- May 31st, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
In Football, the Matildas have won the Asian Cup, defeating North Korea in a penalty shoot-out 5-4, at Chengdu in China (30.5.10). It was hailed as Australia’s first victory in a major international Football tournament, in men’s or women’s competition. The teams were drawn 1-1 before going into extra time. On Thursday (27.5.10) the Australian women’s team qualified for next year’s World Cup, in Germany, with a 1-0 win over Japan. (See EUAustralia Online, 28.5.10, “Football: Another team, another World Cup in Germany”).
- May 30th, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
Schmalz moved over for an unbeat pop song, Satellite, performed by Lena, runaway winner of the Eurovision Song Contest for 2010 (29.5.10). … Read More »
- May 30th, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
This year’s French Open Tennis is providing another reminder that while the classic tournaments remain — Australian Open, America, Wimbledon – the founding players, though far from gone, have had to make way for all comers.  … Read More »
- May 29th, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
The Australian government is expected to apply to the International Court of Justice at The Hague, next week, to challenge Japanese whaling in the the Southern Ocean. … Read More »
- May 28th, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
The Matildas have qualified for the World Cup in Germany next year, after their one-nil win over Japan, in Chengdu, China on Thursday (27.5.10). … Read More »
- May 28th, 2010
- Posted by 7thmin
COMMENTARY:
A round of budget cuts in European capitals, (on Thursday in Spain, the parliament approving a €30-billion reductions plan – A$43.7bn, dcerates.com, 28.5.10), is being described as a response to “pressure from the marketâ€.
That has gone down badly in many segments, as with the Spanish parliamentarians who voted “noâ€, losing by one vote; or union protestors taking to the streets on Friday, in France.
(The Spanish austerity package includes wage cuts of at least 5% for public servants and reduces public investment).
Not least, the European Commission has responded to the question of who rules, (elected governments, or “marketsâ€?), bringing forward a plan to cause banks to provide enduring funding against a down-turn.      … Read More »
- May 26th, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
An arm-wrestle between the European Parliament and the Council made up of Agriculture Ministers, over control of products from rainforest logging, has gone into a second year. … Read More »