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9 July 2009: Australian businessmen arrested in China for spying
7 July 2009: Bowler Brett Lee to miss first Ashes Test
6 July 2009: Serena Williams wins the Wimbledon Women's Singles title after defeating Venus Williams
5 July 2009: Rupert Grint, Harry Potter's "Ron Weasley", recovers from H1N1 swine flu virus
4 July 2009: Three new dinosaurs discovered in Australia
25 June 2009: Lleyton Hewitt knocks Juan Martin del Potro out of Wimbledon
25 June 2009: Gisela Dulko knocks Maria Sharapova out of Wimbledon
13 June 2009: National Party of Australia to trial community pre-selections at 2011 NSW election
8 June 2009: Australia, Japan, Korea Republic, Netherlands all qualify for 2010 FIFA World Cup
6 June 2009: Swine flu: recent developments worldwide

Archives: 2009 | Older Digests

Community Television consortium urges Australian government to increase funding for channels

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) has urged the Australian government to increase funding for community broadcasters. CBAA is asking for an extra $AU14 million for "vital community broadcasting services."

According to CBAA President Deborah Welch, community television is the training ground for the Australian media industry.
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Earthquake strikes Melbourne, no reports of injuries

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 shook the Australian city of Melbourne late Friday night, spanning more than two hundred kilometres.

The epicenter of the quake was located just north of Korumburra, located in Southern Gippsland, but the earthquake was strong enough to be felt as far as Melbourne.
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