The first paper money Australia auctioned 3.6 million dollars

Sydney (News and Us)-Australia's first paper money printed 100 years ago and was discovered in a letter in the United Kingdom in 1999, is now offered at 3.5 dollars Australia or about 3.6 million u.s. dollars in an auction.

Paper money is worth 10 Shillings with serial number M000001 issued on May 1, 1913 it is awarded by the Prime Minister Andrew Fisher to Judith Denman, a five-year-old girl is the daughter of the Governor-General Lord Denman.

In 1999, nearly 12 years after Judith Denman inducted, the money found at his objects are sorted and then bought a collector in Sydney at a price of one million dollars in Australia in 2000.

The money was then sold again in auction in 2008 and sold at a price of 1.9 million dollars in Australia.

Coin sellers in Melbourne, Coinwork, that handles the sale of State ang paper represent one of the most important periods in the history of Australia-Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 formation.

Executive Director of Coinwork, Downie, Belinda says, after consultation with experts, he expects the historic banknote sold at least 3.5 million Australia dollars, which will be the highest value in the sale of coins or banknotes in Australia.

"As far as this would be the highest price," he told AFP and added that collectors and institutions are expected to want to buy it.

"I would prefer if that money could be exhibited permanently, as it is a piece of history is important and everyone should be able to participate in it. It's very unique, "he said.

The making of paper money was the idea of Prime Minister at the time, Fisher, and the Labor Government, which wants Australia's got a better national identity after colonial times.

Nation-building initiatives undertaken by Fisher also includes the creation of a Government bank, Commonwealth Bank, the introduction of the Commonwealth as well as the establishment of the post Office's capital city Canberra.

Translator: Maria D Adriana

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Australia formally apologized over the forced adoption

Australia's Prime Minister, Julia Gillard (Between)

To you, the mothers who was betrayed by a system that does not give you a choice and confronts you at manipulation, improper treatment and malpractice, we apologize. "

Sydney (Reuters)-Australia on Wednesday officially apologized for the forced adoption of tens of thousands of babies who are mostly born of mothers who do not marry between the 1950s to the 1970s.Adoption, which is mostly driven by religious groups in the period paskaperang, "creating a lifetime of pain and suffering", said the national apology delivered by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, reported AFP. "To you, the mothers who was betrayed by a system that does not give you a choice and confronts you at manipulation, improper treatment and malpractice, we apologize, "he said."We apologize to all of you, the mothers who are denied the right to know of you, which means you can't give consent with full understanding. "You guys are given their determination is incorrect. You guys are forced to endure the coercion and the practice's unethical, dishonest and illegal in many ways. "The decision to deliver a formal apology comes after the Senate investigation of the forced adoption found as many as 225,000 babies are taken.Many mother and child are gave evidence at the inquiry which is considered forced displacement babies between 1951 and 1975 in Australia, which at that time was a Christian country powerful and conservative.Taking into account the social stigma attached to women who are not married at the time, young women who become pregnant are often found to be brought to live with relatives or in the home church-run groups or other religious organization.Babies are often given up for adoption before they are born. The investigation found that the women were forced to agree, signature is often obtained fraudulently, and adoption of proposed as inevitable.The women then fought for a reunion with their children. In many cases the adopted babies birth certificate issued on behalf of parents who adopted, arguing that "break up altogether" is the best for all parties. (*)Translator: B Kunto Wibisono

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Australia ask Malaysia related deportation senator description

Australia PRIME MINISTER Julia Gilard. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)

... will continue to be demanded an explanation from the Government of Malaysia ... "

Perth (Reuters)-Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gilard, Sunday, the official Malaysia demanded an explanation for the actions that state senator, deport, who came to attend the discussion about reform of local elections by Malaysia, NGO clean.

Malaysia, Saturday rejected the arrival of Independent senator Nick Xenophon,. Immigration officials say, because of the refusal of Xenophon was involved in demonstrations demanding the election reform in Malaysia last year.
Xenophone rated Malaysia authorities endanger the interests of the Malay State of domestic it.
Malaysia's Government will face a general election, which is expected to constitute the most stringent during the former United Kingdom colonies independence history that, in the next few months. Already many times wind up climate change, yet ditangkal diembuskan democratization with a variety of legal devices in Malaysia.  Opposition groups always try exhaling the winds of change in the country's democratization over the past 65 years dominated UMNO Party. Malaysia's economic progress save set social conflict potential between the people.
"We have sent a diplomatic assistance to represent Xenophon, not just in the matter of the detention of her, but also in order to be allowed into Malaysia," Gillard told reporters in Melbourne.

