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********************************************************** Hi all, This is (most likely) the last general news for the year, so have a merry christmas for those who celebrate christmas and have a happy new year. And see you all in 2009! Don't forget to check out http://www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for today's edition of the complete domain news, already online! And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Australian broadband connections soar to 4.3 million: ABS http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/latestProducts/8146.0Media%20Release12007-08 Repairs begin on undersea cable http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7795320.stm Severed cable disrupts Middler East web access http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7792688.stm Software that opens worlds to the disabled http://iht.com/articles/2008/12/18/technology/18software.php New guidelines boost web access http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7789622.stm UK anti-piracy plan to make ISPs liable for illegal downloads http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/21/piracy-isps-internet-music-industry Australian copyright lawsuit against iiNet kicks off http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24822857-5013040,00.html Warner Music Removes Its Videos From YouTube as Licensing Talks Stall http://nytimes.com/2008/12/22/business/media/22warner.html Chris Anderson theory contradicted as study reveals 10m digital music tracks unsold http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5380304.ece RIAA Confirms It Will Take Piracy Fight to ISPs http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2337294,00.asp RIAA drops lawsuits; ISPs to battle file sharing http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10126914-93.html China says $41 billion to be spent on 3G http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKTRE4BI1E120081219 Kiwi spammer gets hefty fine [NZPA] http://www.nzherald.co.nz/connect/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501833&objectid=10549401 Japanese protest against Google Street View [AFP] http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/12/21/1229794224275.html Phorm is out to alter world of online advertising http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article5367153.ece China unblocks access to New York Times Web site http://iht.com/articles/2008/12/22/technology/22webchina.php Missed opportunities in Australia's copper evolution by Kenneth Davidson http://business.theage.com.au/business/missed-opportunities-in-coppers-evolution-20081221-731t.html ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Australian broadband connections soar to 4.3 million: ABS During 2007/08, an additional 800,000 Australian households signed up for Broadband Internet, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. As of June 30 2008 the total Broadband connections were at 4.3 million (52% of all households), an increase of 22% on last years total. http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/latestProducts/8146.0Media%20Release12007-08 Household Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2007-08: Main findings - Household access to computers and the internet In 2007-08, 67% of Australian households had home Internet access and 75% of households had access to a computer. Between 1998 to 2007-08, household access to the Internet at home has more than quadrupled from 16% to 67%, while access to computers has increased by 31 percentage points to 75%. http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/8146.0 Australia still lagging behind in broadband stakes Broadband internet connections in Australia have jumped by 22 per cent in the past year, but there are still concerns about internet speed. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/18/2450620.htm au: Tas computer use lagging behind New figures from the Bureau of Statistics show Tasmania's rate of internet access is the lowest in the country, for broadband in particular. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/19/2450847.htm Repairs begin on undersea cable A French ship has begun repairing two undersea cables in the Mediterranean that were severed on Friday, disrupting internet and phone communications. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7795320.stm Web partially restored after cable cut [AFP] A French ship on Saturday took experts to repair broken undersea Mediterranean cables that caused severe disruption to telephone and internet services across the Middle East and Asia, France Telecom said. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/12/21/1229794224240.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/12/21/1229794224240.html Robot sub to find severed undersea internet cable [BBC] A French crew has begun to repair two undersea cables in the Mediterranean that were severed on Friday, disrupting internet and phone communications. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/22/2453286.htm Internet service still spotty in parts of Mideast [AP] Spotty Internet service continued to plague the Middle East as it began its work week Sunday, with service providers rerouting data detoured by severed underwater cables. http://news.theage.com.au/technology/internet-service-still-spotty-in-parts-of-mideast-20081221-7322.html http://news.smh.com.au/technology/internet-service-still-spotty-in-parts-of-mideast-20081221-7322.html Severed cable disrupts Middler East web access Internet and phone communications between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia have been seriously disrupted after submarine cables were severed. It is thought the FLAG FEA, SMW4, and SMW3 lines, near the Alexandria cable station in Egypt, have all been cut. