Hawke to Rudd: Let your ministers off the leash
Posted on 19 November, 2008
Former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke has urged Kevin Rudd to give his ministers more freedom to manage their portfolios.
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Govt to pump $300m into local works
Posted on 18 November, 2008
The Federal Government is to inject $300 million into local infrastructure projects in a bid to stimulate the economy and create jobs.
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Brisbane storms like a 'great big bomb'
Posted on 17 November, 2008
Residents of Brisbane's hardest-hit suburb have described storms that swept across Queensland's south-east as more terrifying than a cyclone.
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Not a cure for financial ills: Bush
Posted on 14 November, 2008
As US President George W Bush prepares to host the G20 global economic crisis talks, he has again warned that Government intervention is not a cure for the problems afflicting the world economy.
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Wall St hammered after US scraps mortgage buyout
Posted on 13 November, 2008
US stocks slid more than 4 per cent this morning after US authorities scrapped plans to buy up toxic mortgage securities.
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Closing the gap could take a century: researchers
Posted on 12 November, 2008
Australian National University (ANU) researchers say closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians could take 100 years.
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Sexual assault 'part of school life'
Posted on 10 November, 2008
A new report has found sexual assault between school students is being ignored because it is seen as part of normal high school life.
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Gillard flags childcare rethink
Posted on 7 November, 2008
Education Minister Julia Gillard has indicated the Government may seek tighter controls over the childcare industry in the wake of yesterday's collapse of ABC Learning.
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World hail Obama win
Posted on 6 November, 2008
The international community has welcomed the election of Barack Obama, as the US President-elect sets about organising his White House team.
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Murray meeting to plan water management
Posted on 5 November, 2008
More than 100 scientists and government representatives from the Murray-Darling states will meet today to develop a new plan for managing water resources.
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Obama, McCain on final-day election blitz
Posted on 4 November, 2008
Democratic candidate Barack Obama and his Republican opponent John McCain are spending the dying hours of the US presidential campaign travelling between the states which will decide who wins the White House.
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McCain, Obama race to 'slam-bang finish'
Posted on 3 November, 2008
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have appealed for support in the key industrial states of Ohio and Pennsylvania in the final 48 hours of a White House race that appeared to be tilting to Senator Obama.
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Bali bombers threaten revenge 'smack down"
Posted on 31 October, 2008
What may be the last letters written by the Bali bombers are being distributed over the internet just days before the men are due to be executed.
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Factor crisis into emission trade modelling: Opposition
Posted on 30 October, 2008
Opposition emissions trading spokesman Andrew Robb is demanding the Government factor in the effects of the global financial crisis before it finalises its carbon pollution reduction scheme.
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Huge surge on Wall St ahead of rate cut
Posted on 29 October, 2008
Wall Street closed up nearly 11 per cent this morning ahead of an expected cut in official interest rates by the US Federal Reserve.
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Police in Hudson case find boy's body in Chicago
Posted on 28 October, 2008
Police on Monday found the body of a young boy following a search for Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's 7-year-old nephew, who has been missing since Hudson's mother and brother were slain last week.
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Dollar dives as investors flee to greenback
Posted on 27 October, 2008
The Australian dollar is trading near Friday's closing price of 61.7 US cents this morning after suffering its biggest sell-off since it was floated in 1983 over the weekend.
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Govt to meet small business as companies freeze funds
Posted on 24 October, 2008
The Federal Government says representatives of major banks have been invited to a summit with small business owners in Brisbane today, to try to restore confidence in lending.
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Support for climate change policy slumps: survey
Posted on 23 October, 2008
A survey has found there has been a slump in public support for the Federal Government's climate change policy.
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Treasury head to face Opposition grilling
Posted on 22 October, 2008
The Federal Opposition is expected to grill the head of Treasury today over whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) had concerns about giving an unlimited guarantee on bank deposits.
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