BRISBANE TIMES News, Jun 25, 2012

Gay couples listed as married in census Brisbane Times There are 33714 same-sex couples in Australia — 1338 of which reported their relationship as that of husband and wife. In 2011, 96 per cent of same-sex ... See all stories on this topic »

The beautiful home of Australia's most atrocious wine Brisbane Times But after the day you've just had in this sunburnt pocket of Australia, that rough-as-guts tipple – “best drunk with the teeth clenched to prevent the ingestion of ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Off-field woes no distraction to Beale Brisbane Times Photo: Steve Christo. KURTLEY BEALE can concentrate on his on-field performance against Wales on Saturday as Wallabies officials made it abundantly clear ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Mare news for lucky horseshoes Brisbane Times THE lord mayor, Clover Moore, wants to turn Surry Hills into a local version of Silicon Valley. In other mayor news, sorry, mare news, four-legged sprinter Black ... See all stories on this topic »

Black Caviar takes her owners beyond their wildest dreams Brisbane Times What began over a few wines among friends led to the ride of their lives, writes Chris Roots. THE love of racing nearly cost Neil Werrett his life. The man behind ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Moody knows his mare will prove her greatness Brisbane Times The Peter Moody-trained Black Caviar is usually throttled by jockey Luke Nolen approaching the winning post as her Australian prey have been battered. See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Australian Ice Hockey League wrap: week seven Brisbane Times And on the strength of this performance, marked by the return of club favourite andAustralian representative Tommy Powell, the possibility of a championship ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Cool hand Luke takes media heat Brisbane Times ROYAL ASCOT: The country boy came out in the man who has the best Royal Ascot ride. The man who sits atop ''the wonder from Down Under'', one Luke ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Sydney scores Australia Day game Brisbane Times SYDNEY has won the rights to host international cricket on Australia Day this summer - and those behind the scheduling coup are keen to make it permanent. See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Beale named at fullback for Wallabies Brisbane Times Kurtley Beale has been named to return to the Wallabies side for Saturday's third Test against Wales at Allianz Stadium in Sydney despite facing a police charge ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Housing shortage all smoke and mirrors Brisbane Times The so-called housing shortage, which has been used by the property industry as an excuse for Australia's overpriced housing, has been exposed by the 2011 ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Australian team targets stage wins in Tour debut Brisbane Times Shayne Bannan was on the autostrada of Italy, driving some Australian junior riders to a race in Bergamo, when his mobile phone suddenly rang. On the line ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Norman upset by Australia's strike-rate in majors Brisbane Times Since Elkington won the 1995 US PGA title, Norman - at the 1996 Masters famously - was one of several Australians to go close since without quite being able to ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Brisbane rates to rise a dollar a week Brisbane Times Brisbane residents will pay $1.05 a week more for rates as a result of a 4.5 per cent average increase detailed in the city's $3.1 billion budget handed down ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

WHO WE ARE: How Phoebe, Gabrielle, Rachel, Lynette, Monica ... Brisbane Times (blog) We should celebrate Desperate Housewives for two reasons: a) it was a gamechanger in Australian television, because its success let Channel Seven end ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times (blog)

Rinehart media muscle stumps Swan Brisbane Times THE federal government has rejected a bid for new legislation to force mining magnate Gina Rinehart to abide by the Fairfax Media charter of independence. See all stories on this topic »

Shares slump as gloom takes over Brisbane Times Australian shares ended another week of volatile trading back virtually where they started. The ASX200 share index kicked the week off with a 2 per cent spurt ... See all stories on this topic »

Freakish Frankel sets the tone for Caviar Brisbane Times ASCOT: Royal Ascot was always going to be about the two best horses in the world. England's wonder horse Frankel opened the Queen's five-day meeting with ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Mistakes, he's made a few, but contrite O'Brien delighted with So ... Brisbane Times The Irishman apologised to Australia, Bart Cummings and the Queen in that order as he was remarkably gracious following the dual Cox Plate winner's best ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Media ownership not the right way to steer debate Brisbane Times In the 1970s I stopped reading The Australian due to Mr Murdoch's editorial influence. We now seem to have another wealthy individual seeking to influence the ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Australians sought over Peruvian's plunge death Brisbane Times Six Australians have become entangled in the suspected murder of a concierge who was allegedly thrown from the 15th floor of an apartment block in Peru. See all stories on this topic »