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7792688.stm Egypt gov't says 80 pct of Internet capacity is back More than 80 percent of Egypt's Internet capacity has been restored, the government said on Sunday, two days after breaks in cables under the Mediterranean disrupted the service in the Arab country. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-37135320081221 Damaged cables cause internet outages for millions Millions of web users across the Middle East are struggling to get online after damage to undersea cables connecting Europe, Africa and Asia took down a major route for internet traffic. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/19/undersea-cables-cut Damaged undersea cables disrupting service Parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe experienced Internet and telephone outages Friday when three undersea cables between Italy and Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea were damaged. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10127123-94.html Undersea cable cuts disrupt Internet access [IDG] Internet and telephone traffic between Europe, the Middle East and Asia was hampered today after three major underwater data lines were cut, according to France Telecom. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124093 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/121908-undersea-cable-cuts-disrupt-internet.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155796/.html Software that opens worlds to the disabled One computer program would allow vision-impaired shoppers to point their cellphones at supermarket shelves and hear descriptions of products and prices. Another would allow a physically disabled person to guide a computer mouse using brain waves and eye movements. http://iht.com/articles/2008/12/18/technology/18software.php New guidelines boost web access The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced a new standard to make sites more accessible to older and disabled people. Version 2.0 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) will apply to text, images, audio and video. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7789622.stm Chinese internet porn sensation detained by police A Chinese woman who became an online sensation after posting a homemade pornographic film of herself on the internet has been detained in Shanghai, according to state media. http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-37130420081221 http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKTRE4BK0BH20081221 ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ Cyberbullying cases picking up due to MySpace suicide law "Cyberbullies" in Missouri are suddenly facing a flurry of legal activity thanks to an changes made to the state's harassment laws to include cyberbullying. The update was approved by state lawmakers in August in the wake of the high-profile "MySpace suicide" case, which involved a 13-year-old girl and the 49-year-old mother of an ex-friend. Now, Missouri is prosecuting the first handful of individuals for harassing others using various technology, although critics insist that such laws do nothing to actually stop bullies. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081221-cyberbullying-laws-picking-up-after-myspace-suicide-case.html us: Mo. begins prosecuting under cyberbullying law [AP] A 21-year-old woman accused of sending a vulgar text message to a 17-year-old girl is one of the first cases brought under a law against cyberbullying spurred by the suicide of a teenage girl following cruel messages on the Internet. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/20/mo-begins-prosecuting-under-cyberbullying-law/ http://www.thestate.com/166/story/627454.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/20/AR2008122000359.html au: Internet filtering plan may extend to peer-to-peer traffic, says Stephen Conroy THE Federal Government's controversial internet censorship scheme may extend to filter more online traffic than was first thought, Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy revealed today. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24833959-2,00.html au: OK, OK... now online child abuse laws are getting scary I got an absolute kicking after writing last week that that guy who got busted with the pictures of Bart and Lisa from the Simpsons having sex deserved what was coming to him. http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/12/19/OK_OK_now_online_child_abuse_laws_are_getting_scary ie: New guide warns parents of bullying by mobile phone PARENTS CAN help protect their children and teenagers from mobile phone-based bullying, according to a new guide produced by the Irish Cellular Industry Association (ICIA). http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/1217/1229035813621_pf.html Web sites offer tools to combat cyberbullying [The Wall Street Journal] Parents worried about cyberbullying and other harmful behavior among children online are getting new help from some of the sites most popular with young people. http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-bully1222,0,6881159.story ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** UK anti-piracy plan to make ISPs liable for illegal downloads A radical plan to tackle internet piracy, which would make broadband providers legally liable for music and films downloaded from unlicensed websites by their customers, is being considered by the government. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/21/piracy-isps-internet-music-industry Australian copyright lawsuit against iiNet kicks off A landmark court battle between iiNet and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) kicked off this week with the national internet service provider pledging to vigorously defend itself against claims that it authorised piracy among its users. