Strong earnings push Australia shares higher, NZ inches up <!-- no image --> <div>Australian shares advanced on Thursday as upbeat earnings from local firms and U.S. retailers lifted sentiment even as many investors remained anxious about the outlook for economic growth.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=LSTF6Cs84p4:_V4JIvVEJn4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=LSTF6Cs84p4:_V4JIvVEJn4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=LSTF6Cs84p4:_V4JIvVEJn4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=LSTF6Cs84p4:_V4JIvVEJn4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=LSTF6Cs84p4:_V4JIvVEJn4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/LSTF6Cs84p4" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters