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• Australia to slow increase in foreign aid spending

  the decision to earmark AU$375 million of the foreign aid budget in the next fiscal year to accommodate asylum seekers in the Australian mainland or on island detention camps.The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for Australia's   Read more »

• Richard Branson shaved legs, put on lipstick after losing Formula One racing team bet

  put on lipstick and squeezed into a red skirt to honor a bet by serving as a flight attendant Sunday on an AirAsia trip from Perth, Australia , to Malaysia .But he earned a reprimand from AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes after he deliberately dumped a tray of   Read more »

• Bindi Irwin, daughter of late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, helps Long Island's Alisa Messeroff in Best Jobs in the World contest

  on May 15 will select the 18 strongest candidates, three for each of six jobs. They will be invited to a final assessment in Australia in mid-June, with the six winners announced June 21.Follow Messeroff via her Facebook page, Alisa The Outback Adventurer   Read more »

• UN names 3 members to human rights probe in NKorea

  -- The U.N.'s top human rights body has appointed three experts from Australia , Serbia and Indonesia to carry out an inquiry into North Korea for possible crimes against humanity.The 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council said Tuesday it has appointed Australian   Read more »

• Power fastest in both Indy practices in Sao Paulo

  -- Will Power of Australia broke his own track record in dominating both practices for IndyCar's Sao Paulo 300 on Saturday.Power has won all three previous races on this track and is dubbed the "King of Sao Paulo."He set a record lap time of 1 minute, 20.925   Read more »

Around the web

• Chevron Can Bubble To $145 On Improving Production Outlook

  volume ramp-up plan. Apart from Gorgon, the company also has significant interests in other large scale, upcoming projects in Australia such as Wheatstone and Browse. Recent oil well discoveries in the ultradeep waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is also expected 19 m ago from Forbes Read more »

• Microsoft Expands Windows Azure in Asia, Mocks iPad in New Commercial

  West in the Kansai area) and two of Australia's sub-regions (New South Wales and Victoria). This means that China, Japan and Australia can use the Windows Azure cloud computing platform for building, deploying and managing applications. Microsoft is looking 20 m ago from DailyTech Read more »

• Hot shot fix to women's sex drive

  GOLD Coast doctor has become the first in Australia to offer the revolutionary ''OMG shot'' that uses a woman's own blood to increase her sexual pleasure. Southport-based stem cell physician Dr Soraya Felix, a breast cancer survivor, was hunting for a way 43 m ago from Gold Coast Bulletin Read more »

• Are the Tigers in danger of losing the Leichhardt faithful?

  can follow Luke Doherty on Twitter @Luke_Doherty and on Sky News Australia. Looking to join The Roar team? We're searching for an experienced Group Sales Manager to lead our team in Sydney. Yes, this does mean you get to work with the site all day long! If 51 m ago from The Roar Read more »

• Ford to halt car production in Australia

  it will cease making vehicles in Australia in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, having produced its first car in the country in 1925. Ford Australia chief executive Bob Graziano made the announcement as he revealed a loss of A$141 million (RM411.7 million) after tax 11:48 AM from Business Times Malaysia Read more »