China’s economy is experiencing unprecedented growth as a whole and there’s a growing number of individuals who are entering the lists of the world’s rich – and even super rich. In their annual China Rich List, now in it’s tenth year tracking the people captaining the Chinese economy, Hurun Report has unearthed some truly stunning data amongst the 800,000 millionaires, and 106 billionaires, at the top of the financial pile.
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Sport Bulletin: Beckham in Sydney
It was a night to remember at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium Tuesday night… as David Beckham and the LA Galaxy played before more than 80-thousand soccer fans.
News Bulletin Australian Election 2007
This is the 11pm bulletin during federal election night 2007 from the Melbourne studios of Radio Australia.
Mental Notes: November 2007
MELBOURNE–There’s a lot of movement on this site at the moment as I build a whole new publishing system and backend with new gen tools. If you see beta anywhere it’s the new stuff, which as these things go – and my rate of additions – is throwing content everywhere. Feel free to look and play in these new areas.
Sport Bulletin: Netball champs
First to netball, and a review of day four of the World Championships in New Zealand.
Mental Notes: October 2007
MELBOURNE–Yep, I’m engaged.
Mental Notes: October 2007
MELBOURNE–Two and a bit weeks into night shiftin’ and I think I’ve got the daytime sleeping thing going on. Five hours after getting in at 6am, then a power nap around 4pm. Considering Burma, Thailand, Russia, PNG and a whole lot of earthquaking is going on, the time flies really. Hear the outcome as I read the news, on the hour, by selecting ‘Listen Now Online’ at Radio Australia from 2300 EST, 2100 HKT, 1300 GMT, 0900 US EDT, weekdays until Oct 11.
Mental Notes: September 2007
MELBOURNE–Remember graveyard and around-the-clock shifts we did for fun? I recall about seven years of a once-weekly radio show, completely freeform, very strange. Closing magazines with blathering reviews. Launching websites immersed in code. But I’m about to descend into a daily pattern of this for a month with no giggling allowed. Hear the outcome, on the hour, by selecting ‘Listen Now Online’ at Radio Australia from 2300 EST, 2100 HKT, 1300 GMT, 0900 US EDT, weekdays from Sept 16. Youch.
Indonesia’s military says Aceh rebels no longer a danger
Just over a week ago, the people of Indonesia’s western province, Aceh, celebrated the second anniversary of the end of thirty years of separatist hostilities.
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Australia defends India uranium sales
The Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer has defended Australia’s new agreement to export uranium to India.