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24822857-5013040,00.html Warner Music Content Disappears From YouTube Warner Music Group Corp.'s videos and songs began disappearing from the YouTube videosharing Web site early Saturday after talks to renegotiate a licensing deal stalled. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122980193788724073.html Warner stops the music on YouTube James Blunt, Madonna and Led Zeppelin are set to disappear from YouTube after their record company, Warner Music Group, fell out with the video-sharing site in a row over royalties. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/22/warner-music-youtube Warner Music Removes Its Videos From YouTube as Licensing Talks Stall It is about to become a little more difficult to watch music videos by Madonna, Metallica and Kid Rock. http://nytimes.com/2008/12/22/business/media/22warner.html Chris Anderson theory contradicted as study reveals 10m digital music tracks unsold The internet was supposed to bring vast choice for customers, access to obscure and forgotten products - and a fortune for sellers who focused on niche markets. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5380304.ece RIAA Confirms It Will Take Piracy Fight to ISPs The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Friday confirmed that it will abandon its practice of suing individuals for online piracy in favor of working with Internet service providers to track down offenders. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2337294,00.asp RIAA shifts gears on music piracy, says it won't file more suits In a surprise about-face, the Recording Industry Association of America said today that it will no longer pursue its controversial legal strategy of filing large numbers of lawsuits against individuals for alleged music piracy. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124097 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/121908-riaa-shifts-gears-on-music.html Target of RIAA lawsuit says music piracy case has been an ordeal To hear Joel Tenenbaum's version of the story, at least, it isn't hard to see why the Recording Industry Association of America's campaign against music piracy has earned the RIAA so many enemies — perhaps contributing to the trade group's decision this week to stop filing lawsuits against people like Tenenbaum. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9124118 RIAA drops lawsuits; ISPs to battle file sharing The music industry's highly controversial strategy of suing customers for file sharing has mostly ended. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10126914-93.html Lawsuits or not, the RIAA still doesn't understand us Today is an important day for file sharers: the RIAA has abandoned its mass lawsuit policy. In fact, the organization claims it will stop suing individuals who pirate music (except for the most egregious offenders) and instead, lean on ISPs to battle piracy. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10127017-17.html Music Industry Drops Effort to Sue Song Swappers [AP] The group representing the U.S. recording industry said Friday it has abandoned its policy of suing people for sharing songs protected by copyright and will work with Internet service providers to cut abusers' access if they ignore repeated warnings. http://nytimes.com/aponline/2008/12/19/technology/AP-Music-Downloading-Lawsuits.html RIAA's New Piracy Plan Poses a New Set of Problems The Recording Industry Association of America is taking a dangerous step with its decision to stop suing suspected music sharers and start cutting off their Internet access instead. While the discontinuation of the lawsuit practice has its merits, the move opens up a whole new can of worms -- one that could have serious implications for our future rights as consumers of information. http://www.pcworld.com/article/155820/.html ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** China says $41 billion to be spent on 3G Chinese telecom operators will spend about $41 billion on next generation (3G) mobile networks over the next two years, the government said on Friday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKTRE4BI1E120081219 ACMA considers amending the rules for managing VoIP numbers [news release] The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released a public discussion paper seeking comment on proposals to amend its numbering plan to help better manage phone numbers used by services based on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_311581 ACMA moots tightening the rules covering VoIP phone numbers If you live out the back of Wup-Wup and want a CBD phone number that's no problem with today's VoIP services but the ACMA says that geographic phone numbers should reflect the location of the service to which they relate. It's also unhappy with a number of other aspects of telephone numbering for VoIP services and is canvassing changing the rules. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/22415/127/ ********************** SPAM ********************** Kiwis nail a Mr Big of the spam world A New Zealand man living in Australia has agreed to pay fines totalling $92,715 after admitting his role in an international spam email operation said to be responsible for sending out billions of unsolicited emails in recent years. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/12/22/1229794316883.html http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/12/22/1229794316883.html Kiwi spammer gets hefty fine [NZPA] A Queensland-based New Zealander will be nearly $110,000 out of pocket after admitting his part in an international spam email operation. