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Warhammer Producer Discusses Australian Launch, Game Details, and More

Josh Drescher, associate producer for the upcoming Warhammer Online, recently had a chance to chat with Gamespot about some of the recent changes on the horizon. Good news for Australian consumers who are slavering over EA's new title, it will not only be launched in Australia at the same time as the US and Europe but local servers will be set up to allow for better play. "From the very beginning the Australian fans were very vocal. One of the first strange packages that we got in the mail a couple of years ago was from an Australian fan who sent us a bunch of drop bear stuffed animals, and he attached fangs to them and there was blood all over their faces — and was basically threatening [producer] Jeff Hickman and letting him know that if there weren't Oceanic servers, that he would send a drop bear invasion to attack the developers ph

Australian community in HK, artists raise funds for quake relief

HONG KONG, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Australian community in Hong Kong and several artists of the Process-Journey Exhibition, an Australian-China art exchange, have raised funds jointly for earthquake relief efforts in southwestern China.

Australian community in HK, artists raise funds for quake relief

HONG KONG, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Australian community in Hong Kong and several artists of the Process-Journey Exhibition, an Australian-China art exchange, have raised funds jointly for earthquake relief efforts in southwestern China.

Australian Personal Finance Falls 7.8% In May From April

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--The value of Australian personal finance commitments fell a seasonally-adjusted 7.8% to A$6.26 billion in May from April, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Monday.

Australian Greens Suggest that the Government Fund Sea Shepherd to Save the Whales

Yesterday on the official blog of the Australian Greens Senators, Tim Norton suggested that perhaps it would be more economically responsible for the Australian Government to fund Sea Shepherd in its efforts to fight against whaling, rather than its own customs vessel.

Australian setback for internet auctioneer eBay

Sydney - Internet auctioneer eBay said Tuesday it would challenge a decision by the Australian consumer watchdog to block a move that would force successful bidders to use its PayPal payments system. The auction site said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) decision would force a delay in the introduction of the PayPal-only policy, which was supposed to take effect next week.

Australian Regulators Stall EBay's PayPal-Only Plan

Ebaypaypal EBay's plan to make it mandatory for buyers and sellers to use PayPal on the Australian auction site is getting the fine-toothed comb treatment by Australian regulators.

Australian regulator blocks eBay's PayPal-only plan

EBay Inc. said yesterday it will postpone plans to make its PayPal system the only way to pay for deals on its auction site in Australia after the antitrust regulator said it would reduce competition. Australia was the first place where eBay was planning the PayPal-only system. The plan angered some users who said using PayPal would cost them more than other payment methods, and that eBay was just interested in increasing revenue for PayPal, which it owns. The government's Australian Competition and Consumer Commission opened an investigation into the plan and considered submissions from Australian banks and users of the online auction site claiming the restrictions were unfair. EBAY (Nasdaq) rose 15 cents (U.S.) to $28.23.

Cricket's greats, Australian PM bid farewell to Jane McGrath (Second Lead)

Cricketing greats and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Wednesday joined former Australian fast bowling great Glen McGrath in bidding farewell to his wife Jane, fondly remembered as a "beautiful and courageous" person who was an inspiration to women with cancer.

Cyplasin Biomedical Ltd Announces Australian Patent for the recombinant production of its Antitumor Protein

EDMONTON, May 30 /CNW/ - Cyplasin Biomedical Ltd today announced that its Australian Patent application Nr 2002361168 has been granted on April 29th, 2008 and the notice of acceptance has been published in the Supplement to the Australian Official Journal of Patents on 8 May 2008. The claims cover the production methods for Cyplasin in mammalian cells to arrive at the recombinant cytotoxic antitumor protein. "From an economic as well as from a scientific point of view the approval of our patent application is important for our company since it protects our approach how to express and obtain a protein made in a tumor cell whereby it itself is cytotoxic to such cells", said

BUSTED : Murdoch Media Uses Online Game Art For War Propaganda, Claims It Came From Al Qaeda

The Australian newspaper has illustrated a thoroughly discredited story about Al Qaeda and WMDs with a piece of art from an online video game. The Australian newspaper claimed the above was "supplied". But supplied by who? Al Qaeda? News agencies? Corporate American intelligence agencies? Or someone in The Australian's own art department?

Australian Institute win last-ball thriller

Australian Institute of Sports 141 for 4 (Henriques 57, Forrest 44) beat New Zealand Emerging Players 139 for 8 (Anderson 53, Sullivan 3-25) by six wickets

Australian Scientists Develop Genetic Test for Epilepsy

Australian scientists have developed a new genetic test to help predict the response of epilepsy sufferers to commonly used drug treatments.

Australian Full Federal Court Upholds Basic Lipitor Patent, Preventing Launch of Generic Ranbaxy Product

Australian Full Federal Court Upholds Basic Lipitor Patent, Preventing Launch of Generic Ranbaxy Product

Australian Full Federal Court Upholds Basic Lipitor Patent,

Australian Full Federal Court Upholds Basic Lipitor Patent, Preventing Launch of Generic Ranbaxy Product

Australian Full Federal Court Upholds Basic Lipitor Patent, Preventing Launch of Generic Ranbaxy Product

Australian Full Federal Court Upholds Basic Lipitor Patent, Preventing Launch of Generic Ranbaxy Product

Australian, US Scientists Bring Extinct Gene Back From Dead

Australian and U.S. scientists have successfully inserted a gene from the extinct Tasmanian tiger into a mouse embryo. They say the result has been bone and cartilage from the extinct marsupial developing inside the embryo. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports.

Australian named to head UN patent organisation

Australian Francis Gurry has been named to head the United Nations patent organisation, a UN statement said, in a move that will end the tenure of the body's current leader who has been facing allegations of mismanagement.

Australian artist Bill Henson speaks out over child porn accusations

Acclaimed Australian artist Bill Henson, whose work was seized by police after it was alleged that his photographs of naked children constituted child porn, has spoken out for the first time since the controversy declaring that "people do sometimes only see what they want to see".

Australian antitrust regulator concerned about eBay's PayPal-exclusive policy

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission opened an investigation into eBay's trial run that would require eBay users in the country to make transactions exclusively using PayPal.

Australian competition watchdog moves to thwart eBay PayPal move

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has moved to scuttle plans by eBay to force customers to use the PayPal service to make payments on its online auction site.

Australian art magazine under fire for naked girl image

SYDNEY -- An Australian art magazine which used an image of a naked six-year-old girl on its cover came under fire Monday from activists calling for new laws to stop the exploitation of children by artists.

Australian Man Sells His Entire Life On eBay

A heartbroken Australian man was bemused when he decided to auction off his life on eBay and the bid reached $2.2 million.

Australian police won't prosecute scandal artist

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police will not prosecute one of the nation's top artists for pornography after they shut down his exhibition of naked adolescent girls, sparking a nationwide debate on art and pornography.

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