Keating calls it as he sees it Brisbane Times It surprised nobody to hear the former prime minister Paul Keating had once again held little back when asked what he thought of the current crop of politicians, ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Caviar to return after Ascot Brisbane Times REGARDLESS of whether she wins as easily as expected on Saturday night, wonder mare Black Caviar's English campaign is likely to end following the ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Eden victorious, but Nine is real winner of The Voice Brisbane Times They came, wept and sang, as Australia cheered from the sidelines. But in the end only one of the four finalists in the television talent competition The Voice ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

No sign of early release for Australian lawyer: reports Brisbane Times Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim el-Keib has said that Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor is guilty of actions that "compromised national security" and would not ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Frankel rated best ever Brisbane Times For Australia the disappointment of Ortensia failing to find her best in the King's Stand after being backed into a 9-2 favourite was tempered by Australian jockey ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Amazon lands in Australia Brisbane Times The post said the cloud computing company, owned by etailing mammoth Amazon.com had just added an "edge location in Sydney, Australia", its 33rd. See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

'Just outrageous': English bookies question Black Caviar after ... Brisbane Times "Maybe they're trying to draw a line through the Australian sprinters and trying to think they're not as strong as they originally thought they were. But I think trying ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Whooping cough outbreak forces Roberts to relocate Brisbane Times OLYMPIC medal prospect James Roberts has been forced from his accommodation at the Australian Institute of Sport to protect him from a whooping cough ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Blow to school national chaplaincy Brisbane Times One of Australia's leading constitutional lawyers George Williams said the implications of the case were massive and could potentially affect any program directly ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Australia defeat Wales Brisbane Times Next Round. Test, Saturday, 23 June 2012 - Tests - Allianz Stadium. Time: 80.00; Team: Australia; Score: 20; Team: Wales; Score: 19. {teamA} versus Wales ... See all stories on this topic »

'I can hold my chin up now': Karise Eden on winning The Voice Brisbane Times Eden established herself as a strong favourite to take out the title after dominating theAustralian download sales charts last week, following her performance a ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Gay marriage debate brought forward Brisbane Times The vote on gay marriage has been brought forward from the end of the year and could be held as early as August following concerns from Labor's Right that the ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Legal blows in lifting saga Brisbane Times Koum, who has been accused of demanding $5000 on the spot or sabotageAustralia's effort to secure a male spot at the London Olympic Games, now stands ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Funder wins Miles Franklin Brisbane Times Now Funder's debut novel has added Australia's most significant prize to the long list of critical praise for the book, winning the Miles Franklin Literary Award last ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Ruffled Swan fluffs his lines Brisbane Times (blog) Only too happy to report that Australia's exports were in fine form, Emerson took Abbott's ''python squeeze'' predictions and decided to have some pun fun. See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times (blog)

Murdoch wields axe and cheque book Brisbane Times The company has also been accused of wielding excessive political clout in the country - an issue which may get an airing in Australia given the current ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Rio Tinto ramps up iron ore output Brisbane Times Rio Tinto will spend $3.7 billion to increase iron ore output in the Pilbara by a further 25 per cent to 353 million tonnes a year tonnes by 2015, shrugging off ... See all stories on this topic »

Australia's carbon tax not an 'orphan' on the world stage: Gillard Brisbane Times Prime Minister Julia Gillard said world leaders introducing their own carbon pricing schemes had "quite frequently" raised Australia's carbon tax in meetings at ... See all stories on this topic »

Rinehart ally backs move to ditch Fairfax charter Brisbane Times Long-time Gina Rinehart friend and entrepreneur John Singleton says the mining magnate should be free to hire and fire editors should she take over Fairfax ... See all stories on this topic »

Nathan Sharpe available for Rugby Championship Brisbane Times Coach Robbie Deans confirmed this morning that Sharpe will be available forAustralia's six Tests in the Rugby Championship following the hamstring injury to ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Pick of the day's news – Monday 25 June 2012 | Australian Christian ... By Admin Donor Conception & Surrogacy Christian lobbyist weathers barrage of abuse. Bridie Jabour –Brisbane Times. The Australian Christian Lobby's state director Wendy Francis says she was subject to a barrage of abusive emails and calls to her ... Australian Christian Lobby

Twitter Circulation Ratings for Australian News Sites | Mapping ... By Snurb Finally, I'm also somewhat surprised that Fairfax's online-only news site Brisbane Times outperformed its local News Ltd. rival, the print-and-online Courier-Mail, by some 900 tweets – again, it remains to be seen how much of this is due to the ... Mapping Online Publics

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