Grim outlook for retail sales
Posted on 10 June, 2009
Prominent forecaster Access Economics says the retail sector's prospects are grim once the stimulus packages wear off.
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Obama deeply concerned by N Korea sentencing
Posted on 9 June, 2009
The White House says US President Barack Obama is deeply concerned about a North Korean court sentencing two American journalists to 12 years in a prison camp.
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Designer, late surgeon top Queen's Birthday honours
Posted on 8 June, 2009
Fashion designer Carla Zampatti, the late surgeon Chris O'Brien and the Choir of Hard Knocks' John Welch are among almost 600 Australians on this year's Queen's Birthday honours list.
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Stosur says au revoir to Open dream
Posted on 5 June, 2009
Samantha Stosur has failed in her quest to become the first Australian woman to reach the French Open final in 30 years, losing to Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova in a tight three-set battle.
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China ushers in Tiananmen anniversary
Posted on 4 June, 2009
It is a sure bet that China will not officially be marking today's 20th anniversary of the brutal crackdown against demonstrators in Tiananmen Square.
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Revealed: Rudd's $500 million coal compo reserve
Posted on 3 June, 2009
In an effort to apply maximum pressure on the Coalition over emissions trading, the Government has warned industry the compensation package on the table is as good as it gets.
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Prostitutes feel the pinch
Posted on 2 June, 2009
It may be the world's oldest profession, but even sex workers are not recession-proof, an industry insider says.
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Last Titanic survivor dies
Posted on 1 June, 2009
The last remaining survivor of the sinking of the Titanic has died in an English nursing home at the age of 97.
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Swine flu set to take off: expert
Posted on 29 May, 2009
Health experts are warning Australians are in for a marathon - not a sprint - as the number of swine flu cases surges.
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Doctors feel pressure as flu threat increases
Posted on 28 May, 2009
The number of confirmed cases of human swine flu in Australia is rising and the pressure is beginning to be felt by local GPs.
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Wong plays hardball on emissions trading vote
Posted on 27 May, 2009
The Federal Government is refusing to concede defeat on its carbon trading scheme, despite not having the numbers to get it through the Senate.
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Priceless bear skeleton stolen from cave
Posted on 26 May, 2009
A priceless skeleton of a giant cave bear believed to date back more than 16,000 years has been stolen from the Bosnian cave in which it was discovered, police said Monday.
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Joyce draws battle lines over carbon trading
Posted on 25 May, 2009
Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce says his party will not back delaying the vote on the Government's emissions trading scheme, and will not be moved to support it.
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SES evacuating Lismore residents
Posted on 22 May, 2009
Residents in the northern New South Wales town of Lismore are being evacuated as flood waters threaten to inundate parts of the town.
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Report lift lid on 'endemic' Irish church abuse
Posted on 21 May, 2009
A major investigation into child abuse at Catholic orphanages, reformatories and schools in Ireland has found that beatings, sexual abuse and humiliation were endemic.
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Murray-Darling loses "400 Sydney Harbours"
Posted on 20 May, 2009
A new study shows drought has stripped the equivalent of 400 Sydney Harbours worth of water out of the Murray-Darling Basin.
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Reserve hints at end to rate-cut spree
Posted on 19 May, 2009
Minutes from the Reserve Bank's last meeting hint that official interest rates may be on hold for some months to come.
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Treasury shoots down cig tax figures
Posted on 18 May, 2009
Treasury figures show the Opposition's proposal to lift cigarette taxes instead of means-testing the private health insurance rebate would result in $3.2 billion less revenue over the next decade.
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Opposition goes back to the future
Posted on 15 May, 2009
In the end, it took Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull to come good with half the threat of what had been one of the more wildly speculative efforts of the pre-Budget reporting: "Beer and cigs up."
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Pension age warning: Live longer, work longer
Posted on 14 May, 2009
A legal expert says the Government should continue to push up the pension age in line with rising life expectancies.
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