"But the attempt was not successful. We will continue to ask for an explanation from the Government of Malaysia on this matter, "he said.

In April last year, Xenophon came to Malaysia was invited by the opposition group leader, Anwar Ibrahim, and see firsthand a demonstration which ended ricuh. Xenophon then criticized the Government's handling of the demonstrations.

Anwar, a former Deputy Prime Minister, wrote in his personal blog, Saturday, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, should not treat visitors as enemies of the State just because the Party criticized the visitors the United Malays National Organization (UMNO).

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Australia Senate backs carbon tax

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8 November 2011 Last updated at 09:58 GMT Australia is the developed world's worst polluter per head of population Australia's Senate has approved a controversial law on pollution, after years of bitter political wrangling.

The Clean Energy Act will force the country's 500 worst-polluting companies to pay a tax on their carbon emissions from 1 July next year.

The Senate vote is a victory for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who had given strong backing to the plan.

Environmentalists have broadly backed the scheme, but there have been large public protests against it.

Opposition parties have argued that the tax would cause job losses and raise the cost of living, and they have promised to repeal the legislation if they win the next election, due in 2013.

'Victory for optimists' Continue reading the main story To start on 1 July 2012500 companies affectedAgriculture, forestry and land are exemptCompensation for pollutersMarket-based trading scheme kicks in from 2015Target to cut 159m tonnes of CO2 by 2020The bill passed a vote in the lower house last month by just 74 votes to 72.

The Senate vote was also tight - 36 votes in favour, 32 against - with the government relying on the support of the Greens to get the bill passed.

Ms Gillard told a news conference it was "a win for those who would seek their fortunes and make their way by having jobs in our clean energy sector".

"Today we have made history. After all those years of debate and division, our nation has got the job done," she said.

Continue reading the main story Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News

The vote in theory brings to an end a long-running and, in a global sense, highly symbolic issue.

Symbolic because Australia is one of the world's highest per-capita emitters and has an economy that is more reliant than most on energy-intensive industries such as mining, including coal.

Yet of all developed countries, Australia is set to feel impacts of climate change earlier than most, and arguably is seeing them already in the recent severe droughts.

It also has immense potential for renewable electricity, particularly in the area of solar; and some are hoping the carbon tax and subsequent trading mechanism will kick-start a renewables revolution.

Whether the carbon tax is high enough to do that, though, is unclear. And investors may be restrained by the opposition's vow to repeal the law if it gains office in 2013.

Emissions trading is scheduled for introduction in 2015. The European experience is that without tight caps on emissions, the carbon price remains far too low to stimulate change on the scale scientists calculate is necessary.

The government has set the initial price per tonne of carbon at A$23 ($23.80; £14.80), much higher than other similar schemes such as in the EU where the price is between $8.70 and $12.60 a tonne.

The country's mining firms, airlines, steel makers and energy firms are among those expected to be hardest hit by the tax.

Domestic fuel bills are expected to rise as companies pass on the costs to consumers.

But the government hopes that the legislation will force innovation in renewable energy supplies, and free Australia from its reliance on fossil fuels.

The country accounts for 1.5% of the world's emissions, but it is the developed world's highest emitter per head of population thanks to its relatively small population.

The country's politicians have been debating pollution-limiting legislation for years.

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd swept to power in 2007 after making the carbon tax central to his election campaign.

But his plans were bogged down in political infighting and public support evaporated.

Analysts have blamed his inability to get the law passed for his eventual ousting by Ms Gillard.

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Australia calls for tougher anti-piracy action in Indian Ocean

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PERTH, Australia | Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:13am EDT

PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Australia called on Friday for tougher action against piracy in the Indian Ocean and announced it would host an international conference next year to help tackle the growing problem.

Pirates attacked a record number of ships worldwide in the first nine months of 2011, but are making off with fewer vessels due to better policing by international naval forces.

"Piracy off the Horn of Africa has seen murders and hundreds of seafarers taken hostage," Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd told an Indian Ocean Piracy Forum on the sidelines of a Commonwealth summit in the west Australian city of Perth.

"Piracy has also increased the costs of international trade, and done enormous harm to regional countries' fishing and tourist industries. More must be done to prosecute, convict and imprison pirates," he said.

Cooperation between Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants and pirate gangs is growing as they become more desperate for funding, said the head of the U.N.'s counter-piracy unit, John Steed.

Rudd said next year's conference in Perth would seek to assist Somalia and other states tackle the drivers of piracy and compare counter-piracy cooperation in other regions, such as Southeast Asia where the number of attacks has been on the decline.

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Apple wins Samsung Australia ban

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13 October 2011 Last updated at 03:00 GMT Apple has repeatedly accused Samsung of "blatantly copying" aspects of its mobile devices An Australian court has temporarily banned the sale of Samsung Electronics' tablet computer in Australia, a victory for Apple in its global patent dispute with the South Korean company.

Apple has accused Samsung of copying its touch-screen technology for its Galaxy Tab 10.1.

The two companies are embroiled in legal battles in nine countries.

Samsung is one of Apple's biggest challengers in the smartphone and tablet industry.

The decision by the federal court threatens to hurt Samsung's position in the Australian market, as it could miss the lucrative Christmas season.

The two companies have been locked in patent disputes since April, with each accusing the other of infringing patents.

Apple has already won a victory in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, banning the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. An appeal hearing is expected in that case.

Last week, Samsung said it would try to stop the sale of Apple's iPhone 4S in France and Italy, accusing the company of infringing 3G transmission patents.

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Australia lifts woman fighting prohibition

27 September 2011 09: 10 GMT state merit, but as gender, determined the military roles Australia has lifted all restrictions on the reels, the women in the armed forces can carry out.

According to qualified female soldiers, combat units can be used in the special forces and front line.

Defence Minister Stephen Smith said the ban would be lifted immediately but can be up to five years to implement. Critics described the move as premature and a gimmick.

Canada, New Zealand and Israel can already women in all military roles.

Australia's military has about 59,000 full-time members, including 1,500, which are used in Afghanistan.

Women are for about 93% of roles, including artillery tasks.

"All the same"

With the lifting of the ban, they are capable of filling the remaining 7%, as long as they are physically and psychologically qualified.

As well as roles are combat serve in special units entities, if they can meet the entry standards.

Mr Smith said that the movement "a logical extension of the strongly held view that we are all equal, regardless of our origin and regardless of our gender in Australian society,".

He added: "from this day forward... no combat roles, no front line role is an Australian from his family be excluded, it will apply openly for all on the basis of the services."

"This is a significant and extensive cultural change."

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Critics have described as a "political gimmick" movement.

The head of the Australian Defence Association lobby group, Neil James, said the Government "the gun on research that currently performed was jumping skills in the military context of officials of the defense of women".

"It actually much confidence that this is little more than a further political gimmick and a distraction not give us," Mr James told ABC Radio.

The Australian defence establishment checks currently also sexual abuse in the military after a sex scandal at the Australian Defence Force Academy.

The review given a large number of complaints - more than 1,000 of abuse accusations that it was extended for a month, and is due to report on the 30.

Investigations began after two cadets of the Academy have been secretly filming of a female Cadet, sex and broadcasting over the Internet.

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Australia coach Nielsen resigns

Former Australia Test captain Ricky Ponting on the training ground with Nielsen Tim Nielsen has stepped down as the head coach of Australia's national cricket team after four years.

Nielsen, 43, has advised Cricket Australia that he is due to take up a new cricket role elsewhere.
The Australians will now seek to make an interim appointment for the tour to South Africa next month.
"I look forward to the challenges ahead," said Nielsen. "I've no doubt the experiences I have gained will hold me in good stead moving forward."
Chief executive officer James Sutherland congratulated Nielsen on his performance during what Cricket Australia described as a "particularly challenging time for Australian international cricket".
Nielsen replaced John Buchanan following the 2007 World Cup.
He has presided over 15 Test series, nine of which Australia won, but has seen them fall from top of the world rankings to fourth.
During Neilsen's time in charge, Australia have lost two Ashes series, including a 3-1 defeat at home, and relinquished the World Cup that they had won on three successive occasions.
Prior to the 1-0 win in Sri Lanka that they sealed on Tuesday, the Baggy Greens had not been victorious in a Test series since March 2010, however they are ranked number one in the world in one-day cricket.
Sutherland said: "Tim has been coach during a period in which we have had a long list of great champions leave the game, and [there] has been a strong support for new players coming into the side over that period.
"I was delighted when he agreed to renew his contract last year and had encouraged him to apply for the new, expanded and redesigned head coach role that the CA board approved last month after the tabling of the Australian Team Performance Review.
"However, I have spoken to Tim and understand and respect his decision to now begin a new chapter in his professional life."
Nielsen said: "It has been an honour and a privilege to work with the Australian cricket team.
"Throughout that period we have had some great success as well as experiencing some tough times. I've enjoyed every minute of working hard with the group, aiming to give ourselves the best possible chance of representing Australia to the very best of our ability."

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