International Business News - Australia http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Pope Benedict XVI used some of the strongest language yet in his apology Saturday for the sexual abuse of children by Australia's Roman Catholic clergy, but his words were just more of the same for the victims. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94166-australia-pope.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080719/pope-apologizes-for-clergy-sexual-abuse.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080719/pope-apologizes-for-clergy-sexual-abuse.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:00:46 EDT Australian airline Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd. said Friday it would introduce new baggage fees and withdraw two aircraft from service, its second capacity cut in a month in response to rising fuel costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/virgin-blue-adds-bag-fees-cuts-capacity.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:27:50 EDT Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday said he was "deeply sorry' for the sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic clergy in Australia, describing the offenses as evil and a grave betrayal of trust. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93852-australia-pope.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/pope-all-faiths-should-unite-against-violence.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/pope-all-faiths-should-unite-against-violence.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:31:35 EDT Qantas Airways Ltd. said Friday it is slashing its work force by 1,500 people worldwide, the latest in a string of measures to try to offset skyrocketing fuel costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93342-japan-australia-jetstar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/qantas-airways-to-cut-1-500-jobs-worldwide.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/qantas-airways-to-cut-1-500-jobs-worldwide.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:47:46 EDT A veterinarian in Australia plunged his arm up to his shoulder into the throat of a rare shark to save the animal after it swallowed a grappling hook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/vet-saves-shark-that-swallowed-hook.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:14:17 EDT Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia's flagship carrier, said Friday it will slash 1,500 jobs worldwide and abandon plans to create 1,200 more as it tries to deal with skyrocketing fuel costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/qantas-to-cut-1-500-jobs-worldwide.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:41:24 EDT Pope Benedict XVI's marathon journey to Australia gave him a bird's eye view of a beautiful but battered planet Earth. The 81-year-old pope, in his first major speech to the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who have converged on Sydney for the World Youth Day festival, talked about the 20-hour flight he made from Rome to join them Down Under--the longest flight of his three-year-old papacy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/pope-inspired-by-marathon-journey-to-australia.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:41:57 EDT Troubled Allco Finance Group Ltd. said Thursday it completed the sale of its Tehachapi wind farm assets in California, reducing its debt by 230 million Australian dollars ($225 million). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/allco-finance-sells-us-wind-farm-project.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:06:04 EDT Australia and New Zealand are ready to work together to combat climate change--with the two countries developing similar and compatible carbon reduction plans, their finance ministers said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/australia-nz-to-work-jointly-on-climate.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:25:16 EDT Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday that mankind's "insatiable consumption" has scarred the Earth and squandered its resources, telling followers that taking care of the planet is vital to humanity. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93253-australia-pope.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/pope-lauds-australias-aborigine-apology.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/pope-lauds-australias-aborigine-apology.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:30:15 EDT Pope Benedict XVI has praised the Australian government for its apology to the country's indigenous Aborigines for past injustices. Benedict made the remarks in a short speech Thursday in his first public appearance as part of the Roman Catholic church's youth festival in Australia, after meeting Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/pope-backs-australian-apology-to-aborigines.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:35:12 EDT Pope Benedict XVI praised the Australian government Thursday for its "courageous' apology to the country's indigenous Aborigines for past injustices, saying it offered hope to all the world's disadvantaged peoples. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92652-australia-pope.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/catholics-celebrate-pope-trip-to-sydney.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/catholics-celebrate-pope-trip-to-sydney.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:00:42 EDT Australia's government unveiled a plan Wednesday for tackling climate change, aiming for a national limit on carbon dioxide emissions that would require businesses to buy permits if their pollution goes above a specified level. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/australia-proposes-caps-on-co2-emissions.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:27:40 EDT For Pope Benedict XVI, the cat is not quite out of the bag. Organizers of the Catholic youth festival in Sydney say they borrowed a gray cat named Bella to help the feline-loving pontiff pass the time at his retreat in Australia's bush country, according to front-page stories in Australian newspapers Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/did-the-aussies-give-the-pope-a-cat-for-company.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:49:49 EDT They call this koala bear "lucky." The 3-year-old male koala was struck by a car and carried for seven miles with his head and arm wedged through the vehicle's front grill, but was not badly hurt. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/lucky-koala-bear-survives-head-on-car-collision.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:17:26 EDT Centro Properties Group, an Australian shopping center operator struggling through the global credit crunch, said Tuesday it was selling more than two dozen properties in the United States for around 10 percent less than their former book value. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/australias-centro-to-sell-us-properties.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:59:20 EDT More than 100,000 Roman Catholic pilgrims from around the world swarmed Sydney Harbor on Tuesday, waving the flags of their countries and singing as they awaited a Mass opening the World Youth Day festival. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/91961-australia-pope.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/pope-welcomes-world-youth-pilgrims-to-australia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/pope-welcomes-world-youth-pilgrims-to-australia.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:13:06 EDT A court struck down a new law Tuesday that banned people from annoying participants of a Roman Catholic youth festival in Australia that the pope plans to attend, ruling that the law restricted free speech. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/australian-court-strikes-ban-on-annoying-pilgrims.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:13:49 EDT Centro Properties Group, an Australian shopping center operator struggling through the global credit crunch, said Tuesday it was selling dozens of properties in the United States for around 10 percent less than their earlier book value. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/centro-to-sells-most-us-properties.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:16:29 EDT One shot pigeons, another played bocce ball with the Swiss Guards, and John Paul II skied and hiked. But give Pope Benedict XVI a grand piano and he will feel his vacation is complete. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/91124-australia-pope.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/what-does-the-pope-do-on-his-day-off.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/what-does-the-pope-do-on-his-day-off.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:23:29 EDT