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4800893a28.html http://www.nzherald.co.nz/connect/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501833&objectid=10549401 $100k penalty for Kiwi spammer One of three New Zealand citizens has admitted his part in an international spamming operation and will pay a penalty of $100,000 plus costs of $7,666. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/scrt/51E464D9C8D31326CC257527002029BD Sunshine Coast-based New Zealand spammer fined $92,000 A NEW Zealander based in Queensland has been fined $NZ110,000 ($A92,715) in Christchurch for his part in an international spam e-mail operation. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,24835398-3102,00.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Chinese court fines Web user in 'cyber-violence' case In the first case involving cyberviolence and a "human flesh search engine" in China, a court has fined a Web site and an Internet user for posting personal and intimate details about an unfaithful husband, his mistress and a spurned wife who committed suicide. http://iht.com/articles/2008/12/19/asia/china.php uk: In the clutches of a cyberstalker The ‘gentle soul’ Jemma Rayner met through internet dating soon started menacing her with e-mails and calls. Days after his conviction, she reveals her chilling struggle to shake him off http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/relationships/article5374418.ece CheckFree.com Hijack May Have Affected 160,000 Users Online bill pay giant CheckFree.com said the hijacking of its Web site this month affected an estimated 160,000 people, a disclosure that offers the most detailed account yet of the true size and scope of a brazen type of attack that experts say may become more common in 2009. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/12/checkfreecom_hijack_may_have_a.html ************************** PRIVACY ************************** Japanese protest against Google Street View [AFP] A group of Japanese journalists, professors and lawyers demanded Friday that the US Internet search giant Google scrap its "Street View" service in Japan, saying it violates people's privacy. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/12/21/1229794224275.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/12/21/1229794224275.html Phorm is out to alter world of online advertising In its short life, Phorm has managed to create more controversy than should be possible for a company worth £40 million. Kent Ertugul, its founder, modestly promises to revolutionise online advertising through software that monitors where people surf. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article5367153.ece ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** The Australian great porn war Government plans to introduce mandatory internet filtering have enraged - and mobilised - the blogosphere, and no one knows where it will end, reports Nigel Bowen. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/12/18/1229189814605.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/12/18/1229189814605.html Aussie System Admin Guild says NO to net filtering The System Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) has sent an open letter to Australia’s Minister for Communications, stating that it is “unable to support the Federal Government’s proposed Internet filtering initiative”, explaining the reasons why and outlining its “significant concerns”. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/22408/127/ Conroy expands ISP filter tests to examine P2P and BitTorrent traffic Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has broken his silence on the controversial ISP content filter trials to start before the end of the year, saying they will now cover new filter technologies that can examine peer-to-peer and BitTorrent traffic. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=91593 Telstra leads the charge against Oz government's plans to censor the Internet Telstra, Australia's incumbent telco and the country's biggest ISP says it will not participate in the Labour government's contentious scheme to trial a series of filtering systems that will sieve all Internet traffic and block access to sites the administration deems to be "inappropriate". http://web20.telecomtv.com/pages/?newsid=44287&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10&view=news Sting in the Scorpions tale is the exposure of Wiki's weakness by Seth Finkelstein The Internet Watch Foundation's considering an image on Wikipedia - the cover of the heavy metal band Scorpions' album Virgin Killer - to be a "potentially illegal indecent image of a child" set off a chain of events which created a media firestorm. The ham-fisted, over-broad, secretive aspects of the IWF blacklisting action, as well as the freedom of expression and censorware questions, have been widely examined and condemned, so I won't belabour those points. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/18/wikipedia-jimmy-wales China unblocks access to New York Times Web site The Chinese government unblocked the Web site of The New York Times on Monday, allowing Internet users in mainland China to view the site after access had been stopped for more than three days. http://iht.com/articles/2008/12/22/technology/22webchina.php China Blocks Access to New York Times’s Web Site Chinese authorities have begun blocking access from mainland China to the Web site of The New York Times even while lifting some of the restrictions they had recently imposed on the Web sites of other media outlets. http://nytimes.com/2008/12/20/world/asia/20china.html http://iht.com/articles/2008/12/20/technology/times.php ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** us: Bush E-Mails May Be Secret a Bit Longer The required transfer in four weeks of all of the Bush White House's electronic mail messages and documents to the National Archives has been imperiled by a combination of technical glitches, lawsuits and lagging computer forensic work, according to government officials, historians and lawyers. