Moorabbin residents fear repeat plane crash
Posted on 28 August, 2008
Residents around Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne are worried there could be a repeat of yesterday's deadly plane crash.
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Bradman celebrated on 100th birthday anniversary
Posted on 27 August, 2008
Celebrations will be held across Australia today to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Donald Bradman.
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'Longer sex' billboards banned
Posted on 26 August, 2008
Prominent billboards promising longer lasting sex are to be removed from all capital cities across Australia.
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Curtain drawn on 'truly exceptional' Olympics
Posted on 25 August, 2008
Beijing has staged a spectacular closing ceremony at the Bird's Nest Stadium to round off the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Govt told to get on with broadband rollout
Posted on 22 August, 2008
The Federal Opposition has called on the Government to get on with its plan to provide Australians with faster broadband speeds.
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Pilot of doomed plane reported fault before take-off
Posted on 21 August, 2008
A Spanish jet carrying 172 people that crashed on take-off at Madrid airport, killing almost everyone on board, was cleared for take-off despite having earlier reported an engineering fault.
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Quality of life better in city: survey
Posted on 20 August, 2008
Australia's cities have the best quality of life as opposed to smaller coastal towns, a national survey says.
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British schoolboy jailed on terrorism charges
Posted on 19 August, 2008
A London court has convicted three men on anti-terrorism charges, including a teenager who becomes the youngest Briton found of guilty of such offences.
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Tiny nation prepares for major Pacific forum
Posted on 18 August, 2008
The tiny island nation of Niue is gearing up to host 16 leaders who are flying in to attend the annual Pacific Island Forum this week, with Fiji and climate change set to be key issues.
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Baby boomers hog housing market: suvey
Posted on 15 August, 2008
A survey has found evidence to suggest that people in older generations have made it increasingly difficult for younger generations to break into the property market.
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Westpac, St George merger will cut jobs, competition: Union
Posted on 14 August, 2008
The Finance Sector Union says a proposed merger between the Westpac and St George banks would put bank employees across Australia at risk of being made redundant.
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FuelWatch headed for defeat in the Senate
Posted on 13 August, 2008
The Federal Government's contentious FuelWatch scheme looks headed for defeat, with a key independent senator vowing to oppose it in the Senate if it is not significantly changed.
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Whale numbers boom in Bight
Posted on 12 August, 2008
The number of whales seen at the Head of the Bight off southern Australia this season is fast approaching double the number last year.
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Aust scientists set to 'stop leukaemia in its tracks'
Posted on 11 August, 2008
Australian scientists say they are now on their way to developing a new treatment for leukaemia and inflammatory diseases.
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CroceryChoice criticism: seniors 'don't use' internet
Posted on 8 August, 2008
The Federal Government's GroceryChoice website is copping more criticism, this time from seniors.
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Swan hits back after Keating's super spray
Posted on 7 August, 2008
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has responded to criticism from former prime minister Paul Keating, saying the Federal Government will have a comprehensive look at superannuation as part of its tax review.
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China toughens security, rounds up dissidents
Posted on 6 August, 2008
Chinese police have increased security in the country's north-western Xinjiang province amid claims that thousands of Falun Gong followers have been rounded up elsewhere in the country in the run-up to the Olympic Games.
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RBA tipped to leave rates on hold
Posted on 5 August, 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is widely expected to leave interest rates on hold at its board meeting today, despite signs the economy is slowing.
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Scores dead in Indian temple stampede
Posted on 4 August, 2008
Police say that at least 145 people, mostly women and children, were crushed to death under the feet of thousands of pilgrims in a stampede at a temple in northern India overnight, police said.
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Defiant China stands firm on censorship
Posted on 1 August, 2008
A defiant China is standing firm on controversies swirling around the Olympics, hitting back at the United States over human rights criticism and insisting internet censorship will remain.
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