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Australia ranks second for quality of life AUSTRALIA has the second-
best quality of life in the world and could pip Norway for top spot,
the author of a UN report on migration and development says.
Australia was ranked second among 182 countries on a scale measuring
life expectancy, school enrolments and income in the United Nations
Development Program's Human Development Report 2009, released
yesterday.

http://www.theage.com.au/national/au...1005-gjej.html

EARLY in her tertiary education Elizabeth Blackburn was asked by a
family friend: ''What's a nice girl like you doing studying
science?'' Last night, the now Dr Blackburn had the last laugh when
she became the first Australian woman to win a Nobel prize.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/wh...1005-gjiu.html

AUSTRALIA’S most brilliant satirist Chris Lilley has signed with
America’s HBO network for a 12 part co-production with the ABC called
Angry Boys. It’s the first time the ABC has entered into a co-
production with HBO, known for its edgy comedy co-productions with the
BBC.

http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com....series_for_abc

Ombudsman slams refugee's wrongful detention The Commonwealth
ombudsman has criticised the Department of Immigration over the case
of a Vietnamese-born refugee who was wrongly detained for three
years. Van Phuc Nguyen was granted refugee status in 1989, but in
2002 he was thrown into Villawood Detention Centre when airport
immigration officials did not recognise his permanent resident status.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin

Sydney stifled by 'culture of mediocrity' ONE of Australia's finest
living architects, Glenn Murcutt, has spoken out against what he says
is a "culture of materialism and mediocrity" surrounding new projects
in Sydney. Speaking ahead of his appearance at tomorrow's Sydney
Architecture Festival, Mr Murcutt said: "There is still a lot of
wonderful architecture in this city but to get the Opera House built
today would be impossible.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/sydne...1003-gh87.html

Job ads boost signals economic recovery A second consecutive rise in
job advertisements in newspapers and on the internet is being touted
as a sign of the economy recovering from the worst of the global
financial crisis.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin

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