Indonesia searches for quake casualities
Posted on 3 September, 2009
A powerful earthquake has struck near the Indonesian island of Java, killing at least 35 people and injuring hundreds.
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Vet dies from Hendra virus
Posted on 2 September, 2009
A central Queensland vet has died from Hendra virus in a Brisbane hospital.
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Fog hampers search for missing minister
Posted on 1 September, 2009
Low fog in Victoria's Alps region is preventing an aerial search for missing state minister Tim Holding.
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Cabinet minister goes missing on solo bush walk
Posted on 31 August, 2009
Victorian Cabinet minister Tim Holding has gone missing after setting out on a solo overnight bushwalk in the Victorian Alps.
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Hawks opt against court challenge
Posted on 28 August, 2009
Hawthorn has decided against a Supreme Court challenge aimed at overturning Lance Franklin's two-match AFL suspension.
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Howard "fear-mongering" on bill of rights
Posted on 27 August, 2009
Amnesty International has slammed former prime minister John Howard's criticism of the idea of a bill of rights for Australia.
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Eastern states brace for savage weather
Posted on 25 August, 2009
Australia's east coast is set to be battered by wild weather conditions today, with State Emergency Service crews bracing for gale-force winds in Sydney.
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Australia surrenders the Ashes
Posted on 24 August, 2009
England has repeated the euphoric scenes of four years ago, reclaiming the Ashes after comprehensively defeating Australia by 197 runs in the fifth and deciding Test at The Oval.
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Russian dam disaster sparks pollution fears
Posted on 21 August, 2009
The disaster at Russia's largest hydro-electric power station has unleashed a major environmental problem.
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95 dead in Baghdad carnage
Posted on 20 August, 2009
At least 95 people have been killed and more than 500 injured in a series of bomb blasts and mortar attacks in central Baghdad.
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Govt increases funding to Bretheren 'cult'
Posted on 19 August, 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd famously labelled the Exclusive Brethren (EB) a "cult" while in Opposition. But it seems that, in Government, he is more generous to the Christian sect.
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Signs of thaw in climate bills stand-off
Posted on 18 August, 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned the business community to expect punitive tariffs and missed investment opportunities if the Government's emissions trading scheme is not passed by Parliament this year.
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Water-sucking Cubbie Station for sale
Posted on 17 August, 2009
Controversial cotton producer Cubbie Station, which has long been accused of taking too much water from the Murray-Darling river system, is up for sale.
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New twist in Ingliss assault case
Posted on 14 August, 2009
The girlfriend of Melbourne Storm rugby league star Greg Inglis has made a new statement to police that her lawyer says may clear him of assault charges.
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Wong talks tough on 'day of reckoning'
Posted on 13 August, 2009
Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has accused the Coalition of acting against the national interest as it prepares to vote down the Government's emissions trading legislation today.
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Kokoda plane will be found: pilot
Posted on 12 August, 2009
An experienced commercial pilot who flies regularly in Papua New Guinea says there is no doubt the wreckage of an aircraft which has gone missing near the Kokoda Track will be found.
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Tsunami alerts as quake hits Indian Ocean, Japan
Posted on 11 August, 2009
Strong earthquakes have hit Japan and the Indian Ocean this morning, prompting two separate tsunami warnings.
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Turnbull's approval rating takes another hit
Posted on 10 August, 2009
The latest opinion poll sees Kevin Rudd maintain a huge lead as preferred Prime Minister over Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull, who is already facing a testing week.
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Pop culture racism 'stereotyping Australia'
Posted on 7 August, 2009
Images in popular culture have been blamed for contributing to the stereotype that Australia is a racist country, amid claims that racism motivated a spate of attacks on Indian students in Melbourne this year.
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Gym killer blogged 'his own massacre'
Posted on 6 August, 2009
A man who shot and killed three women in Pennsylvania yesterday apparently blogged his rage-filled preparations.
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