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/20/AR2008122002102.html Kurth rises as opponent to Reding The incoming chairman of the European Union's top advisory panel on telecommunications, Matthias Kurth, said EU regulators broadly opposed a plan before European lawmakers to give Brussels veto power over prices and rules within national markets. http://iht.com/articles/2008/12/22/technology/kurth.php ********************************* COMMENT, MICROSOFT & DEVELOPMENTS ********************************* iGod: Could Apple survive without Steve Jobs? He shaped the company in his own image, turning it into the world's most influential consumer brand. But now rumours of ill-health and uncertainty over the succession have sent Apple's stock tumbling. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/igod-could-apple-survive-without-steve-jobs-1202195.html http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10548918 Apple founder's withdrawal from key trade show stokes health fears For a dozen years it has been the launchpad for some of the most high-profile new technologies in the world - including the first glimpses of the iMac and the iPhone. But Apple has shocked the hi-tech industry with the news that its chief executive, Steve Jobs, will no longer be making his keynote annual address to the industry at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/18/apple-steve-jobs-expo-health ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Missed opportunities in Australia's copper evolution by Kenneth Davidson Telstra is the ideal choice to deliver our high-speed broadband network: THE telecommunications chickens are coming home to roost in a way that spells bad news for the Federal Government unless it can show some understanding of how the fixed network was built and how it should be developed. http://business.theage.com.au/business/missed-opportunities-in-coppers-evolution-20081221-731t.html Telstra NBN compo could hit $80bn The Government could face a compensation claim of more than $80 billion if Telstra is forced to provide access to its infrastrure. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24822692-15306,00.html au: Government could face massive broadband compo claim The federal government could face a compensation claim of more than $80 billion if Telstra is forced to provide the company that builds the national broadband network access to its existing infrastructure. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/12/18/1229189787944.html http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/12/18/1229189787944.html au: Huawei calls espionage claims 'ludicrous' Networking vendor denies that it has links to the China's government that could cause security problems for Australia's future National Broadband Network. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Huawei-denies-ludicrous-espionage-claims/0,130061791,339293911,00.htm http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10126078-83.html nz: Challenges abound for fibre A Fibre to the home rollout in New Zealand will be beset with challenges that cast doubt on the viability of some of the proposals, an InternetNZ report released this week shows. http://www.businessday.co.nz/industries/telco_it/4798249 Challenges abound for NZ fibre rollout A Fibre to the home rollout in New Zealand will be beset with challenges that cast doubt on the viability of some of the proposals, an InternetNZ report released this week shows. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/netw/86F0A6BC9DAEBF9ACC25752300699C1F Pipe patches up financing for Pacific submarine cable A group of large Australian telco service users have reached an agreement to rescue Pipe Network's $200 million Sydney to Guam cable project. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24823349-15306,00.html Pipe's submarine cable to proceed Pipe Networks' undersea fibre-optic cable network linking Australia to Guam and international internet backbones will go ahead, the company announced this morning. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Pipe-s-submarine-cable-to-proceed/0,130061791,339293923,00.htm U.S. should spend $44 billion on broadband [IDG] The U.S. government should spend $44 billion to improve its broadband infrastructure and extend broadband to rural and other underserved areas, a media reform advocacy group recommended Wednesday. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/12/18/US_should_spend_44_billion_on_broadband_1.html Swedish Regulator Wants to Unbundle Fiber Access [IDG] Swedish incumbent TeliaSonera will have to open up its fiber network to competitors, according to a new proposal from local telecommunications regulator PTS (Post och Telestyrelsen). http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155674/.html NZ internet group suggests utility expansion for broadband [sub req'd] New Zealand internet advocacy group InternetNZ has published a report that proposes utility expansion to improve New Zealand's broadband infrastructure. http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=650906 ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR CHILD PORN ********************************** au: Former teacher Edward Graham Dunn jailed over child porn [AAP] A FORMER primary school teacher has been jailed for more than three years for possessing pornographic images of children, some as young as three months old. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24819915-5005961,00.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The domain name news is supported by auDA For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. 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