The Australian | The Nationhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/thenation/News, views and information from the pages of The AustralianThu, 17 May 2012 07:58:03 +1000Thu, 17 May 2012 07:58:03 +1000en-auCopyright 2012 News Limited. All rights reserved.aus_the_nation_625Children abused 'to order' on Skypehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~3/v1guNk9TmkY/story-e6frg6nf-1226358212495http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/children-abused-to-order-on-skype/story-e6frg6nf-1226358212495ONLINE pedophiles are paying to have children in overseas countries sexually abused according to their preferences. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f-g0qppOXsK4Y7Esckrjacb4dWM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f-g0qppOXsK4Y7Esckrjacb4dWM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f-g0qppOXsK4Y7Esckrjacb4dWM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f-g0qppOXsK4Y7Esckrjacb4dWM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~4/v1guNk9TmkY" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTPaul Maley, National security correspondenthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/children-abused-to-order-on-skype/story-e6frg6nf-1226358212495Reserve cut fails to lift nationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~3/uoOECfL5kh8/story-e6frg926-1226358246547http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/reserve-cut-fails-to-lift-nation/story-e6frg926-1226358246547THE Reserve Bank of Australia's big interest rate cut has failed to lift consumers out of the doldrums. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AZ8pXkyzbysBMKpm_ZPQzragX-Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AZ8pXkyzbysBMKpm_ZPQzragX-Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AZ8pXkyzbysBMKpm_ZPQzragX-Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AZ8pXkyzbysBMKpm_ZPQzragX-Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~4/uoOECfL5kh8" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTAdam Creightonhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/reserve-cut-fails-to-lift-nation/story-e6frg926-1226358246547Clarke holds his sweetest catchhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~3/7B5WnuEPFck/story-e6frg7rx-1226358212918http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/michael-clarke-keeps-his-sweetest-catch-well-under-wraps/story-e6frg7rx-1226358212918MICHAEL Clarke, cricket captain, has made another stunning declaration. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ACsyKSIxPeMyibfiJj8bLEmJaAo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ACsyKSIxPeMyibfiJj8bLEmJaAo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ACsyKSIxPeMyibfiJj8bLEmJaAo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ACsyKSIxPeMyibfiJj8bLEmJaAo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~4/7B5WnuEPFck" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTWayne Smithhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/michael-clarke-keeps-his-sweetest-catch-well-under-wraps/story-e6frg7rx-1226358212918Judge denies mum's pleahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~3/QqZJMUC1Nco/story-e6frg6nf-1226358215821http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/judge-denies-mums-plea-until-daughters-come-out-of-hiding/story-e6frg6nf-1226358215821A MOTHER'S plea to stop the transfer of her daughters to their allegedly abusive Italian father has been thrown out of court. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DG4wWxldXsX2YivChsZ3K-eNKKM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DG4wWxldXsX2YivChsZ3K-eNKKM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DG4wWxldXsX2YivChsZ3K-eNKKM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DG4wWxldXsX2YivChsZ3K-eNKKM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~4/QqZJMUC1Nco" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTJared Owenshttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/judge-denies-mums-plea-until-daughters-come-out-of-hiding/story-e6frg6nf-1226358215821Black Saturday victims win $33mhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~3/2YV4-tQ3rlY/story-e6frg6nf-1226358205899http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/black-saturday-victims-win-33m/story-e6frg6nf-1226358205899THE victims of a Black Saturday bushfire in Victoria's northeast have won a settlement worth almost $33 million. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X75Zgpq6yuw0gXjHI3_Ie1TkAY4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X75Zgpq6yuw0gXjHI3_Ie1TkAY4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X75Zgpq6yuw0gXjHI3_Ie1TkAY4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X75Zgpq6yuw0gXjHI3_Ie1TkAY4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~4/2YV4-tQ3rlY" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTStuart Rintoulhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/black-saturday-victims-win-33m/story-e6frg6nf-1226358205899Breastfeeding now on SIDS listhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~3/MzCT4kOq1bs/story-e6frg8y6-1226358205528http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/breastfeeding-now-on-sids-prevention-list/story-e6frg8y6-1226358205528BREASTFEEDING has been added to the list of things mothers are advised to do to prevent sudden infant death syndrome. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ofcllhKc0i3DfeBasuniP-GEl7c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ofcllhKc0i3DfeBasuniP-GEl7c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ofcllhKc0i3DfeBasuniP-GEl7c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ofcllhKc0i3DfeBasuniP-GEl7c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~4/MzCT4kOq1bs" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTAdam Cresswell, Health editorhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/breastfeeding-now-on-sids-prevention-list/story-e6frg8y6-1226358205528Upsets in voguehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~3/KeWsXhwYEfo/story-e6frg996-1226358219735http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/upsets-in-vogue-as-top-editor-becomes-yesterdays-look/story-e6frg996-1226358219735FOR probably the first time in her life, the impeccably stylish Kirstie Clements found herself a fashion victim yesterday. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZ31xHKbvl60BOSwNmNNKNuWCRg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZ31xHKbvl60BOSwNmNNKNuWCRg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZ31xHKbvl60BOSwNmNNKNuWCRg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BZ31xHKbvl60BOSwNmNNKNuWCRg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~4/KeWsXhwYEfo" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSally Jacksonhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/upsets-in-vogue-as-top-editor-becomes-yesterdays-look/story-e6frg996-1226358219735Head of 'fair go' body quitshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~3/buJcmH7GHnc/story-fn59niix-1226358201365http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/head-of-fair-go-body-hands-over-the-baton/story-fn59niix-1226358201365THE chairwoman of Labor's Social Inclusion Boardhas retired four months after the portfolio was elevated to cabinet <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbpnhYT25aojDlo6-OZAunfZq1Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbpnhYT25aojDlo6-OZAunfZq1Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbpnhYT25aojDlo6-OZAunfZq1Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbpnhYT25aojDlo6-OZAunfZq1Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~4/buJcmH7GHnc" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSue Dunlevyhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/head-of-fair-go-body-hands-over-the-baton/story-fn59niix-1226358201365Curtains for nurse-run centrehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~3/BcNNY5NACYU/story-fn59nokw-1226358219453http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/health/curtains-for-nurses-only-clinic-due-to-financial-problems/story-fn59nokw-1226358219453THE owners of the nation's first stand-alone nurse-led clinic have abandoned the idea and turned the centre into a GP surgery <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/35GH7-wy5jcaunZNuG8-HzubVV4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/35GH7-wy5jcaunZNuG8-HzubVV4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/35GH7-wy5jcaunZNuG8-HzubVV4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/35GH7-wy5jcaunZNuG8-HzubVV4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~4/BcNNY5NACYU" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTAdam Cresswellhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/health/curtains-for-nurses-only-clinic-due-to-financial-problems/story-fn59nokw-1226358219453Auditor probes super-clinicshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~3/VgJeGntGRqM/story-fn59nokw-1226358196873http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/health/auditor-general-begins-scrutiny-of-gp-super-clinics/story-fn59nokw-1226358196873THE Auditor-General has begun an investigation into Labor's GP super-clinic program, which has been beset by delays and blowouts <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nabfCmVpmvPwQVutcRDpHc5oKQg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nabfCmVpmvPwQVutcRDpHc5oKQg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nabfCmVpmvPwQVutcRDpHc5oKQg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nabfCmVpmvPwQVutcRDpHc5oKQg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTheNationNews/~4/VgJeGntGRqM" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSue Dunlevyhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/health/auditor-general-begins-scrutiny-of-gp-super-clinics/story-fn59nokw-1226358196873