Long battle ahead for Rudd's broadband
Posted on 8 April, 2009
The Federal Government faces an uphill task of winning the financial and political backing it needs for its new broadband plan.
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Warming to blame for ice shelf collapse: Garrett
Posted on 7 April, 2009
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett says there is no doubt the recent collapse of the Wilkins Ice shelf in Antarctica is the result of climate change.
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Obama rejects nuclear fatalism, anounces disarmanent push
Posted on 6 April, 2009
US President Barack Obama has set out his vision for a world free of nuclear weapons, vowing to involve all states with atomic weapons in the process of reducing arsenals.
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G20 leaders reach $1.4 trillion global deal
Posted on 3 April, 2009
The G20 leaders have agreed on more than $1.4 trillion worth of measures to kick-start economic growth, along with rules to rein in risky financial practices.
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Protestor dies amid G20 protests
Posted on 2 April, 2009
London police say a protestor has died after a day of anti-capitalist scuffles in London's financial district.
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1,700 trapped in NSW flood disaster
Posted on 1 April, 2009
The threat of further flooding is serious on the New South Wales mid-north coast, where more than 1,700 people are still trapped by what emergency services are describing as a one-in-100-year flood.
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Bushfire building standard not good enough: CSRIO
Posted on 31 March, 2009
As Victorians prepare to rebuild the 2,029 homes destroyed in the deadly Black Saturday bushfires, the CSIRO is warning that the new national bushfire building standard is inadequate.
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Eight shot dead in US nursing home attack
Posted on 30 March, 2009
A gunman has killed eight people in a nursing home in the town of Carthage, North Carolina, and injured others including a police officer.
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Bikies preparing for all-out war: insider
Posted on 27 March, 2009
A senior bikie has warned Sydney's escalating feud between rival motorcycle gangs is set to explode, as clubs fly in reinforcements from overseas and stockpile weapons.
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Huge Ipswich sinkhole 'a freak of nature'
Posted on 26 March, 2009
Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale says a huge sinkhole at a major CBD intersection was 'just a freak of nature'.
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Rudd, Obama discuss economy, Afghanistan
Posted on 25 March, 2009
The global economic crisis dominated talks between the Prime Minister and the US President at the White House this morning.
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US bank buy-out plan rallies world markets
Posted on 24 March, 2009
Share markets around the world have surged on the back of the US Government's announcement of a plan to unclog credit markets.
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Aussie brands need to monitor labour: Oxfam
Posted on 23 March, 2009
Human rights charity Oxfam says a growing number of Australian clothing retailers are running the risk of producing their products in sweatshops overseas.
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Horrific week in Afghanistan as second digger dies
Posted on 20 March, 2009
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith has expressed sympathy over the latest soldier killed in Afghanistan but says there are no second thoughts about Australia's involvement in the war.
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Golden handshake crackdown won't cover all companies
Posted on 19 March, 2009
The Federal Government says not all companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange will be covered by new rules aimed at tackling excessive 'golden handshake' executive payouts.
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AIG bonus execs told 'resign or suicide'
Posted on 18 March, 2009
Executives at the troubled US insurance giant AIG are under mounting pressure to hand back the hefty bonuses they have just received.
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Carmaker bailout 'doomed to fail'
Posted on 17 March, 2009
A Centre for Independent Studies report today says taxpayer-funded support for the Australian car industry is doomed to fail.
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Boom gate lowered to protect jobs
Posted on 16 March, 2009
In a bid to protect Australian jobs, the number of skilled migrants allowed into Australia is being slashed.
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Oil spill: Qld beaches declared disaster zones
Posted on 13 March, 2009
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has declared Moreton Island, Bribie Island and southern parts of the Sunshine Coast disaster zones after a massive oil spill.
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Oil slicks washing up on Queensland beaches
Posted on 12 March, 2009
Oil is washing up on beaches just off and north of Brisbane, after 20 tonnes of fuel oil leaked from a damaged cargo ship yesterday.
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