination haunted Formula One on Sunday after Michael Schumacher led the team to a one-two victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
The world champion's 71st win pricked the bubble of optimism rivals had nurtured after a raft of rule changes made 2003 one of the closest and most exciting seasons in years.
As Schumacher took the checkered flag at Albert Park, followed by.... (read more)
F1 - Possibility of renewed Ferrari dominance haunts F1
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Monday, March 01, 2004
Austr@alien Mag@zine GLANN - German Language Australian News Network March 2004 - Issue 03/04
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Austr@alien Mag@zine GLANN - German Language Australian News
Network March 2004 - Issue 03/04
News, Reports, and Stories from the most unusual places in Australia
ISSN: 1440-5466
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Since 1995 the Austr@alien Mag@zine in conjunction with GLANN - German Language Australian News Network offers a unique service for tourism, migrants and business with German language background and the bilateral relations between Australia, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
German speakers in and outside of Australia with interests in the fifth continent as well Australians living and working in German language countries use this portal for the exchange of their common interests.
This constantly growing projects aim is to provide news provided by locals. Due to the understanding of culture, lifestyle and local customs it became possible to have a true and undistorted insider view into the world of the German language Aussie migrants.
For News, Entertainment and fun visit us at the website of the
Austr@alien Mag@zine
GLANN - German Language Australian News Network March 2004 - Issue 03/04
Austr@alien Mag@zine GLANN - German Language Australian News
Network March 2004 - Issue 03/04
News, Reports, and Stories from the most unusual places in Australia
ISSN: 1440-5466
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Since 1995 the Austr@alien Mag@zine in conjunction with GLANN - German Language Australian News Network offers a unique service for tourism, migrants and business with German language background and the bilateral relations between Australia, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. German speakers in and outside of Australia with interests in the fifth continent as well Australians living and working in German language countries use this portal for the exchange of their common interests.
This constantly growing projects aim is to provide news provided by locals. Due to the understanding of culture, lifestyle and local customs it became possible to have a true and undistorted insider view into the world of the German language Aussie migrants.
For News, Entertainment and fun visit us at the website of the
Austr@alien Mag@zine
GLANN - German Language Australian News Network March 2004 - Issue 03/04
