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Australia's Parliament defeated legislation to set up a greenhouse gas emissions trading system on Wednesday, throwing a central plank of the government's plans to combat global warming into disarray.

SBS Radio, TV and Online Staff set to have immediate desktop access to the organisation’s Style Guide, Codes of Practice and Editorial Guidelines.

New ‘TAD’ advertising format for .tel domains facilitates distribution of industry standard, third-party PPC and PPA ads.

With excess of one hundred local-search directories under its management, Monetelize has taken important first steps towards becoming a strategic player in the local-search and mobile-search markets.

Home improvement guru and editor of Adelaide’s Transform Magazine, Bek Schapel is on a personal quest to eradicate horror stories from homes throughout Adelaide.

Rupert Murdoch famously said that online content cannot stay free, but putting a dollar value on information is not the way to go. Capitalism must change to better fit the new media, and smaller operators are showing the way.

SA Informer Media Group, will launch the first issue of an Adelaide based home improvement magazine in October 2009.

Mother of 9 launches new women's forum 'Celebrating Women' and her debut novel 'Falling'!

Resume Partners founder, Michael Queally, today received a nomination for the 2009 Career Innovator Awards an event organised by Career Directors International (CDI). Queally is absolutely overjoyed with the result as it recognises years of hard work

Recession Pick Me Up Booklet The Author of this booklet was born in a small village in Botswana where she spent her childhood in the African environment and from these experiences gained an insight which has stayed with her throughout her life.

VenDan Events is proud to announce ‘Inspire’, a 12 month workshop series for 12 motivated Brisbane businesswomen, aimed at facilitating opportunities for women to connect with other women, grow professionally and be inspired by each other.

Perth, Australia. The Australian music label Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of ‘seabirdtown’, the new single by Tangled Star, taken from their forthcoming That Time EP.

Skoda tops all manufacturers in this year's poll

Western Australian illustrator Moira Court was one of six artists shortlisted for the Crichton Award for First-time Illustrators on Tuesday 31 March.

Fremantle Press poet Tracy Ryan won the ABR Poetry Prize worth $4000 for her poem ‘Lost Property’ this month. The win coincides with Tracy’s appointment to the editorial committee developing the Fremantle Press poetry anthology Shorelines 2.

The Association for the Blind of WA will make its first commercial foray into audio book publication using Fremantle Press books. Starting with The Last Whale the Association currently has nine Fremantle Press titles in production.

The Australian music label Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of the single ‘Do You Believe in Dinosaurs? (Scott Solter Remix)’ by American folk-pop deconstructionists The Caribbean.

Perth, Australia; Los Angeles, USA. The Australian music label Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the signing of American ambient guitarist Sleeping Me.

Perth, Western Australia; Cologne, Germany. The Australian music label Hidden Shoal Recordings has announced the digital pre-release of Deuxième Bureau, the sophomore album by German minimal electro maestro Jumpel.

Writers and would-be writers often complain about writer’s block or not being able to think of ideas, but a new book from Smink Works Books has the answer.

The Australian music label Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the signing of impossibly catchy American sci-fi pop band Hotels.

The Australian music label Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of East-West Section, the fourth volume in the label’s free sampler album series, compiling tracks from recently released albums and EPs.

On November 18, 2008, Sourcebooks launched the first of their enhanced digital books. These are innovative digital products that allow the reader an immersion experience in the book

DNAML, the innovative publishing software company, has expanded its DNL DRM eBook security system suite of offerings through the release of a unique Activation Code-based eBook security model.

Perth, Western Australia; Adelaide, South Australia; and Sydney, New South Wales. The Australian music label Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of the EP The Spook by Australian post-rock dreampop duo City Of Satellites.

Hidden Shoal Recordings has announced a distribution partnership with the n5MD label's distribution arm.

Published by Lulu Press, the book is the author's most recent in the Sex & Relationships category and has received worldwide distribution at a RRP of $12.95.

Johan Schioldann's latest book, History of the Introduction of Lithium into Medicine and Psychiatry, has been delayed until 2009

DNAML’s DNL eBooks and MPS Mobile’s Global Reader are joining forces to accelerate publisher adoption of the DNL eBook format (.DNL) and the Global Reader mobile format worldwide.

Ambience Productions announces the much anticipated publication of Real Life Dramas: Volume One by author Darren G. Burton and published by Lulu Press.

The Australian music label Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of the single ‘Moon In The Sea’ by Australian post-rock dreampop duo City Of Satellites.

Perth, Western Australia. The Australian music label Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of the single ‘Faithless Friend’ by Perth-based compelled acoustic spacemakers Fall Electric.

Indie Travel Guides is pre-launching TRAVELLING EUROPE, a guide book aimed at beginner travellers going to Europe for the first time. Release in November 2008, with 30% discounts available for people who pre-register interest on the site.

DNAML Pty Ltd announces the release of DeskTop Author Version 6, allowing publishers and conversion houses to view eBook sales in real time.

New online journal provides opportunity for scholars to have their work published alongside cutting-edge new writing.

A controversial new novel on belief and love. 26 august 2008

he Australian music label Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of the eagerly awaited third album by US ambient artist Slow Dancing Society.

A local Adelaide publisher is seeking submissions for its new mook. Titled Passionate Hookers, this book will be for the crochet freak - or hooker - in your life. The publisher is seeking innovative, original, and unique submissions.

Brascoe Publishing is the first publisher to offer a huge range of discounted services as part of Arts Hub Australia Member Card Partnerships benefits program. These services range from copywriting to editing and corporate services.

Local Adelaide publisher, Brascoe Publishing, has discounted its Manuscript Assessment service until the end of the financial year, to encourage writers to spend some of the wintry weather inside, doing what they do best.

Hachette Book Group and DNAML Pty Limited Partner in Publishing an Interactive and Reader-Friendly eBook Edition of the Real Estate Title "Nextville"

Popular author Askin Ozcan's recently published five books, are now available also in Australia, at www.fishpond.com.au

Brascoe Publishing is calling for submissions from young women who live with (or used to live with) hair loss that is not cancer-related or medically induced, for its latest anthology.

Somebody’s Always Hungry- a new collection of Short stories by Juliet Johnson- an insight in a delightful, and poignant way- representing the life of a mother, and the way it changed in a positive way with the arrival of her children.

The Brascoe Publishing interim survey results reveal some interesting things about writers and what they are after.

Brascoe Publishing offers young, new, and emerging writers a service that will help them to develop their talent. Their prices are now up on their website.

New print on demand technology gives zooicidal.com.au and other POD businesses the front foot in gift and t-shirt custom printing.

Five books published in one month. Escaping into the imagination was a way of survival for her.

"We know how to find news that interests you," says Deep Grey Labs co-founder.

Mounting evidence of global warming has led experts to warn of likely adverse health effects to many rural Australians.